Two Decades Later, Gary ‘Hangtime’ Hines Is Still Chasing His Olympic Handball Dream
The 39-year-old Hines and the U.S. team are gunning for an Olympic berth at this month’s Pan American Games.
Ethan Pickett
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'3"
Age
34
Hometown
Darlington
Education
University of Wisconsin-Platteville/Waldorf College
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USA Team Handball Career
2016: USA National Team Pan Am Championships
2014: USA National Team Pan Am Championships, Alternate
2014: Named to Men's Senior National Team Player Pool
Individual Team Handball Career
2018: USA National Championships, 3rd place
2017: USA National Championships, 2nd place
2017: Captain Scott Pace Memorial Tournament, 1st place
2017: Chicago Handball tournament, 3rd place
2016: USA National Team Pan Am Championships
2016: Pan Am Championships, New York Team Handball
2016: USA National Championships, 3rd place
2016: Captain Scott Pace Memorial Tournament, 2nd place
2016: Chicago Handball tournament, 3st place
2015: USA National Championships, 3rd place
2015: USA National Championships, Top Scorer
2015: Captain Scott Pace Memorial Tournament, 3rd place
2015: Chicago Handball tournament, 1st place
2015: California Cup IX, 1st place
2015: California Cup IX, Top 10 Scorer (8th)
2014: Stohom IF (1st division – Denmark)
2013: Jack Jones Cup, Champion
2013: Skobakken Aarhus (2nd division – Denmark)
2011:Idrætshøjskolen Århus - Denmark
2009-2010: Minnesota Team Handball
Personal
After seeing Handball in the Olympics in the 2009 Beijing Summer Olympics, Ethan Pickett started playing with Minnesota Team Handball (MNTH) in late 2009. Pickett attended Waldorf University, to play basketball on scholarship after high school. In his first trip to Nationals, MNTH placed second in the open division after which Ethan wanted to try to take handball to the next level. Pickett joined the training academy at Idrætshøjskolen Århus in January 2011. After two and a half years in Denmark, he signed a contract in the 1st division club Stoholm IF. The 6'3" back court player has a long list of things he wants to accomplish in handball including medaling at all three major events for Team USA (Pan Am Games, World Championships, and Olympics).
When Pickettt is not playing handball, you can usually find him selling luxury homes in South Florida or fishing somewhere in the ocean. His favorite sports moment was attending game seven of the 2016 World Series and watching the Chicago Cubs win! Additionally, he boasts a large collection of Jordan and Nike shoes. The Wisconsin native has three sisters: Kristen, Abbie and McKenzie. His parents are Steve and Deb Pickett. Pickett grew up in Darlington, Wisconsin - a town of 2,300 people.
