Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian professional

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player for

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of the

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(BBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions. Hunter played four seasons of

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including two seasons for Hillsborough CC and two seasons for

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

Othello Hunter 44 PBC CSKA Moscow 20171027 (cropped)

High school career

Hunter attended

Richard J. Reynolds High School Richard J. Reynolds High School now the Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts (often simply R. J. Reynolds High School or Reynolds) is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston ...

, in his hometown of

Winston-Salem Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

where he played high school basketball.

College career

After high school, Hunter attended

Hillsborough Community College Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. History HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pa ...

, in

Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

Hillsborough County, FL Hillsborough County is located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metro ...

for two years, and he became a part of the

's 2006 "Thad Five" recruiting class. After playing two seasons at Ohio State University, with the Buckeyes, during which he managed to post the seventh-best single-season field-goal percentage in school history, he entered the 2008 NBA draft, in which he was not selected.

Professional career

NBA

Hunter joined the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

' summer league squad in the summer of 2008. In five summer league games, he posted 13.2 points per game, 2.0 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and led his team with 6.2 rebounds per game. On August 11, 2008, the Hawks announced that they had signed Hunter to a contract. Hunter was waived by the Hawks in January 2010.

Europe

In 2012, after playing three months with the Ukrainian SuperLeague squad

Azovmash Mariupol MBK Mariupol ( uk, МБК «Маріуполь»") (former name: BK Azovmash)is a Ukrainian professional basketball club. It was founded in 1990 in the city of Mariupol in South-Eastern Ukraine. Mariupol was one of the strongest teams in Ukraine ...

, he signed with the

Spanish ACB League The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid. On August 26, 2013, Hunter officially signed a one-year deal with the

Italian League The Italic League or Most Holy League was an international agreement concluded in Venice on 30 August 1454, between the Papal States, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, and the Kingdom of Naples, following the Tr ...

team

Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana 1871 Basket is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871. Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, ...

. On July 8, 2014, he signed a contract with the Greek League team

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. In his first season with the team, in 2014–15, Olympiacos advanced to the 2015 Final Four of the EuroLeague, where they lost in the

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game to the host team

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. Olympiacos finished the season winning the 2014–15 Greek League championship, Hunter's first major title in his career, as they swept their arch rivals

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, in the finals series of the Greek League playoffs. He also won the 2016 Greek League championship with Olympiacos. On August 29, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with

. On July 13, 2017, Hunter signed a two-year contract with Russian club

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

. On May 23, 2019, Hunter recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-10 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 98–82 win over

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

. Hunter went on to win the 2019 EuroLeague championship with CSKA. On July 16, 2019, Hunter joined the Israeli team

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one. On December 12, 2019, Hunter recorded a EuroLeague career-high 20 points, along with seven rebounds in a 90–80 win over his former team

. On February 3, 2020, Hunter signed a 1+1-year contract extension with Maccabi. On June 24, 2021, Hunter amicably parted ways with the Israeli club. On July 21, 2021, he has signed with

of the

(BBL).

Career statistics

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, 7 , , 4.7 , , .333 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , .0 , , .1 , , 1.6 , - , align="left" , 2010–11 , align="left" ,

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

, LBA , 33 , , 32.1 , , .578 , , .091 , , .760 , , 7.8 , , .6 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , 14.9 , - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" , Shandong Gold Lions , CBA , 33 , , 31.1 , , .572 , , .300 , , .673 , , 11.7 , , .9 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 17.0 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Jiangsu Steel Dragons , CBA , 13 , , 40.3 , , .488 , , .328 , , .684 , , 13.9 , , 2.6 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , 23.9 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Montepaschi , EuroLeague , 10 , , 20.8 , , .492 , , .250 , , .500 , , 6.7 , , .5 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , align="left" , Olympiacos B.C. , EuroLeague , 29 , , 19.0 , , .615 , , .000 , , .625 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .4 , , .4 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , align="left" , Olympiacos B.C. , EuroLeague , 22 , , 21.1 , , .567 , , .000 , , .643 , , 6.0 , , .5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.4 , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , align="left" ,

, EuroLeague , 35 , , 16.4 , , .645 , , .000 , , .683 , , 4.5 , , .6 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 2017–18 , align="left" ,

, EuroLeague , 30 , , 16.4 , , .615 , , .000 , , .743, , 5.5 , , .7 , , .9, , .3 , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left , 2018–19 , align="left" ,

, EuroLeague , 36 , , 17.9 , , .596 , , .000 , , .727 , , 4.3 , , .9 , , .5 , , .4 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left , 2019–20 , align="left" ,

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( he, מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israe ...

, Israeli League , 16 , , 21.3 , , .653 , , .000 , , .615 , , 6.6 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , .4 , , 11.4 , - class="sortbottom" , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 280 , , 21.4 , , .579 , , .284 , , .690 , , 6.4 , , .8 , , .9 , , .4 , , 10.3

High school career

College career

Professional career

NBA

Europe

Career statistics

References

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