1. Elijah Wayne Hughes was born on March 10,1998 and is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.
21 Facts About Elijah Hughes
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Elijah Hughes played college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates and the Syracuse Orange.
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Elijah Hughes started playing basketball through the Catholic Youth Organization and began playing on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit for local coach, Kenney Dawson.
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Elijah Hughes became well-known in Beacon for his basketball ability, dominating games at Loopers Park.
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Elijah Hughes was named first-team Class A All-State and CHSAA Class A most valuable player.
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Elijah Hughes scored 42 points against Jamesville Dewitt High School.
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Elijah Hughes became teammates with many other NCAA Division I prospects, including Tremont Waters and Myles Powell.
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Elijah Hughes was a three-star recruit and the No 5 player in his state according to 247Sports.
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Elijah Hughes decided to transfer to Syracuse over an offer from Seton Hall.
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Elijah Hughes was the team's second leading scorer with 13.7 points per game while averaging 4.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
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Elijah Hughes took more three-pointers than any other teammate and made 36.9 percent of them.
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Elijah Hughes scored a career-high 25 points in the season-ending loss to Baylor in the NCAA tournament.
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On February 11,2020, Elijah Hughes left a game against NC State early with a lower body injury.
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Elijah Hughes was selected with the 39th pick in the second round of the 2020 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Elijah Hughes was assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League on February 15,2021.
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On February 9,2022, Elijah Hughes was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade.
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On November 3,2022, Elijah Hughes was named to the opening night roster for the Wisconsin Herd.
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On July 3,2023, Elijah Hughes signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Super Ligi, but on August 22, without having played a single game, he parted ways with the club for personal reasons.
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On July 9,2024, Elijah Hughes signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League, but never played for them.
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On October 16,2024, Elijah Hughes signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived two days later.
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Elijah Hughes's mother, Penny, was a teacher's aide for Beacon City Schools before counseling at a methadone clinic.