![]() Sallis with Wake Forest in 2024 | |
No. 45–Philadelphia 76ers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | March 26, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Millard North (Omaha, Nebraska) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
Playing career | 2025–present |
Career history | |
2025–present | Philadelphia 76ers |
2025–present | →Delaware Blue Coats |
Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Hunter Amon Sallis (born March 26, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Sallis did not start on his middle school basketball team but earned a spot on the varsity team as a freshman at Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska. [1] He was nicknamed "Bambi" due to his lack of coordination at the time. [2] As a senior, Sallis averaged 22.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, leading Millard North to its first Class A state title in 2021. [3] [4] He finished with 1,819 career points, the third-most in Class A history, behind only Andre Woolridge and Erick Strickland. [5] He was named to the rosters for the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit. [6] Additionally, he was named the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year. [7]
Sallis was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports, and a four-star recruit by Rivals. He was the first five-star basketball recruit in Nebraska history. [8] On March 26, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Gonzaga over offers from North Carolina and Creighton. [9] He became the highest-ranked recruit in program history until Chet Holmgren committed a month later. [10]
Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hunter Sallis PG | Omaha, NE | Millard North (NE) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 26, 2021 | |
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Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 36 247Sports: 9 ESPN: 16 | ||||||
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Sallis averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds per game as a freshman at Gonzaga. [11] As a sophomore, Sallis averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. [12]
After two seasons at Gonzaga, he transferred to Wake Forest. [13] On November 29, 2023, Sallis scored 24 points and 4 assists in a 82-71 win against Florida. [14] On December 30, 2023, Sallis scored 20 points and 9 rebounds in a 86-63 victory over Virginia Tech. [15] On January 2, 2024, Sallis scored 21 points and 3 assists in a 84-78 win over Boston College. [16] On January 13, 2024, Sallis scored 21 points and 9 rebounds in a 66-47 win against Virginia. [17] On February 3, 2024, Sallis had 24 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds in a 99-70 win over Syracuse. [18] On February 10, 2024, Sallis scored a career-high 33 points and 6 rebounds in a 83-79 victory against NC State. [19] On February 24, 2024, Sallis scored 29 points and 6 rebounds in a 83-79 win over Duke. [20] On February 26, 2024, Sallis earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) player of the week honors after averaging 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. [21]
On June 26, 2025 after being undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, Sallis signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. [22]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Gonzaga | 32 | 0 | 13.6 | .564 | .263 | .708 | 2.0 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 4.3 |
2022–23 | Gonzaga | 37 | 0 | 16.8 | .466 | .256 | .780 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 4.5 |
2023–24 | Wake Forest | 34 | 34 | 35.4 | .487 | .405 | .783 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .6 | 18.0 |
2024–25 | Wake Forest | 32 | 32 | 35.9 | .457 | .277 | .804 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .5 | 18.3 |
Career | 135 | 66 | 25.3 | .479 | .333 | .787 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .9 | .4 | 11.1 |
Sallis' mother, Jessica Haynes, led Omaha Central High School to two Nebraska Class A state basketball titles and played for San Diego State at the college level. [23] Haynes' cousins include professional basketball players James Harden and Ron Boone. [1]