Hughes Selected 39th in NBA Draft
11/18/2020 11:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former Syracuse forward Elijah Hughes was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. The Beacon, N.Y. native is reported to be headed to the Utah Jazz via trade.
The 6-6 wing led the ACC in points per game (19.0), points (609) and minutes played (1,175:11) as a redshirt junior in 2019-20. Hughes added 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He scored in double-digits in 30-of-32 contests. Hughes was a first-team All-ACC honoree.
Hughes scored 1,075 points in two seasons for the Orange following a redshirt season after transferring from East Carolina at the conclusion of his freshman year. He reached 1,000 points in 63 games, tying Mike Lee for the ninth-fastest player to achieve the milestone at Syracuse.
Draft Notes
The 6-6 wing led the ACC in points per game (19.0), points (609) and minutes played (1,175:11) as a redshirt junior in 2019-20. Hughes added 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He scored in double-digits in 30-of-32 contests. Hughes was a first-team All-ACC honoree.
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— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 19, 2020
Hughes scored 1,075 points in two seasons for the Orange following a redshirt season after transferring from East Carolina at the conclusion of his freshman year. He reached 1,000 points in 63 games, tying Mike Lee for the ninth-fastest player to achieve the milestone at Syracuse.
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— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) November 19, 2020
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Draft Notes
- Hughes is Syracuse's 74th NBA Draft selection and 46th of head coach Jim Boeheim's tenure.
- Hughes is the first Orange to be selected in NBA Draft since Tyler Lydon in 2017.
- Syracuse has a NBA Draft selection in 11 of the last 14 years.
- He was one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference players picked in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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