Otis Hughley Jr. (born September 25, 1964) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Senegal women's national basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team, where he guided the team to two AfroBasket Women championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life Raised in Jersey City, Hughley graduated in 1982 from Henry Snyder High School,Zagoria, Adam. "DeMarcus Cousins Has Top 5; Rice in the Mix", Zagsblog, February 5, 2009. Accessed January 31, 2024. "Hughley was born and raised in Jersey City and played for legendary St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley during the summers. He graduated from Snyder High School in Jersey City in 1982." where he played quarterback on the school's football team."Levittown Downs Hempstead", The New York Times, November 29, 1981. Accessed January 31, 2024. "Otis Hughley threw for two touchdowns and ran for one as Snyder (4-4-1) defeated Lincoln, 31-0, at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City. Hughley, who rushed for 75 yards on seven carries, took it in from the 1 in the second quarter and threw touchdown passes of 25 and 15 yards to Paul Williams and Tim Davis, in the third." He also played on the school's basketball team with future National Basketball Association player Rafael Addison.
After graduating from Snyder, he enrolled at the College of Eastern Utah where he played both college basketball and college football. He next enrolled at Livingston University (now University of West Alabama) where he played football as a starting quarterback. Upon graduating from Livingston, Snyder played professionally and helped coach football for the Varese Skorpions in Varese, Italy in the Italian Football League. He also coached a men's basketball team. He eventually returned to the United States where he worked as an administrator at Bishop State Community College.
Coaching career Hughley was named as the basketball coach at Wallace Community College Selma in 1993; he inherited a men's basketball team that finished 2–24 the prior season and was simultaneously the inaugural coach of the women's program. In his time at Wallace, he would guide the men to a 90–25 record including two conference championships, and the women to a 45–21 mark, with a number four national ranking. In 1997, Hughley would join the men's basketball staff at Wright State under Ed Schilling for a single season before spending a season as an assistant coach at Liberty. He'd spend an additional year in college coaching with Southern under Ben Jobe from 2001 to 2002, before embarking on a career in professional basketball coaching overseas where he'd be an assistant coach with the Shandong Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.
In 2004, Hughley would return stateside to coach the boys basketball team at LeFlore Magnet High School in Mobile, Alabama. During that time, he'd lead the team to a 185–20, while also coaching future NBA player DeMarcus Cousins. In 2010, Hughley would follow Cousins to the NBA as he became an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings for the 2010–11 NBA season. After that lone year with the Kings, Hughley joined the Golden State Warriors in its development and video coaching department, before returning to be a scout for the Kings from 2012 to 2016.
Once again, Hughley would head abroad; in 2015, he would coach both the men and women's national teams of Chinese Taipei, while also serving as an assistant coach with the Tianjin Gold Lions in China. In 2017, following Nigeria's 2017 AfroBasket victory with Sam Vincent, Hughley would be named the head coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team. While with D'Tigress, he'd help guide them to two more AfroBasket Women's titles in 2019, and 2021, as well as an appearance in the 2020 Olympic Games. Nigeria, along with Senegal also became the first African women's teams to win a game in the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, while finishing in eighth, which is the highest finish for an African side in the event.
On April 18, 2022, Hughley was named the men's basketball coach at Alabama A&M, replacing Dylan Howard.
On July 17, 2024, Hughley was named the head coach of the Senegal women's national basketball team.
Head coaching record College NCAA D1
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