In more ways than one, Syracuse Orange men’s basketball player Elijah Hughes emerged as a leader for SU this past year. He led the team and the ACC in scoring, but his impact as a leader stretched beyond the basketball court. As you might recall, Hughes took the initiative to print #NotAgainSU t-shirts for warmups back in November when the basketball team hosted Cornell.
Now, Hughes has taken an activist approach to march in the protests of his hometown Beacon, New York, in support of George Floyd. He helped spread the word on social media to bring awareness to the situation and used his platform to be a voice in the community.