Foundation Academy boys basketball coach named AD of Baptist University of Florida

Nathaniel Hughes has resigned for his position as Lions coach to become the inaugural athletic director at BUF.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:02 p.m. April 8, 2024

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Foundation Academy has announced that boys basketball coach Nathaniel Hughes will be leaving the school to become the inaugural athletic director at Baptist University of Florida, according to a post on Foundation's social media accounts.

"We are incredibly thankful for the past four years that coach Hughes has led our basketball program," the post said. "He has elevated our basketball program in so many ways and led so many students/players to Christ. ... We wish you and your family nothing but the best in this next chapter. Thank you!"

In four years at the school, Hughes led the Lions to an overall record of 60-39 and two playoff appearances — including a 17-10 finish this season.

According to the post, Hughes will finish out the school year before leaving the school June 1.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.