Mark Hughes is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

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 player and current coach.

He has played collegiately for University of Michigan

Michigan Wolverines

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 (1985–89) and was the captain of the 1989 NCAA Championship team. On the professional level, he was under contract (but has not played in any regular season games) with the Detroit Pistons

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 (1991) and the Toronto Raptors

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 (1996) in the NBA

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. He has played professionally in France and Italy (for Scaini Venezia in 1991-93).

He was the head coach of the Grand Rapids Hoops

Grand Rapids Hoops

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 of the CBA

Continental Basketball Association

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 from 1997 to 2002, the team he has also played for from 1995 to 1998.

He worked as an assistant coach in the NBA for the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

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 (2002–04) and Sacramento Kings

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 (2006-07

2006-07 NBA season

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).

During the 2007-08 season, Hughes worked as a scout for the New York Knicks.