Butler University Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23 SEASON): Played in 15 games, missing portions of the season due to a shoulder injury and a concussion...played a total of 129 minutes, averaging nearly nine minutes per game...averaged 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...made 10 of his 19 attempts from the field for a 53-percent shooting clip...15 of his 29 rebounds came on the offensive end...had three blocks and three steals...had season-highs of six points and eight rebounds Nov. 19 against The Citadel...had six rebounds in a season-best 19 minutes of play Nov. 23 against Tennessee as part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22 SEASON): Saw action in a total of 19 games, averaging 7.7 minutes per contest...posted averages of 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game...shot 64 percent from the field (9-14)...had a season-best six points on two occasions (vs. Chaminade, Nov. 24 and at Oklahoma Dec. 7)...also posted a season-high six rebounds at Oklahoma...had four or more rebounds in four separate games...his 23 minutes in the road win at Oklahoma were a season-high as he went 3-for-4 from the field...made his season debut Nov. 22 vs. Houston in the first game of the 2021 Maui Invitational (which was played in Las Vegas).

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, averaged 13.5 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds to help Lawrence North to a 28-3 record and a Class 4A state finals appearance...shot 66.3 percent from the field...also averaged 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game...eclipsed the 1,000-point mark late in his senior season...named to the ALL-USA Central Indiana boys basketball Super Team (third team) by Indianapolis Star...as a junior, averaged 11.2 points and 6.9 rebounds...shot 62.9 percent from the field and blocked 28 shots...Lawrence North was 25-2 in 2019-20 (his junior season)...his putback pushed the Wildcats past Warren Central 61-59 for a Class 4A sectional title, and the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season after that...team was No. 1 in the state and the favorite to win a 4A title when the season was canceled...as a sophomore, averaged 8.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, shooting 59 percent from the field...tabbed as a three-star recruit by ESPN, which also had him ranked among the Top 40 power forwards in the class...also rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.

PERSONAL: Son of Didi and Dion Hughes...has two siblings, Embrya and Donielle.