Liam Hughes bio
OREGON STATE
CAREER: Graduated from Oregon State in four years, but decided to transfer to a Division II school to use his final year of eligibility ... Appeared in 21 games in three seasons, scoring 18 points and pulling down 26 rebounds.
2006-07: Saw action in only three non-conference games during his junior season ... Averaged 3.7 minutes, 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds ... Did not play in the first eight games of the season ... Saw his first action (three minutes) vs. Bethune-Cookman and grabbed one rebound ... Had three points and three rebounds in a little more than one minute vs. Howard ... Had three points in a season-high seven minutes vs. Mercer ... Did not play in the final 19 games of the season ... During his final season at OSU, he was the biggest player in the Pac-10, tied for the second biggest in the country and tied as the tallest player in school history.
2005-06: Showed improvement and saw his playing time increase as a sophomore ... Played in 13 games and averaged 0.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 4.7 minutes ... Blocked a shot every 8.7 minutes of playing time ... Pulled down seven rebounds vs. Prairie View A&M and six vs. Northern Colorado ... Scored a season-high four points vs. Texas-Pan American ... Had career highs of 13 minutes and three blocked shots in the Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals vs. UCLA ... Tied the OSU record for blocks in a Pac-10 Tournament game.
2004-05: Played in five games, logging six minutes, as a redshirt freshman ... Made his OSU debut with one minute against East Carolina in the BCA Tournament ... Scored his first OSU points with two free throws vs. Sacramento State ... Pulled down his first rebound vs. Arizona State ... Went 1-for-2 from the free throw line at USC ... Averaged 0.6 points, 0.2 rebounds and 1.2 minutes.
2003-04: Utilized his true freshman year as a redshirt season.
GREAT BRITAIN
During summer 2005, played for Great Britain at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey ... Great Britain placed 21st with a 4-3 record ... Hughes saw action in only one game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Modesto (Calif.) Christian High School in 2003 ... Came as an exchange student prior to his sophomore year ... Played varsity basketball for two years and was on the junior varsity team as a sophomore ... Named to the all-state first team and all-district second team as a senior, and was team captain ... Averaged 11.5 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots as a senior ... Averaged six points and eight rebounds as a junior ... Former Modesto Christian teammates include Richard Midgley and David Paris of California and Chuck Hayes of Kentucky ... Also participated in track as a sophomore, throwing the discus and shot put.
PERSONAL
Born in Rochford, England ... Son of Carol and David Hughes ... Mother is a "netball" coach, an English sport similar to basketball ... Has one younger brother, Darren ... Majoring in exercise and sport science ... His hometown of Hullbridge is located about 50 miles east of London ... Was 6-foot-6 at the age of 13 ... Began playing basketball at the age of 14 for an East London club ... Played cricket, soccer and rugby and also swam as a youth in England ... Chose OSU because of the "coaching staff and the environment of the school."
