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American basketball player and coach
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Male
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Birth:
24 September 1938(Hermosa Beach)
Death:
9 May 2016
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Biography
Rex Hughes (September 24, 1938 – May 9, 2016) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He coached men's basketball at Kent State University, and later served as a National Basketball Association (NBA) coach. He served as head coach for part of a season with the Sacramento Kings, and a single game as an interim coach with the San Antonio Spurs.
On March 4, 2009, Hughes became the 15th person in "The Rex Streak", a streak by radio talk show host Jim Rome of consecutive days interviewing someone named Rex.
Hughes died on May 9, 2016 at the age of 77.