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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Sammy Hunter
Hunter, Sammy
Sammy Hunter
Sammy Hunter
Sammy Hunter
Sammy Hunter
Sammy Hunter
Sammy Hunter
Hunter, Sammy
2021-2022 Men’s BasketballPhoto by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.comTwitter/Instagram: @OleMissPix
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Sammy Hunter

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    F
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-9 / 225
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Nassau, Bahamas
  • High School:
    B.C. Christian Academy (Canada)
  • Major:
    Multi-disciplinary Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)

2021-22 (JUNIOR): Played in a total of 29 games off the bench for the Rebels in 2021-22, averaging 10.4 minutes per game … Finished the year averaging 2.9 points per game and 1.2 rebounds per game … Ended the season shooting 44.7 percent from the floor on a 34-of-76 clip … Scored a season-high eight points two times on the year, first against Alabama (Feb. 9) and later on against Georgia (Feb. 19) … Brought down a season-high total of five rebounds against Western Kentucky … Scored points in 21 of his 29 appearances for the Rebels, including scoring in each of the final nine games of the season … Drained two three pointers in the team’s home clash with Alabama, his only multi-three point game of the season … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 25 contests off the bench, averaging 7.9 minutes per game … Averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg … Shot 47.6 percent (20 of 42) from the field, 33.3 percent (6 of 18) from beyond the arc and 62.5 percent (10 of 16) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 11 points, which included a personal-best trio of three-pointers, to help the Rebels beat Kentucky for the first time in 10 years (March 2) … Tallied seven points and a career-high seven rebounds versus Louisiana Tech in the opening round of the NIT (March 19) … Scored five points in wins over UT Martin (Dec. 22) and Auburn (Feb. 6) … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN): Played in 27 games, primarily off the bench, averaging 12.1 minutes per game … Made his lone start versus Butler, logging a career-high 31 minutes (Dec. 3) … Tallied 2.9 ppg and 1.4 rpg … Shot 40.8 percent (29 of 71) from the field, 12.5 percent (1 of 8) from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent (19 of 27) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high eight points in the win over Western Michigan (Nov. 15) … Helped Ole Miss earn a victory over Vanderbilt (Feb. 29) with seven points and a career-high three blocks, tying for the most blocks by a Rebel in a game throughout the season … Recorded a career-high three steals in a win over Missouri (March 4).

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as the No. 184 prospect according to 247Sports … Averaged 27.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 apg as a senior at British Columbia Christian Prep … Named MVP of the Signature All-Canadian Showcase, competing among the top seniors in Canada, by scoring 18 points to go along with five rebounds and two blocks … Recorded 13 points, four rebounds and two steals in the BioSteel All-Canadian Game, featuring the top 24 male Canadian high school basketball players who are either Canadian-born or enrolled in a Canadian institution … Averaged 18.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg for The Bahamas in a pair of exhibitions against ACC teams, including an 18-point output versus North Carolina … Earned a spot on the Caribbean Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team by averaging 33 ppg throughout the tournament that included a 40-point outburst … Competed in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games for The Bahamas senior national team … Averaged 14.6 ppg and 6.8 rpg for The Bahamas junior national team at the 2017 Centrobasket U17 Championship … Member of The Bahamas 2016 CBC U16 Championship team.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Andrew and Sophia Hunter ... Full name is Sammy Andrew Hunter ... Born: Nov. 28, 2000 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.