Tyrese Hunter
| No. 12 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 11, 2003 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St Catherine's (Racine, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tyrese Hunter (born August 11, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns and Memphis Tigers.
High school career
Hunter attended St Catherine's High School in Racine, Wisconsin where he played on the basketball team, scoring 1,589 career points, and leading the team to a Division 3 Wisconsin State Championship as a senior.[1] A consensus 4 star prospect ranked the nations #37 overall recruit, he committed to Iowa State University to play college basketball.[2][3]
College career
As a freshman at Iowa State, Hunter averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[4] In the Cyclones opening game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Hunter scored a season high 23 points to lead Iowa State to a 59–54 victory over LSU.[5] At the conclusion of his freshman season, Hunter was named the Big 12 Freshman of the year.[6] On April 18, 2022, Hunter announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[6] Ranked the nations #3 overall transfer by ESPN, Hunter would transfer to the University of Texas at Austin.[7] He averaged 10.3 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Hunter declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Texas.[8]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Iowa State | 35 | 35 | 31.9 | .391 | .274 | .687 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 2022–23 | Texas | 38 | 38 | 30.3 | .394 | .337 | .800 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2023–24 | Texas | 33 | 33 | 32.1 | .452 | .343 | .716 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | Memphis | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .415 | .401 | .774 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| Career | 138 | 138 | 32.0 | .411 | .344 | .741 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.4 | |
References
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Bain, Matthew. "Top-100 guard Tyrese Hunter commits to Iowa State basketball, becomes program's first 2021 recruit". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State Cyclones, Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Tyrese Hunter Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ The Athletic Staff. "No. 11 Iowa State upsets No. 6 LSU". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ a b Moore, C. J. "Iowa State's Hunter entering transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Texas lands top available transfer Tyrese Hunter". ESPN.com. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Dimmitt, Zach (May 18, 2023). "Longhorns G Tyrese Hunter Returning Next Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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