Background
Hogue grew up on Wilson Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee and played basketball at Austin High School, an all-black high school where his father served as principal.
Hogue grew up on Wilson Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee and played basketball at Austin High School, an all-black high school where his father served as principal.
He graduated from Austin in 1958. He chose to attend the University of Cincinnati, largely due to the program"s prominence and the chance to play with its star, Oscar Robertson.
Because Hogue was black, he wasn"t recruited by nearby or southern universities. A 6"9" center, Hogue made his varsity debut with the Bearcats in 1959-1960. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.2 points, shooting.576 from the field, and 11.3 rebounds per game.
As a junior in 1960-1961, Hogue led University of California in rebounding with 12.5 per game and he also led the team with a.532 field goal percentage while averaging 16.8 points per game.
He again was named All-MVC as the 27-3 Bearcats again captured the league crown. He was named second-team All-American by Converse.
As a senior in 1961-1962, Hogue was the team captain. He was again All-MVC and led the Bearcats in both scoring and rebounding with 16.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game as the Bearcats again were MVC champions.
He was named first-team All-American by the Basketball Writers and the Helms Foundation, second-team All-American by the National Education Association and Coaches Association, and third-team All-American by the Associated Press (Associated Press) and United Press International (United Press International).
The Bearcats again advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship game, where they again defeated Ohio State, 71-59, to earn their second consecutive national championship. In his three-year career at Cincinnati, Hogue scored 1,391 points, which was third at the time behind Robertson and Jack Twyman. Hogue was a first round pick (second overall) in the 1962 National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association) Draft by the New York Knicks.
In his rookie season of 1962-1963, Hogue played center, appearing an average of 26.8 minutes per game in 50 games with 7.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.
In 1963-1964, he played six games for the Knicks before being traded to the Baltimore Bullets, for whom he played just nine games. Averaging 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game for the season, his second season was his last as a professional.
He had a brief career (1962-1964) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Knicks and Baltimore Bullets, averaging 6.3 points per game.