R. J. Hunter

Ronald Jordan Hunter (born October 24, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Tulane Green Wave.

He played college basketball for the Georgia State Panthers under the direction of his father and Georgia State head coach, Ron Hunter, being named twice Sun Belt Player of the Year as well as the Sun Belt Conference Male Athlete of the Year.

[1] Hunter attended Pike High School in Indianapolis averaging 20.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior.

Hunter was excellent from the free-throw line, setting the school record in single-season average by hitting 88.2 percent (No.

Many know Hunter from seeing highlights of his clutch buzzer-beater in the second round of the 2015 NCAA tournament, but hitting a shot like that was nothing new for him.

In his sophomore year, Hunter scored a career-high 41 points against UTSA, making a school single-game-record 12 three-pointers.

Midway through just his third season, Hunter overtook Rodney Hamilton's record of 1,515 points with a basket in front of a GSU home crowd against UL Lafayette on January 24, 2015.

Hunter took over and scored 12 of the Panthers' final 13 points, including a 30-foot 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining to secure their electrifying come-from-behind upset win, which caused his coach (and father) Ron to fall off his stool in jubilation.

[10] During his rookie season, Hunter received multiple assignments to the Maine Red Claws, the Celtics' Development League affiliate.

[14] During his time with Chicago, he had multiple assignments to the Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League.

[16] Four days later, he made his debut for Long Island in a 120–112 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording 22 points, three assists and two steals in 25 minutes off the bench.

[17] After failing to find a team to participate in training camp under the preseason, he would be assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League on October 24, 2017.

[21] In his BayHawks debut, Hunter scored a game-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting in a win over the Grand Rapids Drive.

[23] On June 27, 2019, Hunter signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

[30] On September 29, 2023, Hunter signed with the Charlotte Hornets,[31] but was waived on October 21, prior to the start of the 2023–24 season.

Hunter in 2014