Othello Hunter
Hunter with Montepaschi in November 2013.
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| No. 21 – Real Madrid | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 28, 1986 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American / Liberian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Richard J. Reynolds (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) |
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| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2010 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2009 | → Anaheim Arsenal |
| 2010 | Ilysiakos |
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Basket Sassari |
| 2011–2012 | Shandong Lions |
| 2012 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 2012–2013 | Blancos de Rueda Valladolid |
| 2013 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2013–2014 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2014–2016 | Olympiacos |
| 2016–present | Real Madrid |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tegba Othello Hunter (born May 28, 1986) is an American-Liberian professional basketball who currently plays for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward or center positions. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Hunter played high school basketball at Richard J. Reynolds High School in his hometown of Winston-Salem. After high school he attended Hillsborough Community College in Dale Mabry, Hillsborough County, FL for two years and became a part of the Ohio State University's 2006 "Thad Five" recruiting class. After playing two seasons at Ohio State University with the Buckeyes, during which he managed to post the seventh-best single-season field-goal percentage in school history, he entered the 2008 NBA Draft, in which he was not selected.
Hunter joined the Atlanta Hawks' summer league squad in the summer of 2008. In five summer league games, he posted 13.2 points per game, 2.0 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and led his team with 6.2 rebounds per game. On August 11, 2008, the Hawks announced that they had signed Hunter to a contract. Hunter was waived by the Hawks in January 2010.
In 2012, after playing three months with the Ukrainian SuperLeague squad Azovmash Mariupol, he signed with the Spanish ACB League team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid. On August 26, 2013, Hunter officially signed a one-year deal with the Italian League team Montepaschi Siena.
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