Hayden Dalton

Hayden Matthew Dalton (born June 20, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Uralmash Yekaterinburg of the VTB United League. He plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for Central Wyoming College and the Wyoming Cowboys.

Early life He is the son of marriage counselors Mindy and Matt Dalton, and is originally from the small town of Parker, Colorado. Dalton's sister Nicole was on the University of Texas Longhorns volleyball team. He is the third of seven children. He averaged 8.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. In 2015–16, playing for the Cowboys basketball team he averaged 3.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 44% from the field, 30% from three point range, and 79% at the free-throw line. Dalton shot 43% from the field, 35 percent from behind the three point line, and 83.4% from the free throw line (3rd). In 2017–18, he averaged 17.7 points (7th in the conference) and 7.8 rebounds (5th) per game, with a .458 field goal percentage, a .403 3-point free throw percentage (6th), and an .838 free throw percentage (4th).

Professional career In 2018–19, Dalton played for the Bakken Bears in Denmark. He averaged 10.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. However, he parted ways with the team on August 2, before appearing in a game.

Dalton began the 2021–22 season playing for JL Bourg-en-Bresse in France and averaged 3.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On December 4, 2021, he signed with CB San Pablo Burgos in Spain.

Dalton signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League on January 29, 2022. He averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game. Dalton re-signed with the team on July 28.