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Lazar Hayward #32

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


Marquette University

Stats

GP-GS Min Avg FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3P% FT-A FT% OR DR Reb avg Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts AvgHigh
2006-07 34-16 553 16.3 83-194 .428 10- 48 .208 48- 72 .667 61 63 124 3.6 10 20 3 35 73 224 6.6 18
2007-08 35-33 889 25.4 158-333 .474 41- 91 .451 92-119 .773 66 162 228 6.5 21 39 13 63 94 449 12.8 23
2008-09 35-35 1109 31.7 204-435 .469 53-148 .358 109-133 .820 99 203 302 8.6 39 35 9 65 89 570 16.3 27
Totals 104-84 2551 24.5 445-962 .463 104-287 .362 249-324 .769 226 428 654 6.3 70 94 25 163 256 1243 12.0 27

Summer 2009

Earned a bronze medal at the World University Games with USA Basketball in Belgrade, Serbia … scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the third-place game … averaged 9.3 points and 5. 6 rebounds per game to rank third on the roster in both categories … 14th MU player in school history to compete for the United State in international competition.

2008-2009

hayward_l.jpgClaimed MU's “Rebounding Effort” Award and Olouma Nnamaka “Just Today” Award … finished ranked among the BIG EAST leaders in scoring (10th, 16.3 ppg.), rebounding (7th, 8.6 rpg.) and free throw percentage (4th, 82.0) … became the 41st player in MU history to record 1,000 career points with his first basketball vs. Georgetown (1/31) … Registered a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Houston Baptist (11/14); was 8 -of-12 shooting from the field against the Huskies … Posted 21 points and finished with nine rebounds vs. Chicago State (11/17) … Netted a career-high 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (11/22) for his seventh career double-double … Tallied 18 points and nine rebounds vs. Texas Southern (11/25) … Recorded 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Northern Iowa (11/28) … Scored 14 points with a pair of steals and eight rebounds, including five offensive boards, vs. Central Michigan (12/2) … Grabbed 10 of his career-high 13 rebounds in the second half vs. Wisconsin (12/6) and finished with a season-high two steals … Secured his team-leading third double-double of the season by the first half vs. IPFW (12/13); finished with 19 points on a career high nine field goals, and grabbed a career-best 18 rebounds, one shy of tying a Bradley Center record … Tallied 14 points, seven rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot vs. Tennessee (12/16) … Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll … Went 8 -of-13 from the floor and 9-of-9 from the free throw line in scoring a career-high 27 points vs. Western Carolina (12/19) … Scored 16 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, vs. NC State (12/22) … Recorded his ninth career double-double with a game-high 22 points, on a career-best five 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds vs. Presbyterian (12/28) … Earned BIG EAST Honor Roll for the second time this season (12/29) … Scored 15 points and added five rebounds and two steals vs. Villanova (1/1/09) … Was 4-of-6 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points vs. Cincinnati (1/4) … One of four MU players to score in double figures at Rutgers (1/7) with 10 points … Was credited with a game-high nine rebounds vs. West Virginia (1/10) … Played a career-high 37 minutes, connected on a career-high 10 field goals, and netted four of his five 3-pointers in the second half to lead Marquette to a 91-82 come-from-behind win at Providence (1/17) … Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 19 … Has made 28 of his last 29 free attempts heading into Saturday's game vs. DePaul … Dominated the glass with a game-high 17 rebounds in addition to 16 points vs. DePaul (1/24) … Matched a career-high with 37 minutes played, tallying 13 points, six boards and a season-high three steals at Notre Dame (1/26) … Went 7-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the foul line and finished with 23 points vs. Georgetown (1/31) … Played a career-high 39 minutes and tallied 14 rebounds and three assists, matching a career high, at USF (2/6) … Saw 39 minutes of action again at Villanova (2/10), and finished with 22 points, including three 3-pointers in the first half, and nine rebounds … Recorded 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals vs. St. John's (2/14) … Posted 14 points and matched a career high with two blocks vs. Seton Hall (2/17) … Recorded 11th career double-double at Georgetown (2/21) with 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds … Knocked down three 3-pointers and contributed 15 points with three steals vs. UConn (2/25) … Recorded seventh double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Louisville (3/1) … Tallied second consecutive double-double with 22 points and game-high 10 boards at Pittsburgh (3/4) … Added 17 points in a career-high 42 minutes played vs. Syracuse (3/7) … Shot 8 -of-15 from the field and posted 17 points and nine rebounds vs. St. Johnn's (3/11) … Recorded team-leading ninth double-double of the season (14th career) with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds vs. Villanova (3/12) … Scored MU's first 10 points of the game and finished with a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Utah State (3/20) … Claimed his 10th double-double of the season vs. Missouri (3/22) with 13 points and game-high 11 rebounds … concluded the year averaging 16.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game … earned third letter.

2007-2008

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).

2006-2007

lazar2007.jpgScored 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).

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.

Marquette All-Time Rankings

  • 27th, Points (1,243)
  • 17th, Rebounds (654)
All-Time Junior Season Rankings
  • 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)
All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings
  • 9th, Three Point Field Goals Made (41)
  • 5th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (77.2%)

Accolades

  • 2007-08 All-Big East, Second Team

Notre Dame Prep

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

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