John Hugley IV

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
Brush

Career

All-ACC Honorable Mention honors sophomore year (2021-22)
Averaging 13.0 points and 7.3 rebounds
Enters junior year a career 46.3 percent shooter from the floor and 70.6 percent free throw shooter … made a career-high 157 free throws in 2021-22, 26th best in the NCAA that season
Pulled down 253 rebounds in 2021-22 including 86 offensive boards for a 2.69 offensive rebounds per game mark, ranking second in the ACC in that category
Has 23 double-figure scoring games

2021-22

Earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors
Appeared in all 32 games, starting in all but one and averaged 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game … His points per game ranked T-15th in the ACC while his rebounds per contest were fourth
Second in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.69) … Had seven games with five or more offensive rebounds
Ranked sixth in the ACC in total rebounds with 253
Totaled 23 double-figure scoring games with eight games with 20+ points
Tallied nine double-doubles
Made and attempted more free throws than any other player in the ACC, going 157-of-221 (71.0 percent) from the line … made free throws ranked 26th in the NCAA while his attempts finished seventh in the country
Finished the season with seven-straight games in double figures, averaging 17.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in that span
Scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Boston College in the ACC Tournament First Round (3/8)
Had a 20-point, seven rebound performance at home versus Miami (2/22)
Secured 10 rebounds – including five offensive – and scored 21 points while dishing out six assists in a win over NC State (2/12) … made 13-of-15 from the free throw line
Recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards at Wake Forest (2/2)
Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds (eight offensive) and scored 11 points in a win over Syracuse (1/25)
Went 8-of-9 from the charity stripe and 7-of-14 from the floor with seven rebounds and 23 points in a win over Louisville (1/15)
Scored a career-best 32 points with 13 rebounds, two steals and a block while making a career-high 15-of-20 free throws against Boston College (1/8) … became the 14th Panther (29th performance) in program history to record over 30 points and 10 rebounds, joining Justin Champagnie, Sam Young and DeJuan Blair as players to achieve this feat since 2009
Tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds at home versus Monmouth (12/12)
In just 22 minutes of action, scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds with two blocks and two steals against Colgate (12/9)
In the Big Ten/ACC Challenge versus Minnesota (11/30), recorded 25 points and 14 rebounds
Scored 21 points with seven rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting from the field against UMBC (11/27)
In 24 minutes, finished with 17 points and six rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting at West Virginia (11/12)
Opened the season with a double-double, scoring 27 points and notching 10 rebounds while adding a block and a steal versus The Citadel (11/9) … became the first player since the 1986-87 season to post 25 or more points and 10 or more rebounds in the season opener

2020-21

Appeared in seven games, starting in one … missed the final 15 games of the season due to suspension
Averaged 5.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 14.9 minutes a game … went 15-of-38 (.395) from the field and 6-of-10 (.600) from the free throw line
Recorded seven points, seven boards, one steal and a block against Louisville (12/22) … matched a season high with four offensive rebounds
Had a season-high nine points in 13 minutes in a road win against Miami (12/16) … went 3-of-5 from the field and 3-of-5 from the foul line
Finished with six points and five rebounds in a win over Northern Illinois (12/5) … was 3-of-6 from the field
Made his collegiate debut and first start at home against Saint Francis (11/25) … scored seven points and pulled down a season-best eight rebounds against the Red Flash

High School

Played for Chet “The Jet” Mason at Brush High School ... Mason played collegiately at Miami [Ohio] and had a 12-year professional career that included stops in the NBDL and in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Concluded his career with the Arcs with 1,660 points and 1,170 rebounds ... two-time all-state and three-time all-district selection ... helped lead Brush to four consecutive conference titles
Invited to play in the 2020 Big Baller Brand All American Game
Named first team All-Ohio, All-Northeast Lakes District Division I Player of the Year and Western Reserve Conference Player of the Year after leading Brush to a 19-6 record (14-0 WRC) as a senior
Recipient of the Clark Kellogg Awards, presented by the New Herald to the top player in Northeast Ohio
Named cleveland.com Player of the Year ... Ohio Mr. Basketball runner-up
Averaged 24.0 points, 13.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.6 blocks per game during the 2019-20 season
Set a school record with 52 points to go along with 15 rebounds in a win over Mayfield in early February
Recorded 35 points and 15 rebounds in his final high school game against Mentor
Had a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double in a 49-44 district semifinal win over Cleveland Heights
Posted 23 points and 14 rebounds in sectional final win over Benedictine
Had 34 points and 10 rebounds against Lutheran East
Scored 32 points in a win over Cleveland Heights
First team all-district and honorable mention All-Ohio selection as a junior ... averaged 16.1 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game to lead Brush to a 21-win season and district finals appearance
Scored in double figures 16 times, including 10 games with 20 or more points scored
Posted a season-best 34 points in a win over Mayfield
Delivered 25 points and 13 rebounds in a district semifinal win over Cleveland Heights
Scored 27 points and 25 points in a pair of wins over Kenston
Added a 25-point effort in a win over Chardon
Averaged 12.8 points per game as a sophomore

Personal

Born John Hugley IV on November 29, 2001
Son of Marquette Washington and John Hugley III ... has three younger sisters, Jasmine, Janiya and Marlei
Has an interest in videography and video production
A consensus four-star and top 100 prospect
Ranked 77th overall and 12th among centers by Rivals in the 2020 recruiting class
Listed 86th overall and 16th among centers by 247 Sports ... No. 2 ranked player out of the state of Ohio in the 2020 recruiting class
Ranked No. 95 overall in the ESPN Top 100
Played in the 2019 Nike EYBL competitions with All Ohio Red and Indy Heat averaging 9.2 points and 6.8 rebounds over a span of 13 games
Enrolled in Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences ... majoring in communication rhetoric