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From Tallulah to the NBA: Melvin Hunt’s journey as a coach

Louisiana was the place Hunt called home, but it was during his formative years that the Hunt family moved north to Flint, Michigan, where the economy was booming at the time. Before the economy took a turn for the worse in the ’80s, Hunt found himself moving back to Louisiana in eighth grade.

Melvin Huntu2019s Career in Photos

As Hunt says, “this was one of the best things to ever happen.”

Hunt would spend his high school years playing basketball and would be recruited nationally to play collegiate ball. After considering schools across the country, Hunt made his decision to attend Baylor University from 1987-91.