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Alison Hughes

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Assistant Coach
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Hughes arrives in Boca Raton after serving as an assistant coach at Nova Southeastern from 2022-25. At Nova Southeastern, she assisted the Sharks to winning seasons in each of her three years on staff with Coach Freeland.

In the 2024-25 season, the Sharks finished with a 25-6 season, good for third in the SSC, with a conference record of 16-4. For the third consecutive season NSU found themselves in the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 3 seed in the South Region Tournament. It was the Sharks’ first time making three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances since 2013-2015. Hughes helped guide Aubrey Stupp to first team All-SSC and Payton Graber to third team and All-Defensive All-SSC. Graber also selected for the D2CCA All-South Region Team.

The 2023-24 season saw NSU finish with a 25-6 overall record and an 18-2 SSC record. In her second season as an assistant, Hughes helped Nova Southeastern to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance while achieving a program-record 20-game winning streak in the process. The Sharks ranked as high as No.11 in the WBCA rankings. Nova Southeastern won the SSC regular season title for the first time since the 2015-16 season. In the NCAA Tournament, the Sharks earned the No. 4 seed in the South Region Tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet 16. Five different Sharks received SSC honors, which included Nicole Scales and Morgan Kane (All-SSC First Team), Aubrey Stupp (All-SSC Third Team), and India Shepherd (All-SSC Defensive Team). Kailyn Terrell won SSC Freshman of the Year, while Kane was also selected for the D2CCA All-South Region Team, and Scales was recognized as a WBCA All-American with an honorable mention.

In her first season as an assistant in 2022-23, Hughes helped guide NSU to a 21-9 record, and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2018-2019 season. NSU earned the No. 7 seed in the South Region Tournament, where they took on the No. 2-seeded Eckerd Tritons. On the season, Madison Frederick landed on the All-SSC first team and newcomer team, while Hailey Conley landed on the All-SSC second team. Frederick was also tabbed for a spot on the D2CCA All-South Region second team.

Hughes joined Coach Freeland’s staff after a successful playing career as a Shark from 2017-19. Her senior year, she averaged 14.3 points, shot record-breaking numbers from three, and led the program to its fourth NCAA Elite appearance. After her senior year, she was named to the All-SSC Second Team and was named to the NCAA South Region All-Tournament team.

During her junior season at NSU, Hughes averaged 13.1 PPG and was named to the All-SSC Second Team and All-SSC Newcomer Team.

After her two seasons as a Shark, Hughes set two all-time records and ranks in the top ten in several other categories. In 2018-2019, Hughes made 100 threes (first all-time) and shot 45% from three (first all-time during the NCAA DII era and second overall). She also shot 90% from the free throw line (second all-time), earned 33 starts (tied for fourth all-time), and played 1,050 minutes (third all-time)

In 2017-2018, she made 75 threes (fifth all-time) and shot 44% (second all-time during the NCAA DII era and third overall). In only two seasons, she ranks fifth in career 3-pointers made with 175.

Before NSU, Hughes played her first two years at Division II University of Minnesota-Crookston. In 2017-2018, Hughes was named All-NSIC Second Team after she scored 17.5 points per game, shot 46% from three, 93% from the free throw line and made 95 three pointers. Hughes ranks first in numerous categories at UM-C for most points in a game (36), three-point field goal percentage for two seasons (44%), free throw percentage in a season (93%), and three pointers made in a season (95).

During her four seasons of collegiate basketball, Hughes amassed a total of 1,607 career points.

Hughes graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science in May 2019. She is originally from Janesville, Wisconsin, and attended Craig High School, where she scored over 1,000 points.