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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Steve Hayes: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Idaho State remembers him for one of March's great upsets: 27 points and 12 rebounds as the Bengals beat UCLA 76-75 in the 1977 Sweet Sixteen. Drafted by the Knicks, the 7-foot center did not reach the NBA until 1981, at 26, after starring in Italy and winning the 1980 CBA title in Anchorage. He backed up centers for six NBA clubs, the Utah Jazz in 1985-86 his last, and was CBA Most Valuable Player with Tampa Bay in 1985.
He coached in the CBA, raised funds for Idaho State athletics, then moved into IT consulting and business. Hayes serves as secretary on the board of the National Basketball Retired Players Association.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Jazz signed him as a free agent in May 1985, and declined his contract option a year later.
- Full name
- Steven Leonard Hayes
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 1985–86
- Position
- Center
- Born
- 1955, American Falls, Idaho
- Height
- 7′0″ (213 cm)
- Weight
- 205 lb (93 kg)
- College
- Idaho State
- Drafted
- 1977, 4th round (No. 76), New York
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
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With the Jazz
STEVE HAYES · 1985–86 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | UTA | 58 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .448 | — | .306 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 58 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .448 | — | .306 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
STEVE HAYES · 6 NOTES- Stood 7 ft 0 and reached the NBA after time in the CBA and Italy.
- Won CBA championships in Anchorage and Tampa Bay around his NBA stints, collecting both playoff MVP and league MVP honors.
- Later served a season as interim head coach of the Idaho State women's team.
- He grew up in American Falls, Idaho, went to tiny Aberdeen High, and stayed home to play for Idaho State in Pocatello.
- He still owns Big Sky records for career rebounds and career blocks per game, plus a ten-block game in 1976.
- A Bologna club history fondly recalls the tall blond Steve Hayes among the imports who made Saturday afternoons at the sports palace worth attending.