Sunday, November 17, 2013

Video - Othello Hunter (2012 Azovmash Clips + Recap)

(Image - #21 Othello Hunter, #7 Oleksiy Pecherov & Azovmash post game - Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - April 2012)

Hunter's World Tour - Former Buckeye Forward Othello Hunter participated in two different national basketball leagues in the 2011/2012 season. Following a successful All-Star stint with Dinamo Sassari in the famed Italian Serie A (2010, 2011), Hunter joined Alan Anderson to form a potent import duo for Shandong in the Chinese Basketball Association. He would complete the regular season with Shandong in February 2012, totaling 31 games at 18ppg & 8rpg (missed the playoffs in China). In the latter part of February, Ukrainian Club BC Azovmash announced the signing of Othello Hunter to finish out the regular season & 2012 playoffs. BC Azovmash actually included Hunter's Italy Dunk Mix from BuckeyeBallersTV in their website's official news release! Click on this link !

Enter Azovmash - Club BC Azovmash is based in the city of Mariupol in Ukraine. They are a yearly contender in the Ukrainian Super League and also compete in the VTB United League. Othello played with some notable & familiar names on Azovmash like Guard Daniel Ewing (Duke), Swingman Matt Walsh (Florida), & Ukrainian star Oleksiy Pecherov.

Azovmash finished the regular season with a 26-13 record to earn a #3 seed for the playoffs. Othello Hunter played in a total of 21 games in the Ukrainian Superleague (9 regular season games & 12 playoff games). In those games he averaged 12 points & 7 rebs in 24 minutes per game..his season high in Ukraine was a 24 point performance in the regular season finale on April 12, 2012. Azovmash advanced all the way to the league finals, but they eventually defeated in the last series.

Related Fact - Fellow Buckeye Scoonie Penn competed in Ukraine during the 2008/2009 season with BC Kiyv.

Video - Othello Hunter Azovmash Clips - (2012 - 4th Pro Season)

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