Anderson Hunt
Personal information
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969 (age 54)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthwestern (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeUNLV (1988–1991)
NBA draft1991: undrafted
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Anderson Hunt (born May 5, 1969) is an American former basketball player.

NCAA career

Hunt is best known as a member of the successful 1989–91 Runnin' Rebels from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) that made back-to-back Final Four appearances including a national championship in 1989–90 where he contributed 29 points in a 103–73 rout of the Blue Devils of Duke University and named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.[1] In May 1991, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published photos of Hunt with teammates David Butler and Moses Scurry in a hot tub with known sports fixer Richard Perry, igniting a monumental firestorm between coach Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV president Robert Maxon, and the NCAA.[2] This battle would eventually lead to Tarkanian's resignation at the end of the 1991–92 season. Hunt left school as a junior after the 1991 season to enter the NBA Draft, much to the dismay of his coach, who had hoped to convert him to point guard and make him the centerpiece of the team in the 1991–92 season.

Professional career

Despite his solid college resume, Hunt was not selected in the 1991 NBA draft. The La Crosse Catbirds selected him in the second round of that year's Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft with the 25th overall pick. He played 42 total CBA games over three seasons with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Fort Wayne Fury and Quad City Thunder, averaging 11 points per game for his CBA career.[3]

Hunt also played professionally in Turkey, Poland, and France.[4]

Legal troubles

In October 1993, Hunt was arrested for marijuana possession[5] in connection with a traffic stop and later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. In 2002, he again ran into legal trouble, facing charges of attempted embezzlement after he failed to return a rental car for an extended period of time.[6] He was ordered to pay $1,300 in restitution and placed on probation.

After basketball

After his retirement, Hunt worked at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He is now with a youth basketball program sponsored by 4POINT4 Sports.[7]

UNLV retired Hunt's number 12 jersey on November 11, 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ Division 1 Tournament MVP's, archived from the original on 2008-04-10, retrieved 2008-04-09
  2. ^ Youmans, Matt (November 12, 2006), "FROM MIGHTY TO MEDIOCRE: UNLV's Fall from Grace", Las Vegas Review-Journal
  3. ^ 1996–97 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 276
  4. ^ Burvick, Michael, Where Are They Now? College Basketball Edition, Part 1, archived from the original on 2008-01-22, retrieved 2007-07-12
  5. ^ Douchant, Mike (March 31, 2002). "Final Four Most Outstanding Player Postgraduate Occupations". College Sporting News. Archived from the original on September 23, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Photo: Sentencing". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 10, 2002. Archived from the original on March 17, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Rasmussen, Chris, Hunt's current occupation, retrieved 2010-04-05
  8. ^ Grimala, Mike (September 7, 2023). "UNLV to honor Anderson Hunt with jersey retirement". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 4, 2023.


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