Lazar Hayward

Lazar Hayward
No. 11   Oklahoma City Thunder
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Personal information
Date of birth November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26) (age 25)
Place of birth Buffalo, New York
Nationality American
High school Notre Dame Prep School (Massachusetts)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College Marquette
NBA Draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Minnesota Timberwolves
2011–present Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards

2007–2008 Third Team All-Big East
Stats at NBA.com
Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze 2009 Belgrade Team competition

Lazar Miller Hayward (born on November 26, 1986, in Buffalo, New York) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA. He was a college standout for Marquette University.

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High school career

Hayward went to Traditional High School in Buffalo, NY where he was an outstanding basketball player. He was recruited by many universities but after high school graduation went to Notre Dame Prep School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

College career

Hayward attended Notre Dame Prep School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and while he attended he played with many other notable players, like Michael Beasley (currently playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves), Syracuse University standout Paul Harris and UTEP player Derrick Caracter. Hayward started both freshman and sophomore seasons. After Notre Dame Preparatory School Hayward attended Marquette University. Lazar always wears a backwards Nike headband matching his uniform. Hayward was named one of the top 25 wings in the nation coming out of high school. At Marquette University, Lazar received the nickname "Money Man". He finished his Marquette career as the program's 2nd all-time leading scorer and 5th all-time in rebounds, as well as garnering 2nd Team All-Big East honors in 2008 and 2010 and Honorable Mention AP All-American status in 2010 while leading Marquette to 4 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Professional career

He was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 30th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, but his draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves shortly after being drafted. In 2011, his college teammate Jimmy Butler was taken with the same pick in the NBA Draft. It was the first time Marquette players went back-to-back in the first round since Bo Ellis was drafted by Washington in 1977 and Butch Lee was taken by Atlanta in 1978.

On December 13, 2011, Hayward was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two second round draft picks and Robert Vaden.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular Season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Minnesota 42 0 10.0 .357 .283 .786 1.7 .7 .3 .2 3.8
Career 42 0 10.0 .357 .283 .786 1.7 .7 .3 .2 3.8

See also

References

0 Westbrook | 2 Sefolosha | 4 Collison | 5 Perkins | 6 Maynor | 7 Ivey | 8 Mohammed | 9 Ibaka | 11 Hayward | 13 Harden | 14 Cook | 15 Jackson | 33 Reid | 35 Durant | 45 Aldrich  |

Head coach: Brooks | Assistant coaches: Bryant | Cheeks | Kalamian | Keefe
First round
Second round