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Jersey Number 1
Anastasia Hayes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Prev school:
- Riverdale
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Bio
AWARDS & HONORS
• C-USA Player of the Year; first-team All C-USA, 2020-21
• C-USA Tournament Most Valuable Player, 2020-21
• C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, 2020-21
• C-USA Newcomer of the Year, 2019-20
• C-USA First-Team All-Conference, 2019-20
• C-USA Preseason All-Conference, 2019-20
• Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team, 2019-20
• SEC 6th Woman of the Year, 2017-18
• SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6), 2017-18
2020-21 (R-JUNIOR)
• Reached 1,000-point milestone vs. FAU (1/1); currently has 1,512 career pts
• Became 32nd member of Lady Raider 1,000-point club with 1,205 total points at Middle Tennessee
• 663 points ranks 10th on the Lady Raider single-season scoring list
• Shot 59.6 percent (31-of-52) & averaged 24.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists & 2.0 steals in C-USA Championships
• Named to Naismith Award Midseason Watch List; Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List; Dawn Staley Award Late Season Watch List
• Semifinalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year
• Conference USA Co-Preseason Player of the Year
• 5X C-USA Player of the Week (12/14), (12/21), (1/4), (1/25), (2/1)
• 3X Tennessee Sports Writers Player of Week (12/15), (1/5), (2/2)
• 3X CSM High-Major National Player of the Week (12/21), (1/4), (2/1)
• NCAA Starting 5 (12/23); (2/3)
• Second nationally in scoring (26.5); among national leaders for total points (2nd, 663), FGs made (6th, 234), FTs attempted (1st, 265), FTs made (3rd, 169) Minutes (4th, 38.42), Steals (11th, 69), Steals per game (21st, 2.76), Assists (19th, 128), Assists per game (30th, 5.1)
• Led C-USA in scoring (26.5) & steals (2.8), 2nd in assists (5.1) & minutes (38.35) and 5th for FG% (.463)
• Career hi for points (42) & 3-pointers (6) at UAB (1/28); tied career hi for steals (6) and FTs (12) ... The 42 points are sixth most in C-USA history for a league game and seventh on the all-time MT single-game list
2019-20 (R-SOPHOMORE)
• Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
• First-Team All-Conference USA
• NCAA Top 100 for FT attempts (221, 5th), Minutes (37.06, 23rd), FTs made (138, 28th), Scoring (18.7, 34th), FGs made (194, 54th), assists (4.4, 85th)
• C-USA Top 10 for minutes (37.1, 1st) scoring (18.7, 2nd), assists (4.4, 4th), steals (1.9, 4th) & assist-turnover ratio (1.0, 10th)
• Ended season with 20-plus points in 4 straight games; 10 with 20-plus overall
• C-USA co-Player of Week (11/11) & (1/13); C-USA Player of Week (3/2)
• College Sports Madness High-Major National Player of Week (3/2)
• Named to Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament team (12/1)
• Named Tennessee Sports Writers Player of the Week (12/3) & (2/11)
• Recorded second triple-double in program history and first by a guard at Marshall (17 pts., 11 rebounds, 10 assists)
• One rebound shy of 2nd triple-double at UTEP (24 pts, 11 assists, 9 rbs)
• One assist shy of triple-double vs. WKU (37 pts, 11 rbs, 9 assists)
• Career-high 37 points and tied career hi with 11 rebounds vs. WKU (2/29); 37 points are second most in C-USA this season and most vs. league foe
• 15 FTs made vs. WKU fourth most in program history
• Played 35-plus minutes in 25 games, including seven with 40+ minutes
• Ten assists at Marshall the most by a MT player since Ty Petty (11) at FIU (3/2/17)
• Game-high 22 points against No. 13 Kentucky, adding eight rebounds
• Game-high 20 points vs. Gonzaga
• Poured in 33 points and set career high for field goals (14) at North Texas
• 25 points, including nine in a 42-second span in the final 1:01 to rally MT from 8-point deficit at Charlotte
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Attended classes at Middle Tennessee but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18 (FRESHMAN, TENNESSEE)
• Named SEC 6th Woman of the Year as a freshman, finishing with averages of 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game
• UT’s first player off the bench on 27 occasions and scored in double figures 18 times
• Her 3.5 assists per game average was fourth all-time by a Lady Vol freshman
• Finished second on the team in assists (114) and steals (44)
• Played in all 33 contests, averaging 24.3 minutes
• Tallied 17 points, four assists and four steals against No. 8 South Carolina in the SEC Tournament to lead the team in each category
• Went 12-of-13 from the free-throw line and tallied 17 points, three assists and two steals in her first game as a Lady Vol, playing 29 minutes against ETSU
• Tied her career high of nine assists while scoring four points and snagging two steals against Arkansas
• Recorded 16 points and dished out two assists in Tennessee’s OT win over No. 20 Marquette
• Provided a spark off the bench against Texas A&M in Knoxville, logging 16 points and a career-high five steals
• On the road at Long Beach State, tallied 15 points, six rebounds and four assists
• Scored 14 points against Central Arkansas and led the team in steals and assists with four each
• Went 3-of-4 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line to score 12 points in 25 minutes against Stanford
• Logged 12 points, a career-best nine assists and seven rebounds against Troy
• Scored 11 points while dishing out four assists and grabbing three rebounds at No. 9/8 South Carolina
• Played a career-high 30 minutes against Vanderbilt, notching 10 points, six rebounds and four assists
• Notched 10 points, five assists and two steals in 28 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma State
• Scored 10 points, pulled four rebounds and dished two assists at No. 13 Missouri
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time All-State selection for Riverdale HS in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Ranked No. 6 overall and the No. 3 point guard in the 2017 Prospectsnation.com Elite 150
• Ranked No. 7 overall and the No. 3 point guard in the 2017 HoopGurlz espnW Top 100
• Ranked No. 9 overall in 2017 by BlueStar Basketball
• WBCA All-American (2017)
• Naismith All-American (2017)
• McDonald’s All-American (2017)
• Played in Jordan Brand Classic (2017)
• MaxPreps First-Team All-American (2017)
• Naismith Player of the Year Finalist (2017)
• Gatorade Tennessee Girls Player of the Year (2017)
• Tennessee AAA Miss Basketball (2017)
• Class AAA All-State (2015, 2016, 2017)
• As a senior, averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.1 steals
• Named MVP of the Class AAA State Tournament in 2017 after scoring 33 points in the title game
• Riverdale was named MaxPreps National Champions after going 34-0 in 2016-17
• As a junior, averaged 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists
• As a sophomore, averages 19.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.3 steals
PERSONAL
• Full name is Anastasia Keystarcia Faith Hayes
• Born April 21 in Nashville, Tenn.
• Daughter of Arnett and Sherry Hayes
• Has four siblings, including sisters Aislynn, Alasia and Acadia and brother Arnett Jr.
• Sister, Aislynn, is a member of the Lady Raider basketball team
• C-USA Player of the Year; first-team All C-USA, 2020-21
• C-USA Tournament Most Valuable Player, 2020-21
• C-USA Preseason Player of the Year, 2020-21
• C-USA Newcomer of the Year, 2019-20
• C-USA First-Team All-Conference, 2019-20
• C-USA Preseason All-Conference, 2019-20
• Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team, 2019-20
• SEC 6th Woman of the Year, 2017-18
• SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6), 2017-18
2020-21 (R-JUNIOR)
• Reached 1,000-point milestone vs. FAU (1/1); currently has 1,512 career pts
• Became 32nd member of Lady Raider 1,000-point club with 1,205 total points at Middle Tennessee
• 663 points ranks 10th on the Lady Raider single-season scoring list
• Shot 59.6 percent (31-of-52) & averaged 24.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists & 2.0 steals in C-USA Championships
• Named to Naismith Award Midseason Watch List; Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List; Dawn Staley Award Late Season Watch List
• Semifinalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year
• Conference USA Co-Preseason Player of the Year
• 5X C-USA Player of the Week (12/14), (12/21), (1/4), (1/25), (2/1)
• 3X Tennessee Sports Writers Player of Week (12/15), (1/5), (2/2)
• 3X CSM High-Major National Player of the Week (12/21), (1/4), (2/1)
• NCAA Starting 5 (12/23); (2/3)
• Second nationally in scoring (26.5); among national leaders for total points (2nd, 663), FGs made (6th, 234), FTs attempted (1st, 265), FTs made (3rd, 169) Minutes (4th, 38.42), Steals (11th, 69), Steals per game (21st, 2.76), Assists (19th, 128), Assists per game (30th, 5.1)
• Led C-USA in scoring (26.5) & steals (2.8), 2nd in assists (5.1) & minutes (38.35) and 5th for FG% (.463)
• Career hi for points (42) & 3-pointers (6) at UAB (1/28); tied career hi for steals (6) and FTs (12) ... The 42 points are sixth most in C-USA history for a league game and seventh on the all-time MT single-game list
2019-20 (R-SOPHOMORE)
• Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
• First-Team All-Conference USA
• NCAA Top 100 for FT attempts (221, 5th), Minutes (37.06, 23rd), FTs made (138, 28th), Scoring (18.7, 34th), FGs made (194, 54th), assists (4.4, 85th)
• C-USA Top 10 for minutes (37.1, 1st) scoring (18.7, 2nd), assists (4.4, 4th), steals (1.9, 4th) & assist-turnover ratio (1.0, 10th)
• Ended season with 20-plus points in 4 straight games; 10 with 20-plus overall
• C-USA co-Player of Week (11/11) & (1/13); C-USA Player of Week (3/2)
• College Sports Madness High-Major National Player of Week (3/2)
• Named to Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament team (12/1)
• Named Tennessee Sports Writers Player of the Week (12/3) & (2/11)
• Recorded second triple-double in program history and first by a guard at Marshall (17 pts., 11 rebounds, 10 assists)
• One rebound shy of 2nd triple-double at UTEP (24 pts, 11 assists, 9 rbs)
• One assist shy of triple-double vs. WKU (37 pts, 11 rbs, 9 assists)
• Career-high 37 points and tied career hi with 11 rebounds vs. WKU (2/29); 37 points are second most in C-USA this season and most vs. league foe
• 15 FTs made vs. WKU fourth most in program history
• Played 35-plus minutes in 25 games, including seven with 40+ minutes
• Ten assists at Marshall the most by a MT player since Ty Petty (11) at FIU (3/2/17)
• Game-high 22 points against No. 13 Kentucky, adding eight rebounds
• Game-high 20 points vs. Gonzaga
• Poured in 33 points and set career high for field goals (14) at North Texas
• 25 points, including nine in a 42-second span in the final 1:01 to rally MT from 8-point deficit at Charlotte
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Attended classes at Middle Tennessee but sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
2017-18 (FRESHMAN, TENNESSEE)
• Named SEC 6th Woman of the Year as a freshman, finishing with averages of 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game
• UT’s first player off the bench on 27 occasions and scored in double figures 18 times
• Her 3.5 assists per game average was fourth all-time by a Lady Vol freshman
• Finished second on the team in assists (114) and steals (44)
• Played in all 33 contests, averaging 24.3 minutes
• Tallied 17 points, four assists and four steals against No. 8 South Carolina in the SEC Tournament to lead the team in each category
• Went 12-of-13 from the free-throw line and tallied 17 points, three assists and two steals in her first game as a Lady Vol, playing 29 minutes against ETSU
• Tied her career high of nine assists while scoring four points and snagging two steals against Arkansas
• Recorded 16 points and dished out two assists in Tennessee’s OT win over No. 20 Marquette
• Provided a spark off the bench against Texas A&M in Knoxville, logging 16 points and a career-high five steals
• On the road at Long Beach State, tallied 15 points, six rebounds and four assists
• Scored 14 points against Central Arkansas and led the team in steals and assists with four each
• Went 3-of-4 from the field and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line to score 12 points in 25 minutes against Stanford
• Logged 12 points, a career-best nine assists and seven rebounds against Troy
• Scored 11 points while dishing out four assists and grabbing three rebounds at No. 9/8 South Carolina
• Played a career-high 30 minutes against Vanderbilt, notching 10 points, six rebounds and four assists
• Notched 10 points, five assists and two steals in 28 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma State
• Scored 10 points, pulled four rebounds and dished two assists at No. 13 Missouri
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time All-State selection for Riverdale HS in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Ranked No. 6 overall and the No. 3 point guard in the 2017 Prospectsnation.com Elite 150
• Ranked No. 7 overall and the No. 3 point guard in the 2017 HoopGurlz espnW Top 100
• Ranked No. 9 overall in 2017 by BlueStar Basketball
• WBCA All-American (2017)
• Naismith All-American (2017)
• McDonald’s All-American (2017)
• Played in Jordan Brand Classic (2017)
• MaxPreps First-Team All-American (2017)
• Naismith Player of the Year Finalist (2017)
• Gatorade Tennessee Girls Player of the Year (2017)
• Tennessee AAA Miss Basketball (2017)
• Class AAA All-State (2015, 2016, 2017)
• As a senior, averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.1 steals
• Named MVP of the Class AAA State Tournament in 2017 after scoring 33 points in the title game
• Riverdale was named MaxPreps National Champions after going 34-0 in 2016-17
• As a junior, averaged 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists
• As a sophomore, averages 19.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.3 steals
PERSONAL
• Full name is Anastasia Keystarcia Faith Hayes
• Born April 21 in Nashville, Tenn.
• Daughter of Arnett and Sherry Hayes
• Has four siblings, including sisters Aislynn, Alasia and Acadia and brother Arnett Jr.
• Sister, Aislynn, is a member of the Lady Raider basketball team
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Rick Insell Conference USA Hall of Fame Announcement
Wednesday, July 09
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Women's Basketball Coach Rick Insell interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
