Hunter's Path to Success Already Outlined

PHOENIX, Arizona --  If rubbing elbows with greatness is any determination of how successful one could be, then new Suns Head Coach Lindsey Hunter will be in very good shape.

In the NBA, the self-described “basketball junkie” played under such luminaries as Doug Collins, Larry Brown, Lenny Wilkens and Phil Jackson. But his brushes with greatness started long before then.

At Murrah High School in Jackson Mississippi, Hunter played for Orsmond Jordan Jr. In Jordan's storied career, he coached three McDonald’s All-Americans, eight future NBA players, won four state championships and even one national title before being named to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

Then it was on to Alcorn State to play for Dave Whitney, a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Hunter later transferred to Jackson State to play for Andy Stoglin, who was named the SWAC’s Coach of the Year three times in his career.

“I’ve always taken something from the guys I’ve played for,” Hunter said. “I share a lot of their philosophies and beliefs, and they’ve all been influential to me.”

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