Hunter Maldonado

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Hunter Maldonado
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Maldonado in 2021
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Position Shooting guard
League BBL
Personal information
Born (1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Vista Ridge
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)
College Wyoming (2017–2023)
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Oklahoma City Blue
2024–present MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Career highlights and awards

Hunter Maldonado (born March 24, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).

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High school career

Maldonado attended Vista Ridge High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a junior, he averaged 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and two steals per game, helping lead Vista Ridge to a 20–7 record and a berth in the 4A state semifinals. Maldonado was named The Gazette 5A-4A Boys' Basketball Peak Performer of the Year. [1] He scored 37 points in a loss to Pueblo West High School. [2] Regarded as a two-star recruit, in June 2016, Maldonado committed to playing college basketball for Wyoming. [3] He had received interest from several other Division I programs and a scholarship offer from Division II Colorado–Colorado Springs. [2]

College career

Maldonado averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as a freshman, making 19 starts. [4] As a sophomore, Maldonado averaged 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in eight games. However, his season was ended by a sprained knee ligament and back spasms, and he took a medical redshirt. [5] On November 5, 2019, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 54–40 win over Idaho State. [6] Maldonado averaged 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and four assists per game as a redshirt sophomore, while shooting 42 percent from the field. He was a Third Team All-Mountain West selection by the league media. [7] On December 12, 2020, he scored a season-high 30 points in a 93–88 win over Utah Valley. [8] As a redshirt junior, Maldonado averaged 12.5 points per game, and led Wyoming with 6.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. [9] On January 31, 2022, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 84–78 overtime win against Colorado State. [10] Maldonado was named to the First Team All-Mountain West as a fifth-year senior. [11]

On March 22, 2022, Maldonado declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, [12] but later withdrew from the draft after receiving no interest from NBA teams.

On February 9, 2023, he scored 17 points in a 69-59 loss to UNLV and became the fifth player in program history to pass the 2,000-point threshold. [13]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Blue (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Maldonado joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2023 NBA Summer League [14] and on October 18, 2023, he signed with them. [15] However, he was waived the next day [16] and on October 31, he joined the Oklahoma City Blue. [17]

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2024–present)

On July 31, 2024, Maldonado signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Wyoming 291921.2.388.304.7352.21.41.0.25.3
2018–19 Wyoming 8532.5.420.333.6256.82.31.1.513.8
2019–20 Wyoming 333335.3.422.295.7085.84.01.2.515.8
2020–21 Wyoming 252535.8.419.200.6946.84.61.2.412.5
2021–22 Wyoming 333337.3.495.250.7115.76.31.2.118.5
2022–23 Wyoming 292934.6.481.338.7534.84.01.4.315.6
Career15714432.9.449.283.7155.14.01.2.313.7

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  2. 1 2 Foster, Brandon (June 8, 2016). "Hunter Maldonado wastes no time in becoming first UW recruit under Allen Edwards". Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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