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Kim Hughes
Center ·Cleveland Cavaliers ·NBA

Kim Hughes

Age74 BornJun 4, 1952 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight100 kg CollegeWisconsin Draft1974 · #45
Career averages
2.1PPG
3.7RPG
0.8APG
313 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

CLE hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
313Games
658Career points
9.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Denver Nuggets · 159 games · 1978-79 to 1980-81
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1975
All awards
Career highsSingle season
3.1PPG · 1979-80 · DEN
4.7RPG · 1979-80 · DEN
1.1APG · 1979-80 · DEN
11.7PER · 1978-79 · DEN
2.2Win shares · 1978-79 · DEN
Draft1974
3Round
45Overall pick
Selected by Los Angeles Clippers · from Wisconsin
Position rank1980-81
#61PPG rank
#44PER rank
#60Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 62 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
0.7 PPG 1.7 RPG 0.5 APG
45 games
Denver Nuggets
1978-79 - 1980-81 · 3 seasons
2.8 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.0 APG
159 games
Brooklyn Nets
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
2.2 PPG 4.3 RPG 0.7 APG
56 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
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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Born on June 4

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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.