Christopher Edmond Hunter (born July 7, 1984) is a former American professional

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player and currently works as the Director of Operations for the University of Michigan men's basketball team, where he also played

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. Before joining the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball staff, he played in several professional leagues. Most notably, he played in 60 games for the

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of the NBA, was an

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All-star in 2009 and played abroad.

Pro career

In 2006, he signed with Herens Basket of Switzerland before being released before the start of the season. He then signed with

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of Poland. In 2007, he signed with Spotter Leuven of Belgium. He was later released in December 2007 due to injury. In November 2008, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was an NBA DLeague All-Star in 2009. On April 14, 2009, he signed with the

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. On October 22, 2009, he was waived before appearing in a regular season game.Chris Hunter Player Profile – RealGM
/ref> On November 1, 2009, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On November 20, 2009, Hunter signed with the

, making him the first call-up of the 2009–10 NBA D-League season. He joined the New York Knicks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On October 30, 2010, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On December 28, 2010, Hunter was waived by the Mad Ants due to injury. In November 2011, he was again re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On December 12, 2011, he signed with the New York Knicks. However, he was waived on December 22. He then returned to the Mad Ants. In January 2012, he was again waived due to injury. He joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On December 23, 2013, he was waived by the Mad Ants. He served University of Michigan Men's Basketball as a Director of Player Personnel. On August 4, 2017, Michigan promoted Hunter from director of player personnel to director of basketball operations. He is married with 3 children.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Chris 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Gary, Indiana Centers (basketball) Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Golden State Warriors players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Undrafted National Basketball Association players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people