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Fred Hina Position: Head Men's Basketball Trainer Experience: 11th Year at U of L

Fred Hina, head trainer for the New York Mets major league baseball club for seven years prior to his arrival at UofL, is in his 11th year in a similar position for the University of Louisville men's basketball team.

Hina (pronounced HEE-nuh), 47, was voted the International League's Trainer of the Year in 1994 and was one of the finalists for the Minor League Trainer of the Year. He was a member of the Mets' medical staff from 1987-2001.

A 1987 graduate of Western Kentucky with a degree in Health Care Administration, Hina joined the Mets' baseball organization right out of school as a member of New York's Kingsport (rookie league) farm team of the Appalachian League.

He continued to advance through the Mets' organization throughout his career. In 1988, he was with Columbia (A) of the South Atlantic League; in 1989, St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League; in 1990, Jackson (AA) of the Texas League; in 1991, Williamsport (AA) of the Eastern League; and from 1992-94, Norfolk (AAA) of the International League. He was appointed the New York Mets' head trainer on Oct. 27, 1994.

Hina is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association as well as the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He earned a master's degree from Alabama in 2004. He and his wife, Gina, have three sons: Jared, Justin and Jacob.