LARAMIE, Wyo. (June 29,2023) – Wyoming's Hunter Maldonado signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Sumer League. The Thunder will play in both the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas Summer Leagues. Maldonado and the Thunder open play in Salt Lake City on July 3 at 7 p.m. against the Utah Jazz in a contest on NBATV.
 
Maldonado, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo. finished his career with 2,158 points to rank third all-time in school history. He also is UW's and the Mountain West's all-time leader in assists with 630. He ranks eighth at UW in rebounds with 808 and is the only player in college basketball history to record over 2,000 points, have over 600 assists and grab over 800 rebounds.
 
He played in a school record 157 games along with a school record 144 starts. He recorded a career-high 36 points against New Mexico in the MW Tournament in his final game at Wyoming.
 
Maldonado also added 188 steals at UW for second all-time and made 558 free throws to rank second at UW.