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Chris Hunter (basketball)

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Chris Hunter
Hunter as Director of Program Personnel for the 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines
PositionDirector of basketball operations
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1984-07-07) July 7, 1984 (age 40)
Gary, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Side (Gary, Indiana)
CollegeMichigan (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2013
Number31
Career history
2006–2007AZS Koszalin
2007Spotter Leuven
2008–2009Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2009–2010Golden State Warriors
2010–2013Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA DLeague All-Star (2009)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Christopher Edmond Hunter (born July 7, 1984)[1] is a former American professional basketball player and currently works as the Director of Operations for the University of Michigan men's basketball team, where he also played college basketball. Before joining the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball staff, he played in several professional leagues. Most notably, he played in 60 games for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, was an NBA Development League All-star in 2009 and played abroad.

Pro career

Hunter as a Golden State Warrior in 2009

In 2006, he signed with Herens Basket of Switzerland before being released before the start of the season. He then signed with AZS Koszalin of Poland.

In 2007, he signed with Spotter Leuven of Belgium. He was later released in December 2007 due to injury.

In November 2008, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was an NBA DLeague All-Star in 2009.[2] On April 14, 2009, he signed with the New York Knicks. On October 22, 2009, he was waived before appearing in a regular season game.[3] On November 1, 2009, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On November 20, 2009, Hunter signed with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first call-up of the 2009–10 NBA D-League season.[3]

He joined the New York Knicks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On October 30, 2010, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On December 28, 2010, Hunter was waived by the Mad Ants due to injury.[4]

In November 2011, he was again re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On December 12, 2011, he signed with the New York Knicks. However, he was waived on December 22. He then returned to the Mad Ants. In January 2012, he was again waived due to injury.[3]

He joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[5] On December 23, 2013, he was waived by the Mad Ants.

He served University of Michigan Men's Basketball as a Director of Player Personnel.[6] On August 4, 2017, Michigan promoted Hunter from director of player personnel to director of basketball operations.[7][8]

He is married with 3 children.

References

  1. ^ "2004-05 Michigan Men's Basketball: 31 Chris Hunter". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 16, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Chris Hunter". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Chris Hunter Player Profile – RealGM
  4. ^ Former Warriors Call-Up Chris Hunter Out for Season With Torn Achilles
  5. ^ "Mad Ants Chose 5 in NBA D-League Draft". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  6. ^ http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/09/former_wolverine_chris_hunter.html
  7. ^ McMann, Aaron (August 5, 2017). "Michigan basketball announces coaching hires; Chris Hunter promoted". MLive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Michigan hires Yaklich and Haynes as assistants". USA Today. Associated Press. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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