Tyrese Hunter (born August 11, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the American Athletic Conference. He previously played college basketball at Iowa State and Texas Longhorns men's basketball | Texas University.
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | American Athletic Confrence |
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| Born | August 11, 2003 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St Catherine's (Racine, Wisconsin) |
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High school career edit
Hunter attended St Catherine's High School in Racine, Wisconsin where he played on the basketball team, scoring 1,589 career points, and leading the team to a Division 3 Wisconsin State Championship as a senior.[1] A consensus 4 star prospect ranked the nations #37 overall recruit, he committed to Iowa State University to play college basketball.[2][3]
College career edit
As a freshman at Iowa State, Hunter averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[4] In the Cyclones opening game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Hunter scored a season high 23 points to lead Iowa State to a 59–54 victory over LSU.[5] At the conclusion of his freshman season, Hunter was named the Big 12 Freshman of the year.[6] On April 18, 2022, Hunter announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[6] Ranked the nations #3 overall transfer by ESPN, Hunter would transfer to the University of Texas at Austin.[7] He averaged 10.3 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Hunter declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Texas.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Bain, Matthew. "Top-100 guard Tyrese Hunter commits to Iowa State basketball, becomes program's first 2021 recruit". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State Cyclones, Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "No. 11 Iowa State upsets No. 6 LSU". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ a b Moore, C. J. "Iowa State's Hunter entering transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Texas lands top available transfer Tyrese Hunter". ESPN.com. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Dimmitt, Zach (May 18, 2023). "Longhorns G Tyrese Hunter Returning Next Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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