Mikayla Hayes

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Center
Height:
6-3
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Park Center

CAREER STATS

GRADUATE STUDENT
XAVIER (2021-22)
Played in 16 games, making six starts... averaged 21.7 minutes per game... averaged 5.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game... ranked second on the team in rebounds per game (5.9) and total blocks (14)... added 13 steals and six assists... ranked fourth on the team in field-goal percentage (.439) and free-throw percentage (.778)... scored in double figures five times... posted a double-double on Jan. 2 vs Creighton (11 points, 10 rebounds)... scored a season-high 17 points at DePaul on Dec. 5... made a season-high six field goals twice (Feb. 5 at DePaul, Dec. 8 vs Niagara)... had a season-high three blocks at Marquette on Dec. 3... had a season-high three steals three times (Nov. 17 vs Miami [Ohio], Dec. 8 vs Niagara, Jan. 11 vs Providence).

PRIOR TO XAVIER
CLEMSON (2018-21)
Played in 56 games... averaged 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game... added 19 blocks, 13 assists and eight steals... scored a career-high 13 points on Jan. 26, 2020 vs Virginia Tech... grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs Syracuse on Jan. 24, 2021... increased her shooting percentage by nearly 10 percent from 2019-20 to 2020-21 (.438 vs .528).

FLORIDA (2017-18)
Played in 30 games... averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Park Center HS... finished her career with more than 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 blocks... graduated as the school’s all-time leader in rebounds and blocks... was a three-time MHSCA All-State honoree... was a three-time Wells Fargo State All-Tournament Team selection... was a 2017 McDonald’s All-American Nominee… was a Minnesota Miss Basketball finalist... helped team to back-to-back AAA State Championships in 2013-14 and 2014-15... played for the North Tartan Girls EBYL team... served as a team captain during her junior and senior season... was a three-star recruit with a 90 grade from ESPN.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Dana Hayes... mother played basketball at Minnesota (1988-92) and professionally overseas... earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Clemson... is working on a MBA from Xavier with a concentration in values based leadership.