When Al Durham was asked about Jerome Hunter after Indiana’s 85-74 win over Portland State, he couldn’t help but give a smile.
He looked over to his right at Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis, and they were also smiling.
“Yeah, Jerome,” Durham said.
Hunter’s 15 minutes on Saturday were the most important stretch of his young career so far. He finished the game with nine points on 3-6 shooting and grabbed three rebounds.
As the first half was winding down and Indiana was struggling against a feisty Portland State team, Hunter hit his first-career 3-pointer to give Indiana an 8-point lead.