C. J. Huntley

C. J. Huntley (born January 6, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.^[1][2]

C. J. Huntley

No. 22 – Phoenix Suns
Position	Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2002-01-06) January 6, 2002 (age 23) Huntersville, North Carolina, US
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Davidson Day (Davidson, North Carolina)
College	Appalachian State (2020–2025)
NBA draft	2025: undrafted
Playing career	2025–present
Career history
2025–present	Phoenix Suns
2025–present	→Valley Suns
Career highlights
Second-team All-Sun Belt (2025)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and high school career

Huntley was born in Huntersville, North Carolina and attended Davidson Day School. In his junior year, he averaged 14 points, his team made it to the quarterfinals of the NCISSA 2A playoffs, and they finished the season 20–5.^[3]

College career

In his freshman season, he played in 23 games, started in three and averaged 3.3 points. As a sophomore, he contributed 200 points, 113 rebounds, and 18 assists. He scored a career high of 20 points against South Alabama. In his junior season, he averaged 9.2 points per game, had a career high in rebounds, rebounding at least six times in seventeen games. The next season, he shot 54 percent from the field and 34 percent from behind the arch, which was a career best. On December 13, 2023, he scored a career high of 22 points against Queens. In his final season, as a graduate senior, he averaged 15.7 points a game, and became Appalachian's thirty-seventh player to score 1,000 career points.^[3][4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Huntley signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns on June 26, 2025.^[5][6]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Appalachian State	23	3	22.2	.381	.250	.905	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	3.3
2021–22	Appalachian State	33	18	12.0	.509	.348	.630	3.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	6.5
2022–23	Appalachian State	32	31	27.2	.465	.333	.731	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	9.2
2023–24	Appalachian State	34	5	22.5	.542	.341	.623	4.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	7.5
2024–25	Appalachian State	31	31	33.6	.497	.359	.692	8.0	1.1	0.6	0.7	15.7
Career		153	88	24.1	.493	.388	.698	5.0	0.7	0.5	0.6	8.7