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Jersey Number 21
Hunter Rhodes
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ill.
- High School:
- Canton/Kirkwood CC
Bio
Hunter Rhodes's Game-by-Game Stats (PDF)
SENIOR (2017-18): Saw action in 23 games ... started at point guard in the final six games of the season ... averaged 10.1 points per game and has handed out 17 assists in his last six games ... shot 92.6 percent from the foul line (25-of-27 FTs) ... scored 14 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in a 60-50 win over Evansville (3/1) ... made his first career start, scored a team-high 12 points in a win over Evansville (2/13) ... was a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line in a 74-65 win over Bradley (2/7) ... played a career-high 30 minutes, scored 7 points and had 3 assists at Evansville (1/31) ... dished out a season-high 3 assists in an 83-72 triumph over Illinois State (1/24) ... grabbed a career-high 5 rebounds in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10) ... buried all three of his shots and scored 7 points in UNI’s 77-68 OT win vs. UNLV (11/29) ... saw his first action of the season in UNI’s 61-58 win over SMU (11/22) ... sat out the first four games of the season with an injury.
JUNIOR (2016-17): Saw action in 21 games ... ranked fourth on the squad with 17 3-pointers ... sank 13-of-15 free throws (86.7 percent) ... posted a 3.6-to-1 assist to turnover ratio ... buried two 3-pointers and scored 8 points in MVC Tournament vs. Missouri State (3/3) ... came off the bench and scored 8 points with 4 assists in a win at Missouri State (2/12) ... scored eight points in 25 minutes at Bradley (1/11) ... poured in a career-high 20 points and handed out 4 assists vs. South Dakota State (12/7) ... his 3-pointer gave UNI a 16-7 lead over Xavier with 10:51 left in the 1st half ... scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12) ... played 14 minutes and scored 2 pts in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Helped lead Kirkwood Community College to the NJCAA Division II national title in 2015-16 ... averaged a team-high 12.6 points per game ... led the squad in assists per game (4.1) ... shot 44.3 percent from 3-point range as a sophomore ... had eight 20-point scoring games as a sophomore ... made at least two three-pointers in 18 games in 2015-16 ... earned first-team all-region honors ... named the NJCAA Division II Region XI Tournament MVP.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his prep basketball at Canton (Ill.) High School, where he averaged 23.2 points per game ... named the Daily Ledger Player of the Year as a senior ... all-conference as a sophomore and senior ... third-team all-state pick as a senior ... scored 47 to set single-game scoring record at Canton ... honor roll student ... running back and kick returner on football squad.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 27, 1995, in Peoria, Ill. ... son of Kevin Rhodes and Betsy Grzanich ... has two brothers ... majoring in sports psychology ... father, Kevin, played at Western Illinois (1993-95) and made 112 career 3-pointers.
SENIOR (2017-18): Saw action in 23 games ... started at point guard in the final six games of the season ... averaged 10.1 points per game and has handed out 17 assists in his last six games ... shot 92.6 percent from the foul line (25-of-27 FTs) ... scored 14 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in a 60-50 win over Evansville (3/1) ... made his first career start, scored a team-high 12 points in a win over Evansville (2/13) ... was a perfect 9-of-9 at the free throw line in a 74-65 win over Bradley (2/7) ... played a career-high 30 minutes, scored 7 points and had 3 assists at Evansville (1/31) ... dished out a season-high 3 assists in an 83-72 triumph over Illinois State (1/24) ... grabbed a career-high 5 rebounds in an 80-47 win over Dubuque (12/10) ... buried all three of his shots and scored 7 points in UNI’s 77-68 OT win vs. UNLV (11/29) ... saw his first action of the season in UNI’s 61-58 win over SMU (11/22) ... sat out the first four games of the season with an injury.JUNIOR (2016-17): Saw action in 21 games ... ranked fourth on the squad with 17 3-pointers ... sank 13-of-15 free throws (86.7 percent) ... posted a 3.6-to-1 assist to turnover ratio ... buried two 3-pointers and scored 8 points in MVC Tournament vs. Missouri State (3/3) ... came off the bench and scored 8 points with 4 assists in a win at Missouri State (2/12) ... scored eight points in 25 minutes at Bradley (1/11) ... poured in a career-high 20 points and handed out 4 assists vs. South Dakota State (12/7) ... his 3-pointer gave UNI a 16-7 lead over Xavier with 10:51 left in the 1st half ... scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in UNI’s 74-37 win over Coe (11/12) ... played 14 minutes and scored 2 pts in UNI’s exhibition win over Bemidji State (10/28).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Helped lead Kirkwood Community College to the NJCAA Division II national title in 2015-16 ... averaged a team-high 12.6 points per game ... led the squad in assists per game (4.1) ... shot 44.3 percent from 3-point range as a sophomore ... had eight 20-point scoring games as a sophomore ... made at least two three-pointers in 18 games in 2015-16 ... earned first-team all-region honors ... named the NJCAA Division II Region XI Tournament MVP.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his prep basketball at Canton (Ill.) High School, where he averaged 23.2 points per game ... named the Daily Ledger Player of the Year as a senior ... all-conference as a sophomore and senior ... third-team all-state pick as a senior ... scored 47 to set single-game scoring record at Canton ... honor roll student ... running back and kick returner on football squad.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 27, 1995, in Peoria, Ill. ... son of Kevin Rhodes and Betsy Grzanich ... has two brothers ... majoring in sports psychology ... father, Kevin, played at Western Illinois (1993-95) and made 112 career 3-pointers.
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