Jerome Hunter

Weight:
220
Height:
6-7
Position:
Forward
Year:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pickerington, OH
High School:
Pickerington North

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in 25 games and started the last 4 games... averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds... tied for 3rd on the team in 3FG with 25... Against Tennessee Tech, he had 9 points, 2 steals and a career-high 3 assists... finished with 4 points against Texas... had 4 points and 4 boards against Stanford... posted 6 points and 3 boards at Florida State... had 5 points and a career-high 7 rebounds against UNA... hit a triple against Butler and Northwestern... posted 2 points and 4 rebounds at Illinois... had 4 points against Penn State... contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists against Maryland... tied his career-high’s with 12 points and 7 boards at Wisconsin... had 9 points, 6 boards and a steal at Nebraska... notched 6 points and 2 rebounds against Purdue... contributed 9 points and a steal against Rutgers... DNP (Coach’s Decision against Illinois, Iowa)... came off the bench and had 7 points and 5 boards and hit critical 3-pointer with 15.9 seconds left in double OT to seal the win at Northwestern... had 10 points and 2 rebounds at Ohio State... enjoyed a career night with 16 points against Minnesota... added 2 boards and a steal... had 5 points and an assist against Michigan State... posted 5 points and 4 boards at Rutgers... made his first career start and had 5 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan... started his second game and had 6 points and 5 rebounds at Michigan State...had 12 points, 2 boards and a steal at Purdue.

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 30 games… averaged 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds… made 16 of his 19 3FG in the final 10 games… shot 75.0% from the line… averaged 4.5 points in preseason play... had 7 points and 2 steals against Marquette... had his first career appearance as a Hoosier and had 7 points and 3 rebounds... had 9 points and 3 rebounds off the bench against PSU... had 2 3FG... posted 12 points and 2 steals against North Alabama... had 4 points and 3 rebounds against Troy... had 2 points against Princeton... notched 3 points and 2 boards against Louisiana Tech... had 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot at Wisconsin... had a basket, a rebound and a steal against UConn... had 2 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against Nebraska... scored a basket against Notre Dame... did not play against Arkansas due to a thigh bruise... played 3 minutes at Maryland... had a 3-pointer against Northwestern... made 5 free throws in a season-high 19 minutes against Ohio State... had 2 points and 3 rebounds at Rutgers... hit 2 3FG at Nebraska... had 2 rebounds and made 2 FT’s with .6 seconds left against MSU... tied his season-high with 12 points against Maryland... hit career-best 3 3FG and 4 rebounds against the Terps... missed PSU game after becoming ill following warmups... had 9 points and 4 rebounds at OSU... finished with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists against Purdue... had 3 points and 4 boards against Iowa... had 3 points and 5 rebounds at Michigan... had a key blocked shot that sparked IU coming back from a 10-point first half deficit against Minnesota.. had critical 3FG to start a 13-0 run against Penn State... also added 3 boards... had 6 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds at Illinois... had a 3-pointer and 2 steals against Wisconsin... had 3 points, 4 rebounds, a block and a steal against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament.

2018-19 (Freshman)
Was a medical redshirt after undergoing surgery on his leg.

Prep/Personal
Hunter was ranked #46 by 247Sports and #49 by Rivals … finished his career scoring 1,314 career points and grabbing 729 rebounds … garnered first team All-State honors and was a finalist for Ohio Mr. Basketball … rated as the #2 player in Ohio … scored 20.2 points and grabbed 10.2 rebounds per game while Pickerington North posted a record of 20-5 his senior year ... OHSAA Division I Central District Co-Player of the Year … District 11 Player of the Year … OCC-Ohio Player of the Year … OCC-Ohio Team Champions … averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior and was named first-team All-Metro by The Columbus Dispatch … averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds as a senior … led his team to the Regional title game where he scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds … high school coach was Jason Bates … played AAU basketball for Ohio Nova … coached by Andreas James … son of Nichol Lewis … born Dec. 22, 1999 ... major is Sports Marketing and Communication.