Othello Hunter

Othello Hunter
Hunter with Bayern Munich in 2022
Personal information
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Liberian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichard J. Reynolds
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2023
PositionCenter / forward
Career history
2008–2010Atlanta Hawks
2009→Anaheim Arsenal
2010Ilysiakos
2010–2011Dinamo Sassari
2011–2012Shandong Lions
2012Azovmash Mariupol
2012–2013Valladolid
2013Jiangsu Monkey Kings
2013–2014Montepaschi Siena
2014–2016Olympiacos
2016–2017Real Madrid
2017–2019CSKA Moscow
2019–2021Maccabi Tel Aviv
2021–2023Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards
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Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian[1] former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the center position. Hunter played four seasons of college basketball including two seasons for Hillsborough CC and two seasons for Ohio State University.

Othello Hunter in 2017

High school career

Hunter attended Richard J. Reynolds High School, in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he played high school basketball.[2]

College career

After high school, Hunter attended Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL for two years, and he became a part of the Ohio State University'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' 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.[3] Hunter was waived by the Hawks in January 2010.[4]

Europe

In 2012, after playing three months with the Ukrainian SuperLeague squad Azovmash Mariupol,[5] he signed with the Spanish ACB League team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid.[6] On August 26, 2013, Hunter officially signed a one-year deal with the Italian League team Montepaschi Siena.[7][8]

On July 8, 2014, he signed a contract with the Greek League team Olympiacos.[9] 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 EuroLeague Finals game to the host team Real Madrid.[10] 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, 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 Real Madrid.[11][12]

On July 13, 2017, Hunter signed a two-year contract with Russian club CSKA Moscow.[13] 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.[14] Hunter went on to win the 2019 EuroLeague championship with CSKA.

On July 16, 2019, Hunter joined the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[15] 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 CSKA Moscow.[16]

On February 3, 2020, Hunter signed a 1+1-year contract extension with Maccabi.[17] On June 24, 2021, Hunter amicably parted ways with the Israeli club.[18]

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[19]

Career statistics

Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Atlanta 16 0 5.8 .550 — .000 1.5 .1 .1 .3 1.4
2010–11 Atlanta 7 0 4.7 .333 — .750 1.7 — — .1 1.6
Career 23 0 5.4 .469 — .333 1.6 .0 .0 .3 1.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Atlanta 4 0 3.8 .667 — — 1.5 — .3 .3 1.0
Career 4 0 3.8 .667 — — 1.5 — .3 .3 1.0

EuroLeague

† Denotes seasons in which Hunter won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Mens Sana 10 8 20.8 .492 .250 .500 6.7 .5 .3 1.1 6.3 8.2
2014–15 Olympiacos 29 4 19.0 .615 — .625 4.8 .6 .4 .4 8.2 9.2
2015–16 22 5 21.1 .567 — .643 6.0 .5 .7 .3 9.4 10.8
2016–17 Real Madrid 35 0 16.7 .647 .000 .683 4.5 .6 .5 .3 7.6 9.9
2017–18 CSKA Moscow 30 9 19.3 .615 .000 .743 5.5 .7 .9 .3 8.2 11.6
2018–19† 36 31 17.9 .596 — .727 4.3 .9 .5 .4 7.7 9.4
2019–20 Maccabi 27 16 23.3 .581 .000 .712 6.4 1.3 .5 .4 10.3 14.2
2020–21 27 5 20.9 .509 .000 .714 5.3 1.0 .8 .6 8.0 10.7
2021–22 Bayern Munich 35 0 21.2 .558 .375 .616 5.0 1.1 .6 .5 7.7 10.2
2022–23 24 5 17.9 .507 .436 .778 4.8 1.0 .6 .4 7.8 9.4
Career 275 83 19.6 .575 .360 .687 5.2 .8 .6 .4 8.2 10.5

Personal life

Hunter is the son of Liberian parents who moved to the United States.[20]

References

  1. ^ MensSanaBasket.it Othello Hunter.
  2. ^ "DraftExpress - Othello Hunter DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook". DraftExpress. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Hawks Sign Hunter, Gardner, August 11, 2008
  4. ^ Hawks Waive Hunter[permanent dead link].
  5. ^ Othello Hunter. asia-basket.com
  6. ^ Valladolid inks Othello Hunter Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. CB Valladolid
  7. ^ Caporaso, Armando. "Montepaschi lands Othello Hunter". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "MONTEPASCHI SIENA announces Rochestie, Hunter". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  9. ^ "Olympiacos announces Othello Hunter". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "Official announcement: Othello Hunter". realmadrid.com. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "This is how Othello Hunter plays". realmadrid.com. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Othello Hunter joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Zenit Saint Petersburg 82 at CSKA Moscow 98". RealGM.com. May 23, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  15. ^ "Maccabi reloads frontline with Hunter". EuroLeague.net. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  16. ^ "Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Moscow - Game". EuroLeague.net. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Maccabi extends Othello Hunter's contract". Sportando. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Othello Hunter officially leaves Maccabi Tel Aviv". Sportando. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  19. ^ "Bayern Munich announces Othello Hunter". Sportando. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  20. ^ Halickman, Joshua (October 8, 2020). "Hunter embraces senior role with Maccabi Tel Aviv". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved September 4, 2023.