Rex Hughes obit

Former KSU basketball coach dies

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Rex Hughes, who coached collegiately at Kent State, Southern California and UNLV in addition to the NBA, has died. He was 77.

He was an assistant at USC from 1973-74 under Bob Boyd and then became head coach at Kent State from 1975-78, followed by two years as an assistant at UNLV.

Hughes was an assistant with the Sacramento Kings and served as interim head coach for 57 games in the 1992 season. He was also an assistant with San Antonio and Vancouver. During his career, he also worked in scouting and basketball operations with the Kings, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic.

He coached men's basketball at Long Beach City College, Kent State University, and later served as a National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach. He served as head coach for part of a season with the Sacramento Kings, and a single game as an interim coach with the San Antonio Spurs. Hughes also worked in NBA scouting and basketball operations with the Kings, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic. Hughes went to Redondo High School and played college basketball at Pepperdine.

 

Biographical details

Born    September 24, 1938

Died    May 9, 2016 (aged 77)

Nipomo, California, U.S.

Playing career

1959–1961      Pepperdine

Coaching career (HC unless noted)

1963–1964      North Torrance HS (assistant)

1963–1968      Redondo HS

1968–1969      Long Beach CC

1969–1973      Nebraska (assistant)

1973–1974      USC (assistant)

1974–1978      Kent State

1978–1979      Montana Sky

1979–1981      UNLV (assistant)

1990–1992      Sacramento Kings (assistant)

1991–1992      Sacramento Kings

1992–1993      San Antonio Spurs (assistant)

1992–1993      San Antonio Spurs

1995–1997      Vancouver Grizzlies (assistant)

Accomplishments and honors

Records

NJCAA 23–5 .821

NCAA: 27–63 .300

NBA: 23–35 .397