Education
He attended LeFlore Magnet High School where he was a standout basketball player, which eventually landed him a scholarship to play for Alabama State University.
He attended LeFlore Magnet High School where he was a standout basketball player, which eventually landed him a scholarship to play for Alabama State University.
At 6 ft 5 in (196 m), Hayles plays the shooting guard position. He has played in Spain since graduating from Alabama State University in 2009. Hayles is from Mobile, Alabama.
During his college career, which spanned between 2005-2006 and 2008-2009, he led the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in numerous statistical categories.
As a junior, he was first in effective field goal percentage (545) and turnover percentage (105%). Foreign his solid season, Hayles was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men"s Basketball Player of the Year in 2007-2008.
As a senior, Hayles led the SWAC in made three-point field goals (70) and attempts (189). Also during his senior year he scored 13.7 points per game, which was good for eighth in the league, as he led the Hornets to a berth in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament where they lost in the first round.
Following his time at Alabama State, he went undrafted in that year"s National Basketball Association Draft.
His professional career began in Spain for AD Torreforta in LEB Plata.