Eddie Hughes (basketball)

Eddie Hughes
Personal information
Born (1960-05-26) May 26, 1960
Greenville, Mississippi
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolAustin (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeColorado State (1978–1982)
NBA draft1982: 7th round, 140th overall pick
Drafted bySan Diego Clippers
Playing career1982–1994
PositionPoint guard
Number25, 15, 1
Career history
1982–1983Wyoming Wildcatters
1982–1983Maine Lumberjacks
1983–1984Bay State Bombardiers
1983–1985Albuquerque Silvers
1985–1986La Crosse Catbirds
1986–1987Pensacola Tornados
1988Utah Jazz
1989Denver Nuggets
1989La Crosse Catbirds
1989–1990Denver Nuggets
1990–1991,
1993–1994		La Crosse Catbirds
1994Grand Rapids Hoops
Career highlights
  • 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-foot-10-inch (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]

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

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987–88 Utah 1103.8.385.1671.000.4.7.0.01.5
1988–89 Denver 2618.6.438.318.583.71.3.7.12.7
1989–90 Denver 60714.9.411.408.6761.21.9.8.03.5
Career 97811.9.416.364.6921.01.6.7.03.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988 Utah 702.3.286.333–.0.1.1.0.7

References

  1. 1 2 "Eddie Hughes minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Eddie Hughes NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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