Ben Hunt (basketball)
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Ben Hunt is an Australian basketballer who played in the National Basketball League
for the Perth Wildcats
for two seasons, from 2006-2008.
Hunt played his junior and senior college basketball seasons in the USA
at Texas Wesleyan University
in Ft. Worth, Texas
. He led the Texan Wesleyan Rams to the 2006 US National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
D1 championship, making the winning shot for the Rams in the title game. Hunt started in 32 of 34 games his senior year and led the team in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game including 119 three-pointers with a record 90.8% shooting average from the free throw line. In 2004-05 was named First-Team All-Red River Athletic Conference
starting all 32 games and logged a team-high 34.9 minutes per game. Hunt was ranked second on the team with 17.5 points per game and 100 3-pointers while setting a school record with 90.7% shooting from the free throw line, scoring in double-figures in all but two contests including the final 28 games in succession. Hunt made at least one three-pointer in each of his last 20 contests.
2005 Hunt captained the World University Summer Games Universiade
Men's Australian Basketball team in Izmir
, Turkey
. Top-scored against the USA Men's team with 28 points and a team high 26 points against Greece
.
Played the 2003-04 SEABL season with the Ballarat Miners
in the ABA.
Was a two-year letterwinner for the Stephen F. Austin State University
Lumberjacks (NCAA D1) in 2001-2003. Team captain both seasons. Helped lead the Lumberjacks to a 21-8 record and runner-up finish in the Southland Conference
his sophomore season. Averaged 8.5 points a game and shot .358 (44-123) from the three-point line his freshman season. Scored 24 points vs. Louisiana-Monroe and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, including 4-for-4 from behind the arc his freshman season.
Played for the Bendigo Braves
in the SEABL from 1994-2001
U/23 ABA South Conference and National Youth Player of the Year in 2000
2000 and 2001 SEABL All-South Conference Team
Played at Bendigo Senior Secondary College
and helped lead the team to a 18-4 record and a National Schools Basketball Championship in his senior season in 1996.
He is now a Junior Varsity and Varsity coach for basketball at North Hills Preparatory in Irving, Texas
. He teaches his students two words to follow by, which are "High School". He is a big fan of Chapter 31 in the World Geography textbook
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
for the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
for two seasons, from 2006-2008.
Hunt played his junior and senior college basketball seasons in the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...
in Ft. Worth, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He led the Texan Wesleyan Rams to the 2006 US National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
D1 championship, making the winning shot for the Rams in the title game. Hunt started in 32 of 34 games his senior year and led the team in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game including 119 three-pointers with a record 90.8% shooting average from the free throw line. In 2004-05 was named First-Team All-Red River Athletic Conference
Red River Athletic Conference
The Red River Athletic Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The conference's 14 member institutions are located in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Pending acceptance of their application to the conference, a 15th member, the University...
starting all 32 games and logged a team-high 34.9 minutes per game. Hunt was ranked second on the team with 17.5 points per game and 100 3-pointers while setting a school record with 90.7% shooting from the free throw line, scoring in double-figures in all but two contests including the final 28 games in succession. Hunt made at least one three-pointer in each of his last 20 contests.
2005 Hunt captained the World University Summer Games Universiade
Universiade
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...
Men's Australian Basketball team in Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Top-scored against the USA Men's team with 28 points and a team high 26 points against Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Played the 2003-04 SEABL season with the Ballarat Miners
Ballarat Miners
The Ballarat Miners play in the East Conference of the SEABL in the ABA.-Current roster:...
in the ABA.
Was a two-year letterwinner for the Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...
Lumberjacks (NCAA D1) in 2001-2003. Team captain both seasons. Helped lead the Lumberjacks to a 21-8 record and runner-up finish in the Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
his sophomore season. Averaged 8.5 points a game and shot .358 (44-123) from the three-point line his freshman season. Scored 24 points vs. Louisiana-Monroe and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, including 4-for-4 from behind the arc his freshman season.
Played for the Bendigo Braves
Bendigo Braves
The Bendigo Braves are a basketball team based in Bendigo, Victoria. They play in the East Conference of the SEABL in the ABA.-Current roster:-External links:***...
in the SEABL from 1994-2001
U/23 ABA South Conference and National Youth Player of the Year in 2000
2000 and 2001 SEABL All-South Conference Team
Played at Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Bendigo Senior Secondary College is an Australian state school for Year 11 and Year 12 students in Bendigo, Victoria.There are four state 7-10 colleges in Bendigo - Eaglehawk Secondary College, Bendigo South East Secondary College, Crusoe College and Weeroona College Bendigo...
and helped lead the team to a 18-4 record and a National Schools Basketball Championship in his senior season in 1996.
He is now a Junior Varsity and Varsity coach for basketball at North Hills Preparatory in Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
. He teaches his students two words to follow by, which are "High School". He is a big fan of Chapter 31 in the World Geography textbook