Larry Darnell Hughes Sr. (born January 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Hughes played for eight different teams during his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hughes attended

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...

before being selected with the eighth overall pick in the

1998 NBA draft The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, the Boston Celtics, and the Tor ...

. Hughes is the founder of the Larry Hughes Basketball Academy.

Early years

One of the most heralded basketball players to come out of St. Louis, Hughes started his basketball career at Christian Brothers College High School (CBC), which won the Missouri state championship in 1997. He also led the St. Louis Eagles to an AAU National Championship, the summer prior. He played in the 1997 McDonald's American Game scoring 21 points. Hughes played 1 season of college basketball at

. He finished the 1997–98 season with per game averages of 20.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.16 steals. He led the Billikens to the NCAA Tournament that year, making it to the second round after a win over University of Massachusetts.

NBA career

Hughes has played for the

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, Washington Wizards,

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, Chicago Bulls,

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

. He was drafted by Philadelphia in the 1st round of the

out of

, where he was named Freshman of the Year.NBA.com : Larry Hughes Bio Page
. National Basketball Association. He is known for being a versatile and athletic guard with strong defensive abilities, and was selected to the 2004–05 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team as a member of the Wizards. He led the league in steals per game with 2.89 in 2004–05. Hughes participated in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest in Oracle Arena (home of the Golden State Warriors) in Oakland, California. Hughes signed a five-year $70 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent in the summer of 2005. He was brought into Cleveland to provide assistance to young superstar LeBron James, the Cavs' first overall draft pick in 2003. In the 2005–06 season he helped LeBron and the Cavs to an 18–10 record before requiring surgery on his broken finger. His last performance before the injury came in a 97–84 home upset of the Detroit Pistons, in which he scored 16 points on 7–10 shooting to go with two steals, five rebounds and three assists. Prior to injuries in 2005, he averaged 16.2 points, and 37.6 minutes per game. Both of those statistics were the second best on the team, to LeBron James. He has an ongoing rivalry with former backcourt partner Gilbert Arenas, with whom he played for three seasons, two in Washington and one in Golden State. On May 2, 2006 Hughes was recipient of the inaugural Austin Carr Good Guy Award, designed to recognize the Cavaliers player who is cooperative and understanding of the media, the community and the public. On February 21, 2008, Hughes was traded to the Chicago Bulls, in a three-team trade, along with

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, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown in exchange for

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and Joe Smith. On February 19, 2009 just before the trade deadline, Hughes was traded from the Bulls to the

for Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson. On February 18, 2010, Hughes was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three team deal that also moved Tracy McGrady to the Knicks. He was waived by the Kings on February 23, 2010. On March 13, 2010, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats for the rest of the season. On December 9, 2011, Hughes signed a non-guaranteed contract with the

. He was waived on February 1, 2012, after averaging 1.3 points in nine games. Hughes was selected to play in Ice Cube's BIG3 League on the "Killer 3s" team in the summer of 2017.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , , align="left" , Philadelphia , 50 , , 1 , , 19.8 , , .411 , , .154 , , .709 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .3 , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Philadelphia , 50 , , 5 , , 20.4 , , .416 , , .216 , , .746 , , 3.2 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Golden State , 32 , , 32 , , 40.8 , , .389 , , .243 , , .736 , , 5.9 , , 4.1 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , 22.7 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Golden State , 50 , , 45 , , 36.9 , , .383 , , .187 , , .766 , , 5.5 , , 4.5 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , 16.5 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Golden State , 73 , , 56 , , 28.1 , , .423 , , .194 , , .737 , , 3.4 , , 4.3 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 12.3 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Washington , 67 , , 56 , , 31.9 , , .467 , , .367 , , .731 , , 4.6 , , 3.1 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Washington , 61 , , 61 , , 33.8 , , .397 , , .341 , , .797 , , 5.3 , , 2.4 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , 18.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Washington , 61 , , 61 , , 38.7 , , .430 , , .282 , , .777 , , 6.3 , , 4.7 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 2.9* , , .3 , , 22.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Cleveland , 36 , , 31 , , 35.6 , , .409 , , .368 , , .756 , , 4.5 , , 3.6 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , 15.5 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Cleveland , 70 , , 68 , , 37.1 , , .400 , , .333 , , .676 , , 3.8 , , 3.7 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 14.9 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Cleveland , 40 , , 32 , , 30.3 , , .377 , , .341 , , .815 , , 3.6 , , 2.4 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 12.3 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Chicago , 28 , , 25 , , 28.9 , , .387 , , .353 , , .775 , , 3.1 , , 3.1 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 12.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Chicago , 30 , , 6 , , 26.4 , , .412 , , .392 , , .817 , , 3.1 , , 2.0 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 12.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 25 , , 14 , , 27.5 , , .390 , , .385 , , .794 , , 2.6 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 11.2 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 31 , , 14 , , 26.5 , , .366 , , .289 , , .823 , , 3.5 , , 3.5 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 9.6 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Charlotte , 14 , , 2 , , 21.1 , , .327 , , .357 , , .853 , , 2.3 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , 8.1 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Orlando , 9 , , 0 , , 12.7 , , .227 , , .143 , , .500 , , .6 , , .8 , , .2 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , align="center" colspan="2" , Career , 727 , , 509 , , 30.8 , , .406 , , .309 , , .757 , , 4.2 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 14.1

Playoffs

, - , align="left" ,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

, align="left" , Philadelphia , 8 , , 2 , , 24.8 , , .403 , , .000 , , .833 , , 4.6 , , 2.0 , , 1.9 , , 1.1 , , 10.3 , - , align="left" ,

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, align="left" , Washington , 10 , , 10 , , 40.1 , , .376 , , .212 , , .831 , , 7.1 , , 3.7 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , 20.7 , - , align="left" ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, align="left" , Cleveland , 9 , , 8 , , 37.3 , , .319 , , .278 , , .742 , , 3.0 , , 4.0 , , 2.2 , , .1 , , 11.1 , - , align="left" ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, align="left" , Cleveland , 18 , , 18 , , 35.5 , , .347 , , .352 , , .746 , , 3.9 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 11.3 , - , align="left" ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, align="left" , Charlotte , 4 , , 0 , , 14.5 , , .471 , , .400 , , .571 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 6.0 , - , align="center" colspan="2" , Career , 49 , , 38 , , 33.3 , , .361 , , .287 , , .782 , , 4.5 , , 2.8 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 12.6

Personal life

Hughes played Kelly Rowland's boyfriend in the music video of

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's single " Dilemma". In 2014, Hughes started a basketball clinic that later became known as the Larry Hughes Basketball Academy. Since 2019 it has operated out of a facility in Chesterfield, Missouri. In November 2020, Hughes announced plans to open two

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in St. Louis with former Knicks teammate Al Harrington. Hughes is the godfather of

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player Jayson Tatum, whose father was Hughes' high school and college teammate.

References

External links

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Stats on Basketball-Reference.com
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