Killian Hayes

Killian Hayes
Hayes in April 2018
No. 3 – Cholet Basket
Position Shooting guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001
Lakeland, Florida
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–present Cholet
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
2018 Argentina
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2017 Montenegro

Killian Hayes (born 27 July 2001) is an American-born French professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 195 cm (6 ft 5 in), Hayes plays as shooting guard.

Career

Hayes started his career in the youth setup at Cholet Basket.[1] In April 2017, he received Jordan Brand Classic International Game Co-MVP honors[2] after scoring 13 points to go along with seven assists, five steals and five rebounds.[3]

He made his debut for Cholet in the French top flight LNB Pro A at age 16 on 21 October 2017 against Nanterre 92.[4]

International career

While playing with France U-16, Hayes was named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship[5] after averaging 16.6 points, 7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest.[6] en route to a gold medal.[7]

Hayes was named to the All-Tournament Team for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, in which he averaged 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of a French mother (Sandrine) and American DeRon Hayes,[9] who played college basketball at Pennsylvania State University, before embarking on a professional career which took him to France.[10] He studied at Renaudeau High School in Cholet in 2016-2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Killian Hayes sera Choletais jusqu'en 2020". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Killian Hayes co-MVP du Jordan Brand Classic Global 2017". Cholet Basket. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Global Blue vs Global Red" (PDF). jordanbrandclassic.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Killian Hayes (Cholet), 16 ans, est entré en jeu en Pro A". Basket Europe (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ↑ "France's Hayes named MVP, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Killian HAYES at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division A 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  7. ↑ "France crowned U16 European champions". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Killian Hayes Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Killian Hayes, NBA et JO 2024 dans le viseur". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  10. ↑ "Killian Hayes, le scoring dans le sang". Cholet Basket. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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