2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Kelly Hughes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Point Pleasant Boro
- Hometown:
- Point Pleasant, N.J.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
Played in 29 games, started 28 … Scored a career-high 424 points, the most by a BC player since the 2010-11 season … Had career-highs in shots taken (141), shots attempted (359), three-pointers made (81) and attempted (209), free throws made, attempted and percentage (61-for-73, 83.6%), rebounds (198, 6.8 rpg.), assists (75), steals (37) and blocks (7) … Had four double-doubles and scored in double figures in 21 games … Had a three-pointer in 28 of 29 games … Led the team in scoring in 11 games and in rebounding 16 times … Played a season-high 41 minutes vs. Maine (11.30.14) and NC State (2.16.15) … Had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the win over St. Mary’s  (11.16.14) … Notched her first career double-double vs. BU on Feb. 20 (16 points, 11 rebounds) … In the win over Hartford on Dec. 7, she had 22 points and 11 rebounds … Shot 6-for-10 from long range, finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Providence on Dec. 28 … Grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Syracuse on Jan. 18 … Had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the win over No. 13 Duke on Jan. 22 … Hit a career-high 11 field goals against Wake Forest which led to her career-high of 32 points on Feb. 2. She tied her career-high of seven three’s made, and also had eight rebounds and a career-high five steals in the win … Has 155 three-pointers, seven on the all-time list … The 81 three’s is the fourth highest made by a BC player in program history … Named to the All-ACC Academic team.
FRESHMAN (2013-14)Â
Played in 31 games, started nine … Averaged 11.2 points, 4.6 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game … Shot 43.3 percent from the floor and a team-high 42.3 percent from long range … Set a new freshman class record for most three’s in a single season with 74 ... The 74 three’s made was the fifth highest single season total in program history … Averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 rebound and shot 43.4 percent in 31.8 minutes in ACC action … Of her nine starts, eight were against ACC teams … Led the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding nine times …Notched double-figures in scoring in 19 games, including eight of the last 10 games … Hit a three-pointer in 19 consecutive games, which is the fourth longest streak in program history … In the 19 games she hit 50 three’s … Hit a career-high six three’s (6-for-10) at NC State on Jan. 23 … Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Pittsburgh on Jan. 30 … Notched a career-high 23 points in three games – at NC State, vs. UVA and at FSU … Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors twice … Had 19 points and eight rebounds in the win at Hofstra on Nov. 12 …  In the win over Virginia Tech on Jan. 5, she had 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, grabbed three rebounds and had a key steal that led to a layup to seal the victory in the final minute of play … In the win over UVA on Feb. 6, she shot 7-for-12 from the floor, 5-of-9 from long range and finished with 23 points, three rebounds and three steals … At Florida State, she had 23 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor and 5-for-5 from the three-point line … Had 17 points, seven boards and six assists at Georgia Tech on March 2.
BEFORE BC
Played for coach Dave Drew at Point Pleasant Boro High for four years … The all-time leading scorer in the Shore Conference (2,588 points) … Holds the record for the most free throws made and attempted (772-for-879) and set a new state record when she hit 53 consecutive foul shots … As a senior she hit 64 three’s shot 87 percent from the foul line and averaged 25.8 points, 10 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 4.6 steals a game … Finished her career with 259 three’s, a 22.5 scoring average, 908 rebounds, 494 steals and 428 assists in four seasons ... All-State first team as a senior … Ocean County Player of the year as a senior and junior … While at Point Pleasant Boro, the team went 97-23, won three sectional championships and made the Central Jersey Group II final as a senior … Led the team to the Group 2 Championship as a junior … Averaged 23 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 5.4 steals a game as a junior … All-State second team selection as a junior … Played for the New Jersey Riptide but recently for the Philly Belles … Also played soccer as a freshman and sophomore …Â
PERSONAL
Daughter of Tim and Bette Hughes … Has a brother Kieran, who is a senior at BC and a twin sister Lauren, who attends Lafayette College … Grandfather John Hughes played basketball at Seton Hall … Recipient of the Marshall Family Scholarship Fund.
