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Background
2005-06: Fifth NBA season (Philadelphia) … Set career-highs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, offensive, defensive and total rebounds, assists, steals, points and points per game ... In 69 games (35 starts) averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.10 blocks in 19.0 minutes per game … Shot 60.1 percent (175-291 FG) from the field, to rank fourth on the Sixers all-time list for best field goal percentage (min. 100 FGM) ... Shot 51.4 percent (71-138 FT) from the free-throw line … Set a career-high with 35 starts, averaging 9.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.51 blocks in 24.6 minutes per game … Tied his career-high with 20 points at Seattle (3/16) and versus Washington (4/10) … Had a career-high 12 rebounds versus New Orleans-Oklahoma City (11/21) … Set a career-high with six blocks at Seattle (3/16) … His only two double-doubles came in back-to-back games: (vs. NOK on 11/21, 10 pts, 12 reb) and (at MIL on 11/23, 11 pts, 10 reb) … Started the first 13 games of the season for an injured Samuel Dalembert … Was traded to New Orleans/Oklahoma City (2/1), but trade was rescinded by NOK and rejoined Philadelphia (2/8) ... Missed two games due to left lower leg pain(12/18 - 12/21) and was inactive for two games.
PRO CAREER: Five NBA seasons … Has played for three different teams during his five year career: Orlando: 2001-04, Phoenix: 2004-05 and Philadelphia: 2005-06 … Averaging 4.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.10 blocks in 290 career games (87 starts)... Tore his right ACL while participating in Big Man Camp at The Basketball Academy in Bradenton, Fla. during the summer of 2002 … Placed on the injured list due to the injury (10/28/02) and missed the first 38 games of the season, before being activated (1/12/03)… PLAYOFFS… Has appeared in 22 playoff games: seven with Orlando (2002-03) and 15 with Phoenix (2004-05)… Has averaged 3.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.95 blocks per game.
2004-05: Fourth NBA season (Phoenix)… In 76 games (3
starts), averaged 4.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.34 blocks in
13.8 minutes per game… Shot a career-high 61.4 percent
(135-220 FG) from the field… Had two or more blocks 29
times, including a career-high tying five blocks vs. the 76ers
(3/30)… Scored 10 or more points 11 times, including a
career-high tying 17 points vs. Washington (12/18)… Ranked
second in the NBA with 4.68 blocks per 48 minutes... Had at
least one block in 55 of 76 games played… Grabbed a career high
tying 10 rebounds vs the L.A. Clippers (2/23)… Had a
breakout game with 14 points, including 12 in the third quarter
at Cleveland (11/10)… DNP (Coach’s Decision) in six
games… PLAYOFFS… Played in all 15 playoff games… After
scoring a total of six points in his first seven career playoff
games with Orlando in 2003, exploded for a playoff career high
16 points in Game 1 vs. Memphis (4/24) in the First-Round Playoff series… Averaged 4.0 points, 2.5 rebounds
and 1.20 blocks in 14.2 minutes per game.
2003-04: Third NBA season (Orlando)… Played a career-high 59 games and blocked at least one shot in 35 games, including a career-high-tying five blocks vs. Utah (2/18)… Started in 23 games, averaging 5.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 21.6 minutes during that span… Averaged 3.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and a career-high 1.24 blocks in 13.4 minutes... Scored a season-best 15 points (also had season-high nine rebounds) in 32 minutes at Houston (11/8).
2002-03: Second NBA season (Orlando)… Appeared in 33 games for Orlando, averaging 3.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.09 blocks in 13.5 minutes per game… Recorded first double-double of his NBA career with 14 points and career-high 10 rebounds in 26 minutes at Dallas (4/5)… Scored in double figures four times, including season-high 15 points (also had seven boards and career-high-tying five blocks) vs. Philadelphia (3/30)… Had at least one blocked shot in 15 outings, including career-high-tying five blocks at Indiana (4/11)… Suffered a torn right ACL while participating in Big Man Camp at The Basketball Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) during the summer of 2002… Placed on the injured list due to the injury (10/28) and missed the first 38 games of the season, before being activated (1/12)… PLAYOFFS… Appeared in all seven playoff games against Detroit, averaging 0.9 points in 5.7 minutes per game.
2001-02: Rookie NBA season (Orlando)… Played in 53 games and made 21 starts as a rookie for Orlando… Averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game… As a starter, averaged 5.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.52 blocks in 15.7 minutes per game… Scored in double figures three times, including a career-high 17 points vs. Chicago (12/5)… Recorded at least one blocked shot in 25 games… Made first NBA start (11/9) vs. Sacramento (4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 13 minutes)… Made NBA debut (10/30) vs. Toronto… Placed on the injured list (12/22) due to plantar fasciitis in the right foot (missed 5 games).
COLLEGE CAREER: Played two seasons at DePaul University... Averaged 9.9 ppg., 4.7 rpg. and 2.03 bpg in 63 career outings with the Blue Demons... Finished third in school history with 128 career blocked shots and in field goal percentage, shooting .586 percent from the field... Set school record for blocked shots by a sophomore with 72, the third-highest single-season total in school history... As a sophomore (2000-01), led Conference USA in field goal percentage (.592)... Finished second in the conference and 33rd in the nation in blocks (2.40 bpg.) and 19th in the conference in rebounding (5.6 rpg)... Averaged 11.4 ppg. and scored in double figures 18 times... Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 1999-2000... Scored a career-high 27 points at Charlotte on Feb. 6, 2000.
Personal
Full name is Steven D. Hunter
Parents are Will, a retired Army sergeant, and Renee Golden, who works for Chicago’s Board of Education
Has a 1-year-old daughter Nylaa
Attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, the same alma mater as Magic Head Coach Doc Rivers
Was chosen as one of the 100 Stars of the Future by Blue Ribbon College Yearbook
Enrolled in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
An avid Chicago Cubs fan and still follows his former DePaul Blue Demons club
Has been active in charity causes, including Thanksgiving turkey drives and Christmas toy give aways
Hosted a Food Drive as part of the 76ers Drive for Kids program (11/13/05), which brought in over 1,300 non-perishable food items for Philadelphia area families during the holiday season
Lists “The Cat in the Hat” as his favorite book as a child
Wears size 17 sneaker.
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