Hughes Wins Inaugural Austin Carr Good Guy Award
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The award, named after Cavaliers legend Austin Carr, is designed to recognize the Cavaliers player who is cooperative and understanding of the media, the community and the public. Carr, who played nine seasons with the Cavaliers, was the number one pick of the 1971 NBA Draft by Cleveland and was selected by 32 members of the media in Northeast Ohio to the Cavaliers’ All-Time Starting Five during the Cavaliers 30th anniversary season of 1999-2000. He is now a television analyst for the Cavaliers Television Network and the team’s Director of Community and Business Development. The award, which will be presented annually, was voted upon by the local writers in Cleveland’s chapter of the Pro Basketball Writers Association.
Along with his mother, Vanessa, Hughes established “The Larry Hughes Foundation”, which is dedicated to educating the public about organ donation. During the 2005-06 season, his foundation donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross in his hometown of St. Louis for the Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts and donated 14 new televisions to the families at New Life Community in Cleveland.
Hughes, who signed with the Cavaliers on August 2, 2005, played in 36 games this season and averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 35.6 minutes per game. In eight seasons in the NBA, the veteran guard has career averages of 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 480 games.
