William “Skip” Hughes

Played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and was the Panthers’ leading scorer.
Coached St. Francis College men’s basketball team to 293-206-1 record in 20-plus seasons.
His St. Francis teams won 20 or more games five times.
Recruited the legendary Maurice Stokes out of Westinghouse High School.
With Stokes as his star, Hughes led St. Francis to 79-30 mark from 1951 to 1955.
Led two teams to the National Invitational Tournament.
Led St. Francis to fourth-place finish in 1955 NIT.
Led St. Francis to another NIT berth in 1958.
St. Francis advanced to the National Catholic Invitational national championship game in 1951-52 and finished runner-up to Marquette.
The 1951-52 team won 23 games and had three 1,000-point scorers in Stokes, Edward F. Dugan and John F. Bodner.