Third all-time with 917 career rebounds, 120 shy of establishing a career record... all-time leader in blocked shots (145) and blocks per game (1.70) and tied for first in rebounds per game (11.0)... needs 166 points for 1,000 in his career... has 33 double-doubles in 83 career games...
Coach Geitner: “Hugh brings a different element to our team that many teams aren’t fortunate enough to have. His motor, energy, and resiliency on the court have benefitted us greatly over the last three years with him on our roster.”
2016/17: season-highs (p-r-a-b): 29-25-7-4...
2015/16: Named LEC Defensive Player-of-the-Year for the first time and to the All-Defensive Team for the third straight season... first-team All-LEC repeater...named LEC Player-of-the-Week three times in a six-week span... led the LEC in rebounds per game (11.2), and blocks per game (2.2) and was fourth in minutes per game (34.1)... tied for fifth nationally in double-doubles (17) and tied for 23rd in blocked shots (59)... led team in rebounding and blocks for the third straight season... blocks are the most in a season on record in program history and block average is the second-best on record, with free-throw attempts (161) the fourth-most on record in a season... rebound total (302) is the fifth-highest in a season on record... all-tournament pick at Hamilton Invitational with two-game totals of 23 points (9-of-15 FG), 19 rebounds, eight assists, four blocks and two steals... averaged ten points and 16 rebounds in two LEC tournament games, with a season-high 21 rebounds coming in 40 minutes in the semifinal loss to UMass Dartmouth... in two regular-season wins over UMass Dartmouth, totalled 49 points and 31 rebounds with a 70.4 FG percent (19-of-27) and only two turnovers in 72 minutes... had five blocks in a game five times... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 30-21-7-5...
2014/15: First-team All-LEC when he repeated as the LEC's top offensive rebounder (4.1) and led the conference in overall rebounding (11.4) and defensive reboundiing (7.2)... repeated to the LEC All-Defensive Team... led the LEC in minutes (900), second in FG percentage (57.0), tied for third in blocks (1.7) and fourth in average minutes (32.1)... ... nationally, ranked eighth in rebounding average, fifth in total rebounds (318) and sixth in offensive rebounding average (4.1)... total rebounds were third-most in a season, total blocks (47) fourth and average blocks fifth... named LEC Player-of-the-Week once... had 11 double-doubles, nine coming in the team's last 11 games... had at least 20 rebounds in a game twice and five or more blocked shots twice... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 18-21-5-6...
2013/14: Named to the Little East Conference All-Rookie and All-Defensive teams after averaging a program freshman-record 10.6 rebounds... shot a team-leading 56.4 percent from the floor in limited attempts... ranked first overall in the conference in total rebounds and second in rebound average and first in the LEC and tenth nationally in offensive rebound average (4.21)... first Eastern player since Billy Rea (10.0) in 2001-02 to average double figures in rebounding... rebounding average was the highest by an Eastern player since E-Club Hall of Famer Lou Canady (12.1) in 1977-78... in regular-season conference games, led the LEC with 11.6 rpg., in total rebounds (151, despite missing one game), and FT pct. (59.1)... grabbed ten rebounds in his first start in the championship game of the Eastern Tip-Off Tournament -- the first of an LEC-leading 15 games of at least ten rebounds... totalled 43 rebounds in two NCAA tournament games to push his final season average over 10.0... had at least ten rebounds in ten of his last 13 games... season-high of 23 rebounds equalled the most by a conference player during the year... had five double-doubles... had 30 rebounds in two games to move the Warriors into the LEC tournament final... had at least one blocked shot in all but five games, including the last 12... named LEC Rookie-of-the-Week Feb. 10 on the basis of one game (12 points, 11 rebounds at UMass Boston)... season-highs (p-r-a-b): 12-23-5-6...
Career-highs (thru 16/17): 42 min., 30 pts., 25 rebs., 7 assists, 6 blocks, 5 steals, one 3-pointer...
High School: Played five sports: basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and track... two-year basketball starter who helped team to three conference titles... two-sport captain... as a senior, helped undefeated basketball team to No. 1 seed in Class "M" and into tournament quarterfinals...
PERSONAL: Born Hugh E. Lindo II September 5, 1994… Parents: Denise and Hugh…Sister: Brittany… Brother: Nate… Major: Communication…Residence: Enfield, CT...
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS
2013/14: LEC All-Rookie Team, LEC All-Defensive team, LEC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 10th)
2014/15: LEC All-Defensive Team, LEC 1st team selection, Eastern Tip-Off Tournament All-Tournament Selection. LEC Player of the Week (Jan. 25th)
2015/16: LEC MBB Athlete of the Year, LEC All Defensive Team, LEC 1st team selection, Hamilton College Invitational All-Tournament Selection, 3x LEC Player of the Week
2016/17: NABC 3rd team All-American, LEC Athlete of the Year, LEC Defensive Athlete of the Year, LEC All-Defensive Team Selection, NABC 1st team All-New England, D3hoops.com 1st team All-New England, NABC Senior All-Star Game Selection, LEC 1st team Selection, Trinity College Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Selection, Eastern Tip-Off Tournament All Tournament Selection, Little East Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player, LEC Player of the Week (Jan. 16th)
HUGH... REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: Cool Ranch Doritos, Music and a drink
Personal goal for the season: Win by any means necessary
Your most overused phrase: We rocking and Rollin man dirk what’s popping
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Taco Bell
Pet peeve: People who stuff laundry in their draws and don’t fold them before
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Fun
Biggest waste of money: Shoes
Biggest adjustment to college life: More Homework
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Speed
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Spring of 2012, Enfield CT
Biggest crisis facing the world: People becoming homeless
Your spirit animal: A Giraffe
Something no one would miss if it were to be blown up/destroyed: Shoe boxes
One thing you would like to do before you died: Skydiving
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Range Rover
Dream job: NFL football player
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Desk jobs
Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: Two months
Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: 2
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: W Volleyball
Greatest story to come out of the 2016 Olympics: Mike Phelps winning more metals
Greatest Olympian of all time: Mike Phelps
What was the best/worst place Pokémon Go has brought you: The river in Willimantic
If you could meet anyone who would it be: Kid Cudi
If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: The life of Hughey
Favorite aspect about Eastern: Sports teams
One thing you would change about Eastern: That we could have parties without getting put in jail
