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Georgia State coach ‘illegally recruiting’ son R.J. Hunter to bypass NBA Draft

By Patrick Schmidt

Mar 15, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Georgia State Panthers head coach Ron Hunter celebrates with his son guard R.J. Hunter and daughter Jasmine Hunter and wife Amy Hunter following a win against the Georgia Southern Eagles in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game at the Lakefront Arena. Georgia State defeated Georgia Southern 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 15, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Georgia State Panthers head coach Ron Hunter celebrates with his son guard R.J. Hunter and daughter Jasmine Hunter and wife Amy Hunter following a win against the Georgia Southern Eagles in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game at the Lakefront Arena. Georgia State defeated Georgia Southern 38-36. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Georgia State is hoping guard R.J. Hunter returns for one more year with the Panthers, even if it means the head coach has to do some illegal recruiting.

Georgia State is one of the better stories of the teams competing in the NCAA Tournament. They won the Sun Belt conference tournament behind former Louisville guard Kevin Ware’s prolific scoring which saw head coach Ron Hunter rupture his Achilles tendon in a postgame celebration with his son, R.J. who is also one of the team’s best players.

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Ron is hoping his son R.J. will stick around the program for one more year and bypass the NBA Draft and he is willing to so some “illegal recruiting” to keep him on campus.

No, we’re not talking about a bagman giving him a duffel bag full of cash or hooking him up with a luxury vehicle and a never-ending stream of $100 handshakes. We’re talking about a dad giving his son a few extra gifts in the hopes of persuading him to bypass the NBA Draft for one more year and help pops get back to the NCAA Tournament for 2016.

“I’m going to buy him a car and give him a lot of money and new clothes when we’re done with this. I can illegally recruit him and get away with it,” Ron said, according to USA Today. “His mom is going to get something really special too so she can be on my side and we can kind of sweet talk him into coming back.”

It is never a bad idea to get mom on his side too, but will clothes and a car be enough to have him stay in school for another year when he could buy all that and more with his first NBA contract?

The 6-6, 190-pound Hunter averaged 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game as a junior.

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