The conundrum of Jerome Hunter

The Xavier Musketeers are off to a good start this season. After a first couple games that were a bit shaky, X has knocked off Ohio State and then obliterated Norfolk State. The reason for that has been tenacious defense and rebounding that has exceeded any expectation. Significant in both of those has been the play of transfer forward Jerome Hunter. Xavier has also been plagued by inconsistent or downright bad shooting. Jerome Hunter tops the table there as well.

Hunter came into the season as something of an unknown quantity. An incredible athlete, he struggled at Indiana after injury and then some off court issues. In our season preview we wrote “What he doesn’t do is rebound very well.…