Les Hunter

Les Hunter
No. 41, 35, 40, 4, 30
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth August 16, 1942 (1942-08-16) (age 69)
Place of birth Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Loyola
NBA Draft 1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career 1964–1973
League NBA and ABA
Career history
1964–1965 Baltimore Bullets
1967–1968 Minnesota Muskies (ABA)
1968–1969 Miami Floridians (ABA)
19691970 New York Nets (ABA)
1970–1972 Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
1972–1973 Memphis Tams (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
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

For the Hollyoaks character, see Les Hunter

Leslie "Big Game" Hunter (born August 16, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, who won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He later spent one season (1964–1965) in the NBA with the Baltimore Bullets and six seasons (1967–1973) in the American Basketball Association 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.

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