Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
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Jersey Number 7
Josh Hayes
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- High School:
- Gainesville HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Florida State / App State
2025-26 (JUNIOR)
2023-24 (APP STATE)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Played in 32 games for the Utes while starting in the first 10 games of the season
- Finished the year with 9 multi block games while shooting .638 from the field
- Made his Utah debut in the season-opener with 3 points and 3 rebounds
- Season-high 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting with 3 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. Ole Miss (11/26)
- Helped Utah defeat West Virginia (2/18) on the road with 3 points and 7 points (5 offensive)
- Averaged 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds with a .578 shooting clip his lone season at Northwest Florida State
- Earned Panhandle All-Conference Second-Team selections in 2024-25
- Reached double-figures 15 times – including a double-double against Harcum College with 15 points and 15 rebounds
- Posted a career-high 19 points on the road at Bishop State CC in 2024-25
2023-24 (APP STATE)
- Made eight appearances in his rookie year at App State
- Shot an impressive 70 percent from the field
- Second-most points in a game by an App State freshman with 18 against Central Penn (12/5)
- Finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks against Central Penn
- Started his career with an eight-point, seven-rebound game against Oakland City (11/7) in just 19 minutes
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 13.7 points and 9.1 rebounds as a senior at Gainesville High School
- Totaled 64 blocks, 44 assists and 29 steals while shooting .610 from the floor
- Led GHS to the quarterfinals of the FHSAA 6A State Tournament his senior year
- Played on the EYBL circuit with the Georgia Stars under Coach James Kang
- Key contributor for The Rock School’s 2021-22 state championship team
PERSONAL
- Son of Raymond Hayes Jr. and Lanitra Watts
- Has two younger brothers, Isaiah and Jabari Hayes
- Has a younger sister, Amiyah McCray
- Brother Isaiah is a redshirt freshman on the football team at Southeastern Louisiana
- Cousin, Orien Greene, played college basketball at Florida and Louisiana before being selected in the second round with the 53rd-overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2005 NBA Draft
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