Kenny Hayes

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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kenny Hayes
| image =
| position = [[Point guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 175
| league = [[Turkish Basketball Super League]]
| team = Büyükçekmece Basketbol
| number = 19
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|16}}
| birth_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]]
| nationality = American
| high_school = [[Northmont High School|Northmont]] ([[Clayton, Ohio]])
| college =
*[[Cincinnati State Technical and Community College|Cincinnati State CC]] (2006–2007)
*[[Miami RedHawks men's basketball|Miami (Ohio)]] (2007–2010)
| draft_year = 2010
| career_start = 2010
| career_end =
| years1 = 2010–2012
| team1 = [[Maine Red Claws]]
| years2 = 2012
| team2 = [[Trotamundos de Carabobo]]
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = [[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]]
| years4 = 2013–2014
| team4 = [[Maccabi Ashdod B.C.|Maccabi Ashdod]]
| years5 = 2014–2015
| team5 = [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]]
| years6 = 2015–2016
| team6 = [[BC Astana|Astana]]
| years7 = 2016
| team7 = [[Baloncesto Málaga|Unicaja Málaga]]
| years8 = 2016–present
| team8 = [[Büyükçekmece Basketbol]]
| highlights =
* [[Turkish Basketball League|BSL]] All-Star (2017)
* [[NBA D-League Most Improved Player]] (2012)
* First-team All-[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (2010)
}}

'''Kenneth Sherrod Hayes''' (born April 16, 1987) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[Büyükçekmece Basketbol|Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece]] of the [[Turkish Basketball Super League]] (BSL).

==Professional career==
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.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/2010draftselectio110110.html RED CLAWS DRAFT NINE IN 2010 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT]</ref> On April 18, 2012, he was named the NBA Development League’s Most Improved Player for the 2011–12 season.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/Hayes_041812.html HAYES NAMED NBADL’S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER]</ref>

On August 5, 2012, he signed with [[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]] of Israel for the 2012–13 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/94215/gilboagalil-tabs-kenny-hayes.html Gilboa/Galil tabs Kenny Hayes]</ref> On August 8, 2013, he signed with [[Maccabi Ashdod B.C.|Maccabi Ashdod]] for the 2013–14 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/104754/maccabi-ashdod-signs-kenny-hayes.html Maccabi Ashdod signs Kenny Hayes]</ref>

On July 23, 2014, Hayes signed with [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]] of Italy for the 2014–15 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/128572/vanoli-cremona-announces-kenny-hayes.html Vanoli Cremona announces Kenny Hayes]</ref><ref>[http://www.vanolibasket.com/site/welcome-kenny-hayes-e-il-primo-giocatore-americano-della-vanoli/ Welcome, Kenny! Hayes è il primo giocatore americano della Vanoli] {{it icon}}</ref>

On August 3, 2015, Hayes signed with [[BC Astana]] of Kazakhstan.<ref>[http://www.bcastana.kz/en/news/id/9282 Kenny Hayes is the player of the basketball club Astana]</ref> On March 7, 2016, he left Astana and signed with [[Baloncesto Málaga|Unicaja Málaga]] of Spain for the rest of the [[2015–16 ACB season]].<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/193284/unicaja-malaga-lands-kenny-hayes.html Unicaja Malaga lands Kenny Hayes]</ref>

On July 14, 2016, he signed with Turkish club [[Büyükçekmece Basketbol|Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kenny Hayes signs with Buyukcemece|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/206350/kenny-hayes-signs-with-buyukcemece.html|accessdate=14 July 2016|date=14 July 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Kenny_Hayes/Maccabi_Ashdod/136328?AmNotSure=1 Eurobasket.com profile]
*[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kenny-Hayes/Summary/11541 RealGM.com profile]
*[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6052529/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]

{{NBA Development League Most Improved Players}}

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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela]]
[[Category:Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Ohio]]
[[Category:Baloncesto Málaga players]]
[[Category:BC Astana players]]
[[Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States]]
[[Category:Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players]]
[[Category:Maine Red Claws players]]
[[Category:Miami RedHawks men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio]]
[[Category:Vanoli Cremona players]]

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