1. Killian Deron Antron Hayes is a French-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.
36 Facts About Killian Hayes
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From a young age, Killian Hayes played with French club Cholet and excelled at the junior level.
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Killian Hayes debuted for Cholet's senior team at age 16 before receiving regular playing time in the following season.
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Killian Hayes won the gold medal and earned most valuable player honors with France at the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship.
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Killian Hayes led his team to a silver medal at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.
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Killian Hayes was born in Lakeland, Florida in the United States, in the same hospital as his father, DeRon Killian Hayes, who was playing basketball in the American Basketball Association at the time.
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One year later, Killian Hayes began living in Cholet, France after his father continued his career in the LNB Pro A, the country's top league.
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Killian Hayes played basketball from an early age, facing older opponents and often playing pick-up games in Lakeland and Orlando, Florida.
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Killian Hayes watched highlights of basketball games on YouTube, drawing inspiration from basketball player Dwyane Wade and AND1 mixtapes, to learn new moves.
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Killian Hayes grew up playing for Cholet Basket, his father's former club, at the youth level.
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In 2016, Killian Hayes turned down an opportunity to join INSEP, a prestigious sports institute in Paris, upon his parents' guidance.
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In seven Espoirs games, Killian Hayes averaged 4.7 points and 2.3 assists in 15.4 minutes per game.
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Killian Hayes was named league MVP after the regular season and helped his team win the Trophee du Futur, being named MVP of the competition.
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Killian Hayes finished the season averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 assists in 9.1 minutes per game, through nine appearances.
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On September 22,2018, after missing three weeks with back and toe injuries, Killian Hayes scored 12 points in a loss to Strasbourg in his first appearance of the season.
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On May 30,2019, Killian Hayes tallied a season-high 17 points, five rebounds and five steals in a loss to Elan Chalon.
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In 34 games, Killian Hayes averaged 7.1 points and 3.1 assists per game.
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Killian Hayes finished the season averaging 11.6 points, 5.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game through 33 combined games in the EuroCup, BBL and BBL-Pokal.
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Killian Hayes was drafted seventh overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.
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On December 1,2020, Killian Hayes signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons.
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On December 28,2022, Killian Hayes was ejected from a game against the Orlando Magic.
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The next day, the NBA announced that Killian Hayes would be suspended for three games without pay as a result of the incident.
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On February 8,2024, Killian Hayes was waived by the Pistons.
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On September 20,2024, Killian Hayes signed with the Brooklyn Nets, but was waived on October 19.
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On February 19,2025, Killian Hayes signed a 10-day contract with Brooklyn after Bojan Bogdanovic was waived.
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Killian Hayes was not re-signed by the Nets to another 10-day contract and rejoined the Long Island Nets.
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Killian Hayes averaged 16.6 points, seven rebounds and 5.1 assists per game and led his team to a gold medal.
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At the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina, Killian Hayes won a silver medal and was named to the All-Star Five after averaging 16.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game.
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Killian Hayes is left-handed and rarely handles the ball with his right hand, which sometimes limits him.
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Killian Hayes has drawn the most praise for his playmaking repertoire.
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Killian Hayes excels in shooting off the dribble as opposed to in catch-and-shoot situations.
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Killian Hayes is an accurate free throw shooter and has good touch around the basket, with an advanced floater.
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Killian Hayes has an American father, DeRon Killian Hayes, who played college basketball as a forward for the Penn State Nittany Lions in the early 1990s and left as one of the program's most prolific scorers.
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Killian Hayes spent much of the prime years of his career with French clubs Cholet and SLUC Nancy.
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Killian Hayes' mother, Sandrine, is a native of Cholet, France and is a former basketball player as well.
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Killian Hayes's parents met because his mother's sister was the girlfriend of his father's teammate.