Russell Hinder (born 10 July 1979) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the NBL.

[3] He then joined the Sydney Kings where he earned himself a spot in the Australian Boomers team where the Boomers won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and also a spot at the FIBA World Championships that same year.

He also led the Sydney Kings to two Grand Finals but was unsuccessful losing to the Melbourne Tigers on both occasions.

Once Hinder landed in Townsville, he announced that he wanted to help the Crocs win an NBL championship as the team had not won a championship and Hinder has been in three NBL finals but has never won a series.

[5] On 22 March 2014, Hinder played his 350th and final NBL game in an 88–79 victory over the Sydney Kings.