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30 Aaron Hunkin-Claytor

30 Aaron Hunkin-Claytor

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Wahiawa, O'ahu

Summary

Biography

2025-26 (Sophomore)
  • Started the first 17 games before suffering a season-ending injury.
  • Prior to the injury led the team at 3.9 assists per game and ranked second in Big West play in assist/turnover ratio (3.1). 
  • Also averaged 6.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game to go with 16 steals. 
  • Set a career-best with 11 assists in a win over Mississippi Valley State.
  • The 11 assists were the most by a Rainbow Warrior in five years. 
  • Finished in double-digit scoring in five contests.
  • Scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Arizona State, while also adding five rebounds and three assists.
  • Hit seven straight free throws late in the game to help secure a win over UC Davis in UH’s conference opener. 
  • Recorded 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals to help spur UH’s win over UC Irvine. 
  • Named to the academic all-Big West team.
  • Earned the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award.

2024-25 (Freshman)

  • True freshman appeared in 29 games, starting the final 11.
  • Led the team in assists (72, 2.5 apg); and steals (21).
  • Had a 2.5 assist-turnover ratio in conference games, ranking third in the Big West.
  • Averaged 3.1 assists in Big West games, including 5.3 assists in the final four games of the year.
  • Averaged 3.8 points per game while shooting 40 percent from the field, 39 percent from three-point land and 70 percent from the free throw line. 
  • Scored double-digits in three games, including a season-high 11 points and adding five assists versus UC Riverside.
  • Contributed eight points, a season-high seven rebounds and six assists in UH’s home-finale victory over UC Davis.
  • Dished out a season-high eight assists at CSU Bakersfield.
  • Named to the Big West Commissioners Honor Roll

Prep
  •  A 2024 graduate of Salesian College Prep in Richmond, Calif.
  • A two-year letterwinner for the Pride.
  •  Led Salesian in rebounds and assists both seasons.
  •  Led Salesian to back-to-back Tri-County Athletic League Conference titles.
  •  Earned back-to-back Tri-Country Athletic League Conference Player of the Year awards.
  • Helped lead Salesian to 2023-24 CIF-North Coast Section Open Division title and CIF Open Division State runner-up finish.
  • A first-team all-state selection in 2024.
  • Named West Coast Prep Bay Area Player of the Year and Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year in 2024.
  • Played two years at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu before moving to California.
  • As a sophomore, named to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Fab 15 All-State team
  • Ranked a three-star point guard by 247sports.
  • Rated as the top point guard and third-best player in Northern California and the No. 28 player in the state of California by Prep Hoops.
  •  Played Club basketball for San Francisco Rebels and Jalen Green Elite.
  • A National Honor Society student with a 4.2 GPA.

Personal
  • Born in Hopewell, Va.
  • Majoring in kinesiology.
  • Has three brothers and three sisters
  • Father, Mario, played basketball  at UH Hilo.
  • Older sister Maya is a senior guard at Alcorn State.
  • Older brother Rio played football at North Carolina AT&T where he was part of the 2019 HBCU National Championship team. 
  • Parents are Mario Claytor and Liaina Hunkin-Claytor of Fairfield, Calif.
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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2024-2025Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 165 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2025-2026Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 175 lbs
    30