Gianni Hunt

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lakewood, Calif.
High School:
Bishop Montgomery HS

JUNIOR (2021-22): Played in the first nine games of the season with five starts … Missed the remainder of the season due to personal reasons … Averaged 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.9 steals in 24.2 minutes per game … Had season highs with 11 points and three field goals against Wake Forest (11/26) ... Made a career-high four free throws against Wake Forest (11/26) … Tied career highs with six rebounds and six assists at Tulsa (11/15) ... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Portland State (11/9).

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in 31 games and started one … Averaged 5.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 20.2 minutes per game … Scored in double figures in six games … Had seven points and four assists against Houston (3/29) in the NCAA Tournament … Tied career highs with three free throws and three steals against Tennessee (3/19) in the NCAA Tournament … Had 10 points, two rebounds and two assists against Colorado (3/13) in the Pac-12 Championship game … Tied a career high with 17 points and made a career-best seven field goals at Utah (3/3) ... Made a career-high three free throws against Washington State (2/6) ... Had career highs with 17 points and four 3-pointers against Stanford (1/4) ... Tied a career high with six assists against California (1/2) ... Made first career start against Portland (12/10) and finished with career highs of six assists, three steals and 32 minutes ... Had 10 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals against Wyoming (12/6) ... Missed the first two games of the season with a concussion.

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Played in all 31 games … Averaged 2.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.6 steals in 13.9 minutes per game … Tied a career high with two steals against Utah (3/11) … Tied career highs with three field goals made and two steals against California (3/7) ... Tied career highs with three assists, two steals, two free throws made and 24 minutes against Stanford (3/5) ... Had a career-high three assists and equaled career bests with two steals and two free throws made at Arizona State (2/22) ... Played a career-high 24 minutes against USC (1/25) ... Tied a career high with two steals at Colorado (1/5) ... Had a career-high two steals at Utah (1/2) ... Grabbed a career-high five rebounds against Portland State (12/1) ... Had career highs with 11 points and three 3-pointers made at Wyoming (11/16) ... Scored first career point on a free throw in the first half against Iowa State (11/9) ... Had first career rebound, assist and steal against Iowa State (11/9).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif. in 2019 … Ranked the nation’s No. 43 point guard by ESPN… Named a four-star recruit by ESPN … Lettered four years for head coach Doug Mitchell … Averaged 11.8 points, 7.1 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals as a senior … Led team to league title and CIF Regional finals as a senior and junior … Helped team win the CIF Open Division state championship as a sophomore … Played with Ethan Thompson during freshman and sophomore seasons … Played AAU with California Supreme and Oakland Soldiers … Invited to the NBA Top 100 Camp and the Pangos All-American Camp.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 6, 2000 in Long Beach, Calif. … Son of Roy and Lorna Hunt … Father is retired and mother is a nurse … Has two brothers, Roy Jr. and Jakarri, and two sisters, Giavonna and Adriana … Cousin Rashaad Reynolds played football at Oregon State from 2009-13 … Chose Oregon State because “of the relationship I built with the coaches. They recruited me the earliest and the hardest” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning a ring my sophomore year of high school” … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Hobbies are hanging out with friends and watching Netflix … Majoring in Human Development and Family Science.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 17, two times, last at Utah (3/3/21)
FG Made: 7 at Utah (3/3/21)
FG Attempted: 11 vs. Stanford (1/4/21)
3-PT Made: 4 vs. Stanford (1/4/21)
3-PT Attempted: 6 vs. Stanford (1/4/21)
FT Made: 4 vs. Wake Forest (11/26/21)
FT Attempted: 5 vs. Tennessee (3/19/21)
Rebounds: 6, two times, last at Tulsa (11/15/21)
Assists: 6, three times, last at Tulsa (11/15/21)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 3, two times, last vs. Tennessee (3/19/21)
Minutes: 33 at Tulsa (11/15/21)