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Othello Hunter
Hunter with CSKA Moscow in October 2017
No. 44 – CSKA Moscow
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueVTB United League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican / Liberian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichard J. Reynolds
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2010Atlanta Hawks
2009→Anaheim Arsenal
2010Ilysiakos
2010–2011Dinamo Sassari
2011–2012Shandong Lions
2012Azovmash Mariupol
2012–2013Valladolid
2013Jiangsu Dragons
2013–2014Montepaschi Siena
2014–2016Olympiacos
2016–2017Real Madrid
2017–presentCSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian[1] professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

High school career

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

College career

After high school, Hunter attended Hillsborough Community College, in Dale Mabry, 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]

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 .000 1.5 .1 .1 .3 1.4
2009–10 Atlanta 7 0 4.7 .333 .000 .750 1.7 .0 .0 .1 1.6
Career 23 0 5.4 .469 .000 .333 1.6 .0 .1 .3 1.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Atlanta 4 0 3.5 .667 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .3 .3 1.0
Career 4 0 3.5 .667 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .3 .3 1.0

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Montepaschi 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 .000 .625 4.8 .6 .4 .4 8.2 9.2
2015–16 22 5 21.1 .567 .000 .643 6.0 .5 .7 .3 9.4 10.8
2016–17 Real Madrid 35 0 16.4 .655 .000 .683 4.5 .6 .5 .3 7.6 9.9
2017–18 CSKA Moscow 30 9 16.4 .615 .000 .743 5.5 .7 .9 .3 8.2 11.6
Career 126 26 18.2 .602 .125 .679 5.3 .6 .6 .4 8.1 10.2

References

  1. ^ MensSanaBasket.it Othello Hunter.
  2. ^ "DraftExpress - Othello Hunter DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook". DraftExpress. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ^ Hawks Sign Hunter, Gardner, August 11, 2008
  4. ^ Hawks Waive Hunter.
  5. ^ Othello Hunter. asia-basket.com
  6. ^ Valladolid inks Othello Hunter. CB Valladolid
  7. ^ Caporaso, Armando. "Montepaschi lands Othello Hunter". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. ^ "MONTEPASCHI SIENA announces Rochestie, Hunter". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Olympiacos announces Othello Hunter". Sportando.com. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Official announcement: Othello Hunter". realmadrid.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  12. ^ "This is how Othello Hunter plays". realmadrid.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Othello Hunter joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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