Feron Hunt

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Feron Hunt

| image =

| caption =

| position = Small forward / Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lbs = 195

| league = NBA G League

| team = Cleveland Charge

| number = 44

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|5}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| high_school = DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)

| college = SMU (2018–2021)

| draft_year = 2021

| career_start = 2021

| years1 = 2021–2022

| team1 = Texas Legends

| years2 = {{nbay|2021|end}}

| team2 = New York Knicks

| years3 = 2022

| team3 = →Westchester Knicks

| years4 = 2022

| team4 = Westchester Knicks

| years5 = 2022–2023

| team5 = Birmingham Squadron

| years6 = 2023

| team6 = Mornar Barsko zlato

| years7 = 2024–present

| team7 = Cleveland Charge

| highlights = * Third-team All-AAC (2021)

}}

Feron Hunt (born July 5, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs.

High school career

Hunt moved from New Orleans to Texas as a sophomore in high school.{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=CJ |title=Four-star DeSoto winger Feron Hunt stays in D-FW, signs with SMU |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2017/11/09/four-star-desoto-winger-feron-hunt-stays-in-d-fw-signs-with-smu/ |website=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=November 9, 2017}} He played basketball for DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, averaging 11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a senior.{{cite web |last1=Embody |first1=Bill |title=Hunt adapting to college life on and off the court |url=https://247sports.com/college/smu/Article/SMU-Basketball-Feron-Hunt-adapting-to-college-life-on-and-off-the-court-120494697/ |website=247Sports |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=August 8, 2018}} Hunt first committed to playing college basketball for TCU but decommitted after one month.{{cite web |last1=Gosset |first1=Brian |title=It was a long road for this DeSoto senior until SMU came calling |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/boys-prep-basketball/article192064214.html |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=December 28, 2017}} He later committed to SMU, choosing the Mustangs over Arkansas and Texas A&M, among others.{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Rece Kelley |title=4-star SF Feron Hunt commits to SMU |url=https://smu.rivals.com/news/4-star-sf-feron-hunt-commits-to-smu |website=Rivals |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=November 9, 2017}}

College career

On March 10, 2019, Hunt recorded 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a 77–71 win against South Florida.{{cite web |last1=Mayer |first1=Phil |title=Hunt's career day leads SMU past USF |url=https://www.smudailycampus.com/sports/hunts-career-day-leads-smu-past-usf |website=The Daily Campus |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=March 10, 2019}} As a freshman, he averaged 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.{{cite web |last1=Minnis |first1=Glenn |title=DeSoto native Feron Hunt leads SMU in rebounds |url=https://texasscorecard.com/sports/desoto-native-feron-hunt-leads-smu-in-rebounds/ |website=Texas Scorecard |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=March 21, 2019}} On February 12, 2020, Hunt posted a career-high 23 points and seven rebounds in a 79–75 win over UConn.{{cite web |title=Hunt scores career-high 23, key FTs as SMU tops Uconn 79–75 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401169574 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=February 12, 2020}} As a sophomore, he averaged 11 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Hunt declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to college.{{cite web |last1=Blum |first1=Sam |title=Why Feron Hunt chose to return to SMU after testing NBA draft waters |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mustangs/2020/06/15/why-feron-hunt-chose-to-return-to-smu-after-testing-nba-draft-waters/ |website=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=June 15, 2020}} He considered sitting out his junior season to focus on social justice issues.{{cite web |last1=Sayles |first1=Damon |title=With tension high, Feron Hunt considering skipping the upcoming season |url=https://smu.rivals.com/news/with-tension-high-feron-hunt-considering-skipping-the-upcoming-season |website=Rivals |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=August 28, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Boone |first1=Kyle |title=2021 NBA Draft prospect may opt out of the upcoming college basketball season as form of protest |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2021-nba-draft-prospect-may-opt-out-of-the-upcoming-college-basketball-season-as-form-of-protest/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=September 3, 2020}} On November 30, 2020, he scored a junior season-high 19 points in a 91–54 win against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.{{cite news |title=Hunt, Bandoumel lead SMU past Texas A&M-CC 91–54 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401261573 |access-date=July 31, 2021 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 30, 2020}} Hunt averaged 11.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a junior, earning Third Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. He declared for the 2021 NBA draft, opting to forgo his remaining college eligibility.{{cite web |last1=Blum |first1=Sam |title=SMU basketball forward Feron Hunt wants to show he's capable of more in NBA draft process |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-mustangs/2021/03/29/smu-basketball-forward-feron-hunt-wants-to-show-hes-capable-of-more-in-nba-draft-process/ |website=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 30, 2021 |date=March 29, 2021}}

Professional career

=Texas Legends (2021–2022)=

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Hunt joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.{{cite magazine|first=Mike|last=Fisher|title=LOOK: Dallas Mavs Release NBA Summer League Roster & Schedule|url=https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/look-dallas-mavs-release-nba-summer-league-roster-schedule|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021}} On August 21, 2021, he signed with the Mavericks.{{cite web|title=Mavericks finalize training camp roster with three signees|url=https://www.mavs.com/camp-signees/|website=mavs.com|date=August 23, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021}} However, he was waived on October 15.{{cite tweet|author=Mavs PR|number=1449205139613626368|title=The Dallas Mavericks have waived forward Feron Hunt, guard Carlik Jones and guard Tyrell Terry.|user=MavsPR|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021}} On October 23, he signed with the Texas Legends as an affiliate player.{{cite web|title=Legends Draft Three, Announce Training Camp Roster|url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/legends-draft-three-announce-training-camp-roster/|website=NBA.com|date=October 23, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021}} He averaged 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

On December 28, Hunt signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans via the hardship exemption.{{cite web |title=Feron Hunt Signs With New Orleans Pelicans |url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/feron-hunt-signs-with-new-orleans-pelicans/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 28, 2021 |date=December 28, 2021}} However, he did not play a game for the team. On January 7, 2022, Hunt was reacquired by the Texas Legends.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League transactions|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 7, 2022}}

=New York Knicks / Westchester Knicks (2022)=

On March 18, 2022, Hunt signed a two-way contract with the New York Knicks.{{Cite web |title=Knicks Sign Feron Hunt to Two-Way Contract |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-sign-feron-hunt-two-way-contract |access-date=March 20, 2022 |website=NBA}} On November 29, 2022, the New York Knicks announced that they had waived Hunt.{{Cite tweet|number=1597694819085582336|user=nyknicks|title=The New York Knicks have waived Feron Hunt.|author=New York Knicks|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=November 29, 2022}} On November 30, 2022, Hunt was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2022-23 NBA G League Transactions|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2022}}

=Birmingham Squadron (2022–2023)=

On December 5, 2022, the Birmingham Squadron announced that they had acquired Hunt from Westchester Knicks for the returning right to Justin Wright-Foreman and a second-round draft pick in 2023 NBA G League Draft.{{Cite tweet|number=1599789712260345856|user=gleaguesquadron|title=Welcome to Birmingham, @feronhunt11 ‼️The Squadron have traded Justin Wright-Foreman's returning rights and a pick for Feron Hunt, a 6-8 forward from @SMUBasketball|author=Birmingham Squadron|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 5, 2022}}{{Cite tweet|number=1599788858417168384|user=wcknicks|title=🚨Trade Alert🚨|author=Westchester Knicks|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 5, 2022}}

On September 1, 2023, Hunt signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/feron-hunt-meralco-import-pba-commissioner-s-cup-a793-20230901|title=Meralco signs former Knick Feron Hunt as PBA Commissioner's Cup import|website=Spin.ph|date=September 1, 2023|access-date=September 1, 2023}} However, he was released prior to the start of the season.{{cite web|last=Dy|first=Richard|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/03/sports/meralco-looks-for-new-import-as-bolts-send-feron-hunt-packing/1912850|title=Meralco looks for new import as Bolts send Feron Hunt packing|website=The Manila Times|date=October 3, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}

=Cleveland Charge (2024–present)=

On March 18, 2024, Hunt joined the Cleveland Charge.{{cite web|title=Charge {{as written|A|quire [sic]}} Feron Hunt|url=https://cleveland.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-aquire-feron-hunt|website=NBA.com|date=March 18, 2024|access-date=March 18, 2024}}