1. Brandon Hunter was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Brandon Hunter
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Brandon Hunter committed to Ohio, playing in the Mid-American Conference of the NCAA Division I, prior to his senior year.
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In 2017, Brandon Hunter was inducted into the Withrow Athletic Hall of Fame with Xavier product and NBA standout Tyrone Hill, Horace Pumphrey, Joe Brefeld and Skyler Willis.
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Brandon Hunter added 21.5 points, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals on average, leading the nation in doubles-doubles.
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Brandon Hunter was selected as a second round draft choice by the Boston Celtics in the 2003 NBA draft.
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Brandon Hunter played in the Reebok Pro Summer League with the Celtics, averaging 16.3 points and leading the Celtics with 8.2 rebounds per game in 32.8 minutes per game, being named to the tournament first team alongside Devin Brown of the San Antonio Spurs and Donny Marshall of the New Jersey Nets.
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Brandon Hunter played his first NBA game on January 9,2004, wearing the number 56 as a symbolic nod to his draft position.
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Brandon Hunter played 36 games for the Celtics in his rookie season, averaging 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his rookie season.
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Brandon Hunter played in 3 of the 4 games of the playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, who swept the Celtics in four games.
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Brandon Hunter was left unprotected by the Celtics and was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft on June 22,2004.
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Brandon Hunter was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks as a free-agent in September 2005 but was waived a month later.
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Brandon Hunter was then signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 3,2006, joining LeBron James and playing in the NBA Summer League before being released two weeks later.
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Brandon Hunter then joined Carpisa Napoli of the Italian Serie A in March 2006.
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Brandon Hunter joined Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional later in 2008, leaving in May over disagreements due to him attending tryouts in the US, he then played in the Summer League for the New York Knicks.
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Brandon Hunter coached in the Cincinnati area with the private coaching service CoachUp.
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Brandon Hunter held an endorsement contract with the basketball brand AND1.
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Brandon Hunter died on September 12,2023, at the age of 42.