2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Hayes, Anastasia

Jersey Number 1
Anastasia Hayes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Riverdale HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high
- Points: 17 // S. Carolina, 3/2/18*
- Rebounds: 7 // Troy, 12/6/17
- Assists: 9 // Arkansas, 2/8/18*
- Steals: 5 // Texas A&M 2/1/18
- Blocks: 1 // Auburn, 1/4/18*
- Field Goals: 6 // Texas A&M 2/1/18*
- 3-Pointers: 2 // Texas A&M 2/1/18*
- Free Throws: 12 // ETSU, 11/12/17
- Minutes: 30 // S. Carolina, 3/2/18*
CAREER HONORS
- SEC 6th Woman of the Year -- 2017-18
- SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6) -- 2017-18
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
- Named SEC 6th Woman of the Year as a freshman, finishing with averages of 9.3 ppg. and 3.5 apg.
- Was UT’s first player off the bench on 27 occasions and scored in double figures 18 times.
- Her 3.5 assists per game average edged her coach and Lady Vol legend Holly Warlick (3.4 apg) for fourth place all-time by a Lady Vol freshman.
- Finished second on the team in assists (114) and steals (44) in 2017-18.
- Played in all 33 contests, averaging 24.3 minutes per outing.
- 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, including two 3-pointers, in 24 minutes against Ole Miss.
- Scored 16 points and dished out two assists in Tennessee’s overtime 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, she tallied 15 points, six rebounds and four assists.
- Scored 14 points against Central Arkansas and led the team in steals and assists with four of each.
- Played 27 minutes against Alabama State, scoring 13 points and snagging three steals.
- 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 in Tennessee's 131-69 win over Troy.
- Added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists to Tennessee’s 69-49 win over South Dakota
- Tallied 12 points, four assists and one steal in 27 minutes against Wichita State.
- 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.
- Put up 10 points, four rebounds and two assists on the road at No. 13 Missouri.
USA/AAU BASKETBALL
- Participated in the 2016 USA Women’s U18 National Team Trials.
- Played AAU ball for Tennessee Flight.
HIGH SCHOOL
- 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).
- Averaged 22.5 ppg., 5.3 rpg. and 3.7 apg. and 3.1 spg. as a senior.
- Named MVP after scoring 33 points in RHS’ 2017 AAA state title game victory, the school’s second straight.
- Riverdale was named MaxPreps National Champions after going 34-0 in 2016-17.
- Averaged 19.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg. and 4.6 apg. as a junior.
- Sophomore year numbers included 19.4 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 4.2 apg. and 2.3 spg.
- Played her freshman season at Hendersonville High School before moving to Riverdale.
- Member of FCCLA and DECA Club in high school.
- Standout 400m runner on the RHS track team.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Anastasia Keystarcia Faith Hayes.
- First and middle name are pronounced anna-STAY-zhuh key-STAR-sha.
- Born on April 21, 1998, in Nashville, Tenn.
- Parents are Arnett and Sherry Hayes.
- Has four siblings, including sisters Aislynn, Alasia and Acacia and brother Arnett Jr.
- Majoring in pre-dentistry and interested in becoming an orthodontist.
- Started her sports career playing softball and switched to basketball in middle school.
- Recipient of the Perry Stuart Smith Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment.
- Follow @AnastasiaHaye12 on Twitter and @anastasia_hayes3 on Instagram.
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