Who is Jaxson Hayes?
Jaxson Hayes is an American college basketball player who plays for the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Conference.
Early Life
Hayes was born on May 23, 2000, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at Moeller High School where he first picked up a basketball and embraced it. It helped him to develop the foundation that is necessary for being a great player. When he was a freshman he was only six feet but by the time he was a senior, his height was 6’11.
Born to parent’s that were very encouraging of his goals, Hayes reflects on his childhood and the support that he got growing up from his family and the community he grew up in. When he was in the eighth-grade year he had even created a vision board where he said he wanted to be in the NFL or NBA in 10 years.
Family
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Hayes parents have a background in sports. His father Jonathan Hayes used to play in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a coach at the Cincinnati Bengals whilst his mother was also a basketball player just like her son.
His mother played for Drake University winning several accolades like Kodak All-American accolades and Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior. Such a background gave Hayes the encouragement to move forward with a career in basketball with great mentoring from parents who wanted to rear a champion.
Career
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Hayes made the commitment to the University of Texas and decided that this was the place where he would pursue college basketball. Yet, he had gotten several offers from Kentucky, Xavier, Ohio State, Purdue, and Clemson.
He had a great start there where he would be named as the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. This would lay the framework for him being involved in several of the spots for the top performers that year including the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team and the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
He played there under Coach Shaka Smart who he was very appreciative for pushing him both in and out of the field to be the best version of himself. Hayes and his impressive performances have helped him to build the confidence to take his career to the next level.
He would officially make the decision that he was entering the NBA Draft recently where he is projected to be a lottery pick. He averaged 10.1 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Longhorns and though he had a knee injury, he has recovered from it. Hayes says that this is the perfect time for him to realize his life long dream.
Jaxson Hayes Height and Weight
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The 19-year-old basketball player from Oklahoma stands to be massive 6 feet 11 inches or 2.11 m tall. He weighs approx 100 kg or 220 pounds.
Jaxson Hayes Net Worth
Hayes’ net worth is still under review. His career in terms of the real money that can be made is still in process. But, it seems that his road is a bright one. Even ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla had some praise to share for the forward which has given him a great reputation to be living on.
