August 25, 2022
Dan Boyce
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Jordan Hunter exploded in his second year in the NBL, his production jumping from averaging 0.9 points and 1 rebound in 63 total minutes to 9.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 20 minutes per game.

Then, prior to the 2021/22 season, an unfortunate fracture to both his finger and his foot then saw him miss the entire 2021/22 season.

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Hunter joins the podcast to take host Dan Boyce through his rehab, the mental hurdles players he faced and the importance of having passions both on and off the court.

He also dives deeper into the tutelage he has received from Aussie basketball greats like Luc Longley, Andrew Bogut, Daniel Kcikert and Aleks Maric and how they’ve helped shape his basketball IQ.

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Podcast topics include;

His season ending injuries and working himself back into shape via the NBL1 (2:00)
The soul searching that players face during injury and how he handled it missing an entire season (7:00)
Jordan’s passions off the court and his goal to write a fantasy novel in the future (9:00)
Mental health, balancing basketball and life and the Kings forfeiting the championship in 2020 (12:00)
Making it to Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence (20:00)
Playing college basketball at St Mary’s University (25:00)
The big man ‘brains trust’ the Sydney Kings have with former Boomers Andrew Bogut, Luc Longley, Daniel Kickert and Aleks Maric being part of the team (33:00)
His breakout season in 2020/21 where he finished runner-up for the NBL Most Improved Player award (35:00)
Jordan’s mental approach to the game of basketball and how he fell back in love with the game thanks to the Sydney Kings (40:00)
Expectations for the coming NBL season (42:30)
The biggest highlights and learning moments of his career (45:00)

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Jordan Hunter (Sydney Kings) on learning from Luc Longley and Andrew Bogut, the mental toll of injuries and passions on and off the court