Denali Hughes
20 Denali Hughes
  • Height:
    5'11"
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Aurora CO
  • High School:
    Vista Peak Prep
  • Position:
    Forward
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    13.6
  • fg %
    52.5
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    59.3
  • reb/g
    6.9
  • a/g
    0.5

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 77-51
Feb 15 at Glendale Community College W, 84-44
Feb 19 Phoenix College W, 89-50
Feb 22 at Scottsdale Community College W, 79-47
Feb 25 Eastern Arizona College W, 91-66
Mar 6 Eastern Arizona College W, 59-48
  Overall Conf
Games 31 22
Games started 2 2
Minutes 242 86
Minutes per game 7.8 3.9
FG 167-318 119-227
FG Pct 52.5 52.4
3PT 0-4 0-3
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 89-150 56-104
FT Pct 59.3 53.8
Off rebounds 107 72
Def rebounds 107 82
Total rebounds 214 154
Rebounds per game 6.9 7.0
Personal fouls 70 49
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 16 13
Turnovers 41 33
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 39 26
Blocks 4 3
Points 423 294
Points per game 13.6 13.4
Points per 40 min 69.9 136.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 5 vs. ACCAC Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tucson Sol   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Howard College W, 52-38 - 20 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 2 New Mexico Junior College L, 80-79 - 34 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 16
Nov 3 at Western Texas College W, 67-60 - 25 8-11 72.7 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 20
Nov 4 College of Southern Idaho W, 78-68 - 1 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 16
Nov 13 Arizona Christian W, 117-40 - 1 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 20
Nov 20 at Arizona Western College W, 108-93 - 26 16-18 88.9 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 37
Nov 23 at Mesa Community College W, 88-66 - 22 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 26 Cochise College W, 72-54 - 1 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 8
Dec 4 at Pima Community College W, 74-70 - 1 10-17 58.8 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 24
Dec 7 Tohono O'odham Community College W, 102-60 - 1 7-15 46.7 0-0 - 9-11 81.8 23
Dec 11 South Mountain Community College W, 93-65 - 1 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Dec 19 vs. Salt Lake Community College L, 68-61 - 27 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 25
Dec 20 vs. College of Southern Idaho W, 63-62 - 30 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 21 vs. Utah State Eastern L, 76-74 - 17 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 4 Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 88-60 1 1 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 12
Jan 8 Glendale Community College W, 108-38 - 1 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 0-3 0.0 14
Jan 11 at Phoenix College W, 80-47 1 1 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 1-6 16.7 11
Jan 15 Scottsdale Community College W, 80-36 - 1 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 5
Jan 18 at Eastern Arizona College W, 76-62 - 19 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 11
Jan 22 Arizona Western College W, 85-69 - 1 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 20
Jan 25 Mesa Community College W, 61-46 - 1 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 2
Jan 29 at Cochise College W, 73-67 - 1 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 1 Pima Community College W, 80-75 - 1 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 5 at Tohono O'odham Community College W, 77-48 - 1 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 16
Feb 8 at South Mountain Community College W, 92-66 - 1 5-13 38.5 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 11
Feb 12 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 77-51 - 1 9-12 75.0 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 24
Feb 15 at Glendale Community College W, 84-44 - 1 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 12
Feb 19 Phoenix College W, 89-50 - 1 4-5 80.0 0-1 0.0 4-7 57.1 12
Feb 22 at Scottsdale Community College W, 79-47 - 1 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 12
Feb 25 Eastern Arizona College W, 91-66 - 1 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
Mar 6 Eastern Arizona College W, 59-48 - 1 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 13
Mar 18 vs. NJCAA National Women's Tournament   - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 5 vs. ACCAC Jamboree   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tucson Sol   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Howard College W, 52-38 - 20 2 2 4 0 1 0.0 0 1 4 -
Nov 2 New Mexico Junior College L, 80-79 - 34 3 5 8 0 2 0.0 3 0 5 1
Nov 3 at Western Texas College W, 67-60 - 25 0 4 4 1 2 0.5 5 0 3 -
Nov 4 College of Southern Idaho W, 78-68 - 1 2 7 9 1 0 - 0 0 3 -
Nov 13 Arizona Christian W, 117-40 - 1 13 0 13 1 0 - 2 0 0 -
Nov 20 at Arizona Western College W, 108-93 - 26 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 2 0
Nov 23 at Mesa Community College W, 88-66 - 22 3 3 6 0 1 0.0 0 1 3 -
Nov 26 Cochise College W, 72-54 - 1 6 2 8 1 3 0.3 0 0 2 -
Dec 4 at Pima Community College W, 74-70 - 1 4 7 11 0 1 0.0 2 0 2 -
Dec 7 Tohono O'odham Community College W, 102-60 - 1 7 4 11 0 0 - 2 0 4 -
Dec 11 South Mountain Community College W, 93-65 - 1 4 7 11 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 19 vs. Salt Lake Community College L, 68-61 - 27 4 2 6 0 0 - 1 0 3 -
Dec 20 vs. College of Southern Idaho W, 63-62 - 30 4 3 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 21 vs. Utah State Eastern L, 76-74 - 17 2 0 2 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 4 Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 88-60 1 1 4 3 7 1 3 0.3 1 0 4 -
Jan 8 Glendale Community College W, 108-38 - 1 4 4 8 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 11 at Phoenix College W, 80-47 1 1 2 4 6 3 3 1.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 15 Scottsdale Community College W, 80-36 - 1 3 3 6 1 3 0.3 3 0 3 -
Jan 18 at Eastern Arizona College W, 76-62 - 19 0 5 5 1 0 - 1 0 3 -
Jan 22 Arizona Western College W, 85-69 - 1 5 4 9 2 5 0.4 2 1 3 -
Jan 25 Mesa Community College W, 61-46 - 1 1 3 4 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 29 at Cochise College W, 73-67 - 1 3 3 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 Pima Community College W, 80-75 - 1 3 4 7 0 4 0.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 5 at Tohono O'odham Community College W, 77-48 - 1 1 4 5 1 1 1.0 2 0 3 -
Feb 8 at South Mountain Community College W, 92-66 - 1 3 3 6 0 1 0.0 2 0 2 -
Feb 12 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College W, 77-51 - 1 5 4 9 0 0 - 1 1 1 -
Feb 15 at Glendale Community College W, 84-44 - 1 6 4 10 0 1 0.0 2 0 1 -
Feb 19 Phoenix College W, 89-50 - 1 3 5 8 1 3 0.3 0 0 3 -
Feb 22 at Scottsdale Community College W, 79-47 - 1 2 1 3 0 1 0.0 2 0 4 -
Feb 25 Eastern Arizona College W, 91-66 - 1 3 2 5 0 0 - 1 0 2 -
Mar 6 Eastern Arizona College W, 59-48 - 1 5 2 7 0 2 0.0 1 0 1 -
Mar 18 vs. NJCAA National Women's Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 31 2 7.8 5.4-10.3 52.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-4.8 59.3 13.6
2020-21 11 11 3.4 8.2-17.4 47.1 1.3-2.2 58.3 5.5-8.7 63.5 23.2
2021-22 11 9 4.2 4.6-8.8 52.6 0.1-0.7 12.5 3.4-5.5 61.7 12.7
Total 53 22 6.1 5.8-11.4 50.8 0.3-0.7 41.7 3.5-5.8 61.1 15.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 31 2 242 167-318 52.5 0-4 0.0 89-150 59.3 423
2020-21 11 11 37 90-191 47.1 14-24 58.3 61-96 63.5 255
2021-22 11 9 46 51-97 52.6 1-8 12.5 37-60 61.7 140
Total 53 22 325 308-606 50.8 15-36 41.7 187-306 61.1 818

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 31 2 7.8 27.6-52.5 52.5 0.0-0.7 0.0 14.7-24.8 59.3 69.9
2020-21 11 11 3.4 97.3-206.5 47.1 15.1-25.9 58.3 65.9-103.8 63.5 275.7
2021-22 11 9 4.2 44.3-84.3 52.6 0.9-7.0 12.5 32.2-52.2 61.7 121.7
Total 53 22 6.1 37.9-74.5 50.8 1.8-4.4 41.7 23.0-37.6 61.1 100.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 31 2 7.8 3.5 3.5 6.9 2.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 1.3 0.1
2020-21 11 11 3.4 3.8 5.2 9.0 2.6 - 0.5 2.7 0.2 1.5 0.4
2021-22 11 9 4.2 2.5 3.6 6.2 2.5 0.1 0.5 2.1 0.3 1.1 0.2
Total 53 22 6.1 3.3 3.8 7.2 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.3 1.3 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 31 2 242 107 107 214 70 1 16 41 0.4 39 4
2020-21 11 11 37 42 57 99 29 - 5 30 0.2 16 4
2021-22 11 9 46 28 40 68 27 1 6 23 0.3 12 2
Total 53 22 325 177 204 381 126 2 27 94 0.3 67 10

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 31 2 7.8 17.7 17.7 35.3 11.6 0.2 2.6 6.8 0.4 6.4 0.7
2020-21 11 11 3.4 45.4 61.6 107.0 31.4 0.0 5.4 32.4 0.2 17.3 4.3
2021-22 11 9 4.2 24.3 34.8 59.1 23.5 0.9 5.2 20.0 0.3 10.4 1.7
Total 53 22 6.1 21.8 25.1 46.9 15.5 0.2 3.3 11.6 0.3 8.2 1.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 31 2 7.8 5.4-10.3 52.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-4.8 59.3 13.6
Conference 22 2 3.9 5.4-10.3 52.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.5-4.7 53.8 13.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 1 3.2 4.8-10.1 47.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.7-4.9 56.2 12.3
Away 13 1 9.2 6.3-10.8 58.6 0.0-0.2 0.0 2.8-4.8 58.1 15.4
Neutral 3 - 24.7 4.3-8.7 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.0-5.0 80.0 12.7
Result Wins 28 2 5.9 5.4-10.2 53.0 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.7-4.7 57.3 13.5
Losses 3 - 26.0 5.0-10.3 48.4 0.0-0.3 0.0 4.7-6.3 73.7 14.7
Month November 8 - 16.3 6.6-11.6 57.0 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-4.0 71.9 16.1
December 6 - 12.8 5.3-11.0 48.5 0.0-0.0 - 4.5-6.5 69.2 15.2
January 8 2 3.3 4.6-9.6 48.1 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.4-3.6 37.9 10.6
February 8 - 1.0 5.0-9.1 54.8 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.1-5.4 58.1 13.1
March 1 - 1.0 5.0-9.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-7.0 42.9 13.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 31 2 242 167-318 52.5 0-4 0.0 89-150 59.3 423
Conference 22 2 86 119-227 52.4 0-3 0.0 56-104 53.8 294
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 15 1 48 72-152 47.4 0-2 0.0 41-73 56.2 185
Away 13 1 120 82-140 58.6 0-2 0.0 36-62 58.1 200
Neutral 3 - 74 13-26 50.0 0-0 - 12-15 80.0 38
Result Wins 28 2 164 152-287 53.0 0-3 0.0 75-131 57.3 379
Losses 3 - 78 15-31 48.4 0-1 0.0 14-19 73.7 44
Month November 8 - 130 53-93 57.0 0-1 0.0 23-32 71.9 129
December 6 - 77 32-66 48.5 0-0 - 27-39 69.2 91
January 8 2 26 37-77 48.1 0-1 0.0 11-29 37.9 85
February 8 - 8 40-73 54.8 0-2 0.0 25-43 58.1 105
March 1 - 1 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 13

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 31 2 7.8 27.6-52.5 52.5 0.0-0.7 0.0 14.7-24.8 59.3 69.9
Conference 22 2 3.9 55.2-105.4 52.4 0.0-1.4 0.0 26.0-48.3 53.8 136.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 1 3.2 60.0-126.7 47.4 0.0-1.7 0.0 34.2-60.8 56.2 154.2
Away 13 1 9.2 27.3-46.6 58.6 0.0-0.7 0.0 12.0-20.6 58.1 66.6
Neutral 3 - 24.7 7.0-14.1 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 6.5-8.1 80.0 20.5
Result Wins 28 2 5.9 37.0-69.9 53.0 0.0-0.7 0.0 18.3-31.9 57.3 92.3
Losses 3 - 26.0 7.7-15.9 48.4 0.0-0.5 0.0 7.2-9.7 73.7 22.6
Month November 8 - 16.3 16.3-28.6 57.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 7.1-9.8 71.9 39.6
December 6 - 12.8 16.6-34.3 48.5 0.0-0.0 - 14.0-20.3 69.2 47.3
January 8 2 3.3 56.9-118.5 48.1 0.0-1.5 0.0 16.9-44.6 37.9 130.8
February 8 - 1.0 200.0-365.0 54.8 0.0-10.0 0.0 125.0-215.0 58.1 525.0
March 1 - 1.0 200.0-360.0 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 120.0-280.0 42.9 520.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 31 2 7.8 3.5 3.5 6.9 2.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 1.3 0.1
Conference 22 2 3.9 3.3 3.7 7.0 2.2 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.4 1.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 1 3.2 4.4 3.7 8.1 2.3 0.1 0.6 1.8 0.3 1.2 0.1
Away 13 1 9.2 2.4 3.6 6.0 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.2
Neutral 3 - 24.7 3.3 1.7 5.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
Result Wins 28 2 5.9 3.5 3.6 7.1 2.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 0.4 1.2 0.1
Losses 3 - 26.0 3.0 2.3 5.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 0.0
Month November 8 - 16.3 3.6 3.3 6.9 2.8 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.3
December 6 - 12.8 4.2 3.8 8.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.0
January 8 2 3.3 2.8 3.6 6.4 2.1 - 1.1 2.0 0.6 1.3 0.1
February 8 - 1.0 3.3 3.4 6.6 2.3 - 0.3 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.1
March 1 - 1.0 5.0 2.0 7.0 1.0 - 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 31 2 242 107 107 214 70 1 16 41 0.4 39 4
Conference 22 2 86 72 82 154 49 0 13 33 0.4 26 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 1 48 66 55 121 34 1 9 27 0.3 18 1
Away 13 1 120 31 47 78 31 0 7 13 0.5 19 3
Neutral 3 - 74 10 5 15 5 0 0 1 0.0 2 0
Result Wins 28 2 164 98 100 198 61 0 16 39 0.4 34 4
Losses 3 - 78 9 7 16 9 1 0 2 0.0 5 0
Month November 8 - 130 29 26 55 22 1 4 9 0.4 10 2
December 6 - 77 25 23 48 12 0 1 3 0.3 7 0
January 8 2 26 22 29 51 17 - 9 16 0.6 10 1
February 8 - 8 26 27 53 18 - 2 11 0.2 11 1
March 1 - 1 5 2 7 1 - 0 2 0.0 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 31 2 7.8 17.7 17.7 35.3 11.6 0.2 2.6 6.8 0.4 6.4 0.7
Conference 22 2 3.9 33.4 38.1 71.5 22.7 0.0 6.0 15.3 0.4 12.1 1.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 1 3.2 55.0 45.8 100.8 28.3 0.8 7.5 22.5 0.3 15.0 0.8
Away 13 1 9.2 10.3 15.6 26.0 10.3 0.0 2.3 4.3 0.5 6.3 1.0
Neutral 3 - 24.7 5.4 2.7 8.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0
Result Wins 28 2 5.9 23.9 24.4 48.2 14.9 0.0 3.9 9.5 0.4 8.3 1.0
Losses 3 - 26.0 4.6 3.6 8.2 4.6 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.6 0.0
Month November 8 - 16.3 8.9 8.0 16.9 6.8 0.3 1.2 2.8 0.4 3.1 0.6
December 6 - 12.8 13.0 11.9 24.9 6.2 0.0 0.5 1.6 0.3 3.6 0.0
January 8 2 3.3 33.8 44.6 78.5 26.2 0.0 13.8 24.6 0.6 15.4 1.5
February 8 - 1.0 130.0 135.0 265.0 90.0 0.0 10.0 55.0 0.2 55.0 5.0
March 1 - 1.0 200.0 80.0 280.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.0 40.0 0.0

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December 8, 2019

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Clark, No. 6 Vaqueras crush No. 20 Apaches

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Second half charge lifts Vaqueras past No. 13 Southern Idaho

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