Tyrese Hunter
American basketball player (born 2003)
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Tyrese Hunter (born August 11, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns and Memphis Tigers.
Hunter in 2025 | |
| No. 0 – South Bay Lakers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 11, 2003 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St Catherine's (Racine, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2026 | Raptors 905 |
| 2026–present | South Bay Lakers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
High school career
Hunter attended St Catherine's High School in Racine, Wisconsin where he played on the basketball team, scoring 1,589 career points, and leading the team to a Division 3 Wisconsin State Championship as a senior.[1] A consensus 4 star prospect ranked the nations #37 overall recruit, he committed to Iowa State University to play college basketball.[2][3]
College career
Iowa State
As a freshman at Iowa State, Hunter averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[4] In the Cyclones opening game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Hunter scored a season high 23 points to lead Iowa State to a 59–54 victory over LSU.[5] At the conclusion of his freshman season, Hunter was named the Big 12 Freshman of the year.[6] On April 18, 2022, Hunter announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[6]
Texas
Ranked the nations #3 overall transfer by ESPN, Hunter would transfer to Texas.[7] He averaged 10.3 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Hunter declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Texas.[8] In his junior year, Hunter averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.[9] At the end of the season, he entered the transfer portal.[10]
Memphis
After entering the transfer portal, Hunter would then commit to Memphis for his senior year.[11] At Memphis, he averaged 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 40.1% on threes.[9]
Professional career
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2025)
After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Hunter signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Houston Rockets.[12] He was then waived and allocated to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[13] Throughout the 2025-2026 NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament, Hunter played in all 14 games, averaging 7.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.7 minutes per game.[14] On January 5, 2026, he was waived.[15]
Raptors 905 (2026)
On January 21, 2026, Hunter was claimed off waivers by the Raptors 905.[15] He made his debut on January 23 against the Long Island Nets, recording seven points, one rebound, and one steal in 13 minutes of play.[16] On January 30, Hunter was waived.[15]
South Bay Lakers (2026)
On February 16, 2026, Hunter was claimed from G League player pool by the South Bay Lakers.[15]
Career statistics
| 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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Iowa State | 35 | 35 | 31.9 | .391 | .274 | .687 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 |
| 2022–23 | Texas | 38 | 38 | 30.3 | .394 | .337 | .800 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2023–24 | Texas | 33 | 33 | 32.1 | .452 | .343 | .716 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | Memphis | 32 | 32 | 34.0 | .415 | .401 | .774 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| Career | 138 | 138 | 32.0 | .411 | .344 | .741 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.4 | |
