Former Purdue guard Eric Hunter Jr. will once again wear the black and gold. On Monday, Mackey’s Men announced that the former Boilermaker will join the TBT (Basketball Tournament) 2024 roster.
Hunter becomes the tenth player to commit to the Men of Mackey for this year’s summer event. He is also the sixth former Purdue player to be added to the list. Other former Boilermakers include Sasha Stefanovic, Jon Octeus, Kelsey Barlow, Aaron Wheeler and David Jenkins Jr.
The Men of Mackey has also secured commitments from four non-Purdue players: Malik Osborne (Florida State), Ian Miller (Florida State), Max Landis (Purdue Fort Wayne) and Bobby Planutis (Purdue Fort Wayne).
Kettle Nation! @ebuckets2_ He has gotten engaged and will be wearing the black and gold again for his TBT debut!
➡️ B10 Regular Season Champion ’18-19
➡️ Appearance of Elite 8 ’18-19
➡️ Fully defensive team B10 ’21-22
➡️ Average ’23-24: 10.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.7 assists, 1.3 stl overseas pic.twitter.com/td3V2dAe7t
— Mackey Men (@PurdueTbt) June 24, 2024
Hunter was at Purdue from 2018-22, playing in 128 games with 74 starts. He was an excellent defender for the Boilermakers and had his most productive year during the 2019-20 season, averaging 10.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
In four seasons at West Lafayette, Hunter scored 842 points, grabbed 283 rebounds and dished out 261 assists. He also recorded 95 robberies.
Following the 2021-22 campaign, Hunter transferred to Butler for his final year of eligibility. In his only season with the Bulldogs, the point guard averaged 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
TBT is a summer basketball event featuring several former college basketball standouts. It’s a single-elimination event, similar to the NCAA Tournament, with a $1 million winner-take-all prize pool.
Mackey’s men will begin TBT at the Butler Regional (Indianapolis) and play at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Regional games are scheduled to be played July 19-23. Both Indiana and Butler will also have alumni teams participating in this year’s TBT event.
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