Vincent Hunter (born August 5, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for

UTEP The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stu ...

High school career

Hunter attended Consortium College Prep, in

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, 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.

College career

After graduating high school, Hunter joined

, where he played 67 games, starting 58, and averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.4 turnovers, 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

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at the collegiate level. In April 2015, he declared for the NBA draft, following his sophomore season at UTEP.

Professional career

Reno Bighnorns (2015–16)

After failing to be drafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Hunter joined the Philadelphia 76ers, for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League. He later agreed to terms with

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, signing with the team for training camp on September 9, 2015. However, he was later waived by the Kings, on October 15, after appearing in one preseason game. On November 2, he was acquired by the

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, of the NBA Development League, as an affiliate player of the Kings. 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. On January 29, 2016, he was named to the West All-Star team, for the 2016

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. 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.

Panathinaikos (2016)

Three days later, he signed with Greek club

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, for the rest of the season. In 14 Greek national league games with Panathinaikos, he averaged 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He also appeared in eight EuroLeague games, averaging 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

Avtodor Saratov (2016–17)

In July 2016, Hunter joined the

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, for the

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, and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the

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, but was later waived on October 4. Five days later, he signed with the Grizzlies, but he was waived again on October 20, after appearing in four preseason games. On November 26, he signed with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov of the

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–18)

On August 23, 2017, Hunter was selected by the

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, in the

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expansion draft. However, on September 11 that same year, Hunter signed a

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with the

, meaning that he could split time during the season between the Grizzlies and their own G League affiliate, the

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, instead of the Herd. On January 13, 2018, he was waived by the Grizzlies.

AEK Athens (2018–19)

On January 22, 2018, he moved to Greek club

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, for the rest of the season. With AEK, he won both

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, and the

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's 2018 edition. On July 22, 2018, Hunter signed a contract extension with

, that would keep with the Greek club for another season.

Virtus Bologna (2019–2021)

On July 22, 2019, he signed with

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of the Italian

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(LBA). On 7 April 2020, after more than a month of suspension, the

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officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to the

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that severely hit Italy. Virtus ended the season first, with 18 wins and only 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned. On 5 May, the EuroCup season ended. After having knocked out 3–0 both

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in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021 Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival

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in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after 20 years. Despite having signed a two-year deal with Virtus after the end of the season, on 21 July 2021, the club exited from the contract when Hunter was suspended for three months for having tested positive for the banned drug

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, thereby violating the anti-doping sports code.

Metropolitans 92 (2021–present)

On August 14, 2021, Hunter signed with

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of the LNB Pro A.

Personal life

Hunter is the son of Rachel Hunter. He has two brothers and one sister. One of his brothers, Matt, played

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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FIBA Champions League

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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champion:

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champion:

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* Greek Basketball Cup winner:

Individual

* Basketball Champions League Star Lineup: 2018-19 * Basketball Champions League Top Scorer: 2018-19 *

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( 2017-18: Gameday 4, Gameday 12, Gameday 13) *

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Highest Efficiency per game: 22.8 *

Most points per game: 18.0 *

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Most points (full season): 508 *

Most points (playoffs): 162 *

PIR leader (full season): 571 *

Steals leader (full season): 52 *

Steals leader (regular season): 40 *

Two-point scoring leader (full season): 203 *

Two-point scoring leader (regular season): 142 *

Two-point scoring leader (playoffs): 61 * NBA G League All-Star:

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* First-team All- Conference USA (2015) * Second-team All- Conference USA (2014) * Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2014) * Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2014)

High school career

College career

Professional career

Reno Bighnorns (2015–16)

Panathinaikos (2016)

Avtodor Saratov (2016–17)

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–18)

AEK Athens (2018–19)

Virtus Bologna (2019–2021)

Metropolitans 92 (2021–present)

Personal life

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

FIBA Champions League

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

Individual

References

External links