Andrew Hayles (born March 4, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the

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before playing professionally in Spain and in the

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(ABA) Hayles is from

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. He attended

LeFlore Magnet High School John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Advanced Communication and Fine Arts is a historic public magnet performing arts high school located in Toulminville, Mobile, Alabama, United States. The school is also accredited by the Southern Associati ...

where he was a standout basketball player, which eventually landed him a scholarship to play for

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the Lin ...

. During his college career, which spanned between 2005–06 and 2008–09, he led the

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(SWAC) in numerous statistical categories. As a

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, he was first in effective field goal percentage (.545) and turnover percentage (10.5%). For his solid season, Hayles was named the

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in 2007–08. As a

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, Hayles led the SWAC in made

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s (70) and attempts (189). Also during his senior year he scored 13.7 points per game, which was good for eighth in the league, as he led the Hornets to a berth in the

2009 NCAA tournament The 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament in which 65 schools competed to determine the national champion of the men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2008–09 basketball ...

where they lost in the first round. Following his time at Alabama State, Hayles played in Spain during the 2009–10 season for

AD Torreforta Associació Deportiva Torreforta, also known as ''AD Torreforta'', is an amateur Basketball team based in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Season by season Trophies and awards Individual awards LEB Plata, LEB Plata MVP *Ronald Thompson – 2010 ...

of the

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, where he averaged 10 points per game. His next playing stint came during the 2013–14 season with the Montgomery Blackhawks of the ABA, where he averaged 28 points per game. In November 2017, he spent preseason with the

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of the

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References

External links

ESPN profile"Orlando ESL All-Star team and MVP!"
at eurobasketsummerleague.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayles, Andrew 1987 births Living people Alabama State Hornets basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Small forwards Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama