2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Northwestern State
Nov 3 (Mon)
7:00 PM
Jersey Number 2
Hayden Hefner
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Nederland, Texas
- High School:
- Nederland
- Saw action in a school-record 143 games over five seasons.
2024-25 (Graduate)
Saw action in 32 of 34 games with 18 starts … Averaged 4.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Posted a trio of double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 19 vs. HCU … Had three games with a season-high three 3-pointers, including in the Aggies’ comeback win at No. 16 Ole Miss … Against No. 5 Alabama, Hefner scored 16 points, while grabbing five rebounds with three off the offensive glass.
2023-24 (Senior)
Averaged a career-best 5.0 points per game (174 total) while seeing action in 35 games with 18 starts … Reached double figures in four games, including a career-high 24 against HCU (12/22) … Hefner also led all scorers with 19 and chipped in a season-high seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Texas A&M-Commerce … Hit four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points in just 19 minutes against No. 19 FAU in the ESPN Events Invitational (11/24) …. For the season, he connected on 32 3-pointers, which was fourth-best on the team … Logged career highs in minutes (497), field goals (60), 3-pointers, free throws (22), rebounds (59) and assists (22).2022-23 (Junior)
Was one of the Aggies’ top backcourt options off the bench with 102 points and a team-best 17 3-pointers as a reserve ... Saw action in 32 games with a start in the Aggies’ win over Loyola-Chicago at the Myrtle Beach Invitational (11/20) ... Chipped in 3.4 points per game and had six games with multiple 3-pointers ... Connected on 79.2 percent of his free throw attempts (19-of-24) … Hit his first 12 free throws of the season ... Had a season-best 13 points vs. Colorado (11/18) … Missed DePaul, SMU and Boise State games due to a hand injury.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 29 games … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in 11.0 minutes of action … Scored a career-high 17 points against Missouri (2/5) while hitting five 3-pointers … Registered 10 points against Dallas Christian (12/27) … Poured in nine points in the win over Arkansas at the SEC Tournament.2020-21 (Freshman)
Played in 15 games, making four starts … Buried three 3-pointers to account for all nine of his points in his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over New Orleans ... Returned to the court for the first time since Dec. 12 and put up six points in the win over Auburn ... Hauled in a season-high five rebounds at South Carolina … Dished a season-high three assists against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.High School
Three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked No. 186 nationally by 247Sports … Rated No. 35 shooting guard nationally by ESPN and Rivals … Ranked No. 47 shooting guard nationally by 247Sports … Under the direction of head coach Brian English, Hefner led Nederland to a 21-5A district title and was named district MVP in his senior season … Named TABC All-State and a UIL 5A All-State recipient in 2019-20 after averaging 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists … Earned first-team Super Gold honors by Beaumont Enterprise in 2018-19 and 2019-20 … Played AAU for the Houston Defenders on the Under Armor Circuit where he averaged 11.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals.SEC Network Interview: Bucky McMillan, Pop Isaacs, Mackenzie Mgbako
Wednesday, October 15
SEC Tipoff Press Conference: Bucky McMillan
Wednesday, October 15
Media Availability: Bucky McMillan
Tuesday, October 14
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Tuesday, October 14
