Paul Haynes (born 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. After a six-year career spanning from 2004 to 2010, Haynes retired from the sport to pursue business in the

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area.

Playing career

After graduating from

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in 2000, Haynes attended

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to play for the

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. Haynes made an immediate impact as he averaged 13.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and was named the

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(SWAC) Freshman of the Year in 2001. His

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season in 2001–02 was his most successful. That year, he averaged career highs in points (20.2) and rebounds (8.4), finished first in the SWAC in scoring, first in

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s (10), second in rebounding, scored a career-high 40 points in a game and also recorded at least 20 points in 15 games. He was named the SWAC Player of the Year and became just the third Grambling State player to be honored as such. Although he never repeated as the conference's player of the year, Haynes did manage to become a three-time All-SWAC First Team member from 2002 through 2004. He finished his collegiate career with 1,958 points and 849 rebounds. Haynes went undrafted in the

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. From 2004 through 2010 he found himself playing for various semi-professional and professional basketball leagues. Haynes played in the

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(

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( Marysville Meteors),

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( Detroit Panthers and Lake Michigan Admirals) as well as for TSV Troester Breitenguessbach in Germany.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, Paul 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany Forwards (basketball) Grambling State Tigers men's basketball players Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan Basketball players from Oakland County, Michigan People from Auburn Hills, Michigan American men's basketball players