Some of Ron Hunter's most notable wins as head of coach of Georgia State are: VCU (2011),[5] #16 Baylor (2015), Georgia (2018)[6] and Alabama (2018). The moment spurred a torrent of media attention and resulted in multiple features, interviews, and a spot in 'One Shining Moment' at the conclusion of the tournament. But I think Brian Hamilton of Sports Illustrated said it best with this tweet: Honestly don’t care what else happens. Moore reported in a profile on R.J. earlier in the season.

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Editor’s note: Can’t wait for the 2015-16 NBA season? [9], National champion   Click here to sign up and play today. For Ron and R.J. Hunter, it was (nearly) indescribable.

After the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA championship on Sunday, LeBron James was cradling the Larry O'Brien trophy, and his teammate JaVale McGee happened to film a moment in which James spoke directly to it. They also notched just the second NCAA tournament victory for Georgia State in school history, the first since their last trip to the Dance in 2001.

Teams Will Play for a National Title. The Leathernecks start their run in the NCAA tournament looking for back-to-back national titles. R.J. Hunter sank Baylor last March with a game-winning 30-footer while playing for 14-seeded Georgia State, causing his coach (and father) Ron Hunter to fall out of his chair. It's about a skinny, 190-pound kid from a mid-major shaking off a bad night, putting his team on his back and becoming a hero. Hunter, the Hunted: Georgia State freshman RJ Hunter is playing for his dad…and playing well – SLAM/Donnell Suggs: 02/23/2013; Georgia State’s RJ Hunter is a mid-major name you’ll want to remember – NBC Sports/Rob Dauster: 09/03/2013; Ron Hunter’s learning to be Coach Dad as he goes with son, Georgia State star R.J. – NBC Sports/Rob Dauster: 10/20/2013 To get a taste of it during the NCAA tournament was nuts. But I can't think of a moment captured on camera of a player or coach talking to a trophy ... until now. Devin Booker Makes History with Scoring Tear, 29 Years Ago, Jordan Dropped Career-High 69 Points, MLB Players Are Getting Wild Inspiration for Their Cuts, Bosh Is Getting His Jersey Raised to the Rafters in Miami, Carsen Edwards Put on a Show vs. the Defending Champs, Gabe Kalscheur Is Early Breakout Star of March Madness, Barrett, Brazdeikis Lead Canadian Hoops Revolution to March Madness, UM's Ignas Brazdeikis Is the Villain of March Madness, OBJ's Trade to Cleveland Has the Browns Hyped, Steph Returns to Houston for 1st Time Since His Moon Landing Troll, Nina Mandell of For The Win called R.J.'s shot a "miracle" and his father's reaction "priceless. He currently plays for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League.

Hunter’s basketball career truly began in high school, playing at Pike High School and garnering offers from Big Ten and AAC schools. The 14th-seeded Georgia State Panthers were trailing the third-seeded Baylor Bears by two with under 10 seconds to go, and the ball was in R.J. Hunter's hands. R.J. Hunter: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The road to the NBA began a long time ago for Hunter, who grew up in Indianapolis while his father was coaching at IUPUI, with one older sister, Jasmine. The announcers on TBS were yelling for Hunter to take the ball inside. The moment that R.J.'s shot dropped through the cylinder and his father fell off the stool is already a hysterical, awe-inspiring viral sensation, but it's also so much more than that. He averaged 13.8 points per game and was listed both as a shooting guard and a point guard during his career.

Nothing but net. He’s Trying to be More Than Just the Coach’s Son.

[1] During his first season at GSU, Georgia State won 22 games, the fourth most in school history.

14 seed Georgia State Panthers past the No.

Less than four hours into the first full day of March Madness action, and we already have a contender for the best moment of the tournament. His father, Panthers coach Ron Hunter, sat nearby on a rolling stool he was relegated to after tearing his Achilles celebrating the team's win in the Sun Belt championship game on Sunday. That's unbelievable," Ron told reporters, per ASAP Sports.

[7] Hunter also notched a win against crosstown foe, Georgia Tech, in a 2017 charity exhibition known as the 'A-Town Showdown for Hurricane Relief'.

In fact, it might be a contender for the best moment of any tournament. But no matter what happens next, they are already a part of March Madness lore forever.

From 1994 to 2011, Hunter served as the head coach at IUPUI. Carmelo Anthony's name trended on Twitter Friday after his first NBA team, the Denver Nuggets, left him out of a photo that included some of the best Nuggets players of all time while asking followers to name their favorite Nugget.

Instead, R.J. just did what his father had told him. It was so good his dad fell off his stool.

On Thursday in the Big Dance against the heavily favored Bears and with their ailing coach scootering along the sideline, the Panthers were down by 10 points with under two minutes to play.

[10], Hunter and his wife, Amy, have two children: Jasmine and R. J. RJ Hunter's dad just fell off another chair watching that buzzer beater.

"My dad says shoot where you can see," R.J. told Moore last December. But R.J. found another gear in the final two minutes and, thanks to missed dunks, turnovers and terrible foul shooting by a choking Baylor team, had the ball in his hands down by two with the game on the line. 3 seed Baylor Bears on Thursday. Hunter played college basketball for the Georgia State Panthers under the direction of his father and Georgia State head coach, Ron Hunter.       Conference tournament champion, *18 wins (including 8 conference wins) vacated by NCAA. That’s backyard stuff with pops right there.

In their second-round game against the three-seed, Baylor, Hunter's son R.J. hit a deep, game-winning three with seconds left on the clock.

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", Sam Vecenie of CBS Sports.com called it "one of the all-time classic 'No, No, No, No, YES!!!!'

God has truly blessed my wife and I with great children. He’s playing for the Boston Celtics now, and not much has changed. Anthony was drafted third overall with the Nuggets in 2003, and played seven full seasons in Denver before pushing for a trade to the Knicks in 2011.

Hunter told the Washington Times that he’s focused his pre-draft workouts on expanding his game and rounding out his skill set, adding that some teams have actually been surprised by his talent as a passer. Ron Hunter discussed the moment to the Indy Star: He’s always dreamed about making that last shot. But now, Hunter is hoping to be more than just another highlight in “One Shining Moment.” He wants to be an NBA player.

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