2016 Ron Hunter Individual  Basketball Camp

About Camp:
This year's four-day individual camp will feature instruction from the GSU coaching staff, individual skill development, demonstrations by GSU student-athletes, including CAA Freshman of the Year RJ Hunter, All-CAA performers Manny Atkins and Devonta White, and former NC State and Kentucky starting point guard Ryan Harrow. Each camper will also receive a daily lunch, officiated game competition, competitive group games, individual competitions such as knockout and hotshot, a daily game film session with GSU coaches, and much more. At the end of camp each camper will receive a 2013 Ron Hunter Individual Basketball Camp t-shirt.

About Coach Hunter:

Ron Hunter restored the Georgia State program to national prominence in just his first year and has won 37 games in two seasons after taking over as head coach of the Panthers before the 2011-12 season. In just his first year, Georgia State won 22 games, the second most in school history, advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, the Panthers fourth-ever postseason appearance.    

Hunter has won 311 games in 19 seasons, but the accomplishments made by the 2011-12 team might be the most special. After being named head coach on March, 21, 2011, he built a squad that finished in the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense, defensive shooting percentage, steals and blocked shots, as six seniors finished their careers triumphantly.

“I will remember my first team at Georgia State for the rest of life,” commented Hunter after the season. “We were able to get a group of seniors to buy-in and it made for a very special season that will not soon be forgotten about.”

Following the record-setting season, Hunter was named Atlanta Tip-off Club Georgia Coach of the Year, while his players earned a record-number of conference and national awards.

In his second year, Hunter led a squad of nine newcomers to 15 wins and saw his son, R.J., earn Kyle Macy Freshman All-America honors, along with a slew of CAA awards. His squad won at some of the toughest places in the CAA, including George Mason and Old Dominion, while knocking off an undefeated Northeastern in Boston.

National notoriety is nothing new for Hunter. While at IUPUI, he was lauded for his humanitarian efforts, partnering with Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world.

He continued that work in Atlanta, coaching the Panthers while barefoot to victory over UNCW in front of the largest crowd in the Sports Arena since 2007.

While leading IUPUI to 25 or more wins in two of his final four seasons, Hunter began to partner with Samaritan’s Feet, an organization that collects shoes for underprivileged children around the world. On Jan. 24, 2008, he coached IUPUI against Oakland in his bare feet to help raise awareness for the cause. By tipoff, Hunter’s efforts had raised more than 100,000 pairs of shoes, and to date, that number has climbed well above 250,000.