Chase Hunter (born April 8, 2001) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(ACC).

High school career

Hunter attended Westlake High School in

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. Following his high school career, he committed to play college basketball at

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over offers from

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, and

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College career

Hunter began his college career dealing with injuries. Hunter began to have a breakout year as a redshirt junior, totaling 23 points and seven assists in the 2022–23 season opener. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points per game, doubling his scoring average from the previous season. The following season, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game. During the

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, Hunter averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals across four games, helping lead the Tigers to an Elite Eight appearance. At the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he entered his name into the NBA draft while retaining his eligibility, eventually electing to return to Clemson for a sixth and final season. In his final season at Clemson, Hunter emerged as the team's leading scorer.

National team career

Hunter was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the

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in Italy.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 9 , , 4 , , 19.3 , , .378 , , .304 , , .636 , , 1.0 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , .0 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 24 , , 4 , , 14.1 , , .311 , , .143 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , .1 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 33 , , 15 , , 22.7 , , .451 , , .345 , , .750 , , 2.7 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 31 , , 31 , , 32.1 , , .410 , , .356 , , .813 , , 3.0 , , 4.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 36 , , 36 , , 32.8 , , .424 , , .311 , , .850 , , 2.6 , , 3.2 , , .7 , , .3 , , 12.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;", Clemson , 34 , , 33 , , 33.5 , , .470 , , .407 , , .866 , , 3.0 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , 16.5 , -

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Chase 2001 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Atlanta Clemson Tigers men's basketball players Shooting guards 21st-century American sportsmen