In a lot of ways, Cedric Hunter is one of the most underrated players in KU history. Playing with Danny Manning will do that, obviously, but when discussing the KU teams of the mid-80s, guys like Ron Kellogg, Calvin Thompson, and Greg Dreiling come up more often. To rectify this, I am going to perhaps give Cedric Hunter too much credit when I say the season before the 6-foot guard from Omaha arrived, Kansas was just 13-16, and by the time he left, Kansas was a Final Four team.
Hunter ranks 3rd in KU history in assists, leading the Big 8 in that category in both 1986 and 1987.