Rick Hughes

Rick Hughes

Personal information
Born	(1973-08-22) August 22, 1973 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Walnut Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College	Thomas More (1992–1996)
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Playing career	1996–2012
Position	Power forward / center
Number	3
Career history
1996–1997	Dakota Wizards
1997–1998	Omonia Nicosia
1998–1999	Club Rosaire
1999–2000	Dallas Mavericks
2000	Idaho Stampede
2001	Ourense
2002	Kansas City Knights
2002–2003	JDA Dijon Basket
2003	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2003–2004	Strasbourg IG Basket
2004	Teramo Basket
2006	Murcia
2006–2008	León
2008–2009	HTV Basket
2009–2010	León
2010	APOEL
2010–2012	HTV Basket
Career highlights and awards
French League Foreign MVP (2004) 2× French League Best Scorer (2004, 2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rick Hughes (born August 22, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the French League Best Scorer, in 2004 and 2011.

College career

Hughes graduated from Walnut Hills High School, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1991, and afterwards, he attended Thomas More College. He was a four-year standout while at TMC, during the 1992–1996 seasons. He is the only player in the now defunct conference (AMC), to have been the Rookie of the Year, a four-time Player of the Year, a four-time Conference First Team Selection, a three-time Tournament MVP, a four-time Tournament First Team selection, and a four-time scoring leader. Hughes was also a Division 3 All-American during his junior and senior seasons. He left Thomas More as the school's all-time scoring leader with 2,605 points, and currently holds ten additional records. In 2002, Hughes was selected to Thomas More College's Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Not drafted as a senior, Hughes was forced to go the free agent route, earning a spot with the Phoenix Suns, for the Summer Pro League in Los Angeles. Eventually, he went to Cyprus to play, and excelled in his first professional season. He averaged over 26 points and 13 rebounds per game, and once again garnered interest from the NBA, this time from the Atlanta Hawks. With the NBA lockout looming, Hughes went back overseas; this time to Lebanon. During the 1998–1999 season, Hughes averaged over 36 points and 15 rebounds per game.

After a stint with the Dallas Mavericks, he went back to Europe, in January 2000, and began the next step in his pro career. Having played in Cyprus, Lebanon, Italy, Spain, and France, Hughes won multiple titles, promotions to higher divisions, and MVP awards, along with numerous scoring titles, showing his ability to adapt and compete at an advanced age.

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Profile @ Interperformances
• Profile @ Eurobasket.com
• http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/mbkb/records Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.thomasmore.edu/athletics/hof_detail.cfm?id=7 Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine