Othello Hunter

Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian[1] professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions. Hunter played four seasons of college basketball including two seasons for Hillsborough CC and two seasons for Ohio State University.

Othello Hunter in 2017
Othello Hunter
Hunter with CSKA Moscow in March 2018
No. 5 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionCenter
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican / Liberian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 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
2017–2019CSKA Moscow
2019–presentMaccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

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

College career

After high school, Hunter attended Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, 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] On May 23, 2019, Hunter recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-10 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 98–82 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg.[14] Hunter went on to win the 2019 EuroLeague championship with CSKA.

On July 16, 2019, Hunter joined the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[15] On December 12, 2019, Hunter recorded a EuroLeague career-high 20 points, along with seven rebounds in a 90–80 win over his former team CSKA Moscow.[16]

On February 3, 2020, Hunter signed a 1+1-year contract extension with Maccabi.[17]

Career Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Atlanta Hawks NBA 165.8.550.000.0001.5.1.1.31.4
2009–10 Atlanta Hawks NBA 74.7.333.000.7501.7.0.0.11.6
2010–11 Dinamo Sassari LBA 3332.1.578.091.7607.8.62.3.714.9
2011–12 Shandong Gold Lions CBA 3331.1.572.300.67311.7.91.4.517.0
2012–13 Jiangsu Steel Dragons CBA 1340.3.488.328.68413.92.62.3.523.9
2013–14 Montepaschi EuroLeague 1020.8.492.250.5006.7.5.31.16.3
2014–15 Olympiacos B.C. EuroLeague 2919.0.615.000.6254.8.6.4.48.2
2015–16 Olympiacos B.C. EuroLeague 2221.1.567.000.6436.0.5.7.39.4
2016–17 Real Madrid EuroLeague 3516.4.645.000.6834.5.6.5.37.6
2017–18 CSKA Moscow EuroLeague 3016.4.615.000.7435.5.7.9.38.2
2018–19 CSKA Moscow EuroLeague 3617.9.596.000.7274.3.9.5.47.7
2019–20 Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Israeli League 1621.3.653.000.6156.61.9.3.411.4
Career All Leagues 28021.4.579.284.6906.4.8.9.410.3

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 Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. CB Valladolid
  7. Caporaso, Armando. "Montepaschi lands Othello Hunter". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. "MONTEPASCHI SIENA announces Rochestie, Hunter". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. 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.
  14. "Zenit Saint Petersburg 82 at CSKA Moscow 98". RealGM.com. May 23, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  15. "Maccabi reloads frontline with Hunter". EuroLeague.net. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  16. "Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Moscow - Game". EuroLeague.net. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  17. "Maccabi extends Othello Hunter's contract". Sportando. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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