Fairleigh Dickinson University Men's Basketball

Experience Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2025-Present Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2023-2025 Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Army West Point (NCAA Division I - Patriot League) - 2022-2023 Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, The Citadel (NCAA Division I - SoCon) - 2020-2022 Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Barton (NCAA Division II - Conference Carolinas) - 2018-2020 Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Emmanuel (NCAA Division III - GNAC) - 2017-2018   Personal Bachelor’s, Interdisciplinary Studies, Fitchburg State Master’s, Sports Management: Coaching & Athletic Administration, Event & Tourism Management, Liberty   At FDU Hired as an assistant coach on April 27, 2023 Promoted to Associate Head Coach on April 8, 2025 Reunites with former colleague Jack Castleberry as the pair worked together at The Citadel for two seasons Aided in the development of five All-NEC performers Helped FDU rise 89 spots to 183rd in raw defensive efficiency in 2024-25 Works primarily with FDU's guards Army West Point Highlights Developed Patriot League Rookie of the Year Ethan Roberts The Citadel Highlights With Hayes on-staff, the Bulldogs completed the second-largest Division I win turnaround as The Citadel posted a year-over-year win increase of seven from 2019-20 to 2020-21 Working with The Citadel's hot hands, Hayes guided the program to lead all of Division I in three-point shooting in each of his two seasons on-staff Barton Highlights Assisted the Division II Bulldogs to a 20-win campaign and top-10 finish in points, assists and field goal percentage Other Experience A two-time high school basketball coach at Terry Sanford and Notre Dame Prep, Hayes was the youngest head coach in Section 4A of North Carolina at age 25, the largest section in the Tar Heel state Wyoming scout player Lettered at Methodist Continued playing career overseas in Turkey

                                                                                                                                            Experience Assistant Coach, FDU - 2025-present  Director of Player Development, FDU – 2024-2025 Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Keene State – 2016-2018 & 2023-2024 Head Coach, Rhode Island Elite – 2016-2024 Assistant Boys Varsity Coach, Shea High School – 2019-2022   Education Bachelor of Science, Safety and Health, Applied Sciences – Keene State (2016) Master of Safety Occupational Health, Applied Sciences – Keene State (2017)   At FDU Promoted to Assistant Coach on April 8, 2025  Facilitated workouts and assisted in practice and scout plans in his first season on staff as Director of Player Development  Helped in the development of two All-NEC performers  Works primarily with FDU's wings  Prior to FDU Helped Keene State reach the the Division III "Sweet 16" and "Elite 8" The Owls reached as high as no. 4 in the Division III in 2023-24 Coached multiple players on Rhode Island Elite that went on to have careers in Division I, II, and III and at the professional level Two-time LEC Champion and team captain as a player at Keene State