Jim Hayes

Jim Hayes (February 18, 1948 – March 11, 2009) was an American professional basketball shooting guard who spent one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the New York Nets (1970–71). Born in Ithaca, New York and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Boston University, where he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons during the third round of the 1970 NBA draft, but he never signed. After playing in the ABA, he went on to play professionally in France, where he had a long and successful career.