The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Niqky Hughes
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Waxahachie
- Hometown:
- Waxahachie, Texas
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
· 4.2 points, 2.7 rebounds while playing 13.7 minutes per contests
· played in all 32 games with two starts (vs. Sam Houston State; vs. #9/8 Oklahoma- Jan. 31)
· in double-figure scoring four times
· posted three double-figure scoring games in a row early on (vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State, No. 23 New Mexico), including a career-best 15 points against ULL (Nov. 13)
· pulled down season-high seven rebounds twice (vs. Oregon State- Dec. 28, vs. Texas Tech- Jan. 27)
· against Oregon State, helped propel UT to 65-64 win by grabbing an offensive board with 11 seconds left, getting fouled and sinking two FT[apos]s for the final winning margin... also held OSU[apos]s top scorer -Casey Nash (21.3 ppg) to four points in final 10 minutes
· only freshman on the six-member Basketball Travelers Classic All-Tournament Team following UT victories over Oregon State and San Diego ... in the three-game tourney, had 29 points, 10 rebounds and shot 10-for-18 from the floor
PRIOR TO TEXAS
· as a senior at Waxahachie High School, 2006 Street & Smith All-America Honorable Mention and Women[apos]s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention
· No. 4 ranked player in the state (TexasHoops.com)
· led 32-6 Waxachachie to the Texas Class 4A state title ... tourney MVP averaging 20 points and 14.5 rebounds in the final four games ... 19 points, 22 rebounds and three steals in the semifinals against Fort Worth Dunbar and followed with a 21-point, 7-rebound, 6-steal effort in the 49-33 finals win over Kerrville Tivy
· also as a senior, voted Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) 4A High School Player of the Year ... TABC and Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) First Team All-State ... Orlando Sentinel All-South Region Honorable Mention ... named MVP Texas Basketball[apos]s 2006 Dream Team by TexasGirlsBasketball.com ... Texas Basketball Magazine First Team All-State
· 2005 adidas Top Ten All-America Camp All-Star ... 2003 adidas Top Ten All-American Camp All-Underclassman selection
· Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-America pick as a sophomore and junior ... averaged 18.8 points and 5.6 rebounds as a junior at Waxahachie
· played her freshman and sophomore years at North Crowley HS (teammate of Brittainey Raven) before her father was named a basketball coach at Waxahachie ... as a freshman, was District Newcomer of the Year and a TABC All-Region pick
· also played volleyball (middle blocker) and was on the track and field squad as a sprinter and high jumper
PERSONAL
Born January 25, 1988 at the Fort Worth (Texas) Naval Base ... daughter of Vance and LaSonya Hughes ... has two brothers - Antwan Kirk-Hughes (27), former UT football offensive guard standout from 1998-2001, and Vance (VJ, 10) ... has two sisters - Destini (17) and Jamaika (12) ... education major with a minor in psychology ... Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2006) ... UT Women[apos]s Athletics Harry and Silky Crockett Endowed Presidential Scholarship recipient in 2006-07.
