Tom Vodanovich
July 23, 2020
Kruz Perrott-Hunt
- Nationality: NZL
- Date of Birth: 23/11/00
- Place of Birth: Auckland (New Zealand)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 190
- Weight (KG): 88
- Junior Assoc:
- College: South Dakota (2019–2023)
- NBL DEBUT: 21/12/18
- AGE AT DEBUT: 18
- LAST NBL GAME: 21/12/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 18
- NBL History: New Zealand 2019
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Kruz Perrott-Hunt was born in Auckland (New Zealand).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Kruz Perrott-Hunt made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 18 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
In 2018, a new regime was brought about at the Breakers organisation. In February, a consortium headed by former NBA player Matt Walsh became the majority shareholders via a newly formed company called Breakers Basketball Ltd, thus ending the 13-year Liz and Paul Blackwell ownership team.
Next came the exodus of four of the franchise’s most long-serving figures during the off-season. Paul Henare’s 15 years as player and coach came to an end, New Zealand’s all-time leading scorer Kirk Penney retired, and Alex Pledger (to Melbourne), Mika Vukona (to Brisbane), and Robert Loe (to Cairns) all signed deals elsewhere.
Thomas Abercrombie would step into the role of captain with Vukona’s exit, and former player Kevin Braswell signed up to be the team’s new head coach. Braswell added Corey Webster (via Europe), Tai Wesley (via Melbourne), Jarrad Weeks (via Cairns), Majok Majok (via Melbourne), Patrick Richard, Armani Moore, and Shawn Long to the roster.
Kruz Perrott-Hunt joined New Zealand as a development player in August while completing his final year at Rosmini College. A graduate of the Breakers Academy, he had helped Rosmini win the 2017 national secondary schools championship and was part of the Junior Tall Blacks team that won silver at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship. Breakers CEO Matt Walsh described exposing development players to the senior program as “an incredibly important part of our ongoing commitment.”
Perrott-Hunt’s only and therefore best NBL game came against Illawarra in Hamilton on December 21, where Perrott-Hunt (0 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist) played the final 1:27 as New Zealand defeated the Hawks 96-79 and kept its playoff hopes alive. Long (26 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Richard (14 points and 6 assists) led the Breakers, while Jordair Jett (16 points) was Illawarra’s leading scorer.
Perrott-Hunt (0 points across 1 game) remained a development player for the rest of the season and did not suffer a documented injury that prevented him from playing more often, with his limited opportunities resulting from his development role and position outside the senior rotation.
Long (18.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks) led New Zealand in scoring and earned All-NBL Second Team honours and the Breakers Club MVP award, while Wesley (14.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists), Richard (11 points and 3.6 rebounds), Webster (10.4 points), Weeks (10.1 points), Abercrombie (8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds), Delany (8 points), Ili (7.9 points), and Moore (7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds) were the team’s other key contributors. Weeks finished runner-up for both Best Sixth Man and Most Improved Player.
After the season Perrott-Hunt became a free agent and Perrott-Hunt (to South Dakota) moved to the United States to begin his college career at the University of South Dakota, ending his Breakers career after one NBL appearance.
Perrott-Hunt did not play when New Zealand closed the season in Brisbane on February 16, where Long (23 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks) and Wesley (17 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists) led the Breakers, while Patterson (23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists) led Brisbane to an 84-78 victory as New Zealand finished sixth with a 12-16 record.
Kruz Perrott-Hunt played in one NBL game during the 2018-19 season, scoring 0 points, 1 rebounds, and 1 assists.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 18 | New Zealand | 12-16 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 18 | New Zealand | 12-16 (6) | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
In 2022 Perrott-Hunt played for New Zealand during the FIBA World Cup Qualifying window and with the bronze medal winning Tall-Blacks side that competed at the FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- New Zealand - Nelson Giants (2019, 2026), Auckland Tuatara (2023), Tauranga Whai (2024–2025) | Serbia - Borac Čačak (2023) | Finland - Korihait (2024) | Slovakia - BC Komárno (2024–2025)
In 2019, Kruz Perrott-Hunt played in New Zealand for the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand NBL, averaging 9.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 13 games, with season stats also crediting him with 1.1 steals per game during that stint.
In 2023, he joined the Auckland Tuatara in the New Zealand NBL and later re-joined the club in June for the remainder of the season, finishing with nine games played and averages of 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
On 2 August 2023, Perrott-Hunt moved to Serbia after agreeing to a two-year deal with Borac Čačak, and he went on to make one ABA League appearance for the club on 27 November 2023 against Partizan.
In March 2024, he returned to New Zealand by signing with Tauranga Whai for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season, played all 20 games, and averaged 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
In August 2024, Perrott-Hunt signed with Korihait in Finland’s Korisliiga and appeared in seven games before moving on, with his Korisliiga stint listed at 9.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
On 13 November 2024, he joined BC Komárno in Slovakia’s Tipos SBL, and he was released on 4 January 2025 after eight games with the club.
In February 2025, Perrott-Hunt returned to Tauranga Whai for the 2025 New Zealand NBL season, opened the year with an NBL career-best 27 points against the Canterbury Rams, and later recorded 25 points against Otago while also adding five rebounds and four assists.
Across 23 games in the 2025 New Zealand NBL season, he averaged 14.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
In January 2026, Perrott-Hunt signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2026 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the franchise after his 2019 campaign.
COLLEGE
Kruz Perrott-Hunt played his NCAA college basketball career at the University of South Dakota from the 2019–20 through 2022–23 seasons, progressing from a rotation guard as a freshman into the program’s primary offensive option and a multi-time All-Summit League selection by his junior year.
As a freshman in the 2019–20 season, Perrott-Hunt appeared in 22 games with seven starts, making his collegiate debut against Pacific on November 8 and scoring his first points in a South Dakota uniform against Florida A&M on November 11. He averaged 1.5 points, 1.1 assists, and 9.6 minutes per game, recorded a season-high seven points against Mt. Marty on December 6, and handed out a team-high seven assists versus Mayville State on December 14, earning placement on the Summit League Honor Roll.
During the 2020–21 season, he became one of three Coyotes to start every game, averaging 27.6 minutes per contest while producing 7.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game. That year included eight double-figure scoring performances, a career-high 16 points against Omaha on January 29, seven assists against Western Illinois on March 6, and a 4-of-5 three-point shooting effort against North Dakota State on March 8, while shooting 43.4 percent from the field, 43.2 percent from three, and 78.8 percent from the free-throw line.
Perrott-Hunt’s role expanded significantly in 2021–22, when he started all 31 games and led South Dakota in both scoring and assists, averaging 15.0 points per game with 71 total assists. He finished ninth in the Summit League in scoring, posted five games of 20 or more points, including a season-high 25 against Tennessee State and Denver, and logged 43 of 45 minutes in a double-overtime game versus North Dakota State on January 27. He shot 41.1 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from three, and 84.3 percent from the free-throw line, earned All-Summit League Second Team honours, and recorded a career-best eight rebounds in three separate games against Denver, Western Illinois, and Oral Roberts.
In the 2022–23 season, Perrott-Hunt played in all 31 games with 30 starts and averaged a team-high 31.0 minutes per game while leading the Coyotes in scoring at 14.3 points per contest. He shot 40.5 percent from the field and 42.3 percent from three-point range, ranked ninth in the Summit League in overall shooting percentage, eighth in the league with 1.9 made three-pointers per game, and converted 83.5 percent of his free-throw attempts. His season included six 20-point scoring games, 23 double-figure outings, and a career-high 30-point performance against Western Illinois, while he surpassed the 1,000-career-point mark with his second basket against North Dakota. He earned All-Summit League Honorable Mention recognition after also being named to the preseason All-Summit Second Team.
Across his South Dakota career from 2019–20 to 2022–23, Perrott-Hunt averaged 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, established himself as one of the Summit League’s most reliable perimeter shooters, and finished as a four-year contributor who steadily increased his scoring load, minutes, and leadership responsibilities within the Coyotes program.
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