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

Jordan Hunter exploded in his second year in the NBL, his production jumping from averaging 0.9 points and 1 rebounds 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. 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. 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) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin Current NBL Stars - Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Jack White, Dejan Vasiljevic, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Mitch McCarron, Anthony Drmic, Brad Newley, Kai Sotto, Luke Travers Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Barry Barnes, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole, Will Weaver, Bruce Palmer NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff, Doug Overton The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Adonis Jordan, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Steve Woodberry, Doug Overton, Kevin Lisch And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Mal Speed, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner, Danny Mills All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email us at [email protected]