Jim Hayes (February 18, 1948 – March 11, 2009) was a

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who spent one season in the

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(ABA) as a member of the New York Nets (1970–71). Born in Ithaca, New York and raised in

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, he attended Boston University, where he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons during the third round of the

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, but he never signed. After playing in the ABA, he went on to play professionally in France, where he had a long and successful career.

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