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Hunter, Tyrese
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Jersey Number 4
Tyrese Hunter
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Racine, Wisc.
- High School:
- St. Catherine's HS
- Major:
- Kinesiology & Health: Physical Culture & Sports
Bio
Returns for his second season in the UT program ... has played and started all 73 career games during his first two years of college at Iowa State (2021-22) and Texas ... career totals of 777 points (10.6 ppg), 268 assists (3.7 apg) and 236 rebounds (3.2 rpg) in 2,273 minutes (31.1 mpg) ... reached double figures in scoring 40 times, including six 20-point efforts ... played and started all 38 games last year and ranked second on the team in minutes (30.3 mpg), third in assists (96), fourth in scoring (10.3 ppg) and fifth in steals (31) ... elected to transfer to Texas after spending the 2021-22 season at Iowa State ... during his freshman year at Iowa State in 2021-22, he earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors and was a finalist for both the Kyle Macy Award (top freshman in Division I) and Lefty Driesell Award (nation’s top defender) ... ranked as the No. 2 transfer nationally of the 2022 offseason by 247 Sports and No. 3 by ESPN and CBS Sports.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23 AT TEXAS:
Started all 38 games ... tied the UT single-season records for most games played and most games started ... ranked second on the team in minutes (30.3 mpg), third in assists (96), fourth in scoring (10.3 ppg) and fifth in steals (31) ... posted a 1.41 assist-to-turnover ratio (96-68) ... over his final 11 games, he averaged 11.7 ppg while hitting 40.4-percent (21-52) from three-point range ... recorded a team-high 19 points (7-11 FG, 3-3 threes) and tied his collegiate career high with two blocks in a season-high 38 minutes against No. 13/14 Xavier (Mar. 24) ... tied his season high with seven rebounds to go along with six points (3-5 FG) in 35 minutes against Penn State (Mar. 18) ... registered 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 37 minutes against Colgate (Mar. 16) ... posted 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-5 threes) and three rebounds in 29 minutes against Oklahoma State (Mar. 9) ... registered 20 points (3-7 threes, career-high 9-10 FT) and three assists in 33 minutes against No. 3/3 Kansas (Mar. 4) ... tallied 15 points (5-10 FG, 2-4 threes, 3-3 FT), two assists and two steals in 30 minutes at No. 22/22 TCU (Mar. 1) ... posted 13 points (3-6 threes), four assists against one turnover and two steals in 37 minutes at No. 9/10 Baylor (Feb. 25) ... tallied a team-high 15 points (5-9 FG, 3-5 threes, 2-2 FT) and three boards in 30 minutes vs. No. 23/21 Iowa State (Feb. 21) ... tied his season high with three steals in 24 minutes against Oklahoma (Feb. 18) ... registered 10 points (4-8 FG), two boards, one assist and one steal in 35 minutes at No. 7/6 Kansas State (Feb. 4) ... posted 13 points, four rebounds and tied a season high with three steals in 32 minutes against No. 11/11 Baylor (Jan. 30) ... recorded a career-best 29 points (8-16 FG, 5-9 threes, 8-8 FT) and three steals in 35 minutes against K-State (Jan. 3) ... posted a season-high eight assists without a turnover in 30 minutes against Texas A&M-Commerce (Dec. 27) ... had 10 points (2-5 threes), four assists against one turnover and three rebounds against Louisiana (Dec. 21) ... also posted a team-best plus-minus total of plus-27 in 31 minutes ... registered 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes against No. 17/17 Illinois (Dec. 6) ... tallied 15 points (7-15 FG), three boards and two assists in 34 minutes against No. 7/7 Creighton (Dec. 1) ... posted 17 points (6-12 FG, 3-6 threes, 2-2 FT) and two steals in 28 minutes against UTRGV (Nov. 26) ... tallied 26 points (9-14 FG, 5-8 threes, 3-3 FT) in 26 minutes against No. 2/2 Gonzaga (Nov. 16) ... had 10 points, seven boards and three assists in 23 minutes against Houston Christian (Nov. 10) ... posted a game-high 18 points (6-8 FG, 5-6 FT) and five rebounds in 31 minutes against UTEP (Nov. 7).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22 AT IOWA STATE:
Big 12 Freshman of the Year ... finalist for both the Kyle Macy Award (top freshman in Division I) and Lefty Driesell Award (nation’s top defender) ... named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team ... started all 35 games and led the team in assists (4.9 apg) and steals (71) and ranked second in scoring (11.0 ppg) and minutes (32.1 mpg) ... first freshman at Iowa State to start in a season opener since Talen Horton-Tucker (2018-19) ... paced Iowa State to a 22-13 mark and a trip to the NCAA Tournament “Sweet 16” just one year after the Cyclones posted a 2-20 record ... set ISU freshman season records for assists (172), steals (71) and games started (35) ... reached double figures in scoring in 20 games ... ranked third in the Big 12 Conference in both assists per game (4.9 apg) and steals per game (2.1 spg) ... his season totals of 172 assists and 71 steals ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, on the all-time Big 12 freshmen chart ... his 71 steals ranked sixth on the school’s single-season list ... became the first Cyclone since Curtis Stinson in 2006 to record at least 70 steals in a season ... registered his first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win at K-State (Feb. 26) ... produced 13 assists against just three turnovers at Baylor (March 5), marking the second-highest total all-time by a Cyclone freshman in a single game ... recorded a season-high 23 points (7-11 threes) during the NCAA Tournament First Round win over LSU (March 18) ... his seven 3-pointers marked the second-highest total in a NCAA Tournament contest in school history ... added 13 points and seven assists during the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against Miami, Fla. (March 25).
HIGH SCHOOL:
St. Catherine’s High School in Racine, Wisc. (head coach Nick Bennett, nephew of Dick Bennett and cousin of Tony Bennett) … scored 1,589 career points and led his team to a 53-1 record during his final two seasons ... two-time Associated Press all-state selection ... ranked as the No. 31 overall prospect in the Class of 2021 by Rivals, No. 35 by 247 Sports Composite and No. 37 by ESPN ... averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a senior and led St. Catherine’s to a 28-1 record and the Division 3 state championship ... following his senior year, he scored 20 points and was tabbed his team’s Most Valuable Player at the 2021 Allen Iverson Roundball Classic.
PERSONAL:
Born in Racine, Wisc. ... son of Brian and Ida Hunter … Brian passed from sudden cardiac arrest when Tyrese was six years old ... Ida died of kidney failure when Tyrese was 13 ... is the third-youngest of 12 children in the family ... has eight brothers, Brian Hunter Jr., Travis Hunter, Terrence Hunter, Tevin Hunter, Frederick Hunt, Xavier Hunter, Tyron Hunter and Brandon Hunter ... also has three sisters, Shanicka Hunt, Shalonda Hunter and Tyra Hunter ... credits his grandmother, Annie Williams (she passed away in spring 2023), and his oldest brother (Brian Jr.) with raising him after the loss of both parents ... wears jersey number 4 to honor his mom’s birthdate (born on August 4, 1971) ... played football (running back and cornerback) until the age of 12, when he switched to basketball ... majoring in Kinesiology & Health: Physical Culture & Sports.
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