Cedric Hunter

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{for|the baseball player|Cedric Hunter (baseball)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Cedric Hunter

| image = 1986 Duke v Kansas - Mark Alarie against Cedric Hunter.jpg

| caption = Hunter (left) in the 1986 Final Four

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|16}}

| birth_place = Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Omaha South
(Omaha, Nebraska)

| college = Kansas (1983–1987)

| draft_year = 1987

| career_start = 1987

| career_end = 1997

| career_number = 15

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = 1987–1989

| team1 = Topeka Sizzlers

| years2 = 1990–1992

| team2 = Omaha Racers

| years3 = {{nbay|1991|end}}

| team3 = Charlotte Hornets

| years4 = 1992–1995

| team4 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years5 = 1995–1996

| team5 = Omaha Racers

| years6 = 1995–1996

| team6 = San Diego Wildcards

| years7 = 1996–1997

| team7 = Omaha Racers

| highlights =

• All-CBA Second Team (1990)
• CBA assists leader (1994)

}}

Cedric R. Hunter (born January 16, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Wichita Falls, TX, he was a {{convert|6|ft|0|in|cm|adj=on}} {{convert|180|lb|kg}} point guard and played collegiately at the University of Kansas.

Hunter was signed as a free agent by the NBA's Charlotte Hornets to a 10-day contract on February 14, 1992,[http://www.n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1992.php 1992 NBA Transactions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060311053427/http://n-c-systems.com/hoops/AllTransactions/ByYear/1992.php |date=March 11, 2006 }} and played one minute of one game with them in 1991–92, registering no statistics.

Hunter played for the Topeka Sizzlers, Omaha Racers, and the Sioux Falls Skyforce{{cite news |author1=Delbert Thompson |title=CBA All-Stars seek to impress |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97998363/cba-all-stars-seek-to-impress/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Argus-Leader |date=11 January 1993 |page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}} in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1990.{{cite web |title=Cedric Hunter minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-hunteced001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 24, 2025}} Hunter is one of the CBA's All-Time leaders in games played and assists.{{cite news |author1=Blair Kerkhoff |title=Hunter's long CBA career might be over |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97998544/hunters-long-cba-career-might-be-over/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Kansas City Star |date=13 January 1997 |page=C7|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |title=Cedric Hunter |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-hunteced001 |website=Stats Crew}}

After his basketball career ended, Hunter continued to reside in Omaha with his family. As of 2022, he works as a behavioral counselor at Boys Town Day School.{{cite magazine |author1=Ben Pickman |title=In It for a Minute |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2022/02/22/nba-one-minute-club-daily-cover |access-date=20 March 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=22 February 2022}}

Hunter is a member of the University of Kansas Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on the 1986 Final Four Team.