page_title: Nigel Hayes
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Nigel Hayes / College career
caption_attribution_description: English: Nigel Hayes of Wisconsin
context_page_description: Nigel Hayes is an American basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Hayes attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio.
context_section_description: In his freshman season, Hayes played significant minutes, earning Big Ten 6th man of the year and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
  Hayes was the third leading scorer on the Badgers national runner up squad and named third team All-Big Ten as a sophomore
  In his junior season, Hayes was named to the first team All-Big Ten after leading the Badgers in scoring (15.7 points per game), assists (3.0) and free-throw attempts (258) and finished second in rebounds (5.8 per game).
  Coming into his senior season, Hayes was named Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. He averaged 14.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game during his senior year at Wisconsin.
  Hayes graduated in May 2017 with a degree in business finance and investment banking. He was noted for being an outspoken athlete and a leader on issues such as racial justice and compensation of NCAA athletes.
caption: Hayes in 2017
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