Carlin Hughes
6/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
As a redshirt senior (2008-09): Started 23 games and appeared in all 35 games during his senior season...averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 assists per game...led the team with a career-high 117 assists and was third on the team with 41 steals...dished out a season and career-high eight assists against Pepperdine (1/17/09) and Portland (2/14/09)...scored a season-high 16 points and a had eight assists Pepperdine (1/17/09) and again on Feb. 28 against Loyola Marymount...had a career-high six rebounds in the regular season finale versus LMU...knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 15 games, including a season-best four against Pepperdine (1/17/09), Gonzaga (2/12/09), and LMU (2/28/09)...is second on the team with 47 3-pointers made...tied the Saint Mary's single game record with a career-high seven steals against Vanguard...his 2.0 assists to turnover ratio is the highest mark among Gaels regulars...posted double digit points in 14 games this season...knocked down 86 percent of his free throws, making 37-of-43 attempts...was second on the team with 54 made 3-pointers, while shooting 31.4 percent from 3-point land.
As a redshirt junior (2007-08): Played in every game during his junior season...scored a season-high 18 points against Drake on Nov. 10...hit 5-of-8 3-pointers against Drake...had 15 points and three assists against East Tennessee State when he was 5-for-9 from behind the arc...had nine points against Tulane, making all four free throws, while adding two assists and two steals...knocked down three or more three pointers in six contests...had three points and two assists against San Diego State...shot 84.0 percent from the free throw line...had a season-high four rebounds against LMU...dished out a career-high eight assists against Portland on Feb. 2.
As a junior (2006-07): Redshirted the season after transferring to SMC from Montana State-Billings...in the summer of 2007, played for the Australian team that competed in the 2007 Universiade Games in Thailand...helped the team to a 3-3 record and averaged 17 points, 3.6 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals in the six games.
As a sophomore (2005-06 at Montana State-Billings): Played in all 28 games, starting 26...second on the team with an average 35.9 minutes per game...third for scoring on the team averaging 17.3 points per game...grabbed 104 rebounds for 3.7 per game average...led the team with 269 assists in the 05-06 season...shot 42 percent from the field, 35 percent from behind the arc, and 78 percent from the free throw line...netted a career high 45 points against St. Edward's (1/28/06)...grabbed a career high five steals against Rocky Mountain (12/10/05)...posted 13 double-doubles on the season...named to the Heartland Conference all-conference second team...ranked 56th in the nation for steals, 65th for 3-pointers per game, and 74th for 3-point percentage...had three games in which he handed out 15 assists, one short on the single game school record in which he tied in 2005...ranked sixth in individual single game record with 45 points...ranked first in individual season record with 269 assists and 9.61 assists per game...ranked fifth with 60 steals in a single season...currently ranked 11th in school history with 128 career 3-pointers, 12th with 85 career steals, seventh with 405 career assists and first with 8.1 career assists per game average.
As a freshman (2004-05 at Montana State-Billings): Played in 22 games, starting 14...averaged 29.3 minutes per game...scored 274 points and led the team with 136 assists...averaged 12.5 points, 6.2 assists, and 2.8 rebounds a game...ranked 15th in the Pacific West Conference for scoring and second for assists...ranked eleventh in NCAA Division II for assists per game...136 assists ranked 13th in school history for assists in a single season...ranked eighth in school history for assist average in a season...posted a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio, fourth-best in the PacWest...scored season-high 29 points against MSU-Northern (2/24/05)...scored in double figures 12 times...handed out season-high 16 assists in win over Johnson & Wales (2/26/05), tying the school single game record...posted a triple double against J&W with 20 points and 10 rebounds to go with 16 assists...had 11 assists against BYU-Hawaii (2/17/05)...had at least four assists in 17 of 22 games...shot 39.9 percent from the field and 74.2 percent from the free throw line...made 55 of 163 3-point attempts (33.7)...was fourth in the PacWest for 3-point field goals per game...won team's Outstanding Floor Leader Award.
High School: Led team to second place finish at National Championships in 2002...played at Australian Institute of Sport in 2003-2004...won national bronze medal in 2004 for Western Australia...played on 2004 and 2005 U21 Australian Team.
Personal: Born March 22, 1985...parents are Bev and Darryl Hughes...has two older sisters named Desiree and Danielle...has a younger brother named Tyron...is the uncle of six...is majoring in kinesology with an emphasis in sport and recreational management.
Carlin Hughes' Career Statistics at Montana State-Billings
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2004-05 22-1 644-29.3 85-213 .399 55-163 .337 49-66 .742 3-59-62 2.8 60-1 136 79 2 25 274/12.5
2005-06 28-26 1006-35.9 156-370 .422 73-211 .346 100-128 .781 14-90-104 3.7 78-3 269 143 1 60 485/17.3
TOTAL 50-40 1650-33.0 241-583 .413 128-374 .342 149-194 .768 17-149-166 3.3 138-4 405 222 3 85 759/15.2
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