Education
Hunter attended Consortium College Preparatory in Detroit, Michigan where he was named team Most Valuable Player as a senior after averaging 26.5 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks and four steals, helping the team compile a 20–4 record.
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Career
He played college basketball for UTEP.
After graduating high school, Hunter joined UTEP, where he played 67 games, starting 58 and averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game over two seasons. Among several college honors, he was named to the watchlist of the Julius Erving Award in his final season with the Miners, an honor that determines the top small forward at the collegiate level In April 2015, he declared for the National Basketball Association draft following his sophomore season at UTEP.
After going undrafted in the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, Hunter joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League.
He later agreed to terms with Sacramento Kings, signing with the team for training camp on September 9, 2015.
However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 15 after appearing in one preseason game. On November 2, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns of the National Basketball Association Development League as an affiliate player of the Kings.
On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 123–121 loss to the Los Angeles Doctorate-Fenders, recording 21 points, 17 rebounds and one assist in 40 minutes. On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game.
Hunter played his final game for Reno on February 16.
In 32 Doctorate-League games, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Three days later, he signed with Greek club Panathinaikos for the rest of the season.
