Eddie Hughes
Personal information
Born (1960-05-26) May 26, 1960
Greenville, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
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
Selected by the San 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 and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (1979)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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.


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