Joel Hunter was added to the University of Regina's men's basketball staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2015-16 season.
Hunter had served as a basketball coach at Luther College High School in Regina for nearly a decade, including for five years as the senior boys’ head coach. He also has experience coaching at the provincial level, guiding a Team Saskatchewan 15U team to a strong fourth-place finish at the 2009 Canada Basketball National Championships.
Hunter was one of the most prolific players ever to put on a Cougar uniform. All three of the team’s Canada West Final Four appearances came during his five seasons with the Cougars, and he remains second on the school’s all-time career list in both three-pointers made (195) and three-point percentage (.400).
Also fifth in career scoring at the U of R with 1359 points, Hunter was a Canada West first-team all-star in 2006 after averaging over 20 points per game and helping the Cougars to a 16-4 conference record which remains the best mark in school history.
