rex hughes (september 24, 1938 – may 9, 2016) was an american college and professional basketball coach. he coached men's basketball at long beach city college, kent state university, and later served as a national basketball association (nba) assistant coach. he served as head coach for part of a season with the sacramento kings, and a single game as an interim coach with the san antonio spurs. hughes also worked in nba scouting and basketball operations with the kings, atlanta hawks and orlando magic.