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Nigel Hayes-Davis
Nigel Hayes 11 Fenerbahçe Basketball 20220925 (1) (cropped).jpg
Hayes-Davis in 2022
No. 11 – Fenerbahçe Beko
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 29)
Westerville, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality American
High school Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio)
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College Wisconsin (2013–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Undrafted
Pro career 2017–present
League BSL
EuroLeague
Career history
2017–2018 Westchester Knicks
2018 Los Angeles Lakers
2018 Toronto Raptors
2018 → Raptors 905
2018 Sacramento Kings
2018–2019 Galatasaray Istanbul
2019–2021 Žalgiris Kaunas
2021–2022 FC Barcelona
2022–present Fenerbahçe Beko
Career highlights and awards
  • All-EuroLeague First Team (2024)
  • Turkish Super League Finals MVP (2024)
  • Turkish Super League champion (2024)
  • Turkish Cup winner (2024)
  • Turkish Super League Finals MVP (2024)
  • All-Turkish Super League Second Team (2023)
  • Spanish Cup winner (2022)
  • 2× LKL champion (2020, 2021)
  • 2× King Mindaugas Cup winner (2020, 2021)
  • NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2016)
  • 2× Third-team All-Big Ten (2015, 2017)
  • Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year (2014)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2014)

Nigel Hayes-Davis ( Hayes; born December 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Hayes attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio.

Hayes-Davis holds the record for most points scored in a EuroLeague game, having scored 50 points against Alba Berlin in the 2023–24 season.

High school career

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nigel Hayes
PF
Toledo, OH Whitmer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

In his junior season, Hayes was named to the first team All-Big Ten after leading the Badgers in scoring (15.7 points per game), assists (3.0) and free-throw attempts (258) and finished second in rebounds (5.8 per game).

Nigel Hayes
Hayes in 2017

Coming into his senior season, Hayes was named Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. He averaged 14.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game during his senior year at Wisconsin.

Hayes graduated in May 2017 with a degree in business finance and investment banking. He was noted for being an outspoken athlete and a leader on issues such as racial justice and compensation of NCAA athletes.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Wisconsin 38 0 17.4 .510 .000 .585 2.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 7.7
2014–15 Wisconsin 40 40 32.9 .497 .396 .744 6.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 12.4
2015–16 Wisconsin 35 35 36.2 .368 .293 .736 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 15.7
2016–17 Wisconsin 37 37 32.4 .457 .314 .587 6.6 2.7 0.8 0.4 14.0
Career 150 112 29.6 .446 .332 .666 5.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 12.4

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, he joined the New York Knicks for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On August 19, he signed a partially guaranteed deal with the team. On October 14, 2017, he was waived by New York. He was later assigned to the Westchester Knicks affiliate squad for the NBA G League for the majority of the season.

Los Angeles Lakers (2018)

On January 19, 2018, Hayes signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. He made his NBA debut two days later in a 127–107 win over the New York Knicks, playing a single minute that night. The Lakers would not give Hayes a second 10-day contract after his first one expired, and subsequently the Westchester Knicks re-acquired Hayes on January 30.

Toronto Raptors (2018)

On March 6, 2018, the Toronto Raptors signed Hayes to a 10-day contract. On March 12, 2018, Hayes made his debut for the Toronto Raptors scoring 6 points on two 3-point field goals in 5 minutes played in a 132–106 win against the New York Knicks, the affiliate to the Westchester Knicks. On March 14, 2018, the Raptors re-signed Hayes to an additional 10-day contract. While on his second ten-day contract, Hayes was assigned to the Raptors 905, Toronto's G League franchise. Hayes did not receive a rest-of-season offer from the Raptors and returned to the Westchester Knicks.

Sacramento Kings (2018)

On March 31, 2018, the Sacramento Kings announced that they had signed Hayes for the rest of 2017–18 season. On July 7, 2018, he was waived by the Kings.

Galatasaray (2018–2019)

On August 29, 2018, Hayes signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Hayes averaged 12.6 points per game, 2.0 assists per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. Hayes averaged 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the EuroCup.

Žalgiris (2019–2021)

On June 12, 2019, Hayes signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He re-signed with the team on July 17, 2020.

2022-03-22 ALBA Berlin gegen FC Barcelona Bàsquet (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank–030
Hayes-Davis with FC Barcelona in 2022

Barcelona (2021–2022)

On August 22, 2021, Hayes signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Fenerbahçe (2022–present)

On July 22, 2022, Hayes-Davis signed a one-year deal with Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe. On April 7, 2023, Hayes-Davis renewed his contract with the Turkish club for three (2+1) more seasons.

On March 29, 2024, Hayes-Davis broke the Euroleague record for most scored in a game by a single player, scoring 50 points in a 103–68 win against Alba Berlin. He broke the previous record of 49 points set by Shane Larkin in 2019.

Personal life

In 2021, Hayes changed his surname to Hayes-Davis in honor of his stepfather.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 L.A. Lakers 2 0 5.5 .333 .000 1.000 .0 1.0 .0 .0 1.5
2017–18 Toronto 2 0 3.3 1.000 1.000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
2017–18 Sacramento 5 0 21.0 .333 .167 .000 4.4 .8 .4 .6 3.6
Career 9 0 13.6 .333 .250 .333 2.4 .7 .2 .3 3.0

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Žalgiris 28* 10 22.3 .404 .372 .758 3.5 1.0 .4 .2 6.3 6.6
2020–21 33 30 26.7 .443 .443 .894 3.9 1.2 1.1 .2 9.5 9.8
2021–22 Barcelona 37 16 18.9 .367 .244 .800 2.1 .8 .5 .1 4.2 4.0
2022–23 Fenerbahçe 39 39 30.5 .500 .405 .750 4.4 1.5 1.2 .3 10.5 13.4
2023–24 37 36 31.5 .469 .372 .832 4.6 1.7 1.0 .2 13.8 15.6
Career 174 131 26.2 .451 .384 .805 3.7 1.3 .9 .2 9.0 10.1

See also

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