Steven Hunter

This article is about the basketball player. For the novelist, see Stephen Hunter. For the musician, see Steve Hunter.
Steven Hunter
Personal information
Born (1981-10-31) October 31, 1981
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College DePaul (1999–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career 2001–2011
Position Center
Number 34, 45
Career history
2001–2004 Orlando Magic
2004–2005 Phoenix Suns
2005–2007 Philadelphia 76ers
2007–2009 Denver Nuggets
2009–2010 Memphis Grizzlies
2011 Dinamo Sassari (Italy)

Steven Deon Hunter (born October 31, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He is listed as a center. He most recently played for Dinamo Sassari.

High school and college career

Hunter played basketball at Proviso East High School, which has a rich history in Illinois high school basketball, producing such NBA players as Sherell Ford, Michael Finley, Jim Brewer, Doc Rivers, Dee Brown, and Shannon Brown. Hunter then played two years at DePaul University in Chicago, before declaring himself eligible for the 2001 NBA Draft.

Professional career

He has played for the Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers.

In the 2005 offseason, he signed with the 76ers as a free agent. They traded him to the New Orleans Hornets on February 1, 2006 in exchange for two second-round draft picks in 2006 and 2007. On February 10, Philadelphia president Billy King announced that the Hornets rescinded the deal.

On September 10, 2007, Hunter was traded with Bobby Jones by the 76ers to the Denver Nuggets for Reggie Evans and the draft rights to Ricky Sanchez.[1]

On August 7, 2009, the Nuggets traded Hunter and a lottery-protected 2010 first-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future second-round pick.[2]

In October 2011 he signed with Dinamo Sassari in Italy.[3]

In 2014, Hunter would become the Phoenix Suns' ambassador throughout the community in Arizona.

NBA 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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Orlando 53 21 9.7 .456 .000 .585 1.8 .1 .1 .8 3.6
2002–03 Orlando 33 5 13.5 .544 .000 .409 2.8 .2 .3 1.1 3.9
2003–04 Orlando 59 23 13.4 .529 .000 .333 2.9 .2 .1 1.2 3.2
2004–05 Phoenix 76 3 13.8 .614 .000 .479 3.0 .2 .1 1.3 4.6
2005–06 Philadelphia 69 35 19.0 .601 .000 .514 3.9 .2 .2 1.1 6.1
2006–07 Philadelphia 70 41 22.9 .577 .000 .490 4.8 .4 .2 1.1 6.4
2007–08 Denver 19 2 6.3 .536 .000 .450 1.5 .0 .0 .3 2.1
2009–10 Memphis 21 0 7.5 .395 .000 .528 2.0 .0 .0 .5 2.5
Career 400 130 15.0 .560 .000 .485 3.2 .2 .1 1.1 4.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Orlando 7 0 5.7 .300 .000 .000 .4 .1 .0 .4 .9
2005 Phoenix 15 0 14.2 .558 .000 .600 2.5 .2 .1 1.2 4.0
2008 Denver 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 24 0 10.8 .500 .000 .522 1.8 .2 .0 .9 2.8

Notes

  1. ↑ Nuggets send Evans to Philadelphia for Hunter, Jones; Sixers also sign free agent Booth, published September 10, 2007
  2. ↑ "Grizzlies acquire first round Draft Pick from Nuggets". NBA.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ↑ Dinamo Sassari officially replaces Keith Benson with Steven Hunter
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