Eric Hunter's college career isn't over yet, as he'll use his extra year of eligibility to play at Butler this season.

His Purdue career, though, has come to an end, a four-year run that included a Big Ten title and Elite Eight appearance his freshman season, a pandemic-shortened season and the highs and lows of his senior year.

Hunter — from his new haunt of Hinkle Fieldhouse — recaps his Boilermaker career here In this GoldandBlack.com Exit Interview.

Excerpts below.

GoldandBlack.com: When you look back at your Purdue career, what do you take from it?

Hunter: "The biggest thing I think about is all the things I learned on the court and the things I feel like I got better at, as a leader and as a person on the basketball court and not just putting the ball in the basket."

GoldandBlack.com: How do you want to be remembered around Purdue?

Hunter: "I don't know if I have a word for it, but I'd like to be remembered as a guy who stepped into a situation on a good team and contributed to that team early on and helped Purdue better, then made Purdue better along with my teammates the rest of my four years."

GoldandBlack.com: What did you learn about yourself the past four years?

Hunter: "The word for me is consistency. I learned over time that when I'm consistent with what I do and in my work, and it's repetitive, it works out for me, and it works out for my team because I've put my team in a better position."

GoldandBlack.com: Best win of your career?

Hunter: "Probably that last IU game at home, especially after they beat us, with it being on senior night, too, and I had a pretty good game that day. That's probably one of the ones I'll remember."

GoldandBlack.com: Which loss maybe sticks with you longest?

Hunter: "There's a couple. I'd say Ron Harper (at Rutgers) this year and Virginia (in the Elite Eight), Diakate's shot. Those were two detrimental buckets against us."

GoldandBlack.com: Who was the best player you played with at Purdue?

Hunter: "Carsen. My favorite was Trevion."

GoldandBlack.com: Why?

Hunter: "'Cause he gives me the ball. If I had no other looks, Trevion was getting me one."

GoldandBlack.com: Who was the best player you played against at Purdue?

Hunter: "I'd say either Markus Howard or Cassius Winston."

GoldandBlack.com: You sort of reinvented yourself a bit starting your freshman year by becoming a defender.

Hunter: "Yeah, we have to put Anthony Cowan on that (best player) list, too.

"I did without really kind of knowing that's what I was doing. It was just something I knew would get me on the court on a really good team my freshman year. It was my way of contributing. And it was just something that stuck with me."

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