Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Elijah Wayne Hughes was born on March 10, 1998, in Poughkeepsie, New York. He is a forward for the Utah Jazz in the NBA.

He played college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates and the Syracuse Orange. Hughes was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and grew up in Beacon, New York. He started playing basketball through the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and began playing on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit for local coach, Kenney Dawson. Hughes became well-known in Beacon for his basketball ability, dominating games at Loopers Park.