Former Freeport center Kim Hughes was virtually unknown to other area basketball stars before his senior year in high school, yet went on to become Rockford’s most accomplished NBA player before Fred VanVleet .

Hughes died Friday, Aug. 29 from unknown causes. He was 73 years old.

“Back then you didn’t have all of the AAU and summer leagues, so you only saw players from other teams during the winter the couple of times you played,” former Guilford great Dale Greenlee said. “You didn’t get to know your opponents as much as players do now who may even play on the same summer teams.”

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