Tyrese Hunter

Tyrese Hunter
Hunter in 2025
No. 0 – Brampton Honey Badgers
PositionPoint guard
LeagueCEBL
Personal information
Born (2003-08-11) August 11, 2003
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt Catherine's
(Racine, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft2025: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2026Raptors 905
2026South Bay Lakers
2026–presentBrampton Honey Badgers
Career highlights
  • Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Tyrese Hunter (born August 11, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns and Memphis Tigers. He also previously played for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.

High school career

Hunter attended St Catherine's High School in Racine, Wisconsin where he played on the basketball team, scoring 1,589 career points, and leading the team to a Division 3 Wisconsin State Championship as a senior.[1] A consensus 4 star prospect ranked the nations #37 overall recruit, he committed to Iowa State University to play college basketball.[2][3]

College career

Iowa State

As a freshman at Iowa State, Hunter averaged 11.0 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.[4] In the Cyclones opening game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Hunter scored a season high 23 points to lead Iowa State to a 59–54 victory over LSU.[5] At the conclusion of his freshman season, Hunter was named the Big 12 Freshman of the year.[6] On April 18, 2022, Hunter announced that he was entering the transfer portal.[6]

Texas

Ranked the nations #3 overall transfer by ESPN, Hunter would transfer to Texas.[7] He averaged 10.3 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Hunter declared for the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Texas.[8] In his junior year, Hunter averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.[9] At the end of the season, he entered the transfer portal.[10]

Memphis

After entering the transfer portal, Hunter would then commit to Memphis for his senior year.[11] At Memphis, he averaged 13.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 40.1% on threes.[9]

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2025)

After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Hunter signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Houston Rockets.[12] He was then waived and allocated to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[13] Throughout the 2025-2026 NBA G League Tip-Off Tournament, Hunter played in all 14 games, averaging 7.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 steals in 18.7 minutes per game.[14] On January 5, 2026, he was waived.[15]

Raptors 905 (2026)

On January 21, 2026, Hunter was claimed off waivers by the Raptors 905.[15] He made his debut on January 23 against the Long Island Nets, recording seven points, one rebound, and one steal in 13 minutes of play.[16] On January 30, Hunter was waived.[15]

South Bay Lakers (2026)

On February 16, 2026, Hunter was claimed from G League player pool by the South Bay Lakers.[15]

Brampton Honey Badgers (2026–present)

On May 5, 2026, Hunter signed with the Brampton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[17]

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  Bold  Career high

Professional

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2025-26 Rio Grande Valley Vipers 1-4.2.000.000-2.00.01.00.00.0
2025-26 Raptors 905 1-13.6.333.3331.01.00.01.00.07.0
2025-26 South Bay Lakers 10-7.9.458.313.8570.71.10.40.13.5
2026 Brampton Honey Badgers 15924.5.374.321.7862.94.31.20.111.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Iowa State 353531.9.391.274.6873.54.92.00.311.0
2022–23 Texas 383830.3.394.337.8003.02.50.80.210.3
2023–24 Texas 333332.1.452.343.7162.94.11.30.211.1
2024-25 Memphis 323234.0.415.401.7743.83.61.50.213.7
Career 13813832.0.411.344.7413.33.71.40.211.4

References

  1. ↑ "Tyrese Hunter - Men's Basketball". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Bain, Matthew. "Top-100 guard Tyrese Hunter commits to Iowa State basketball, becomes program's first 2021 recruit". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tyrese Hunter, Iowa State Cyclones, Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tyrese Hunter Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ The Athletic Staff. "No. 11 Iowa State upsets No. 6 LSU". The Athletic. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Moore, C. J. "Iowa State's Hunter entering transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Texas lands top available transfer Tyrese Hunter". ESPN.com. May 27, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Dimmitt, Zach (May 18, 2023). "Longhorns G Tyrese Hunter Returning Next Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Tyrese Hunter Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  10. ↑ Dimmitt, Zach (April 15, 2024). "Texas Longhorns G Tyrese Hunter to Enter Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  11. ↑ Eberts, Wescott (April 22, 2024). "Former Texas G Tyrese Hunter commits to Memphis". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rockets Sign Vernon Carey Jr, Ricky Council IV, Tyrese Hunter; Waive Caleb McConnell, Daishen Nix". Real GM. October 18, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ "VIPERS ANNOUNCE 2025-26 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". RGV Vipers. October 27, 2025. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Tyrese Hunter". NBA G League Stats.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Tyrese Hunter Player Profile". Real GM.
  16. ↑ "RAP @ LIN, 2026-01-23". The NBA G League.
  17. ↑ "Honey Badgers Sign G League Guard Hunter". Canadian Elite Basketball League. May 5, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.