Jerome Hunter

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
225
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington

2024-25 BIG EAST AWARD WINNER: Xavier's remarkable comeback story was selected as the 2024-25 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award winner. Hunter has made an impact with his sportsmanlike play and leadership on and off the court. Hunter has overcome a long list of challenges during his collegiate career, which included two seasons at Indiana before transferring to Xavier before the 2020-21 season. Hunter battled injury issues at Indiana but his return from challenges that made him miss the entire 2023-24 season is nothing short of remarkable. Hunter suffered a heart attack in the preseason and, after a long road back to being cleared for full practice, in early 2024 he tore his Achilles tendon and was shut down for the rest of the season. Throughout his rehabilitation process, Hunter’s positive attitude and presence around the team showed his true character.

MORE FROM 2024-25: Hit 3-4 3-pointers in the Texas NCAA win ... Scored 12 points on 4-6 shooting on his Senior Day vs. Providence on March 8 ... Nine points in the win at Butler on March 5, while hitting all four shots from the field ... Scored in double figures in eight games (five in BIG EAST play), including 12 points to go with five rebounds in 13 minutes in the UConn win on Jan. 25 ... 10 points and six rebounds at DePaul on Jan. 11 ... 12 points on 3-3 shooting (2-2 from 3-point range) vs. Seton Hall on Dec. 31 ... 15 points vs. Marquette on Dec. 21, while hitting 6-8 from the field ... 10 points and four rebounds in the South Carolina win on Nov. 25 ... 20 minutes vs. Texas Southern on Nov. 4, his first regular season or postseason action since the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

2023-24: Sat out the season for medical reasons, first for cardiac reasons and second after tearing his Achilles tendon in practice following his clearance to participate.

2022-23: Averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg. for Xavier’s two NCAA Tournament wins, while shooting 66.7 percent (14-21) from the field ... Led all scorers with a career-high 24 points (eight points higher than his previous collegiate high) in the NCAA First Round win over Kennesaw State on March 17, while hitting 8-11 from the field and 8-8 from the free-throw line ... Averaged 10.3 ppg. and 5.9 rpg. for the last 15 games after entering the starting lineup ... Sixth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 57.5 percent compared with 32.2 percent for the 2021-22 season; only attempted nine 3-pointers compared with an average of 67.3 attempts per season for the previous three seasons ... 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a collegiate career-high three blocks at Seton Hall on Feb. 24 ... Posted 12 of his 15 double-figure scoring games against BIG EAST teams ... Second on the team and 12th in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.1 orpg. ... 15 points to go with nine rebounds vs. DePaul on Feb. 18 ... Hit 5-6 shots on his way to 14 points vs. Villanova on Feb. 21 ... First start of the season was vs. Providence on Feb. 1, logging 36 minutes with nine points and eight rebounds (seven offensive) ... 11 points at UConn on Jan. 25, 11 points vs. Marquette on Jan. 15 and 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 11 ... In the UConn win on Dec. 31 he scored 15 points in 20 minutes, hitting 3-4 from the field and 9-9 free throws to go with five rebounds ... 10 rebounds to go with eight points and two blocks at St. John’s on Dec. 28 ... 11 points on 4-5 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and two blocks vs. Seton Hall on Dec. 20.

2021-22: 10 points in the Creighton win on Jan. 15, including a pair of 3-pointers ... 12 points at Butler on Jan. 7, including a pair of 3-pointers ... 15 points with six rebounds and four assists vs. Morehead State on Dec. 15 ... Fifth on the team in rebounding at 2.9 rpg. ... 17 starts.

2020-21 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT INDIANA): 55 games over two seasons at IU, including 25 games with four starts as a redshirt sophomore ... Four double-figure scoring games, all of which came in Big Ten play: Hit 5-of-6 from the field en route to an IU career-high 16 points vs. Minnesota on Feb. 17, 12 points to go with seven rebounds at Wisconsin on Jan. 7, 12 points at Purdue on March 6 ... Basketball coach: Archie Miller for his entire Indiana career.

2019-20 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT INDIANA): Played in 30 games, averaging 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game ... Recorded three double-figure scoring games: 12 vs. North Alabama on Nov. 12, 12 vs. Maryland on Jan. 26 and 10 vs. Purdue on Feb. 8 … Shot 75.0 percent from the line ... Had a key blocked shot that sparked an IU comeback from a 10-point first half deficit at Minnesota on Feb. 19 ... Hit a big 3-pointer to start a 13-0 run against Penn State on Feb. 23.

2018-19 AT INDIANA: Sat out the 2018-19 season as a medical redshirt.

AT PICKERINGTON NORTH (OH) HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 46 by 247Sports and No. 49 by Rivals as a senior ... Scored 20.2 ppg. and grabbed 10.2 rpg. while leading his team to a 20-5 record ... First Team All-State selection was rated as the No. 2 player in the State of Ohio ... OHSAA Division I Central District Co-Player of the Year … District 11 Player of the Year … OCC-Ohio Player of the Year led his team to the league title ... Averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior and was named first-team All-Metro by The Columbus Dispatch … Basketball coach: Jason Bates.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Hunter ... Nicknamed Rome ... Graduated iwith a degree in Liberal Arts ... Mom is Nichol Lewis ... Has five siblings: Nasiyah Teague, Solomon Teague, Maleikhi Teague, Kierra Broadus and Jemeila Hunter ... Jemeila was a sprinter on the track team at Bowling Green ... Born December 22, 1999 in Columbus, Ohio.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	24	vs. Kennesaw State (March 17, 2023)
Field Goals Made	8	vs. Kennesaw State (March 17, 2023)
Field Goals Attempted	12	vs. DePaul (Febuary 18, 2023) and vs. Iowa State (November 24, 2021)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	3	vs. Texas (March 19, 2025)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	6	vs. Iowa State (November 24, 2021)
Free Throws Made	9	vs. UConn (December 31, 2022)
Free Throws Attempted	9	vs. UConn (December 31, 2022)
Rebounds	10	at St. John's (December 28, 2022)
Assists	6	vs. Norfolk State (November 21, 2021)
Blocks	4	vs. Seton Hall (December 31, 2024)
Steals	3	vs. St. John's (February 4, 2023), vs. Ball State (December 8, 2021), and vs. Central Michigan (December 1, 2021)