James Hunter (basketball)

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James Hunter
James Hunter Maitland Mustangs.jpg
Hunter with the Maitland Mustangs in 2022
No. 13–Maitland Mustangs
Position Centre
League NBL1 East
Personal information
Born (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)
Nowra, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian / New Zealand
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
High school Cranbrook School
(Sydney, New South Wales)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Sydney Comets
2015 Manawatu Jets
2015–2016 CB Zamora
2016 Ballarat Miners
2017–2018 Southland Sharks
2017–2018 New Zealand Breakers
2019 Knox Raiders
2020–2021Sydney Comets
2022–presentMaitland Mustangs
Career highlights and awards

James Paton Hunter (born 19 June 1991) is an Australian-New Zealand basketball player for the Maitland Mustangs of the NBL1 East.

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Early life

Hunter was born in Nowra, New South Wales, but spent much of his childhood living with his grandmother in Taumarunui, New Zealand. [1] He subsequently obtained a New Zealand passport as a teenager. [1]

For high school, Hunter attended Cranbrook School in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, where he was selected to represent Australia as part of the Australian Schoolboys' basketball team which traveled to the United States to compete in tournaments throughout North Carolina over a two-week period. He was also selected for the NSW Schoolboys State team and competed in the School Sport Australia Basketball Championship. Hunter also played rugby during his time at Cranbrook. [2]

Between 2009 and 2011, Hunter also played in the Waratah League for the Sydney Comets. [3]

College career

Hunter's first college stint in the United States was at Gillette College. [2] After redshirting the 2010–11 season, he averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds in his lone season for Gillette in 2011–12. [2] He transferred to Washington State in 2012 [4] [5] and played just 18 games in two seasons. [6] For the 2014–15 season, he transferred to South Dakota and averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 32 games. [6]

Professional career

Hunter returned to New Zealand in 2015 and joined the Manawatu Jets. [7] In eight games during the New Zealand NBL season, he averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. [8]

For the 2015–16 season, Hunter played in Spain for Grupo INEC Zamora of the Liga EBA. [9]

Hunter returned to Australia in 2016 and joined the Ballarat Miners of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). [10] He was awarded SEABL Player of the Week for Round 19. [11] In 15 games for the Miners, he averaged 11.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. [12]

In 2017, Hunter played for the Southland Sharks. [13] In 18 games during the New Zealand NBL season, he averaged 7.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

On 11 July 2017, Hunter signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2017–18 NBL season. [14] [15] On 8 January 2018, he was released by the Breakers. [16] He appeared in two games for the Breakers, totalling five points. [17] He later returned to the Southland Sharks for the 2018 New Zealand NBL season. [18]

In 2019, Hunter played for the Knox Raiders in the NBL1. [19] [20]

Between 2020 and 2021, Hunter played for the Sydney Comets in the Waratah League. [21]

In March 2022, Hunter signed with the Maitland Mustangs for the 2022 NBL1 East season. [22] He was named team MVP. [23] In December 2022, he re-signed with the Mustangs for the 2023 season. [23] In 2024, he helped the Mustangs win the NBL1 East championship. [24] [25]

National team career

Hunter played for New Zealand in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. [26]

Personal

Hunter is the son of musicians Todd Hunter and Johanna Pigott. [1] He also has an older brother, Harry, and a younger brother, Joey. [2] His grandmother is Fijian. [14]

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  10. ↑ Hunter Becomes a Miner
  11. ↑ ROUND 19 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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