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Eddie Hughes
Personal information
Born (1960-05-26) May 26, 1960 (age 64)
Greenville, Mississippi
Nationality American
High school Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College Colorado State (1978–1982)
NBA Draft 1982 / Round: 7 / Pick: 140th overall
Selected by the San Diego Clippers
Pro career 1982–1994
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 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.

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