2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Honors and Awards
2016-17 SBC Player of the Week Feb. 7
2015-16 third-team All-Sun Belt
Senior (2017-18): First player in Georgia Southern men's basketball history to tally over 1,200 career points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals • 123 career starts is the most in school history, and he ranks 15th on the all-time scoring list in the Division I era and 13th in rebounds • Ninth in career free throw percentage, sixth in career steals, ninth in free throws made and 11th in free throw attempts • Started all 33 games as a senior and averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a steal a game • Shot 79 percent from the free-throw line (106-134) • Scored in double figures in 20 games • Led Eagles in scoring in four games and in rebounding four times.
Junior (2016-17): Started and played in 30 games • Averaged 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.6 assists a contest • Scored in double figures in 17 games • Tallied his 1,000th career point against Utah Valley in the final game of the season • Shot 36 percent from the floor, 33 percent from long distance and 73 percent from the free-throw line • Named Sun Belt Player of the Week Feb. 7 • Posted a season-best 20 points with four rebounds vs. Louisiana (2/6) • Tallied 19 points, three rebounds and two assists against Florida A&M (11/25) • Registered 17 points, six rebounds and two assists vs. ULM (2/4) • Had 17 points and four boards at Winthrop.
Sophomore (2015-16): Named third-team All-Sun Belt in a vote by the league’s coaches and Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year by HoopsHD.com • Started 29 of the 30 games he played in and averaged 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 assists a contest • Led the SBC in steals and ranked ninth in the league in scoring • Averaged 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 assists in conference games • Scored 20-plus points eight times and reached double figures in the last 17 contests and 23 overall • Missed home game against Little Rock with an injury • Played 30.2 minutes per game • Led the team in scoring eight times, in rebounding 10 times and in assists four times • Shot 43 percent from the floor, 39 percent from long distance and 73 percent from the free-throw line • Ranked fourth in the league in 3-pointers with 2.2 a game • Posted a season-best 24 points against ULM (3/3) and UT Arlington (1/2) • Tallied 23 points, five steals and four boards at UL Lafayette (3/5) • Registered 23 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals at South Alabama (2/13) • Scored 22 points vs. Troy (1/9) • Scored 21 and added seven boards in a home win over Georgia State (2/23) • Had 21 points at Arkansas State (1/30) • Team captain.
Freshman (2014-15): Played and started in all 31 games • Recorded 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, which led all guards on the team, and 2.3 assists • Ranked second on the team in assists (70) and steals (40) • Ranked 12th in the Sun Belt in steals • Played 30.3 minutes per game, which was the second highest on the team • Posted a season-best 18 points against conference foe UL Lafayette while bringing in seven rebounds and two steals (1/15) • Tallied 16 points and five boards against UT Arlington (3/5) • Scored 15 in a home win over Georgia State (2/5) • Nearly had a double-double against Florida International with nine points and 11 rebounds • He was fourth on the team with 236 points for the season and third on the team with 151 rebounds.
Prep: Played four seasons at Winston-Salem Prep Academy for coach Andre Gould, winning conference championships all four seasons • Was a three-time all-conference selection and a three-time all-tournament team honoree • Twice named regional MVP • Picked to 2013 North Carolina Prep AP All-State Team • won three state MVP awards • Averaged 16.6 points per game as a senior with 4.5 rebounds per game.
Personal: Born Michael Rashad Hughes Oct. 8, 1996, in Winston-Salem, N.C. • Has two younger siblings, Dennis McClam and Alaya France.
Major: Sport management
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
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6'3"
190 lbs
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2015-16Sophomore
G
6'3"
190 lbs
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2016-17Junior
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2017-18Senior
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs