Eddie Hughes (basketball)

Eddie Hughes

Personal information
Born	(1960-05-26) May 26, 1960 Greenville, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Colorado State (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982 / Round: 7 / Pick: 140th overall
Selected by the San Diego Clippers
Playing career	1982–1994
Position	Point guard
Number	25, 15, 1
Career history
1982–1983	Wyoming Wildcatters
1982–1983	Maine Lumberjacks
1983–1984	Bay State Bombardiers
1983–1985	Albuquerque Silvers
1985–1986	La Crosse Catbirds
1986–1987	Pensacola Tornados
1988	Utah Jazz
1989	Denver Nuggets
1989	La Crosse Catbirds
1989–1990	Denver Nuggets
1990–1991, 1993–1994	La Crosse Catbirds
1994	Grand Rapids Hoops
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-WAC (1979)

Eddie Hughes (born May 28, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who played three years in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Basketball career

A 5'10" (178 cm) point guard born in Greenville, Mississippi, Hughes played collegiately at Colorado State University from 1978 to 1982. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1982 NBA draft by the San Diego Clippers.

Hughes' NBA playing career began in 1987 with the Utah Jazz, for whom he played 11 games, averaging 1.5 points and 0.7 assists per game. He then played a total of 86 games with the Denver Nuggets in his second and third seasons, his last year being in 1989–90.

External links

• Stats at BasketballReference