Jordan Hunt
{{short description|New Zealand basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jordan Hunt
| image =
| caption =
| position = Power forward / centre
| height_cm = 206
| weight_kg = 104
| league = NZNBL
| team = Franklin Bulls
| number = 15
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|9|12}}
| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand
| high_school = Hutt Valley
(Lower Hutt, New Zealand)
| college = Southern Oregon (2016–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2016; 2018
| team1 = Wellington Saints
| years2 = 2020
| team2 = Otago Nuggets
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Cairns Taipans
| years4 = 2021–2023
| team4 = Hawke's Bay Hawks
| years5 = 2023–2024
| team5 = Surrey Scorchers
| years6 = 2024–2025
| team6 = Surrey 89ers
| years7 = 2025–present
| team7 = Franklin Bulls
| highlights =
- 2× NZNBL champion (2016, 2020)
- NZNBL Grand Final MVP (2020)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport| Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Asia Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Jakarta|}}
}}
Jordan Hunt (born 12 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He debuted in the New Zealand NBL in 2015 with the Wellington Saints and won a championship with them in 2016. After four years of college basketball in the United States with the Southern Oregon Raiders, he helped the Otago Nuggets win the NZNBL championship in 2020 while earning grand final MVP. He subsequently spent the 2020–21 NBL season in Australia with the Cairns Taipans as a development player.
Early life and career
Hunt was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and attended Hutt Valley High School in nearby Lower Hutt.{{cite web|url=https://souraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-hunt/4909|title=Jordan Hunt|work=souraiders.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815120312/https://souraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-hunt/4909|archive-date=15 August 2022}} In 2015, he debuted in the New Zealand NBL for the Wellington Saints, playing two games.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393451&client=0-8336-199745-532990-26513866|title=Jordan Hunt – 2015 and 2018|work=NZNBL|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815120641/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393451&client=0-8336-199745-532990-26513866|archive-date=15 August 2022}} In 2016, he played eight games for the Saints and was a member of their championship-winning team.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393333&client=0-8336-199745-532983-25074066|title=Jordan Hunt – 2016|work=NZNBL|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815121117/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393333&client=0-8336-199745-532983-25074066|archive-date=15 August 2022}} He returned to the Saints for a one-game stint in 2018.
College career
As a freshman at Southern Oregon in 2016–17, Hunt averaged 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He scored a season-high 21 points against Oregon Tech on 31 January 2017.
As a sophomore in 2017–18, Hunt was named All-Cascade Conference honourable mention and earned Academic All-conference honors. He averaged 13.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. He scored a season-high 20 points to go with 11 rebounds on 1 November 2017 against Maine-Fort Kent.
As a junior in 2018–19, Hunt was again named All-Cascade Conference honorable mention and Academic All-conference. He averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and became the 23rd player in Southern Oregon Raiders' history to reach 1,000 career points. He scored a season-high 22 points on 30 December 2018 against Multnomah.
As a senior in 2019–20, Hunt averaged 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28 games.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jordan-Hunt/Summary/89059|title=Jordan Hunt|work=realgm.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815124922/https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jordan-Hunt/Summary/89059|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
Hunt finished his career at Southern Oregon with 1,147 points, ranking him 11th on the school's all-time scorers list. He also had 741 rebounds to finish eighth all time in school history.{{cite web|url=https://nz.basketball/cameron-names-1o-debutants-for-tall-blacks-against-australia/|title=CAMERON NAMES 10 DEBUTANTS FOR TALL BLACKS AGAINST AUSTRALIA|work=nz.basketball|date=17 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815134413/https://nz.basketball/cameron-names-1o-debutants-for-tall-blacks-against-australia/|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
Professional career
In June 2020, Hunt was acquired by the Otago Nuggets of the New Zealand NBL in a draft prior to the COVID-altered 2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-draft-recap/|title=SAL'S NBL DRAFT – RECAP|work=nznbl.basketball|date=11 June 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611122913/https://www.nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-draft-recap/|archive-date=11 June 2020|access-date=15 August 2022}} He helped the Nuggets reach the grand final, where they defeated the Manawatu Jets 79–77 to win the championship behind Hunt's team-high 21 points, which earned him grand final MVP.{{cite web|url=https://www.nznbl.basketball/nuggets-strike-gold-in-sals-nbl-showdown/|title=NUGGETS STRIKE GOLD IN SAL'S NBL SHOWDOWN|work=nznbl.basketball|date=1 August 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801121801/https://www.nznbl.basketball/nuggets-strike-gold-in-sals-nbl-showdown/|archive-date=1 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2022}} In 16 games, he averaged 19.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27176%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics%3F|title=Jordan Hunt – 2020 statistics|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815124303/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27176%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics%3F|archive-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27176%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|title=Jordan Hunt – 2020 gamelog|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815124527/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F27176%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
In December 2020, Hunt signed with the Cairns Taipans in Australia as a development player for the 2020–21 NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-sign-development-player-jordan-hunt|title=Taipans sign development player Jordan Hunt|work=taipans.com|date=22 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527212424/https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-sign-development-player-jordan-hunt|archive-date=27 May 2022|access-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite web|last=Cheshire|first=Jeff|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/hunt-leaps-chance-join-cairns-taipans|title=Hunt leaps at chance to join Cairns Taipans|work=odt.co.nz|date=23 December 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815135055/https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/hunt-leaps-chance-join-cairns-taipans|archive-date=15 August 2022}} He averaged 2.8 points in five games.
Following the Australian NBL season, Hunt joined the Hawke's Bay Hawks for the rest of the 2021 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/hawks-soar-out-of-bulls-reach/|title=HAWKS SOAR OUT OF BULLS' REACH|work=nznbl.basketball|date=4 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815125236/https://men.nznbl.basketball/hawks-soar-out-of-bulls-reach/|archive-date=15 August 2022}} He helped the Hawks reach the grand final, where they lost 77–75 to the Wellington Saints.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/125848304/wellington-saints-continue-nbl-dominance-with-grand-final-win-over-hawkes-bay-hawks|title=Wellington Saints continue NBL dominance with grand final win over Hawke's Bay Hawks|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=23 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723104817/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/125848304/wellington-saints-continue-nbl-dominance-with-grand-final-win-over-hawkes-bay-hawks|archive-date=23 July 2021|access-date=15 August 2022}} In 13 games, he averaged 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F29103%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics|title=Jordan Hunt – 2021 statistics|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815125724/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F29103%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics|archive-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F29103%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|title=Jordan Hunt – 2021 gamelog|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815125818/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F29103%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
In December 2021, Hunt re-signed with the Hawks for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://hawks.org.nz/pivotal-post-player-hunt-back-for-the-hawks-in-2022/|title=Pivotal post player Hunt back for the Hawks in 2022|work=hawks.org.nz|date=28 December 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105024309/https://hawks.org.nz/pivotal-post-player-hunt-back-for-the-hawks-in-2022/|archive-date=5 January 2022|access-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite web|last=Laing|first=Doug|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawks-giant-jordan-hunt-signs-on-for-a-second-year/OQLU2TZWUEA26I7Q3763OTVF4Y/|title=Hawks giant Jordan Hunt signs-on for a second year|work=nzherald.co.nz|date=29 December 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815130431/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawks-giant-jordan-hunt-signs-on-for-a-second-year/OQLU2TZWUEA26I7Q3763OTVF4Y/|archive-date=15 August 2022}} In 15 games, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F31602%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics|title=Jordan Hunt – 2022 statistics|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815130859/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F31602%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics|archive-date=15 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F29103%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|title=Jordan Hunt – 2022 gamelog|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815131009/https://men.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F31602%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
In January 2023, Hunt re-signed with the Hawks for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NZBayHawks/posts/pfbid0FaovSvFh4Dc2m4nsDECsXtc6Xbp6U2gZvPXARhcmpCAr3AeqLSN24F8HD9rcKgmbl|title=We are excited to announce Jordan Hunt as our first signing for the 2023 Sals New Zealand National Basketball League season.|work=facebook.com/NZBayHawks|date=20 January 2023|access-date=20 January 2023}} In 19 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.{{cite web|url=https://nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics%3F|title=Jordan Hunt – 2023 statistics|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924055625/https://nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fstatistics%3F|archive-date=24 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog%3F|title=Jordan Hunt – 2023 gamelog|work=nznbl.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924055734/https://nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fperson%2F1566765%2Fgamelog%3F|archive-date=24 September 2023}}
In August 2023, Hunt joined the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League (BBL) for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.surreyscorchers.co.uk/jordan-hunt-set-for-bbl-debut/|title=JORDAN HUNT SET FOR BBL DEBUT|work=surreyscorchers.co.uk|date=3 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924055914/https://www.surreyscorchers.co.uk/jordan-hunt-set-for-bbl-debut/|archive-date=24 September 2023}} In early January 2024, he sustained a fracture to the fibula of his left leg.{{cite web|url=https://www.surreyscorchers.co.uk/jordan-hunt-injury-update/|title=JORDAN HUNT INJURY UPDATE|work=surreyscorchers.co.uk|date=16 January 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125004402/https://www.surreyscorchers.co.uk/jordan-hunt-injury-update/|archive-date=25 January 2024}} In 11 BBL games, he averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.{{cite web |title=Jordan Hunt, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Jordan-Hunt/363956 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=8 May 2025 |url-access=subscription}}
Hunt had signed with the Franklin Bulls for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season{{cite web|url=https://www.bullsbasketball.nz/post/another-hawk-signs-with-bulls|title=Another Hawk signs with Bulls|work=bullsbasketball.nz|date=31 December 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231015928/https://www.bullsbasketball.nz/post/another-hawk-signs-with-bulls|archive-date=31 December 2023}} and had hoped to join the team a third into the season,{{cite web|url=https://nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-the-think-tank-round-1/|title=SAL'S NBL: THE THINK TANK – ROUND 1|work=nznbl.basketball|date=27 March 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327064904/https://nznbl.basketball/sals-nbl-the-think-tank-round-1/|archive-date=27 March 2024|quote=...and Jordan Hunt will likely miss the first third of the season as he recovers from a broken leg.}} but he ultimately required a longer recovery from the broken leg than initially expected.{{cite news |last1=Frank |first1=Casey |title=Blockbuster Sign and Trade Between Bulls and Tuatara! |url=https://nznbl.basketball/rileyxhunt/ |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=NZNBL |date=8 May 2025}}
In August 2024, Hunt signed with the Surrey 89ers of the Super League Basketball for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.australiabasket.com/New-Zealand/news/887084/Surrey-keeps-Hunt-for-another-season|title= Surrey keeps Hunt for another season|work=australiabasket.com|date=14 August 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829102922/https://www.australiabasket.com/New-Zealand/news/887084/Surrey-keeps-Hunt-for-another-season|archive-date=29 August 2024}} In 31 games, he averaged 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
In May 2025, Hunt was acquired by the Franklin Bulls for the rest of the 2025 New Zealand NBL season.
National team career
Hunt made his debut for the New Zealand national team in February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/hunt-fully-embracing-tall-blacks-debut-in-cairns|title=Hunt fully embracing Tall Blacks debut in Cairns|work=taipans.com|date=19 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527212424/https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-sign-development-player-jordan-hunt|archive-date=27 May 2022}} He helped New Zealand win bronze at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/player/Jordan-Hunt|title=Jordan Hunt|work=fiba.basketball|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815131509/https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/player/Jordan-Hunt|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
Personal life
Hunt's father Brett played in the NZNBL, while his twin sister Madison also played basketball in high school.{{cite web|last=Laing|first=Doug|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/71642106/jordan-hunt-stands-tall-on-basketball-court|title=Jordan Hunt stands tall on basketball court|work=stuff.co.nz|date=1 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815131857/https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/71642106/jordan-hunt-stands-tall-on-basketball-court|archive-date=15 August 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.superleaguebasketballm.co.uk/competitions/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F2315212%2Fstatistics Super League Basketball profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20240529160758/https://www.surreyscorchers.co.uk/player/jordan-hunt/ Surrey Scorchers player profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606120117/https://hawks.org.nz/player/jordan-hunt/ Hawke's Bay Hawks player profile]
- [https://souraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-hunt/4909 Southern Oregon Raiders college bio]
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