Eddie Hughes (basketball)

Eddie Hughes

Personal information
Born	(1960-05-26) May 26, 1960 (age 64) 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: 7th round, 140th overall pick
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
CBA All-Defensive First Team (1984) First-team All-WAC (1979)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Eddie Hughes (born May 26, 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.

Hughes played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1982 to 1987, 1990–91 and 1993–94. ^[1] He was selected to the CBA All-Defensive First Team in 1984. ^[1]

External links

• Stats at BasketballReference

1. "Eddie Hughes minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 21, 2025.