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Illinois State University Athletics

2014-15 Men's Basketball

Dennis Banks
Paradise Jam

4 Bobby Hunter

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 191

Biography

2014-15/Redshirt Senior at Illinois State
Named to the MVC All-Bench Team • Was one of 98 NCAA Division I men's basketball student-athletes nominated for the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team • Ranked No. 8 in MVC 3-point shooting percentage (36-for-89, 40.4 percent) • Averaged 6.8 points and 2.0 rebounds while playing in 30 games • Was the first player off the bench 13 times • Made his second start of the season during ISU's senior day victory over Southern Illinois (Feb. 25), playing 13 minutes with one steal and one assist • Scored a game-high 13 points while matching a season best with five rebounds against No. 19 Northern Iowa (Jan. 25) • Netted 14 points with five rebounds and five assists in the win over Bradley (Jan. 17) • Tied a season high with five rebounds plus eight points at Indiana State (Jan. 14) • Matched a career high with seven field goals on 7-for-8 shooting for a game-best 17 points plus a season-high five rebounds in the win at Missouri State (Jan. 11) • Made his first start of the season at No. 16 Wichita State (Jan. 4) • Shot a team-best 3-for-4 from beyond the arc versus Indiana State (Dec. 31) • Contributed 14 points in the win over Quincy (Dec. 29) • Was one of two Redbirds to reach double-figures - with 11 points - in the win over IPFW (Dec. 22) • Netted 10 points at Murray State (Dec. 20) • Scored a career-high 23 points on a career-best seven field goals off the bench versus Seton Hall (Nov. 24), and followed that with a team-best 20-point performance against Youngstown State (Nov. 29) • Matched a team-high with 12 points on 3-for-5 shooting plus four rebounds in ISU's win over Old Dominion (Nov. 23).

2013-14/Redshirt Junior at Illinois State
Served as a team captain • Ranked second on the team and No. 8 in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 48.2 percent field goal average • Led the Redbirds and tied for No. 6 in the league with 1.5 steals per game • Ranked third on the team with 10.5 points per contest • Averaged a team-best 2.4 assists per game while playing in all 34 contests with 29 starts • Netted 16 points with five rebounds and two steals in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) first-round win over Morehead State (March 19) • Scored 14 points on 6-for-6 free-throw shooting in the win over Missouri State (Feb. 18) • Scored 10 points with a game-high five assists in the win over Bradley (Feb. 15) • Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and matched a career-best six field goals in the overtime loss at Evansville (Feb. 12) • Led four Redbirds in double-figures with 17 points in the win over Northern Iowa (Feb. 5) • Scored a career-high 19 points on 4-for-6 shooting in the win over Drake (Feb. 1) • Tallied a career-best six field goals for 13 points in the loss at Indiana State (Jan. 25) • Matched a career-high with six assists plus 13 points and five rebounds in the win at Drake (Jan. 18) • Was one of four Redbirds to reach double-figures with 10 points in the win over Loyola (Jan. 11) • Led Illinois State with 11 points in the loss at No. 6 Wichita State (Jan. 8) • Netted 15 points with a 7-for-7 free throw effort in the win over Southern Illinois (Jan. 5) • Scored 16 points, with a career-best five steals in the win over No. 25 Dayton (Dec. 7) • Netted 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting in the win at San Francisco (Nov. 30) • Led five Redbirds in double-figures with a 14-point effort on 4-for-8 shooting in the loss to Drexel (Nov. 12).

Prior to Illinois State
Finished 2012-13 as the second-leading scorer among Division I junior college players, with 25.2 points averaged per game as a sophomore at Santa Fe College • Was Santa Fe's first-ever NJCAA First Team All-America selection • Also earned First Team All-America accolades as a freshman at NAIA Division II Oregon Tech, where he guided the Owls to a national championship while averaging 20.2 points per game • Redshirted during the 2010-11 season at Oregon Tech • Netted double figures in 31 out of 32 games with Santa Fe, scoring a career-high 40 points against TAAG Academy • His 275 free throws made and 354 free throws attempted set a Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) mark • Shot 47.3 percent from the field, 77.7 percent from the free throw line and 37 percent from the three point line at Santa Fe • Averaged 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and had 76 steals • Was named the Mid-Florida Conference (MFC) Player of the Year, a First Team All-FCSAA honoree and a First Team All-MFC selection • Also earned numerous prep accolades while playing at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno.

Personal
Born March 23, 1992 • Son of Jimmy and Ethel Johnson • Has two siblings • Major: University Studies

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