Les Hunter

Les Hunter

No. 41, 35, 40, 4, 30
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	August 16, 1942 (1942-08-16) Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Loyola
NBA Draft	1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	1964–1973
League	NBA and ABA
Career history
1964–1965	Baltimore Bullets
1967–1968	Minnesota Muskies (ABA)
1968–1969	Miami Floridians (ABA)
1969–1970	New York Nets (ABA)
1970–1972	Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
1972–1973	Memphis Tams (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
2× ABA All-Star (1968–1969) NCAA Champion (1963)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	5,735 (12.3 ppg)
Rebounds	3,224 (6.9 rpg)
Assists	752 (1.6 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

For the Hollyoaks character, see Les Hunter

Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, who won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He later spent one season (1964–1965) in the NBA with the Baltimore Bullets and six seasons (1967–1973) in the American Basketball Association with the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, New Jersey Nets, Kentucky Colonels, and Memphis Tams. Hunter scored 5,735 points in his professional career and was a two-time ABA All-Star.

External links

• Career Stats @basketball-reference.com
• Loyola's Title Was Turning Point for NCAA Hoops