Tyrese Hunter is transferring to Memphis, giving the Tigers an experienced and talented guard.
With one year of eligibility remaining, Hunter played the last two seasons for the Texas Longhorns. Before that, he spent one season at Iowa State in 2021-22, where he was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
The 6-foot, 175-pound guard has amassed 1,143 points (13.8 ppg), 403 assists (4.8 apg), 332 rebounds (4.0 rpg) and 146 steals (1.8 spg) and has reached double figures in scoring 58 times in his college career.
Hunter has extensive experience in the NCAA Tournament, posting a 6-3 mark in nine career March Madness games. He led the Cyclones to the Sweet 16 (2021-22) and Texas to the Elite Eight (2022-23) and Round of 32 (2023-24).
The Racine, Wisconsin native posted 10.7 points, 3.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 71 games as a Longhorn and is coming off career highs in field goal percentage (45.2%) and 3-point percentage (37.2%) in 2023-24.
