Career
A 6"5" (196 m) shooting guard from Loyola University Chicago, Hughes averaged 17.0 points per game as a freshman, 25.7 as a sophomore, 27.6 as a junior, and 26.3 as a senior at Loyola. Hughes is Loyola"s all-time leading scorer with 2,914 points, ranking ninth on the National Collegiate Athletic Association career scoring list. He holds the school-record for most points scored in a game with 47 against Detroit on February
5, 1985.
Hughes" #21 is retired at Loyola. Hughes played in only one National Basketball Association season. He played for the Spurs during the 1985-1986 National Basketball Association season, appearing in 68 games and averaging 5.2 ppg.