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15 Facts About Shanon Hays

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Shanon Hays was born on February 12,1968 and is an American softball coach for the Grand Canyon Antelopes.

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Shanon Hays has held several positions as a men's basketball coach and an athletic director.

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Shanon Hays transferred to Texas Tech where he played under his father Larry Hays.

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Shanon Hays led the baseball program to two state tournament appearances and played in the state championship game in his second season.

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Shanon Hays left Abilene Christian in 1999 to join James Dickey's Texas Tech coaching staff for two seasons.

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Shanon Hays was not retained when Texas Tech hired Bob Knight in 2001.

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Shanon Hays returned to the Division I ranks as an assistant coach at Houston, hired by Tom Penders.

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Shanon Hays spent two seasons with the program in what would be his last position in men's basketball.

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Shanon Hays was named the head coach on October 24,2006.

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Shanon Hays guided the Red Raiders for five seasons and remains the school's winningest coach.

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Shanon Hays took over as the head coach at Colorado Christian University on December 1,2016, and spent three years leading the program.

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Shanon Hays was named the head coach at Oklahoma Christian University in 2018 and guided the Eagles for three seasons.

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Shanon Hays was named the head coach at Grand Canyon on June 11,2021.

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Shanon Hays led the Lopes to tournament appearances again in 2023 and 2024.

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At age 34, Shanon Hays became the athletic director at Abilene Christian University on June 1,2002.