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In Hunger's first two seasons, Utah State played as an independent, with Hunger averaging 7.3 and 12.2 points per game as a freshman and sophomore. Early in his sophomore year, he overcame a fractured cheekbone that threatened to derail the season. As a junior, the Aggies joined the
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