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Othello Hunter
Personal information
Hunter with Bayern Munich in 2022
Born	(1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American / Liberian
High school	Richard J. Reynolds (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	Hillsborough CC (2004–2006) Ohio State (2006–2008)
NBA Draft	2008 / Undrafted
Pro career	2008–2023
Career history
2008–2010	Atlanta Hawks
2009	→Anaheim Arsenal
2010	Ilysiakos
2010–2011	Dinamo Sassari
2011–2012	Shandong Lions
2012	Azovmash Mariupol
2012–2013	Valladolid
2013–2014	Montepaschi Siena
2014–2016	Olympiacos
2016–2017	Real Madrid
2017–2019	CSKA Moscow
2019–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2021–2023	Bayern Munich

Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2019) 2× VTB United League champion (2018, 2019) 2× Greek League champion (2015, 2016) 2x Israeli League champion (2020, 2021) Spanish Cup winner (2017) Italian Supercup winner (2013) All-VTB United League First Team (2019)

Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the center position. Hunter played four seasons of college basketball including two seasons for Hillsborough CC and two seasons for Ohio State University.

Othello Hunter in 2017

High school career
College career
Professional career
- NBA
- Europe
Career statistics
- NBA
  - Regular season
  - Playoffs
- EuroLeague
Personal life
See also

High school career

Hunter attended Richard J. Reynolds High School, in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he played high school basketball.

College career

After high school, Hunter attended Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL for two years, and he became a part of the Ohio State University's 2006 "Thad Five" recruiting class. After playing two seasons at Ohio State University, with the Buckeyes, during which he managed to post the seventh-best single-season field-goal percentage in school history, he entered the 2008 NBA draft, in which he was not selected.

Professional career

NBA

Hunter joined the Atlanta Hawks' summer league squad in the summer of 2008. In five summer league games, he posted 13.2 points per game, 2.0 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and led his team with 6.2 rebounds per game. On August 11, 2008, the Hawks announced that they had signed Hunter to a contract. Hunter was waived by the Hawks in January 2010.

Europe

In 2012, after playing three months with the Ukrainian SuperLeague squad Azovmash Mariupol, he signed with the Spanish ACB League team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid. On August 26, 2013, Hunter officially signed a one-year deal with the Italian League team Montepaschi Siena.

On July 8, 2014, he signed a contract with the Greek League team Olympiacos. In his first season with the team, in 2014–15, Olympiacos advanced to the 2015 Final Four of the EuroLeague, where they lost in the EuroLeague Finals game to the host team Real Madrid. Olympiacos finished the season winning the 2014–15 Greek League championship, Hunter's first major title in his career, as they swept their arch rivals Panathinaikos, in the finals series of the Greek League playoffs. He also won the 2016 Greek League championship with Olympiacos.

On August 29, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid.

On July 13, 2017, Hunter signed a two-year contract with Russian club CSKA Moscow. On May 23, 2019, Hunter recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 9-of-10 from the field, along with six rebounds in a 98–82 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg. Hunter went on to win the 2019 EuroLeague championship with CSKA.

On July 16, 2019, Hunter joined the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one. On December 12, 2019, Hunter recorded a EuroLeague career-high 20 points, along with seven rebounds in a 90–80 win over his former team CSKA Moscow.

On February 3, 2020, Hunter signed a 1+1-year contract extension with Maccabi. On June 24, 2021, Hunter amicably parted ways with the Israeli club.

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Career statistics

Legend
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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Atlanta	16	5.8	.550	- —	.000	1.5	.1	.1	.3	1.4
2010–11	Atlanta	7	4.7	.333	- —	.750	1.7	- —	- —	.1	1.6
Career		23	5.4	.469	- —	.333	1.6	.0	.0	.3	1.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	Atlanta	4	0	3.8	.667	- —	- —	1.5	- —	.3	.3	1.0
Career		4	0	3.8	.667	- —	- —	1.5	- —	.3	.3	1.0

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Hunter won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2013–14	Mens Sana	10	8	20.8	.492	.250	.500	6.7	.5	.3	1.1	6.3	8.2
2014–15	Olympiacos	29	4	19.0	.615	- —	.625	4.8	.6	.4	.4	8.2	9.2
2015–16	Olympiacos	22	5	21.1	.567	- —	.643	6.0	.5	.7	.3	9.4	10.8
2016–17	Real Madrid	35	0	16.7	.647	.000	.683	4.5	.6	.5	.3	7.6	9.9
2017–18	CSKA Moscow	30	9	19.3	.615	.000	.743	5.5	.7	.9	.3	8.2	11.6
2018–19†	CSKA Moscow	36	31	17.9	.596	- —	.727	4.3	.9	.5	.4	7.7	9.4
2019–20	Maccabi	27	16	23.3	.581	.000	.712	6.4	1.3	.5	.4	10.3	14.2
2020–21	Maccabi	27	5	20.9	.509	.000	.714	5.3	1.0	.8	.6	8.0	10.7
2021–22	Bayern Munich	35	0	21.2	.558	.375	.616	5.0	1.1	.6	.5	7.7	10.2
2022–23	Bayern Munich	24	5	17.9	.507	.436	.778	4.8	1.0	.6	.4	7.8	9.4
Career		275	83	19.6	.575	.360	.687	5.2	.8	.6	.4	8.2	10.5

Personal life

Hunter is the son of Liberian parents who moved to the United States.

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