Jordan Hunter (basketball, born 1997)

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Jordan Hunter
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Hunter with the Sydney Kings in 2021
No. 1–S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Position Center
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)
NationalityAustralian
Listed height209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
High school Saint Ignatius' College
(Sydney, New South Wales)
College Saint Mary's (2015–2019)
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015 BA Centre of Excellence
2019–2024 Sydney Kings
2020 Norths Bears
2022North Gold Coast Seahawks
2024Rīgas Zeļļi
2024–present South East Melbourne Phoenix
Career highlights and awards

Jordan Miles Hunter (born 30 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.

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Early life

Hunter attended Saint Ignatius' College in Sydney, New South Wales. [1]

In 2015, Hunter attended the BA Centre of Excellence in Canberra and played for the program's SEABL team. [2]

College career

Between 2015 and 2019, Hunter played college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels. He was used sparingly over his first three seasons before seeing his minutes more than triple from his junior season to his senior season. As a senior in 2018–19, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.4 blocks, as he started all 34 games and averaged 23.3 minutes per game. He was named the 2019 WCC tournament MVP and was named to the WCC's All-Academic Team. [1]

Professional career

Hunter joined the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League for the 2019–20 season. [3] He played 27 games in his rookie season and helped the Kings to a grand final berth. [4]

After a stint with the Norths Bears in the Waratah League in 2020, [2] where he won league MVP, [5] Hunter returned to the Kings for the 2020–21 NBL season and finished runner-up for NBL Most Improved Player. He led the Kings in total rebounds with 227 at 6.3 per game, playing 36 games including 33 starts. [4]

The 2021 off-season saw Hunter sustain a finger fracture and then a season-ending navicular fracture. [4] He missed the entire 2021–22 NBL season, as the Kings won the 2022 NBL championship. [6] After playing for the North Gold Coast Seahawks in the 2022 NBL1 North season, [7] Hunter made his return for the Kings in the 2022–23 NBL season [8] and won his second championship. [9] He played a fifth season with the Kings in 2023–24. [10]

Following the NBL season, Hunter moved to Latvia to play for Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League (LEBL) for the rest of the 2023–24 season. [11] [12] He is also set to re-join the North Gold Coast Seahawks for the 2024 NBL1 North season. [10]

On 18 April 2024, Hunter signed a three-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix. [13]

National team career

Hunter played for the Australian national junior program in 2014 and 2015. [14] He debuted for the Australian Boomers during the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in 2024. [14] [15]

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  2. 1 2 "Jordan Hunter" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sydney Sign Saint Mary's Grad Jordan Hunter". NBL.com.au. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jordan Hunter Ruled out for Regular Season". NBL.com.au. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 SPALDING WARATAH 1 MEN AWARDS". BNSW.com.au. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kings Win First Championship in 17 Years with Record Crowd". NBL.com.au. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jordan Hunter". NBL1.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Costa, Dylan (16 September 2022). "Defending the Throne: Sydney Kings with Jordan Hunter". theinnersanctum.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kings' Big Finish to Secure Back-to-Back Championships". NBL.com.au. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Seahawks Score Big: Jordan Hunter Returns to the Nest for 2024 NBL1 North Season". seahawksbasketball.com.au. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Hunter". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Papildinām sastāvu ar austrālieti Džordanu Hanteru (Jordan Hunter)!". twitter.com/RigasZelli (in Latvian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Champion center inks Phoenix deal". NBL.com.au. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Jordan Miles Hunter". fiba.basketball. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "NBL stars headline Boomers team". NBL.com.au. 30 October 2024. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024.
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