Shane Hunter

{{short description|American basketball player (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Shane Hunter | image = | caption = | position = Center | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 207 | league = PLK | team = Legia Warsaw | number = 40 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|27}} | birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | high_school = St. Thomas Aquinas<br>(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | college = Nova Southeastern (2019–2024) | draft_year = 2024 | career_start = 2024 | years1 = 2024–2025 | team1 = Norrköping Dolphins | years2 = 2025–present | team2 = Maccabi Tel Aviv | years3 = 2025–present | team3 = →Legia Warsaw | highlights = * SBL champion (2025) * SBL champion (2025) * SBL Finals MVP (2025) }} '''Shane Hunter''' (born June 27, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK), on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv. He played college basketball for the Nova Southeastern Sharks.

==College career== Hunter played college ball for Nova Southeastern. In his last season Hunter averaged 15.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Hunter was named Sunshine State All-First Team, Sunshine State All-Defensive Team, Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team and Sunshine State Conference Tournament MVP.

==Professional career== After graduating from college, Hunter signed with the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketball League.<ref>[https://www.dolphins.se/article/i17asgi-37cjd/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawLzX89leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFabnlZVXUzenRHbjdkTVE3AR5UNH7WIkRAclSmaZYbmlpnK6uEmwPgwZb3P3MPglwRCmUT0oapvdAWHedLRw_aem_uxr-yy0uvS71OlXxKTvoWQ Warm welcome, Shane Hunter]</ref> He won the League title and was named Finals MVP.<ref>[https://swedenherald.com/article/norrkoping-dolphins-secure-fifth-straight-swedish-basketball-championship Norrköping Dolphins Secure Fifth Straight Swedish Basketball Title]</ref>

On July 27, 2025, Hunter signed a three-year deal with Euroleague team Maccabi Tel Aviv.<ref>[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/maccabi-signs-promising-big-man-shane-hunter Maccabi signs promising big man Shane Hunter]</ref> He was immediately loaned out to Polish champions Legia Warsaw.<ref>[https://legiakosz.com/posts/shane-hunter-zawodnikiem-legii/13336 Shane Hunter joins Legia]</ref>

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==External links== *[https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shane-hunter/6931 Nova Southeastern Sharks bio] *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Shane-Hunter/Summary/134523 Realgm.com profile] *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Shane-Hunter/525220 Eurobasket.com profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Shane}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland Category:American expatriate basketball people in Sweden Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Legia Warsaw (basketball) players Category:Nova Southeastern Sharks men's basketball players