Former NBA Player Brandon Hunter Dead At 42

Former NBA Player Brandon Hunter Dead At 42

Former NBA player, Brandon Hunter has recently passed away at the age of 42.

Social media posts from the Boston Celtics and his alma mater, Ohio University acknowledged his death, although it was not revealed how Hunter died.

According to WLWT, Hunter played basketball at Withrow High School (Cincinnati, OH), before graduating in 1999, where he left to attend Ohio University. In his four year collegiate career, he averaged 16.9 points per game and had a career-high 21.5 per game average as a senior. He also led the division grabbing 12.6 rebounds per game in the 2002-03 school year. He was named to the First Team All-MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference) three times. He was the career leader in rebounds, snatching 1,103 boards while playing at Ohio.

His stellar athletic play earned him induction into both Withrow High School and Ohio University’s Hall of Fame.

After graduating from Ohio, the Boston Celtics drafted Hunter in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He played there for one season (playing in 36 games) before he was left unprotected in the 2004 NBA Expansion draft. The Charlotte Bobcats took advantage of that and selected him for the team. He was then traded to the Orlando Magic, where he played 31 games.

NBA News reported that, although he only played for two years in the NBA, he did find work overseas playing for teams in Greece, Italy, Israel, and France.

After unlacing his sneakers, Hunter started a sports agency, Hunter Athlete Management, that represented professional athletes and coaches worldwide, in June 2021.

Former NBA Player Brandon Hunter Dead At 42

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