Who is Chinese Taipei's Robert Hinton?

Chinese Taipei paraded some new players in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, including Robert Tsang Hinton, one of the two Hinton brothers who are based in the United States.

Against Gilas Pilipinas, Robert scored 14 points to help Chinese Taipei in the 95-87 win.

The 19-year-old Robert is playing for Harvard University in the US NCAA. In the last US NCAA season, the 6-foot-5 guard from Los Angeles posted averages of 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.

His father, also named Robert, played quarterback for the Princeton Tigers before going to Harvard Law School.

Adam, Robert's older brother, plays for the Cornell Big Red.

In a report by the student publication Harvard Crimson, Robert said playing for Chinese Taipei is a way for the brothers to honor their mother's heritage.

“I’m biracial. I am half Black, half Chinese,” he said. “It’s such a blessing to represent my mother’s country with my brother, and it was just a deal we couldn’t pass up.”

Prior to the FIBA Asia Cup, Gilas coach Tim Cone mentioned the Hinton brothers as a key part of Chinese Taipei's team.

"Taiwan beat us the last time we played them and they have two young Division 1 players in the Hinton brothers and those guys are making an impact on that team," Cone said after a friendly game against the Macau Black Bears in the lead-up to the tournament.

"They definitely have the personnel, it wasn’t a fluke that they beat us. So we have to be prepared for them."

Chinese Taipei will play Iraq next on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. just before the Gilas Pilipinas versus New Zealand match at 11:00 p.m.

—JMB, GMA Integrated News