Vince Hunter

Vince Hunter
No. 32 – AEK Athens
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Consortium College Prep
(Detroit, Michigan)
College UTEP (2013–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Reno Bighorns
2016 Panathinaikos
2016–2017 Avtodor Saratov
2017–2018 Memphis Grizzlies
2017–2018 →Memphis Hustle
2018–present AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Vincent Shamar Hunter (born August 5, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek League. He played college basketball for UTEP.

High school career

Hunter attended Consortium College Prep, in Detroit, Michigan, where he was named team MVP as a senior, after averaging 26.5 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks and four steals per game, helping the team compile a 20–4 record.[1]

College career

After graduating high school, Hunter joined UTEP,[1] where he played 67 games, starting 58, and averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game, over two seasons. Among several college honors, he was named to the watch list of the Julius Erving Award, in his final season with the Miners, an honor that determines the top small forward at the collegiate level.[2] In April 2015, he declared for the NBA draft, following his sophomore season at UTEP.[3]

Professional career

2015–16 season

After failing to be drafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Hunter joined the Philadelphia 76ers, for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.[4] He later agreed to terms with Sacramento Kings,[5] signing with the team for training camp on September 9, 2015.[6][7] However, he was later waived by the Kings, on October 15, after appearing in one preseason game.[8] On November 2, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns, of the NBA Development League, as an affiliate player of the Kings.[9] On November 13, he made his professional debut, in a 123–121 loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, recording 21 points, 17 rebounds and one assist, in 40 minutes.[10] On January 29, 2016, he was named to the West All-Star team, for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[11] Hunter played his final game for Reno on February 16. In 32 D-League games, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.[12]

Three days later, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos, for the rest of the season.[13] In 14 Greek national league games with Panathinaikos, he averaged 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[14] He also appeared in eight EuroLeague games, averaging 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[15]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Hunter joined the Los Angeles Clippers, for the Orlando Summer League, and the Memphis Grizzlies for the Las Vegas Summer League.[16] On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Chicago Bulls,[17] but was later waived on October 4.[18] Five days later, he signed with the Grizzlies,[19] but he was waived again on October 20, after appearing in four preseason games.[20] On November 26, he signed with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[21]

2017–18 season

On August 23, 2017, Hunter was selected by the Wisconsin Herd, in the NBA G League expansion draft.[22] However, on September 11 that same year, Hunter signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, meaning that he could split time during the season between the Grizzlies and their own G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, instead of the Herd. On January 13, 2018, he was waived by the Grizzlies.[23] On January 22, 2018, he moved to Greek club AEK Athens, for the rest of the season.[24] With AEK, he won both European Champions League and the Greek Cup title, in 2018.

2018–19 season

On July 22, 2018, Hunter officially signed a contract extension with AEK Athens that would keep him in Greece for another season.

Personal life

Hunter is the son of Rachel Hunter. He has two brothers and one sister. One of his brothers, Matt, played college basketball at Central Connecticut State.[1]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 1215.4.635.358.7372.8.3.51.09.0

Basketball Champions League

[25]

† Denotes seasons in which Vince Hunter won the Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18† A.E.K. 816.3.636-.5774.4.1.91.58.9
2018–19 A.E.K. 126.7.417-.66711.01.01.0.016.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vince Hunter Bio". UTEPAthletics.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Dauster, Rob (February 18, 2015). "Julius Erving Award watch list for nation's top small forward". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Report: UTEP forward Vince Hunter to declare for NBA draft". Sports Illustrated. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sixers Announce 2015 Summer League Information". NBA.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sacramento Kings Sign Vince Hunter". ARoyalPain.com. August 14, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Transactions". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015-2016 Sacramento Kings Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kings Waive Henderson & Hunter". NBA.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bighorns Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Harris Pours in 39 as D-Fenders Win Down-to-the-Wire Season Opener Over Bighorns". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Vincent Hunter D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Greens add Hunter for the remainder of the season". Euroleague.net. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "VINCE HUNTER". baskethotel.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "HUNTER, VINCE". Euroleague.net. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Grizzlies announce NBA Summer League 2016 roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "BULLS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Bulls waive Vince Hunter". Sportando.com. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Vince Hunter". NBA.com. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Grizzlies waive Chris Crawford & Vince Hunter". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Avtodor Saratov adds Marquis Teague and Vince Hunter". Sportando.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  22. ↑ "2017 NBA G League Expansion Draft Results". NBA.com. August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Myke Henry to two-way contract". NBA.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  24. ↑ "AEK signed Vince Hunter". eurohoops.net. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  25. ↑ http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/team/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
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