TiffanyHayes

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected No.14 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream.
• Rights traded to the Connecticut Sun on February 9, 2023. Hayes signed one-year contract with the Sun on February 15, 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• All-WNBA First Team (2018)
• WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018)
• Breakout campaign in 2018 saw her finish sixth in MVP balloting and fourth in Defensive Player of the Year voting when she was a three-time pick as Eastern Conference Player of the Week
• Eastern Conference Player of the Month (May 2017)
• WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)

2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:

• Appeared and started in all 40 games for the Sun in 2023.
• Averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game.
• Reached 4,000 career points on 6/27 against New York.
• Reached 1,000 career rebounds on 7/30 against Minnesota.
• Became seventh fastest player to achieve at least 4,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 750 assists, 300 steals and 350 three-point field goals in WNBA history- 307 games (1/15 to accomplish in league history).
• Finished in double-figures 28 times, including 14 straight games from 8/4-9/8.
• Recorded four 20+ point games and nine 15+ point games.
• Tallied a season-high 28 points against Dallas on 7/25, going a perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line.
• Tied her career-high with eight assists against Washington on 5/23.

2022 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Started in all 11 games played.
• Averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
• Played her first game of the season at New York (6/23) after missing the beginning of the season because of overseas obligations and a right knee injury.
  • Scored a team-high 21 points in her first game back to help the Dream defeat the Liberty.
• Lifted the Dream to a win over the eventual WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces (7/19) with a season-high 31 points.
• Recorded a season-high 8 rebounds at Chicago (7/12).
• Scored in double-digits in 10 straight games until an injury 11 minutes into her last game of the season against Dallas (7/30).

2021 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA: 

• Started in 19 of 21 games played.
• Career-best season saw her average 14.7 points, 1.6 steals and 3.0 assists per game.
• Her 1.6 steals per game led the team and ranked 6^th among all players in the league this season.
• Only player in the WNBA in 2021 to average at least 14 points per game (14.67), 1.5 steals per game (1.57) and 3 assists per game (3.0).
• Hayes shot 40.5% from the three-point line in 2021, making her one of five players in the league in 2021 to shoot at least 40% from beyond the arc while averaging at least 4 attempted three-pointers per game.
• One of only seven players in the league with at least 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a game in 2021, joined by her teammate Courtney Williams (recorded 31/6/3 against Indiana on 9/14).
• She became the first Dream player since Renee Montgomery in 2018 to record 5+ steals in a game, recording five at Washington (6/17).
  • She was one of only two Dream players in 2021 to record five or more steals in a game (Cheyenne Parker).
• One of four Dream players in 2021 with 4+ steals in multiple games (Bradford, McDonald, Sims), recording two (5 at Washington on 6/17 and 4 at Washington again on 9/10).
• Her season-high 31 points against Indiana (9/14) brought her to three career 30-point games; her eight 20+ point games in 2021 brought her to 53 career 20-point outings.
• Returned for her first WNBA game since 2019, picking up 3 steals, 2 assists and 5 points against Chicago (5/19).
• Back-to-back 26-point outings at Chicago (5/25) and against Dallas (5/27).
• Reached 300 career made three-pointers at Washington (9/10).
• Missed nine games in the middle of the season after tearing her right ACL at Washington (6/17).

2019 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Started in all 29 games played.
• Reached 3,000 career points with a team-leading and then-season-high 28 points against Indiana (6/19)
• Secured her position as the Dream’s all-time leading three-point shooter, making the most three-pointers (273) and attempting the most (857) of any Dream player in franchise history.
• Set a new career high record with 34 points at Indiana (8/10) with 12 made field goals.
• Took a career-high 23 shots from the field against Chicago (8/20)
• Scored in double digits 22 times and led the team in scoring 11 times.
• Scored in double figures in her last nine games of the season, leading the team in four of those games.
• Posted six 20+ point outings with one 30+ performance, bringing her to 34 games with 20 or more points (second-most in franchise history) and two games with 30 or more points in her career (third-most in franchise history).
• Led the team in assists eight times with a season-high six assists at Connecticut (6/21)
• Sat out the final three games of the season with a knee injury.

2018 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Started in 34 of 36 games played.
• Averaged 28.9 minutes per game and 17.2 points per game.
• Averaged a 81.7 free-throw percentage in the regular season
• Averaged 6.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs.
• Scored a season-high 28 points, went 6-of-11 from behind the arc, and 4-4 from the free-throw line against Minnesota (8/5)
• Had a season-high 8 rebounds against Connecticut (7/17)
• Went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line against Dallas (5/10)

2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Appeared and started in 33 games.
• Led the Dream in scoring with a career-high 16.3 points per game, good for 13^th in the WNBA.
• Her 166 field goals, 48 three-point baskets and 158 free-throws made were all career-highs.
• Finished in double-figure scoring in 30 games during the season.
• Scored 25 points against Minnesota on (7/28)
• Helped the Dream to a win over San Antonio with 25 points and seven rebounds on (7/18)
• Earned first career start and appearance in the WNBA All-Star game.
• Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month (May).

2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Played and started 33 games for the Dream.
• Averaged 15 points and 3.4 rebounds a game.
• Scored 30 points and shot 10-of-17 from the field in Atlanta’s second round playoff loss to the Chicago Sky (9/25)
• Scored a season-high 32 points vs. Sparks (6/30)
• Went an impressive 10-of-10 from the free-throw line resulting and finished with 27 points vs. Liberty (5/24)

2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Played in 28 games and made 27 starts.
• 22 double-digit scoring games
• Career-high 28 points at Indiana with 14-15 shooting from the free throw line (8/28)
• Career-high 9 defensive rebounds against Connecticut (8/25)
• Career-high 16 field goals attempted (7/31)
• Tied (10^th) with Brittney Griner for free throws (99)
• Averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
• Led the Dream in scoring on 5 occasions.

2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Played in all 34 games, making 32 starts.
• Averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
• Ranked 22nd in the WNBA in scoring and fourth among guards in field goal percentage (.463)
• Ranked eighth in assist/turnover ratio (2.15)
• 25 double-digit scoring games, including five with 20+ points.
• Led or shared team lead in scoring six times
• Tied then-career high with 23 points, plus six boards and six assists vs. Connecticut (7/29)
• Career-high 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting at Tulsa (7/31)

2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Played in 23 games, including four starts.
• Missed seven games due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee July 9, and four more games after aggravating the injury.
• Team was 15-8 when she played, 2-9 when she didn’t.
• Averaged 11.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.
• Scored in double figures 12 times, including three games with more than 20 points.
• Led team in scoring four times.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:

• Played in all 34 games, including 17 starts.
• Named to the 2012 WNBA All-Rookie Team
• Ranked fifth among all rookies in the WNBA in scoring at 8.6 points per game, second in assists (2.1) and 10th in rebounding (3.1)
• Averaged 11.9 points in her 17 starts.
• Reached double figures in scoring 16 times.
• Ranked 24th in the WNBA in free throw percentage at 78.6 percent.

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:

2023 (Connecticut):

• Appeared and started in seven postseason contests for Connecticut.
• Averaged 14.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.6 steals per game.
• Tied her postseason career-high with 30 points in Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals against New York on 9/26.

2018 (Atlanta):

• Appeared and started in five postseason contests for Atlanta.
• Averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
• Led the Dream to victory over the Mystics with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Game 4 of the playoffs.

2016 (Atlanta):

• Appeared in one postseason contest for the Dream dropping a postseason career-high 30 points against Chicago on 9/25.

2014 (Atlanta):

• Appeared and started in three postseason contests for the Dream.
• Averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

2013 (Atlanta):

• Appeared in eight postseason contests for the Dream, starting in six.
• Averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

2012 (Atlanta):

• Appeared in three postseason contests for the Dream.
• Averaged 4.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

OVERSEAS COMPETITION:

• 2012-13: Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Israel
• 2013-14: Beşiktaş JK, Turkey and America de Recife, Brazil
• 2015-16: Yakin Dogu, Turkey
• 2016-17: Mersin BSB, Turkey
• 2017-18: Maccabi Ashdod, Israel
• 2018-19: CCC Polkowice, Poland
• 2019-20: Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca, Spain
• 2020-21: Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca, Spain
• 2021-23: Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü, Turkey

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Two-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection.
• Helped Connecticut to two national championships and four Final Four appearances.
• Finished career with 147-7 record as a Husky.
• Tallied 23 20+ point performances, including three 30+ point performances as a senior
• Averaged 14.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game as senior.
• Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Kingston Regional
• Finalist for the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy
• Associated Press Third Team All-American.

PERSONAL:

• Parents are Dorothy and Renard Hayes
• Majored in Sociology at Connecticut
• Led Winter Haven High School to a combined record of 117-9 during four-year prep career.
• Also lettered in softball and cross country in high school.

TIFFANY HAYES IN THE NEWS:

• Connecticut Sun guard Tiffany Hayes is grateful for her second act (September 23, 2023)
• Tiffany Hayes leads Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever (September 8, 2023)
• Former UConn women’s basketball guard Tiffany Hayes adjusting well with CT Sun: ‘Great journey’ (June 7, 2023)
• Former UConn star Tiffany Hayes excited to join WNBA’s CT Sun (May 5, 2023)
• Hayes Trade May Keep Sun Ablaze (March 7, 2023)
• Dream send Tiffany Hayes to Sun for draft pick (February 9, 2023)
• Tiffany Hayes scores 31 as Dream upset Aces in Las Vegas (July 19, 2022)
• Dream’s Tiffany Hayes opts out of 2020 season (June 23, 2020)
• Tiffany Hayes Helps Dream Past Elena Delle Donne-less Mystics (August 31, 2018)
• Dream’s Tiffany Hayes named WNBA Player of the Week (July 23, 2018)
• Tiffany Hayes steps up for Atlanta Dream (August 16, 2017)