Larry Hughes

What strikes me about Larry Hughes is the journey from one season at Saint Louis to the eighth pick in the 1998 draft. That's a quick leap, and earning USBWA National Freshman of the Year tells me his talent was obvious from the start. Playing for eight different teams across a 14-year NBA career is a stat I find telling too. It can read as restlessness, but to me it speaks to durability and value. At 196 cm he had the size for a versatile guard, and surviving 14 seasons through that many roster changes is a kind of resilience I respect more than any single highlight.

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 played collegiately for the Saint Louis Billikens for one season before being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft.

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Name (English)

Larry Hughes

Name (Japanese)

ラリー・ヒューズ

Reading

らりー・ひゅーず

Born

January 23, 1979 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

196 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Christian Brothers College High School

University

Christian Brothers College High School

Awards & achievements

• USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA

Tags

• Missouri
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.