Elijah Hughes

Position: Forward

6-6, 215lb (198cm, 97kg)

Hometown: Beacon, NY

High School: John F. Kennedy Catholic High School

Schools: East Carolina and Syracuse

Draft: New Orleans Pelicans, 2nd round (9th pick, 39th overall), 2020 NBA draft

2019-20 All-ACC

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SUMMARY

Career

G

91

PTS

13.9

TRB

4.0

AST

2.1

FG%

41.1

FG3%

34.2

FT%

76.3

eFG%

50.6

PER

18.5

WS

9.8

Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		SOS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	25	7	20.5	2.3	6.6	.349	1.4	3.1	.436	1.0	3.5	.273	2.2	3.2	.684	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	7.8		1.33
2017-18-RS	Syracuse	ACC	Transfer
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	34	34	32.7	4.6	10.9	.420	2.0	3.9	.511	2.6	6.9	.369	2.0	2.7	.742	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.5	1.2	0.8	1.9	2.1	13.7		10.09
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	32	32	36.7	6.2	14.5	.427	3.8	7.4	.508	2.4	7.1	.342	4.2	5.2	.813	0.4	4.5	4.9	3.4	1.2	0.8	2.3	1.8	19.0		7.26
Career	Overall		91	73	30.7	4.5	11.0	.411	2.4	4.9	.497	2.1	6.1	.342	2.8	3.7	.763	0.5	3.5	4.0	2.1	1.0	0.7	1.8	1.9	13.9		6.22
	East Carolina		25	7	20.5	2.3	6.6	.349	1.4	3.1	.436	1.0	3.5	.273	2.2	3.2	.684	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.8	7.8
	Syracuse		66	66	34.6	5.3	12.6	.424	2.8	5.6	.509	2.5	7.0	.356	3.1	3.9	.788	0.6	4.1	4.6	2.4	1.2	0.8	2.1	2.0	16.3

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	18	7	21.1	2.1	6.8	.311	1.2	3.1	.382	0.9	3.7	.254	2.1	3.2	.649	0.4	1.8	2.3	1.5	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.1	7.2
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	18	18	31.8	4.2	10.4	.399	1.7	3.4	.484	2.5	7.0	.357	1.6	2.1	.737	0.6	3.8	4.4	1.2	1.1	0.8	1.6	1.8	12.4
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	20	20	36.3	6.1	14.8	.410	4.0	7.9	.510	2.1	6.9	.297	4.5	5.4	.832	0.5	4.5	4.9	2.6	1.3	0.7	2.4	1.8	18.6
Career	Overall		56	45	30.0	4.2	10.8	.387	2.3	4.9	.478	1.8	5.9	.311	2.8	3.6	.762	0.5	3.4	3.9	1.8	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.9	12.9
	East Carolina		18	7	21.1	2.1	6.8	.311	1.2	3.1	.382	0.9	3.7	.254	2.1	3.2	.649	0.4	1.8	2.3	1.5	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.1	7.2
	Syracuse		38	38	34.2	5.2	12.7	.406	2.9	5.8	.502	2.3	6.9	.326	3.1	3.8	.807	0.5	4.2	4.7	1.9	1.2	0.8	2.0	1.8	15.7

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	25	7	512	58	166	.349	34	78	.436	24	88	.273	54	79	.684	11	47	58	32	14	11	24	46	194
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	34	34	1111	155	369	.420	68	133	.511	87	236	.369	69	93	.742	23	124	147	50	42	27	63	72	466
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	32	32	1175	198	464	.427	120	236	.508	78	228	.342	135	166	.813	14	144	158	109	37	26	73	58	609
Career	Overall		91	73	2798	411	999	.411	222	447	.497	189	552	.342	258	338	.763	48	315	363	191	93	64	160	176	1269
	East Carolina		25	7	512	58	166	.349	34	78	.436	24	88	.273	54	79	.684	11	47	58	32	14	11	24	46	194
	Syracuse		66	66	2286	353	833	.424	188	369	.509	165	464	.356	204	259	.788	37	268	305	159	79	53	136	130	1075

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	18	7	379	38	122	.311	21	55	.382	17	67	.254	37	57	.649	8	33	41	27	11	9	20	38	130
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	18	18	573	75	188	.399	30	62	.484	45	126	.357	28	38	.737	10	69	79	22	20	15	29	32	223
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	20	20	726	121	295	.410	80	157	.510	41	138	.297	89	107	.832	9	89	98	51	26	14	48	36	372
Career	Overall		56	45	1678	234	605	.387	131	274	.478	103	331	.311	154	202	.762	27	191	218	100	57	38	97	106	725
	East Carolina		18	7	379	38	122	.311	21	55	.382	17	67	.254	37	57	.649	8	33	41	27	11	9	20	38	130
	Syracuse		38	38	1299	196	483	.406	110	219	.502	86	264	.326	117	145	.807	19	158	177	73	46	29	77	68	595

Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	25	7	512	4.5	13.0	.349	2.7	6.1	.436	1.9	6.9	.273	4.2	6.2	.684	4.5	2.5	1.1	0.9	1.9	3.6	15.2
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	34	34	1111	5.6	13.3	.420	2.4	4.8	.511	3.1	8.5	.369	2.5	3.3	.742	5.3	1.8	1.5	1.0	2.3	2.6	16.8
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	32	32	1175	6.7	15.8	.427	4.1	8.0	.508	2.7	7.8	.342	4.6	5.7	.813	5.4	3.7	1.3	0.9	2.5	2.0	20.7
Career	Overall		91	73	2798	5.9	14.3	.411	3.2	6.4	.497	2.7	7.9	.342	3.7	4.8	.763	5.2	2.7	1.3	0.9	2.3	2.5	18.1
	East Carolina		25	7	512	4.5	13.0	.349	2.7	6.1	.436	1.9	6.9	.273	4.2	6.2	.684	4.5	2.5	1.1	0.9	1.9	3.6	15.2
	Syracuse		66	66	2286	6.2	14.6	.424	3.3	6.5	.509	2.9	8.1	.356	3.6	4.5	.788	5.3	2.8	1.4	0.9	2.4	2.3	18.8

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	18	7	379	4.0	12.9	.311	2.2	5.8	.382	1.8	7.1	.254	3.9	6.0	.649	4.3	2.8	1.2	0.9	2.1	4.0	13.7
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	18	18	573	5.2	13.1	.399	2.1	4.3	.484	3.1	8.8	.357	2.0	2.7	.737	5.5	1.5	1.4	1.0	2.0	2.2	15.6
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	20	20	726	6.7	16.3	.410	4.4	8.7	.510	2.3	7.6	.297	4.9	5.9	.832	5.4	2.8	1.4	0.8	2.6	2.0	20.5
Career	Overall		56	45	1678	5.6	14.4	.387	3.1	6.5	.478	2.5	7.9	.311	3.7	4.8	.762	5.2	2.4	1.4	0.9	2.3	2.5	17.3
	East Carolina		18	7	379	4.0	12.9	.311	2.2	5.8	.382	1.8	7.1	.254	3.9	6.0	.649	4.3	2.8	1.2	0.9	2.1	4.0	13.7
	Syracuse		38	38	1299	6.0	14.9	.406	3.4	6.7	.502	2.6	8.1	.326	3.6	4.5	.807	5.5	2.2	1.4	0.9	2.4	2.1	18.3

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	25	7	512	6.8	19.4	.349	4.0	9.1	.436	2.8	10.3	.273	6.3	9.2	.684	6.8	3.7	1.6	1.3	2.8	5.4	22.7		100.8	100.8
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	34	34	1111	8.3	19.8	.420	3.6	7.1	.511	4.7	12.6	.369	3.7	5.0	.742	7.9	2.7	2.3	1.4	3.4	3.9	25.0		108.5	99.9
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	32	32	1175	9.9	23.1	.427	6.0	11.8	.508	3.9	11.4	.342	6.7	8.3	.813	7.9	5.4	1.8	1.3	3.6	2.9	30.4		113.1	103.0
Career	Overall		91	73	2798	8.7	21.1	.411	4.7	9.5	.497	4.0	11.7	.342	5.5	7.2	.763	7.7	4.0	2.0	1.4	3.4	3.7	26.8		109.4	101.4
	East Carolina		25	7	512	6.8	19.4	.349	4.0	9.1	.436	2.8	10.3	.273	6.3	9.2	.684	6.8	3.7	1.6	1.3	2.8	5.4	22.7		100.8	100.8
	Syracuse		66	66	2286	9.1	21.5	.424	4.9	9.5	.509	4.3	12.0	.356	5.3	6.7	.788	7.9	4.1	2.0	1.4	3.5	3.4	27.8		111.1	101.5

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	18	7	379	6.1	19.5	.311	3.4	8.8	.382	2.7	10.7	.254	5.9	9.1	.649	6.6	4.3	1.8	1.4	3.2	6.1	20.8		91.5	104.2
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	18	18	573	7.8	19.5	.399	3.1	6.4	.484	4.7	13.1	.357	2.9	3.9	.737	8.2	2.3	2.1	1.6	3.0	3.3	23.1		105.2	102.1
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	20	20	726	9.7	23.8	.410	6.4	12.6	.510	3.3	11.1	.297	7.2	8.6	.832	7.9	4.1	2.1	1.1	3.9	2.9	30.0		108.0	104.6
Career	Overall		56	45	1678	8.3	21.4	.387	4.6	9.7	.478	3.6	11.7	.311	5.4	7.1	.762	7.7	3.5	2.0	1.3	3.4	3.7	25.6		103.7	103.6
	East Carolina		18	7	379	6.1	19.5	.311	3.4	8.8	.382	2.7	10.7	.254	5.9	9.1	.649	6.6	4.3	1.8	1.4	3.2	6.1	20.8		91.5	104.2
	Syracuse		38	38	1299	8.9	21.9	.406	5.0	9.9	.502	3.9	12.0	.326	5.3	6.6	.807	8.0	3.3	2.1	1.3	3.5	3.1	27.0		107.0	103.5

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	25	7	512	13.2	.477	.422	.530	.476	183	2.4	9.7	6.0	14.6	1.6	2.2	10.5	22.8		0.5	0.8	1.3	.101		-0.1	2.0	1.8
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	34	34	1111	17.2	.564	.538	.640	.252	414	2.3	12.5	7.4	9.9	2.3	3.4	13.2	22.0		1.9	1.8	3.7	.133		4.2	2.5	6.7
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	32	32	1175	22.1	.561	.511	.491	.358	570	1.4	13.2	7.4	20.1	1.8	2.9	11.9	26.6		3.5	1.3	4.8	.164		6.1	1.2	7.3
Career	Overall		91	73	2798	18.5	.547	.506	.553	.338	1167	1.9	12.3	7.2	15.1	2.0	3.0	12.1	24.1		5.9	3.9	9.8	.140		4.2	1.9	6.1
	East Carolina		25	7	512	13.2	.477	.422	.530	.476	183	2.4	9.7	6.0	14.6	1.6	2.2	10.5	22.8		0.5	0.8	1.3	.101		-0.1	2.0	1.8
	Syracuse		66	66	2286	19.7	.562	.523	.557	.311	984	1.8	12.9	7.4	15.2	2.0	3.2	12.5	24.3		5.4	3.1	8.5	.149		5.2	1.8	7.0

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2016-17	East Carolina	AAC	18	7	379	10.6	.436	.381	.549	.467	127	2.2	9.2	5.7	17.5	1.8	2.3	11.8	23.3		0.0	0.5	0.5	.050
2018-19	Syracuse	ACC	18	18	573	15.8	.541	.519	.670	.202	197	1.9	13.6	7.7	8.3	2.1	3.6	12.3	21.1		0.8	0.8	1.5	.108
2019-20	Syracuse	ACC	20	20	726	20.9	.538	.480	.468	.363	345	1.4	13.5	7.5	15.3	2.1	2.5	12.2	27.4		1.7	0.7	2.4	.133
Career	Overall		56	45	1678	16.8	.517	.472	.547	.334	669	1.8	12.6	7.2	13.4	2.0	2.8	12.2	24.3		2.5	1.9	4.4	.106
	East Carolina		18	7	379	10.6	.436	.381	.549	.467	127	2.2	9.2	5.7	17.5	1.8	2.3	11.8	23.3		0.0	0.5	0.5	.050
	Syracuse		38	38	1299	18.6	.539	.495	.547	.300	542	1.6	13.6	7.6	12.2	2.1	3.0	12.2	24.6		2.5	1.5	4.0	.122

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