Juvaris Hayes
| No. 0 – Merrimack Warriors | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Northeast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 8, 1998 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (High Point, North Carolina) |
| College | Merrimack (2016–2020) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Juvaris Hayes (born February 8, 1998) is an American college basketball player for Merrimack Warriors of the Northeast Conference.
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]
References
- ^ Hewitt, Steve (February 5, 2018). "College basketball notebook: Merrimack's Juvaris Hayes makes most of chance". Boston Herald.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cavadi, Wayne (October 30, 2018). "Expect these 11 players to make an impact in the 2018-19 DII men's basketball season". NCAA.com.
- ^ Steinberg, Russell (October 25, 2019). "This is Merrimack's chance to make noise in Division I". MidMajorMadness.com. SB Nation.
- ^ http://merrimacknewspaper.com/index.php/2020/03/18/juvaris-hayes-sets-all-time-ncaa-steals-record/
- ^ "Merrimack's Hayes sets NCAA steals record". The Eagle-Tribune. February 23, 2020.
- ^ "NEC honors Hayes, Gallo with major awards". The Eagle-Tribune. March 5, 2020.