Cedric R. Hunter (born January 16, 1965) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player. Born in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

, he was a 6'0" (183 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) point guard and played collegiately at the

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. Hunter was signed as a free agent by the NBA's Charlotte Hornets to a 10-day contract on February 14, 1992, and played one minute of one game with them in 1991–92, registering no statistics. Hunter played for the Topeka Sizzlers,

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, and the

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in the Continental Basketball Association. Hunter is one of the CBA's All-Time leaders in games played and assists. After his basketball career ended, Hunter continued to reside in Omaha with his family. As of 2022, he works as a behavioral counselor at Boys Town Day School. Hunter is a member of the University of Kansas Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on the 1986 Final Four Team.

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at statscrew.com 1965 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from Omaha, Nebraska Charlotte Hornets players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Omaha Racers players Point guards San Diego Wildcards players Santa Barbara Islanders players Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players Topeka Sizzlers players Undrafted National Basketball Association players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub