Tyrese Hunter
Tyrese Hunter is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa State [Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State Cyclones], Texas Longhorns and Memphis Tigers.
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. A consensus 4 star prospect ranked the nations #37 overall recruit, he committed to Iowa State University to play college basketball.
College career
As a freshman at Iowa State, Hunter averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. In the Cyclones opening game of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's [basketball tournament|2022 NCAA Tournament], Hunter scored a season high 23 points to lead Iowa State to a 59–54 victory over LSU. At the conclusion of his freshman season, Hunter was named the Big 12 Freshman of the year. On April 18, 2022, Hunter announced that he was entering the transfer portal. Ranked the nations #3 overall transfer by ESPN, Hunter would transfer to the University of Texas at Austin. 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.