Ben Hunt

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arnold, Md.
High School:
Severna Park

Coach Joe Breschi on Ben Hunt
•One of the most dominant middies in the country
•Will have a major impact on UNC's offense
•The best part of his game is his ability to shoot with both hands
•Can also play solid defense as a two-way mid

General: One of four captains on the 2009 Tar Heel squad...a preseason second-team All-America as named by Face-Off Yearbook...also named preseason All-ACC by the same publication...has the potential to be one of the nation's most dominant midfielders...a likely starter in Carolina's first midfield unit for the third straight year...played the first half of the 2006 season as a reserve in the attack unit before being switched to the midfield where he quickly prospered...a true two-way middie...great shooter from anywhere on the field with either hand.

2008 Season (Junior): Co-winner of the Turnbull Trophy as the team's most valuable player with Grant Zimmerman...2008 third-team USILA coaches All-America selection ...named to the All-ACC Team...despite missing the first two games of the season he ended up as UNC's second-leading scorer with 30 points...led Carolina with 21 goals and also had nine assists...nine of his 21 goals came in man-up situations...led the team's offensive middies in ground balls with 32...was named the Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week after UNC's 8-6 win over Notre Dame...was involved in six of the eight goals as he scored a career-high five himself and had a career-high in points with six...had three goals and an assist in the win at Johns Hopkins and the same numbers in the regular-season match at Duke...had three man-up goals in that game against the Blue Devils...hat a hat trick against Virginia...his other multi-goal game came against Maryland with two...also had one goal, one assist efforts against Cornell, Marist, Ohio State and Hofstra...scooped up a career-high five ground balls against both Virginia and Ohio State.

2007 Season (Sophomore): Was Carolina's fifth-leading scorer with 28 points...his 20 goals were the fourth-highest total on the team and the most by any midfielder...shared the Kevin Reichardt Memorial Award as the Most Improved Player...had a season-high three goals in games versus Dartmouth, at Navy and versus Fairfield...had a season-high three points in a quartet of games...notched a career-high two assists against both Notre Dame and Virginia...scooped up a season-high three ground balls on five different occasions...played in all 16 games for the Tar Heels and failed to record a point in only two games -- Bellarmine and Providence...had two goals each versus Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Duke in the NCAA Tournament.

2006 Season (Freshman): Played in all 14 games for Carolina...during the first eight games of the season he was a backup on attack and produced one assist - in the Hofstra game...he was then switched to midfield and played great in the six games down the stretch of the campaign...had seven goals and an assist in those last six games...had two goals each in the regular-season game against Maryland, against Providence and against Maryland in the ACC Tournament semifinals...also had a goal against Virginia and an assist against Fairfield...had two ground balls each against Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Virginia in a three-game stretch...was chosen for a spot on the All-ACC Tournament Team.

Prep: Graduated in 2005 from Severna Park High School...played four years of high school lacrosse as an attackman and midfielder...was a wide receiver on the football team for two years...led his lacrosse team to a Maryland 4A/3A state title in 2004 and to runner-up finishes in 2002, 2003 and 2005...was captain of his team as a senior...in lacrosse as a senior he was named first-team All-County, first-team All-Metro DC and second-team All-State...named to the Maryland Free State Team...a Top 25 All-Star...finalist for the C. Markland Kelly Award...on the football field he was his team's offensive MVP and a first-team All-County selection...honorable mention All-Metro and All-State...member of National Honor Society and Leadership Institute.

Personal: Benjamin Lewis Hunt is the son of Geoff and Ellen Hunt...was born March 17, 1987 in Annapolis, Md. ...nicknamed BHunt...has two brothers, Chris, 19, a sophomore midfielder on the UNC team, and Connor, 16.

Bragging About Ben
Academic Major At Carolina: Communication Studies
Career Plans: Run a business
Hobbies: Xbox360, Wakeboarding, Ping-Pong
Athlete I Most Admire: Ed Reed
My Biggest Sports Thrill: Beating our rival Broadneck High School in football my senior year to end its 27 game-winning streak
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On My Athletic Career: My Father
Favorite Book: Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx
Favorite Magazine: ESPN The Magazine
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite TV Show: Californication
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook