Chase Alexander Hunter (born April 8, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.
High school career Hunter attended Westlake High School in South Fulton, Georgia. Following his high school career, he committed to play college basketball at Clemson University over offers from Georgia, Michigan State, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
College career
Hunter began his college career dealing with injuries. Hunter began to have a breakout year as a redshirt junior, totaling 23 points and seven assists in the 2022–23 season opener. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points per game, doubling his scoring average from the previous season. The following season, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game. During the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Hunter averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals across four games, helping lead the Tigers to an Elite Eight appearance. At the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he entered his name into the NBA draft while retaining his eligibility, eventually electing to return to Clemson for a sixth and final season. In his final season at Clemson, Hunter emerged as the team's leading scorer.
National team career Hunter was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.
Professional career On 16 July 2026, Hunter signed with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 9 || 4 || 19.3 || .378 || .304 || .636 || 1.0 || 1.6 || .8 || .0 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 24 || 4 || 14.1 || .311 || .143 || .667 || 1.2 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 33 || 15 || 22.7 || .451 || .345 || .750 || 2.7 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || 6.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 31 || 31 || 32.1 || .410 || .356 || .813 || 3.0 || 4.5 || .5 || .3 || 13.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 36 || 36 || 32.8 || .424 || .311 || .850 || 2.6 || 3.2 || .7 || .3 || 12.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Clemson | 34 || 33 || 33.5 || .470 || .407 || .866 || 3.0 || 2.5 || 1.4 || .5 || 16.5 |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career | 167 || 123 || 27.4 || .417 || .321 || .789 || 2.5 || 2.6 || .7 || .3 || 10.7
See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career games played leaders List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams
References
External links Clemson Tigers bio