Freeport Native To Guide Clippers
on Interim Basis
on Interim Basis
Kim Hughes replaces current Los Angeles Clippers GM Mike
Dunleavy as team's head coach ...
Dunleavy as team's head coach ...
By Cody Cutter
Northern Illinois Sports Beat Publisher
Freeport native Kim Hughes will be the interim coach of the Los Angeles Clippers,
having replaced Mike Dunleavy at the position on Thursday.
Hughes, 57, has been a Clipper assistant for six years. He previously worked for
the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets organizations. This will be his first head
coaching opportunity.
Hughes played on two of coach Farrell Benefiel's Regional Championship teams at
Freeport High School and played at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of
two Northern Illinois players to play for the ABA, he played with Julius Erving on the
1975-1976 New York Nets for 84 games and went 300-for-566 from the field, his
best season ever.
After the ABA folded, Hughes played for the New York (later Jersey) Nets from
1977-1978 and then the Denver Nuggets from 1979-1981 and spent the rest of
the 1981 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his professional career, he
played 425 games and scored 1,624 points with a field goal percentage of 48%.
After playing in the NBA, Hughes played for Rome's Reggio Calabria team and
Milan's Innocenti team until retiring in 1989. He also played in Italy before coming
to the ABA in 1975.
Dunleavy stepped down as head coach to focus on his general manager duties.
He had served as coach since 2003. One of Illinois high school basketball's
greatest players, Shaun Livingston, played for Dunleavy and Hughes on the
Clippers from 2004 to 2007.
Cody Cutter is the Publisher of Northern Illinois Sports Beat. He can be reached at
Northernillinoissportsbeat@yahoo.com. --- Talk about what's written on our
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Northern Illinois Sports Beat Publisher
Freeport native Kim Hughes will be the interim coach of the Los Angeles Clippers,
having replaced Mike Dunleavy at the position on Thursday.
Hughes, 57, has been a Clipper assistant for six years. He previously worked for
the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets organizations. This will be his first head
coaching opportunity.
Hughes played on two of coach Farrell Benefiel's Regional Championship teams at
Freeport High School and played at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of
two Northern Illinois players to play for the ABA, he played with Julius Erving on the
1975-1976 New York Nets for 84 games and went 300-for-566 from the field, his
best season ever.
After the ABA folded, Hughes played for the New York (later Jersey) Nets from
1977-1978 and then the Denver Nuggets from 1979-1981 and spent the rest of
the 1981 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his professional career, he
played 425 games and scored 1,624 points with a field goal percentage of 48%.
After playing in the NBA, Hughes played for Rome's Reggio Calabria team and
Milan's Innocenti team until retiring in 1989. He also played in Italy before coming
to the ABA in 1975.
Dunleavy stepped down as head coach to focus on his general manager duties.
He had served as coach since 2003. One of Illinois high school basketball's
greatest players, Shaun Livingston, played for Dunleavy and Hughes on the
Clippers from 2004 to 2007.
Cody Cutter is the Publisher of Northern Illinois Sports Beat. He can be reached at
Northernillinoissportsbeat@yahoo.com. --- Talk about what's written on our
Message Boards!
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