Career snapshot
4seasons
313games
658career pts
9.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 159 games · 1978-79–1980-81
Position rank · 1980-81
#61PPG rank
#44PER rank
#60WS rank
Among 62 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
3.1
1979-80 · DEN
RPG
4.7
1979-80 · DEN
APG
1.1
1979-80 · DEN
PER
11.7
1978-79 · DEN
WS
2.2
1978-79 · DEN
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1975
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | BKN | 56 | 0 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 31.0 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 81 | 0 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 11.7 | 2.2 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 70 | 0 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 36.6 | 11.5 | 2.2 |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 53 | 0 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 45 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 8 | 0 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | mid season trade | From 1980-81 to 1980-81 | |
| Jul 1980 | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1978 | Brooklyn Nets | Denver Nuggets | season change | ||
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About Kim Hughes
Kim Galen Hughes was an American basketball player and 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.