Kenneth Sherrod Hayes (born April 16, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He attended and played college basketball for the Miami University of Ohio.

Kenny Hayes
No. 19 – Dijlah University
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1987-04-16) April 16, 1987 (age 37)
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthmont (Clayton, Ohio)
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012Maine Red Claws
2012Trotamundos de Carabobo
2012–2013Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2013–2014Maccabi Ashdod
2014–2015Vanoli Cremona
2015–2016Astana
2016Unicaja Málaga
2016–2017Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2017–2018Limoges CSP
2018–2020Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2019Hebei Xianglan
2021Gaziantep Basketbol
2021Le Mans
2021–2022Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015
2022HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye
2022Sigortam.net
2022–2023Beirut Club
2023–presentDijlah University
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Hayes went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. On November 1, 2010, he was selected by the Maine Red Claws in the 2010 NBA D-League Draft.[1] On April 18, 2012, he was named the NBA Development League’s Most Improved Player for the 2011–12 season.[2]

On August 5, 2012, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Israel for the 2012–13 season.[3] On August 8, 2013, he signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2013–14 season.[4]

On July 23, 2014, Hayes signed with Vanoli Cremona of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[5][6]

On August 3, 2015, Hayes signed with BC Astana of Kazakhstan.[7] On March 7, 2016, he left Astana and signed with Unicaja Málaga of Spain for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season.[8]

On July 14, 2016, Hayes signed with Turkish club Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece for the 2016–17 season.[9]

On July 10, 2017, Hayes signed with French club Limoges CSP for the 2017–18 season.[10] Hayes averaged 12.3 points per game on the season. He rejoined Büyükçekmece on July 10, 2018.[11]

On January 15, 2021, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[12]

On August 10, 2021, he has signed with Pallacanestro Forlì 2.015 of the Serie A2 Basket.[13]

On January 19, 2022, he has signed with HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[14]

On July 1, 2022, he has signed with Sigortam.net of the TBL.[15]

In the 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship, Hayes played for Iraqi club Dijlah University.[16]

References

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  1. ^ RED CLAWS DRAFT NINE IN 2010 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ HAYES NAMED NBADL’S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gilboa/Galil tabs Kenny Hayes
  4. ^ Maccabi Ashdod signs Kenny Hayes
  5. ^ Vanoli Cremona announces Kenny Hayes
  6. ^ Welcome, Kenny! Hayes è il primo giocatore americano della Vanoli (in Italian)
  7. ^ Kenny Hayes is the player of the basketball club Astana
  8. ^ Unicaja Malaga lands Kenny Hayes
  9. ^ "Kenny Hayes signs with Buyukcemece". Sportando.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ^ Kenny Hayes inks with Limoges CSP
  11. ^ "Kenny Hayes returns to Buyukcekmece". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kenny Hayes signs at Gaziantep". Eurobasket. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 10, 2021). "Pallacanestro Forlì 2015 lands Kenny Hayes". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Tanıdık skorer Afyon'da" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "Sigortam.net'e tanıdık kısa" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 1, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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