Head Coach Scott Padgett on Hayman“Brandon has a very key role for us this year, because he’s versatile and he’s very tough. He doesn’t back down from people. You can play him inside at the No. 4 position, because I think he’s taken on the mindset of being a defensive stopper. I think he’s really improved on his perimeter defense, so now he can play both inside and outside. He provides a lot of versatility, a lot of senior leadership and he’s very hungry. He hasn’t gotten a steady diet of minutes in his career. He’s had some good games here or there, but never a large amount of minutes, so now I think he’s hungry to go out there and show what he can do in his senior season.”
Long and rangy guard whose versatility and athleticism also allows him to play the small forward position . . . can use either hand equally well around the basket . . . already proving himself as an excellent perimeter defender.
Junior (2013-14): Turned in his best performance of the season on Feb. 24 at The Citadel as he finished with six points and three rebounds in just nine minutes of playing time . . . played for the first time in 11 games on Jan. 30 at Wofford as he tallied two points, three rebounds, a block and a steal in seven minutes of game action . . . earned a season-high 12 minutes at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 26 . . . finished with two points and an assist against the Lumberjacks . . . returned from his offseason injury on Nov. 21 and logged the first playing time of his junior year at ETSU . . . earned two minutes of game action versus the Buccaneers . . . played nine minutes at Western Kentucky on Nov. 23 and finished with six points and two rebounds . . . tallied five points on 2-of-3 shooting from the field on Dec. 14 at FGCU . . . he also finished with a rebound and a steal versus the Eagles . . . scored four points in only five minutes of playing time against Davidson in the second round of the Southern Conference Tournament . . . earned his third varsity letter.
Sophomore (2012-13): Started in three games for the Bulldogs and earned playing time in 27 of the team's 32 contests . . . made the first start of his collegiate career on Nov. 22 against Alcorn State and later earned starts against both UT Arlington and UT Martin . . . averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game . . . led the team with a stellar 63.8-percent shooting mark from the field and played a key role in the Bulldogs’ third-place Southern Conference ranking in the category . . more than half of his rebounds came on the offensive end of the court (22 of 40) . . . scored a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field against Appalachian State (Jan. 19) as he came off the bench to help lead the Bulldogs to a momentous 72-68 victory . . . played a career-high 24 minutes at Austin Peay on Nov. 9 and finished with six points and five rebounds . . . tallied five points, six rebounds and a blocked shot in Samford’s key Feb. 23 win versus UNCG . . . helped lead Samford to a key SoCon victory on Feb. 14, as he registered five points, three steals, two rebounds and a pair of blocked shots against Wofford in 22 minutes of action . . . turned in a perfect 2-of-2 performance from the floor at Chattanooga on Feb. 11 by finishing with five points, a rebound and a steal in 12 minutes of game action . . . provided a key spark off the bench against Western Carolina on March 2 as he tallied four points, three rebounds and finished 2-of-3 from the field . . . named to the annual SoCon academic honor roll with an impressive 3.45 grade-point average in pre-business . . . earned his second varsity letter.
Earned playing time in 28 games as a true freshman . . . finished the season averaging 3.3 points and 1.7 points per contest . . . logged an average of 10.4 minutes per game and turned in a 48.8 shooting percentage from the floor . . . tied his career-high of 10 points scored against Sam Houston State on Dec. 28, as he led the Bulldogs in scoring on a 4-of-7 shooting performance from the field . . . tallied his team-high 10 points in only 18 minutes of playing time . . . nearly registered the first double-double of his young career on Dec. 17, as he pulled down a personal-best 10 rebounds and scored eight points against Spring Hill . . . scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field against Lindsey Wilson on Dec. 10 . . . came off the bench to score eight points on 4-of-6 shooting versus Maryland on Dec. 31 . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs’ 55-49 victory against Furman on Feb. 18, as he provided an offensive spark off the bench with six points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field . . . led the team in rebounds against Spring Hill with 10 . . . earned his first varsity letter.
High School: Averaged 14 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a junior at Mill Creek High School . . . in each of his last two seasons, he was named to both the all-county and all-region teams for his stellar play on the court.
Personal: Born Dec. 17, 1992 . . . parents are Monica and Terrance Hayman . . . majoring in accounting.
ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAYMANI have to admit, I am really good at: blowing bubbles
Favorite place to eat: Moe’s
Favorite food: Philly cheesesteak
Favorite movie:
Napoleon DynamiteFavorite TV show:
Catfish
