2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Sallis, Hunter
Jersey Number 23
Hunter Sallis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Nebraska
- High School:
- Millard North / Gonzaga
Bio
Career Accolades:
Earned second-consecutive first-team All-ACC selection … First Demon Deacon to earn multiple first-team All-ACC selections since Tim Duncan (1995-97) … One of 10 players in program history to earn multiple first-team All-ACC selections … Other nine have been inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame … Earned second-consecutive NABC first-team All-District honor … One of five Demon Deacons in school history to earn multiple first-team All-District selections … Other four are Dickie Hemric, Rodney Rogers, Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan … Led the Demon Deacons in scoring average (18.3 points per game), made field goals (211), three-point field goals (43) and assists (90) … Set new career-highs in points per game, assists, rebounds (164), steals (39), and free throws made (119) … Led the Demon Deacons in scoring 18 times … Led Wake in assists 14 times … Hit the 20-point mark 15 times … Reached double figures in scoring in 29 of 32 games … Collected a career-high 12 rebounds in a victory against James Madison (Dec. 17) … Named ACC Player of the Week following a 30-point performance and 24-point performance against Virginia Tech … Finished his Wake Forest career with 1,197 points, becoming just the 47th player in program history to score more than 1,100 points.
2023-24 Season (Junior)
Led the team in scoring with 18.0 points per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from behind the arc and 78.3 percent from the line...Scored double-digits in points in all but one of his 34 games in a Wake Forest uniform...Had 15 games of 20 or more points...Exploded for a career-best 33 points in a home win over ACC Tournament Champions NC State (Feb. 10), shooting 12-of-17 from the field and 4-of-6 from three...Second leading scorer in the ACC during league play, sporting an average of 18.5 points per conference contest...Fourth in league play in field goal percentage, posting an efficient 50.6 clip from the field...Torched No. 8 Duke for a game-high 29 points on an exceptional 84.6 field goal percentage (11-of-13), adding six rebounds and five three-pointers made...Led the team in makes from beyond the arc, finishing with 75 for the year and making four or more in seven different performances...Named to the 2023 Shriner's Children Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 22.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in three showings...Finished with 24 points, four rebounds and four assists in a non-conference home victory over Florida (Nov. 29) in the ACC/SEC Challenge...Impressed with a standout, two-way performance of 21 points (8-of-13 FGs, 5-8 3FGs) and nine rebounds versus Virginia (Jan. 13)...Had 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in his first ACC game, facing Virginia Tech (Dec. 30)...Dished out five assists three times...Collected a season-high three steals in an early-season home win against Charleston Southern (Nov. 24)
2022-23 Season (Sophomore at Gonzaga)
Made 37 appearances for the Zags…Logged a career-high 619 minutes, including a career-high 30 minutes against Northern Illinois…Dished out 50 total assists, including a career-high seven assists against Portland…Increased his average points scored to 4.5 points per game, along with his rebounding average to 2.2…Scored a season-high 13 points against San Francisco…Ended the season shooting 46.6 percent from the field…Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds against UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament
2021-22 Season (Freshman at Gonzaga)
Played in all 32 games, totaling 436 minutes played…Finished with a season-high 26 minutes against Northern Arizona…Averaged 4.3 points per game, posting a season-high 16 against Alcorn…Averaged two rebounds a game, for a total of 63 on the season…Finished tied for fourth on the team for steals per game, collecting 19 total on the year…Held a .564 field goal percentage
High School
Attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska...Named a McDonald's All-American as the sixth-ranked recruit in the 2021 Class on 247 Sports...Averaged 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior, leading Millard North to its first Class A state title...Finished his high school career with 1,819 points, the third-most in Class A history...Became the first five-star basketball recruit in Nebraska history...Led the Mustangs to their first-ever state title, posting 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in the championship...One of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy National High School Player of the Year and was also named to the USA Nike Hoop Summit Team...Selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic in Memphis, Tenn....One of 27 athletes who accepted an invitation to attend the 2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team training camp
- 2025 First-Team All-ACC
- 2025 NABC All-South Atlantic First-Team
- ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 20, 2025)
- 2024 Associated Press ACC Newcomer of the Year
- 2024 First Team All-ACC
- 2024 Associated Press All-ACC First Team
- 2024 NABC Division I All-District 2 First Team
- ACC Player of the Week honors (Feb. 26, 2024)
- 2023 Shriner's Children Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
Earned second-consecutive first-team All-ACC selection … First Demon Deacon to earn multiple first-team All-ACC selections since Tim Duncan (1995-97) … One of 10 players in program history to earn multiple first-team All-ACC selections … Other nine have been inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame … Earned second-consecutive NABC first-team All-District honor … One of five Demon Deacons in school history to earn multiple first-team All-District selections … Other four are Dickie Hemric, Rodney Rogers, Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan … Led the Demon Deacons in scoring average (18.3 points per game), made field goals (211), three-point field goals (43) and assists (90) … Set new career-highs in points per game, assists, rebounds (164), steals (39), and free throws made (119) … Led the Demon Deacons in scoring 18 times … Led Wake in assists 14 times … Hit the 20-point mark 15 times … Reached double figures in scoring in 29 of 32 games … Collected a career-high 12 rebounds in a victory against James Madison (Dec. 17) … Named ACC Player of the Week following a 30-point performance and 24-point performance against Virginia Tech … Finished his Wake Forest career with 1,197 points, becoming just the 47th player in program history to score more than 1,100 points.
2023-24 Season (Junior)
Led the team in scoring with 18.0 points per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 40.5 percent from behind the arc and 78.3 percent from the line...Scored double-digits in points in all but one of his 34 games in a Wake Forest uniform...Had 15 games of 20 or more points...Exploded for a career-best 33 points in a home win over ACC Tournament Champions NC State (Feb. 10), shooting 12-of-17 from the field and 4-of-6 from three...Second leading scorer in the ACC during league play, sporting an average of 18.5 points per conference contest...Fourth in league play in field goal percentage, posting an efficient 50.6 clip from the field...Torched No. 8 Duke for a game-high 29 points on an exceptional 84.6 field goal percentage (11-of-13), adding six rebounds and five three-pointers made...Led the team in makes from beyond the arc, finishing with 75 for the year and making four or more in seven different performances...Named to the 2023 Shriner's Children Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 22.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in three showings...Finished with 24 points, four rebounds and four assists in a non-conference home victory over Florida (Nov. 29) in the ACC/SEC Challenge...Impressed with a standout, two-way performance of 21 points (8-of-13 FGs, 5-8 3FGs) and nine rebounds versus Virginia (Jan. 13)...Had 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in his first ACC game, facing Virginia Tech (Dec. 30)...Dished out five assists three times...Collected a season-high three steals in an early-season home win against Charleston Southern (Nov. 24)
2022-23 Season (Sophomore at Gonzaga)
Made 37 appearances for the Zags…Logged a career-high 619 minutes, including a career-high 30 minutes against Northern Illinois…Dished out 50 total assists, including a career-high seven assists against Portland…Increased his average points scored to 4.5 points per game, along with his rebounding average to 2.2…Scored a season-high 13 points against San Francisco…Ended the season shooting 46.6 percent from the field…Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds against UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament
2021-22 Season (Freshman at Gonzaga)
Played in all 32 games, totaling 436 minutes played…Finished with a season-high 26 minutes against Northern Arizona…Averaged 4.3 points per game, posting a season-high 16 against Alcorn…Averaged two rebounds a game, for a total of 63 on the season…Finished tied for fourth on the team for steals per game, collecting 19 total on the year…Held a .564 field goal percentage
High School
Attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Nebraska...Named a McDonald's All-American as the sixth-ranked recruit in the 2021 Class on 247 Sports...Averaged 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior, leading Millard North to its first Class A state title...Finished his high school career with 1,819 points, the third-most in Class A history...Became the first five-star basketball recruit in Nebraska history...Led the Mustangs to their first-ever state title, posting 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in the championship...One of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy National High School Player of the Year and was also named to the USA Nike Hoop Summit Team...Selected to play in the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic in Memphis, Tenn....One of 27 athletes who accepted an invitation to attend the 2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team training camp
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