A 6'7 forward/center, Hunter attended Loyola University Chicago, where he was the starting center of the team that won the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
A 6'7 forward/center, Hunter attended Pearl High School and Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, he served as the staring center of the team that upset the University of Cincinnati to win the 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.