2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
JSU CAREER
2018-2019: Started 32 games and played in 33… was one of just four Gamecocks to appear in all 33 games… was named All-OVC Second Team… scored a career-high 27 points and 12 rebounds at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 9… hit 12 baskets Dec. 22 at West Virginia, scoring a then-career-best 26 points… one of just two JSU players to average double-digit points (12.7)… scored a second-most 418 points in 2018-19… totaled 130 rebounds, ranking second among Gamecocks… shot .714 from the free-throw line, hitting 45 of 63 shots… played a second-most 983 minutes for the season… recorded his first career double-double Feb. 9 at SEMO… had 22 double-digit scoring efforts, totaling 42 over his two-year JSU career… totaled five 20-point contests, earning nine over his JSU career… hit five 3-pointers Feb. 9 at Southeast Missouri.
2017-2018: Appeared in 36 games and started 19 his first season at JSU... one of three Gamecocks to average double-digit points for the season, scoring 10.4 points per contest... third-highest scoring total on the team with 363 points... was named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 26... In wins over Belmont on Feb. 22 and Tennessee Tech on Feb. 24, Hunter received Newcomer of the Week honors by averaging 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while hitting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the field... scored a career-high 22 points against Southeast Missouri on Jan. 27... twice recorded a career-high seven rebounds... posted 20 double-digit scoring games and had four 20-point games... ranked 14th in the conference with a .502 field goal percentage.
PRIOR TO JSU
2016-2017: Started all 34 games at Odessa (TX) College … averaged 12.2 points and 16 minutes a game … helped lead the Wranglers to a 14th ranking and the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Championship with a 28-6 record.
2015-2016: Played in 32 games under Coach Ray Harper at Western Kentucky University … made five starts en route to an average of 4.3 points per game while shooting 43.4 percent from the field … scored a season best 12 points, twice, against Drake and C-USA opponent Rice.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com... was ranked as the No. 8 senior in the state of Tennessee and No. 72 shooting guard nationally by 247Sports.com... attended Houston High School in Memphis, Tenn... averaged 27.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.3 steals and two assists per game as a senior in 2015-15... named Most Valuable Player during the team's run to the district championship... best game included 42 points, seven rebounds and five steals against Kirby High School... played for the Arkansas Wings Elite on the prestigious Nike Elite Youth Basketball League travel circuit... led all league players in steals in the summer of 2014... chose to join Ray Harper's squad over offers from East Carolina, South Alabama, UALR and UMass.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 19, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn... son of Ralisa Sharp and Marlon Hunter... majoring in Integrated Studies.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Junior
Guard
6'3"
195 lbs
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2018-19Senior
Guard
6'3"
195 lbs