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Photo by: Zach Wall

Tyrese Hunter

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Racine, Wis.
Prev School:
Texas

Career Awards

Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2022)
Kyle Macy Award Finalist (2022)
Lefty Driesell Award Finalist (2022)

2023-24 (Junior | Texas)

Started all 33 games he played, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, the 2nd-most on the Longhorns
Finished second on the team in assists (4.1) and third in scoring (11.1)
Shot 45.2% overall (136-of-301), hit 34.3% from deep (36-of-105) and connected on 71.6% from the stripe (58-of-81)
Scored a career-high 30 points (9-13 FG, 9-9 FT), tied his season high with seven dimes and added three steals against Oklahoma in the regular season (March 9), helping him land Big 12 Player of the Week honors
Recorded double figures in 19 contests, including four 20-point performances, and dished at least five assists 14 times

2022-23 (Sophomore | Texas)

Started all 38 games
Tied the Texas 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)
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)
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)

2021-22 (Freshman | 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 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

Attended St. Catherine’s High School in Racine, Wisconsin
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, Wisconsin to 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
He is the third-youngest of 12 children in the family
Has eight brothers and three sisters
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