Eric Hughes (born April 30, 1965) is an American

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coach currently working as an assistant for the

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of the

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(NBA).

College coaching career

Hughes got his first gig with the

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as an assistant coach from 1989 until he was hired as an assistant coach for the

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in 1991 to 1993.

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then hired him as an assistant for nine years after that.

NBA coaching career

Toronto Raptors

Raptors gave Hughes his first gig in the NBA in the front office as a Basketball Development Consultant in 2007 until the Raptors decided to put him on their coaching bench in 2009.

Brooklyn Nets

Hughes joined Jason Kidd's bench as an assistant in June 2013.

Milwaukee Bucks

Hughes rejoined Kidd in Milwaukee until 2018.

Philadelphia 76ers

In 2019, after the Bucks fired him,

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hired him as a Player Development Coach. After Doc Rivers was hired, he was promoted to assistant coach.

Personal life

Eric is married to Kristin Hughes and has two sons. Hughes is also a native of

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References

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