Les Hunter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 16, 1942 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pearl (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College | Loyola (Illinois) (1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1964–1973 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 41, 35, 40, 4, 30 |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1965 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1967–1968 | Minnesota Muskies |
| 1968–1969 | Miami Floridians |
| 1969–1970 | New York Nets |
| 1970–1972 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1972–1973 | Memphis Tams |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 5,735 (12.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,224 (6.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 752 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, where he was the starting center of the team that won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Hunter was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Pearl High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as the starting center of the team that upset the University of Cincinnati in overtime to win the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He and the other four Loyola starters played the entire game, without substitution. And a first-round Mideast Regional victory by Hunter and the Ramblers over Tennessee Tech, 111-42, remains a record margin of victory for an NCAA men's basketball tournament game.
He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1964 NBA draft. He played for one season (1964–1965) in the NBA with the Baltimore Bullets.
He was drafted in the 1972 ABA Draft. Hunter spent six seasons (1967–1973) in the ABA with the Minnesota Muskies, Miami Floridians, New Jersey Nets, Kentucky Colonels, and Memphis Tams. Hunter scored 5,735 points in his professional career and was a two-time ABA All-Star. He played in the first ABA All-Star game in 1968 in Indianapolis.
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