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#5 Ben Hunt
6-2 - Senior - Guard
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia/Stephen F. Austin

Player Stats

2005-06: Hunt was named Red River Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and NAIA 2nd-team All-American...set single season school records with 119 three-pointers and 90.8% free throw shooting...hit first 13 free throws of the season to extend his streak to a career best 30 consecutive free throws made...hit at least one three in each of his final 31 games...scored in double-figures in 31-of-34 games played...scored 20 or more points in 12 games...set a school record by hitting 7-of-8 threes in a game against Texas College (2/2)...named to the NAIA National Tournament All-Tournament team after averaging 20.6 points and 6 rebounds per game in five games...scored a career-high 34 points, including 21 of the team's 31 second half points, in the National Championship game...his school record 219th career three-pointer came with 0.2 seconds remaining in the National Championship game to deliver the program's first National Title with a 67-65 win over Oklahoma City University...also graduates as the school's record holder with 47.6% long range shooting and 90.7% free throw shooting in his career.

2004-05: Hunt was named 1st-team All-RRAC...started all 32 games and logged a team-high 34.9 minutes per game... ranked 2nd on the team with 17.5 points per game and 100 3-pointers while setting a school record with his lights-out 90.7% shooting from the free throw line...scored in double-figures in all but two contests including the final 28 games in succession...made at least on 3-pointer in each of his last 20 contests...recorded a triple-double in a 99-86 win at Paul Quinn (1/8) with  17 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists...followed that game with a double-double on a season-high 29 points and 11 boards in a 90-78 win at SAGU (1/10).

Prior to Wesleyan: A two-year letterwinner for Danny Kasper at Stephen F. Austin … helped lead the Lumberjacks to a 21-8 record and runner-up finish in the Southland Conference his sophomore season … averaged 8.5 points a game and shot .358 (44-123) from the three-point line his freshman season … scored 24 points vs. Louisiana-Monroe and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, including 4-for-4 from behind the arc his freshman season.

Prep: A three-year letterwinner for David Flint at Bendigo Senior Secondary College … helped lead team to a 18-4 record and a National Schools Basketball Championship his senior season.

Personal: Born Benjamin Alan Hunt on June 6, 1978, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia … son of Peter and Ricky Hunt … has one brother, Joshua … majoring in kinesiology.