Dan Hughes

Daniel Dean Hughes

Born: April 14, 1955 in Marietta, Ohio

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Franchises

Las Vegas Aces: January 2005 to April 19, 2016

Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings

In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.

Las Vegas Aces Franchise (January, 2005 - April 19, 2016)

January 4, 2005
Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach.
February 16, 2005
Signed Edna Campbell as a free agent.
March 28, 2005
Signed Dalma Ivanyi.
April 4, 2005
Signed Kym Hope.
April 14, 2005
Signed Keisha Anderson.

Signed Lindsey Yamasaki.
April 15, 2005
Signed Andrea Garner.

Signed Bernadette Ngoyisa.

Signed Katie Cronin.

Signed Ugo Oha.
April 16, 2005
Traded Margo Dydek to the Connecticut Sun for Katie Mattera and a 2006 1st round pick (Scholanda Dorrell later selected).

Signed Margo Dydek.

Drafted Kendra Wecker in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Shyra Ely-Gash in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Cathrine Kraayeveld in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 2005 WNBA Draft.
April 19, 2005
Signed Nikki McCray.
April 21, 2005
Signed Mfon Udoka.

Signed Wendy Palmer.
April 23, 2005
Signed Chen Nan.
May 1, 2005
Waived Kym Hope.
May 4, 2005
Waived Andrea Garner.

Waived Katie Cronin.

Waived Nevriye Yilmaz.
May 9, 2005
Waived Jessie Hicks.

Waived Ugo Oha.
May 10, 2005
Waived Mfon Udoka.
May 17, 2005
Waived Cathrine Kraayeveld.

Waived Toccara Williams.
May 18, 2005
Traded a 2006 1st round pick (Scholanda Dorrell later selected) to the Sacramento Monarchs for Chantelle Anderson.
May 20, 2005
Waived Adrian Williams-Strong.

Waived Keisha Anderson.

Waived Lindsey Yamasaki.
November 16, 2005
Lost Bernadette Ngoyisa to the Chicago Sky in the WNBA expansion draft.
February 9, 2006
Signed Vickie Johnson as an unrestricted free agent.
February 10, 2006
Signed Agnieszka Bibrzycka.
March 13, 2006
Signed Jae Kingi-Cross.
April 5, 2006
Drafted Sophia Young-Malcolm in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Shanna Zolman in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Khara Smith in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 2006 WNBA Draft.
April 21, 2006
Signed Shannon Johnson.
May 2, 2006
Signed Sylvia Crawley.
May 19, 2006
Waived Sylvia Crawley.
January 8, 2007
Drafted Helen Darling from the Charlotte Sting in the dispersal draft.
February 21, 2007
Traded a 2008 2nd round pick (Leilani Mitchell later selected) to the Phoenix Mercury for Sandora Irvin.
February 22, 2007
Traded Katie Mattera and a 2008 1st round pick (Tasha Humphrey later selected) to the Detroit Shock for Ruth Riley and a 2008 1st round pick (Erlana Larkins later selected).
February 27, 2007
Signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
April 4, 2007
Traded Jessica Davenport and a 2008 1st round pick (Erlana Larkins later selected) to the New York Liberty for Becky Hammon and a 2008 2nd round pick (Chioma Nnamaka later selected).

Drafted Jessica Davenport in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Camille Little in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Nare Diawara in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 2007 WNBA Draft.
April 23, 2007
Waived Shyra Ely-Gash.
April 27, 2007
Waived Chen Nan.
February 6, 2008
Lost Chantelle Anderson to the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA expansion draft.
March 11, 2008
Signed Becky Hammon to a contract extension.

Signed Ruth Riley to a multi-year contract.
April 2, 2008
Signed Ambrosia Anderson to a training camp contract.

Signed Brittany Wilkins to a training camp contract.
April 9, 2008
Traded Camille Little, Chioma Nnamaka, and a 2009 1st round pick (Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton later selected) to the Atlanta Dream for Ann Wauters, Morenike Atunrase, and a 2009 2nd round pick (Megan Frazee later selected).

Drafted Chioma Nnamaka in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Alex Anderson in the 3rd round (39th pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft.
April 15, 2008
Signed Adrianne Ross to a training camp contract.
April 28, 2008
Signed Edwige Lawson-Wade.
May 13, 2008
Waived Kendra Wecker.
May 15, 2008
Waived Adrianne Ross.

Waived Ambrosia Anderson.

Waived Brittany Wilkins.
September 3, 2008
Signed Adrianne Ross to a 7-day contract.
September 11, 2008
Signed Adrianne Ross.

Signed Brittany Wilkins.
January 7, 2009
Signed Sophia Young-Malcolm to a contract extension.
March 16, 2009
Signed Bernadette Ngoyisa as a free agent.
March 30, 2009
Signed Belinda Snell as a free agent.
April 9, 2009
Drafted Megan Frazee in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Sonja Petrovic in the 2nd round (26th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Candyce Bingham in the 3rd round (39th pick) of the 2009 WNBA Draft.
April 30, 2009
Signed Edwige Lawson-Wade to a training camp contract.
May 11, 2009
Signed Katie Mattera as a free agent.
May 12, 2009
Waived Sandora Irvin.
May 25, 2009
Waived Morenike Atunrase.
June 5, 2009
Waived Bernadette Ngoyisa.
July 31, 2009
Waived Katie Mattera.

Signed Ann Wauters.
December 14, 2009
Drafted Laura Harper from the Sacramento Monarchs in the dispersal draft.
February 19, 2010
Traded a 2011 2nd round pick (Right to swap picks) to the Minnesota Lynx for Roneeka Hodges.
February 24, 2010
Signed Quianna Chaney to a training camp contract.
February 25, 2010
Reassigned Head Coach Dan Hughes.

Hired Sandy Brondello as Head Coach.
March 9, 2010
Signed Tasha Humphrey to a training camp contract.
March 11, 2010
Traded a 2011 2nd round pick (Danielle Adams later selected) and a 2011 2nd round pick (Rachel Jarry later selected) to the Atlanta Dream for Michelle Snow and Dalma Ivanyi.
April 8, 2010
Drafted Jayne Appel-Marinelli in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Alysha Clark in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Alexis Rack in the 3rd round (29th pick) of the 2010 WNBA Draft.
April 14, 2010
Traded Shanna Zolman to the Tulsa Shock for Crystal Kelly.
May 5, 2010
Waived Dee Davis.
May 10, 2010
Waived Krystal Vaughn.
May 13, 2010
Waived Charel Allen.

Waived Quianna Chaney.
May 14, 2010
Waived Alysha Clark.

Waived Laura Harper.

Waived Tasha Humphrey.
May 21, 2010
Waived Belinda Snell.

Signed Chamique Holdsclaw.
June 9, 2010
Signed Allie Quigley.

Waived Crystal Kelly.
July 1, 2010
Waived Allie Quigley.

Waived Crystal Kelly.
July 4, 2010
Signed Allie Quigley.

Signed Crystal Kelly.
July 13, 2010
Signed Crystal Kelly.
August 12, 2010
Signed Ashley Battle.
September 27, 2010
Fired Sandy Brondello as Head Coach.
January 28, 2011
Hired Dan Hughes as Head Coach.
February 3, 2011
Signed Ashley Walker to a training camp contract.
March 7, 2011
Signed Tully Bevilaqua.
March 17, 2011
Signed Kelly Mazzante.
April 11, 2011
Drafted Danielle Robinson in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Danielle Adams in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Porsha Phillips in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 2011 WNBA Draft.
April 20, 2011
Traded Michelle Snow to the Chicago Sky for Jia Perkins.
April 22, 2011
Signed Danielle Adams to a training camp contract.

Signed Danielle Robinson to a training camp contract.

Signed Porsha Phillips to a training camp contract.
May 2, 2011
Traded a 2012 2nd round pick (Riquna Williams later selected) and a 2012 3rd round pick (Lynetta Kizer later selected) to the Tulsa Shock for Scholanda Dorrell.
May 16, 2011
Signed Alysha Clark.
June 2, 2011
Waived Alysha Clark.

Waived Ashley Walker.

Waived Kelly Mazzante.
February 8, 2012
Signed Shameka Christon.
February 16, 2012
Signed Ify Ibekwe.
February 27, 2012
Signed Ziomara Morrison.
March 1, 2012
Traded Roneeka Hodges to the Indiana Fever for Tangela Smith.
March 14, 2012
Traded Sonja Petrovic to the Chicago Sky for a 2013 2nd round pick (Davellyn Whyte later selected).
March 27, 2012
Signed Loree Moore.
April 16, 2012
Drafted Shenise Johnson in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2012 WNBA Draft.
April 23, 2012
Signed Cierra Bravard.

Signed Shenise Johnson.
April 30, 2012
Waived Ify Ibekwe.
May 14, 2012
Waived Cierra Bravard.
May 16, 2012
Waived Porsha Phillips.
February 4, 2013
Signed Yvonne Turner.
April 15, 2013
Drafted Kayla Alexander in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Davellyn Whyte in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Diandra Tchatchouang in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Whitney Hand in the 3rd round (32nd pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.
May 23, 2013
Waived Yvonne Turner.
April 14, 2014
Drafted Kayla McBride in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Astou Ndour in the 2nd round (16th pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Bri Kulas in the 3rd round (28th pick) of the 2014 WNBA Draft.
February 9, 2015
Signed Danielle Robinson.
March 12, 2015
Traded Shenise Johnson and a 2015 2nd round pick (Chelsea Gardner later selected) to the Indiana Fever for a 2015 1st round pick (Dearica Hamby later selected) and a 2015 3rd round pick (Dragana Stankovic later selected).
April 16, 2015
Drafted Dearica Hamby in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2015 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Dragana Stankovic in the 3rd round (30th pick) of the 2015 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Nikki Moody in the 3rd round (33rd pick) of the 2015 WNBA Draft.
April 17, 2015
Traded a 2015 1st round pick (Brittany Boyd later selected) to the New York Liberty for Alex Montgomery.
April 30, 2015
Signed Dearica Hamby.
May 14, 2015
Signed Sydney Colson.
May 26, 2015
Waived Davellyn Whyte.
June 22, 2015
Signed Kalana Greene.
July 5, 2015
Traded a 2016 2nd round pick (Rachel Hollivay later selected) to the Atlanta Dream for Samantha Logic.
February 12, 2016
Signed Sydney Colson.
April 12, 2016
Signed Haley Peters.
April 14, 2016
Drafted Moriah Jefferson in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Drafted Brittney Martin in the 3rd round (25th pick) of the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Traded Jia Perkins to the Minnesota Lynx for Jazmon Gwathmey.
April 19, 2016
Dan Hughes retired.

Dan Hughes

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