(32) Lazar Hayward

• Class: Junior
• Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
• High School: Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)
• Height/Weight: 6-6 / 225
• Position: Forward
• Birthdate: November 26, 1985

2007-08 Season Notes: All-BIG EAST Second Team … Led all reserves with 11 points in 16 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting from the field vs. IUPUI (11/10) … Added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in addition to five rebounds vs. Utah Valley (11/12) … In first start of the season, scored 15 points and had eight rebounds vs. Chaminade (11/19) … Tied a career high with four steals and two blocks vs. Oklahoma State (11/20) … Tallied 14 points, while shooting 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the field vs. Duke (11/21) … Averaged 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in three games played at the Maui Invitational … Netted 19 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in producing his first-career double-double vs. UW-Milwaukee (11/30) … Tallied 11 points and six rebounds vs. Wisconsin (12/8) … Scored 12 points while shooting 5-of-7 from the field and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds vs. Sacramento State (12/15) … Garnered 14 points and eight rebounds vs. IPFW (12/17) … Finished with five rebounds and 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor vs. Coppin St. (12/21) … Tallied 12 points, two blocks, three steals and posted a game-high eight rebounds vs. Savannah State (12/29) … Drained a career-high three 3-pointers and shot 4-of-4 from the foul line to finish with 17 points, including six rebounds and two steals vs. Providence (1/3) … Matched Wesley Matthews with a team-high 13 points and matched a career-best with three 3-pointers before fouling out vs. West Virginia (1/6) … Tallied second career double-double with 17-points, 11-rebound effort vs. Notre Dame (1/12) and matched a career-high with four steals … Scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the first half vs. Connecticut (1/20) … Posted 14 points and team-high seven rebounds in 18 minutes vs. DePaul … Poured in a career- and game-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and 8-9 from the charity stripe vs. USF (1/29), and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds … Netted 14 of his 19 points in the second half vs. Cincinnati (2/2) … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (2/4) … Tallied team-leading third double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (2/8), in addition to a career-high three assists … Matched a season high with 23 points on 8-16 shooting, including three 3-pointers and 5-5 shooting from the free throw line, in addition to nine rebounds and two steals, vs. Seton Hall (2/12) … Scored a game-high 15 points vs. Rutgers (2/23) … Matched a career-high with four steals vs. Georgetown (3/1) … Tallied fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds and knocked down three 3-pointers vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/4) … Registered 15 points and seven rebounds vs. Notre Dame (3/13) … Contributed 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Pittsburgh (3/14) … Played a season-high 35 minutes and shot 7-of-11 from the field to finish with 16 points and seven rebounds vs. Kentucky (3/20).

2006-07 Season Notes: Scored six points in his collegiate debut and grabbed five boards against Hillsdale Coll. (Nov. 10) … scored 14 points in 17 minutes against Detroit (Nov. 14), where he also swiped four steals … had a career high eight rebounds and two assists to go along with eight points in win over Eastern Mich. (Nov. 18) … registered eight points in 15 minutes against Valparaiso (Nov. 27) … clocked in 18 minutes and scored six points vs. North Dakota State (Dec. 2) … scored 10 points and matched a career best with eight rebounds in 21 minutes against Wisconsin (Dec. 9) … tallied 13 points and grabbed a team high seven rebounds against UMBC (Dec. 16) … scored six points in 14 minutes vs. Oakland (Dec. 19) … in 20 minutes, scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds against Morgan State (Dec. 22) … scored 12 points, going 8-for-8 from the free throw line, while playing 21 minutes off the bench … scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Syracuse (Jan. 7) … in 16 minutes against Seton Hall (Jan. 24), had seven points and three rebounds … recorded five points and five rebounds in 13 minutes against Providence (Feb. 3) … matched a career high with 14 points against Georgetown (Feb. 10) … matched a season high with eight rebounds again DePaul (Feb. 14) … playing in a career-high 28 minutes against Villanova (Feb. 19), scored a career-best 18 points … reached double-digits in points (14) for the eighth time this season, against St. John's (Mar. 7) … registered 11 points against Pittsburgh (Mar. 8).

• 27th, Points (1,243)
• 17th, Rebounds (654)

• 6th, Points (570)
• 8th, Field Goals Made (204)
• 7th, Field Goals Attempted (435)
• 7th, Three Point Field Goals Made (53)
• 6th, Three Point Field Goals Attempted (148)
• 10th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (35.8%)
• 4th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (81.9%)
• 7th, Rebounds (302)

• 9th, Three Point Field Goals Made (41)
• 5th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (77.2%)

• 2007-08 All-Big East, Second Team

High School: Hayward played at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass. … was rated among the top-25 wings by Scout.com and the number 69 overall prospect of 2006 by Hoopmaster.com's Van Coleman … averaged 27.0 points and was named All-Prep School Invitational Team in 2005 … averaged 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, and shot 42.0 percent from three point range and 86.0 percent from the free throw line as a senior … co-MVP of the National Prep School Invitational.

Personal: Son of Lazar Sr. Has a younger brother, Avery and is majoring in social welfare and justice.

Pronunciation: Luh-Zar Hay-ward

Originally wore #24, which George Thompson wore. Thompson's #24 had been retired decades earlier. Upon realizing Hayward wore #24, a story appeared in the Journal Sentinel that he was unhappy. Shortly thereafter, Hayward switched his number to #32. #24 rerun angers Thompson