Juvaris Hayes

Juvaris K. Hayes (born February 8, 1998) is an American basketball player for BC TSU Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. He played college basketball for the Merrimack Warriors of the Northeast Conference.

Juvaris Hayes
No. 2 – BC TSU Tbilisi
PositionPoint guard
LeagueGeorgian Superliga
Personal information
Born (1998-02-08) February 8, 1998
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)
CollegeMerrimack (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Tigers Tübingen
2021Itzehoe Eagles
2022–presentBC TSU Tbilisi
Career highlights and awards
  • Lefty Driesell Award (2020)
  • NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
  • First-team All-NEC (2020)
  • NE10 Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • 2× First-team All-NE10 (2018, 2019)
  • Second-team All-NE10 (2017)

Early life and high school

Hayes grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and attended St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he played for Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley.[1] As a senior, Hayes helped lead the Friars to a 32–0 record and a win in the 2016 Tournament of Champions, the last state title of Hurley's career before St. Anthony closed in 2017.[2]

College career

As a true freshman, Hayes was named the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) Rookie of the Year and second team All-NE10 after averaging 13.9 points and leading NCAA Division II with 9.3 assists. He was named first team All-NE10 after leading the team with 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game and led the entire NCAA with 3.9 steals per game and 255 total assists and 124 total steals.[3] As a junior, Hayes was again named first team All-NE10 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 19.3 points, 6.6 assists, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.9 steals per game which led the nation for a second straight season.[4]

Merrimack transitioned to NCAA Division I going into his senior season. Hayes broke the NCAA's career steals record for all divisions on February 23, 2020, against Mount Saint Mary's.[5][6] Hayes finished the season averaging 10.7 points, 6.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and was the nation's leader with 3.9 steals per game although, because of Merrimack's transition to Division 1, he was not recognized as Division I's steals leader. He was named first team Northeast Conference (NEC) as well as the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and received the Lefty Driesell Award as the nation's best defensive player.[7]

Professional career

On August 20, 2020, Hayes signed with Tigers Tübingen of the German ProA.[8] On July 19, 2021, he signed with Itzehoe Eagles, a team that had recently been promoted to the German ProA.[9] Hayes averaged 4.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 12 games. He parted ways with the team on December 21.[10] On February 8, 2022, Hayes signed with BC TSU Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga.[11]

References
  1. Hewitt, Steve (February 5, 2018). "College basketball notebook: Merrimack's Juvaris Hayes makes most of chance". Boston Herald.
  2. Zagora, Adam (February 28, 2020). "March Madness 2020: Bob Hurley's legacy at St. Anthony's lives on in NEC Champion Merrimack, even if Warriors can't go dancing". NJ.com.
  3. Cavadi, Wayne (October 30, 2018). "Expect these 11 players to make an impact in the 2018-19 DII men's basketball season". NCAA.com.
  4. Steinberg, Russell (October 25, 2019). "This is Merrimack's chance to make noise in Division I". MidMajorMadness.com. SB Nation.
  5. "Juvaris Hayes Sets All-Time NCAA Steals Record - the Beacon".
  6. "Merrimack's Hayes sets NCAA steals record". The Eagle-Tribune. February 23, 2020.
  7. "NEC honors Hayes, Gallo with major awards". The Eagle-Tribune. March 5, 2020.
  8. "Tigers Tübingen to sign Juvaris Hayes". Sportando. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. "Juvaris Hayes soll die Itzehoe Eagles führen". 2basketballbundesliga.de (in German). July 19, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  10. "Juvaris Hayes geht". Itzehoe Eagles (in German). December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  11. Chelidze, Dimitri (February 8, 2022). "Tbilisi State University lands Juvaris Hayes, ex Itzehoe". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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