Kim Hughes (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 4, 1952 Freeport, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Freeport (Freeport, Illinois) |
| College | Wisconsin (1971–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974 / Round: 3 / Pick: 45th overall |
| Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |
| Playing career | 1975–1989 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 35, 12, 44, 3 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1975–1978 | New York / New Jersey Nets |
| 1978–1980 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1981–1983 | Virtus Banco di Roma |
| 1983–1988 | Viola Reggio Calabria |
| 1988–1989 | Basket Brescia |
| As coach: | |
| 1998–2003 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2003–2010 | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2012–2015 | Portland Trail Blazers (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Viola Reggio Calabria (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,624 (3.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,367 (5.6 rpg) |
| Blocks | 502 (1.2 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Kim Hughes (born June 4, 1952) is an American former basketball player and former coach. He played professional basketball in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York / New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, and Milwaukee Bucks between 1975 and 1981. Hughes served as the interim head coach for the Los Angeles Clippers for 33 games in 2010. On July 4, 2015, he was fired from his position as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The 6-foot-11 Hughes played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1974, averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds as a senior. His identical twin, Kerry, also 6-11, was also a starter on the Badgers. Hughes was selected by the Buffalo Braves in the third round (ninth pick) of the 1974 NBA draft. He played professionally in Italy during the 1974–75 season. He spent the 1975–76 season with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA), where he averaged eight points and nine rebounds and was named to the First Team ABA All-Rookie Team. The 1976 Nets team, which featured Julius Erving, Swen Nater, Larry Kenon and Brian Taylor, won the ABA championship.
Hughes spent two more seasons with the Nets after the franchise moved to the National Basketball Association (NBA). In July 1978, Hughes signed with the Denver Nuggets, where he played for two full seasons. Eight games into the 1980–81 NBA season, Hughes was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He retired from the NBA at the end of the 1981 season, but continued to play professionally in Italy until 1989. During his ABA and NBA career, Hughes averaged 3.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and had field goal and free throw percentages of 49.7% and 39.7%, respectively
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