Eddie Hughes
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Eddie Hughes is a retired American
professional basketball
player who played three years in the NBA
.
, 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 commenced in 1987–88 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.
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played three years in the NBA
National Basketball Association
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Basketball career
A 5'10" (178 cm) point guardPoint guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
, Hughes played collegiately at Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
from 1978 to 1982. He was selected
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
in the seventh round of the 1982 NBA Draft
1982 NBA Draft
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by the San Diego Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
.
Hughes' NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
playing career commenced in 1987–88 with the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, for whom he played 11 games, averaging 1.5 points and 0.7 assists
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
per game. He then played a total of 86 games with the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
in his second and third seasons, his last year being in 1989–90.