Eric Hughes (born April 30, 1965)[1] is an American basketball coach currently working as an assistant for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| Dallas Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 30, 1965 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oakland (Oakland, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1987: undrafted |
| Coaching career | 1987–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–1989 | American HS (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Illinois State (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | California (assistant) |
| 1993–2002 | Washington (assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | Toronto Raptors (basketball development consultant) |
| 2009–2013 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Brooklyn Nets (assistant) |
| 2014–2018 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Philadelphia 76ers (player development) |
| 2021–2023 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
College coaching career
Hughes got his first gig with the Illinois State Redbirds as an assistant coach from 1989 until he was hired as an assistant coach for the California Golden Bears in 1991 to 1993. Washington Huskies then hired him as an assistant for nine years after that. [2]
NBA coaching career
Toronto Raptors
Raptors gave Hughes his first gig in the NBA in the front office as a Basketball Development Consultant in 2007 until the Raptors decided to put him on their coaching bench in 2009.[3]
Brooklyn Nets
Hughes joined Jason Kidd's bench as an assistant in June 2013.[4]
Milwaukee Bucks
Hughes rejoined Kidd in Milwaukee until 2018.[5]
Philadelphia 76ers
In 2019, after the Bucks fired him, Brett Brown hired him as a Player Development Coach. After Doc Rivers was hired, he was promoted to assistant coach.[6]
Personal life
Eric is married to Kristin Hughes and has two sons. Hughes is also a native of Oakland, California.[6]