Gettysburg College Athletics

AT A GLANCE

• Named head coach on Sept. 30, 2025 (1st season)
• Served as head coach at York (Pa.) for 13 years prior to Gettysburg
• Career record of 170-148 (.535) in 12 seasons
• D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 2017-18
• Two-time Capital Athletic Conference Champions (2017-18, 2019-20) and one-time MAC Commonwealth Champion (2024-25)
• Four NCAA second-round appearances (2018, 2019, 2020, 2025)
• Four 20-win seasons at York
• Also coached men's golf at York for four seasons, winning the 2013 conference championship
• Coached at DeSales and Collge of New Jersey prior to York

AT GETTYSBURG

Hunter enters his first season as head coach of the men’s basketball program in 2025-26.

PRIOR TO GETTYSBURG

Hunter had a successful 13-year stint as head men’s basketball coach at nearby York (Pa.). Since taking over the York program in 2012, Hunter led the Spartans to a 170-148 record. He guided his team to 20 or more wins four times since 2017-18, including a 22-7 mark in 2024-25. Last season ended with the program’s first MAC Commonwealth championship and his fourth NCAA tournament appearance. York hosted the first and second round of the NCAA championship for the second time under Hunter, winning its opening-round for the fourth time before falling to overall No. 1 seed and national runner-up New York University, 62-52.

In his 13 seasons, Hunter engineered four regular-season conference championships, three conference tournament titles and four appearances in the second round of the NCAA tournament. He coached three conference Players of the Year and All-Americans as well as a Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Male Senior Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to a move to the MAC Commonwealth in 2020-21, Hunter’s Spartans made it two of the final three CAC championships with a 79-77 win at Christopher Newport in the 2020 conference championship game. The season capped a run of three straight NCAA tournament appearances for York, advancing to the second round each season. Hunter mentored Jared Wagner to CAC Player of the Year, NABC All-Region and second-team All-American accolades that season.

The Spartans put together an 86-29 between the 2016-17 and 2019-20 campaigns with a pair of conference tournament championships, three regular-season CAC championships, three NCAA tournament appearances and a pair of CAC Player of the Year award winners.

Hunter was named D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Region Co-Coach of the Year following the 2017-18 season. That year, he guided York to a No. 4 national ranking after a 16-game win streak. The 24 wins that season were the third most in program history.

In 2022-23, the Spartans finished 14-12 overall but ripped off seven wins in their final nine games to earn a spot in MAC Commonwealth tournament. The 2023-24 team finished 14-11 and narrowly missed the conference tournament but did notch a pair of top-25 wins over Hood and Widener late in the year.

Prior to his arrival in York, Hunter spent four seasons as a full-time assistant coach at DeSales. The Bulldogs went 84-32 during Hunter’s tenure on the bench. DeSales made the NCAA tournament twice in those four years, advancing the national quarterfinals in 2008-09 and third round in 2009-10. DeSales won two MAC Freedom championships and played in the championship game in three of the four years he was with the program.

Prior to Hunter’s stop at DeSales, he was on staff at The College of New Jersey. While there, he was thrust into the role of interim head coach for the 2007-08 season. Prior to being named as the interim coach, he served as a part-time assistant for the Lions in 2005-06 and moved to the full-time assistant position for 2006-07.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Hunter also served four years as head men’s golf coach, winning the 2013 Capital Athletic Conference championship.  

PLAYING DAYS

Hunter was a three-year letterwinner at Salisbury, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in physical education in 2005. He posted a GPA of 3.62 and was a three-time CAC All-Academic team selection.  Hunter was a two-year captain for the Sea Gulls.

FAMILY LIFE

Hunter lives in York with his wife Annie and their children Kelsey, Emma, and Tommy.