NIL Opportunities: Damani Hayes
2022-23
One of two players to start all 31 games…averaged 25.9 minutes per game…played a career-high 36 minutes twice (at Kansas City, vs Western Illinois)…shot 52.5 percent from the floor…scored 5.5 points per game…recorded a career-high 13 points at St. Thomas…grabbed a team-high 208 rebounds…6.7 rebounds per game ranked fourth in Summit League…hauled in the most offensive rebounds in the Summit League (82)…tallied a career-high 14 rebounds twice (vs LIU, vs Coastal Carolina)…had 14 blocks and nine steals…CSC Academic All-District selection.
2021-22
Played in 26 games…made his first start for USD vs. Waldorf (12/03/21)…averaged 18.9 minutes a game…played a career-high 30 minutes twice (at Omaha, vs. Western Illinois)…averaged 3.6 points per game…scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. North Dakota (01/29/22)…hauled in 99 rebounds including a season-high nine against North Dakota State (1/27/22)…recorded 19 assists, eight steals, and nine blocks…shot 61.1 percent from the field…shot 57.1 percent from free-throw line.
2020-21
Played in 18 games … averaged 10.6 minutes per game … made Coyote debut vs Drake (12/18) after the NCAA cleared him to play on 12/16 … recorded a season-high five points twice (Western Illinois & Omaha) … hauled in eight rebounds twice on the season (Western Illinois & Mount Marty) … averaged 1.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … shot 47.6 percent from the field ... member of the Summit League honor roll
South Dakota School of Mines (2019-20)
Started in all 30 games ... averaged 27.8 minutes per game ... shot 45.1 percent from the field and snagged 4.9 rebounds a game ... averaged 6.8 points and two assists per game ... recorded a season-high 15 points against Western Colorado
South Dakota School of Mines (2018-19)
Started in 25 games of the 30 games on the season ... averaged 8.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... recorded two double-doubles on the season ... recorded a season-high 16 points and 11 rebounds against New Mexico Highlands.
Prep
Played his high school basketball for Makato East ... sits second all-time in scoring in school history ... two-time section champion ... MBCA MN All-Star.
Personal
Son of Bukata and Lisa Hayes ... earned a spot on the Dean's list at Mines four times and transfers to USD with a 3.61 GPA in biomedical engineering.
