Utica, N.Y., native voted to second team for his first All-Conference honor

RINDGE, N.H. (March 4, 2003) - Franklin Pierce junior swingman Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) was voted to the All-Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball second team by the Conference coaches. The awards were announced during last night's Conference quarterfinals.

The All-Conference selection is the first of Hunt's career and marks the third-straight year Franklin Pierce has placed a player on an All-NE-10 team. The junior is the first underclassman to earn All-Northeast-10 status as he joins Donald Johnson (2000-2001 first team) and Kevin Scott (2001-2002 second team) as the only Ravens to earn All-Northeast-10 honors in the three seasons Franklin Pierce has been a member of the Conference. Johnson and Scott were seniors when selected.

Hunt led the Ravens down the stretch as their top scorer in the final eight games and in 12 of their last 13 overall. Franklin Pierce was 8-4 in those 12 contests and Hunt averaged 22.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and two assists during that stretch, while shooting 58.4-percent (90-154) from the field, including 52.5% (32-61) from three-point range and 84.1% (53-63) from the free-throw line.

Hunt set three school free-throw shooting record this season, connecting on 84.5% (125-148) for the season (ranking third among NE-10 leaders) to surpass the previous record of 83.6% (127-152) set by Jason Miglionico during the 1991-92 season. Hunt set two records during a career-high 35-point outing in a Ravens win over Bryant College on February 15 as he drained 17-of-17 attempts at the stripe. He surpassed teammate V.J. Kwity's (Torrance, Calif./West) perfect free-throw shooting performances of 10-10 (at UMass Lowell, 12/5/01) and 9-9 (vs. UC Santa Cruz, 12/27/00). The 17 free throws made surpassed the previous record of 14 set by George "Boo" Hall on March 1, 1988, against Saint Joseph's College (Maine).

Hunt was Franklin Pierce's top scorer this season, averaging 18.7 points (5th NE-10) to go with 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His 2.1 three-point field goals per game were also tops on the team and ranked sixth in the NE-10. Hunt finished the season shooting 47.5% (178-375) from the field.

Hunt became the 25th member of the program's 1,000-point club during last night's Northeast-10 Conference quarterfinal game at UMass Lowell. He returns for his senior season next winter with 1,003 points and 309 rebounds in 73 career games.

Franklin Pierce wrapped up the season with a 14-15 record overall, 11-11 in Conference play for a ninth-place finish. The Ravens registered a 74-70 victory over Bryant in the first round of the NE-10 Tournament before falling to top-seeded and No. 9-ranked UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals.