2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kelli Hayes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
2017-18:
Kelli Hayes played and started in all 35 games, joining Jordin Canada as the only two Bruins to accomplish that feat on the year … started the last 40 games of her career and left UCLA tied for first on the career charts with Monique Billings with 141 games played … was seventh on the team in scoring (6.2 ppg) and fourth in assists (49, 1.4 apg) … was also second in made 3-pointers (48) and tops in 3-pointers attempted (138) … finished fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (.348) and third in free throw percentage (.800, 12-for-15) … entered her senior season shooting 23.0 percent (17-for-74) from three-point range, but made more three-pointers this year than in the previous three combined, going 48-for-138 … scored at least one point in 29-of-35 games and in double figures in 7-of-35 … tallied at least one assist in 30-of-35 games and at least one steal in 11-of-35 … scored a season- and career-high 18 points on a career-best five 3-pointers (on seven attempts) and added two rebounds and one steal in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal win over California (Mar. 2) … scored 15 points and had four rebounds and two assists in a win at Seton Hall (Dec. 17) … had 13 points, three rebounds and one assist in a blowout win at Colorado (Jan. 14) … also scored 12 points in wins over Kansas State (Nov. 24) and at home vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 28).
2016-17:
Hayes played in all 34 games, making 31 starts … scored at least one point in 31-of-34 games and in double figures in 4-of-34 … tallied at least one assist in 26-of-34 games and at least one steal in 20-of-34 … scored a season-high 16 points and added five rebounds, one assist and one steal in a home win over Michigan (Dec. 11) … scored 14 points and had five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in a home win over Oregon (Jan. 15) … had 11 points, three rebounds and one assist in a win at North Carolina A&T (Dec. 20) … tallied 11 points, five boards, two assists and one steal in a home win over No. 9 Washington (Feb. 17) … registered seven points, one assist and a career-high 10 rebounds in a win over Iowa in Cancun (Nov. 24).
2015-16:
Hayes played in 35 games, making three starts ... scored six points and added two rebounds and a block in a win over St. John’s (Nov. 13) … added 10 points and a rebound in a win over James Madison (Nov. 20) … had two points and a season-high four rebounds in a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 27) … matched the four boards and added four points in a win over CSU Bakersfield (Dec. 5) … made her first three-pointer of the year scoring seven points and hauling in four rebounds in the blowout win over UC Irvine (Dec. 16) … also had seven points and four rebounds in the blowout win at Sacramento State (Dec. 18) … scored eight points and had a career-high two blocks in the double overtime loss at California (Dec. 21) … had eight points, three steals, two rebounds and one assist in the win at UC Riverside (Dec. 28) … started in her second straight game and had two points, two assists, one rebound and one steal in a win over USC (Dec. 30) … had four points, two rebounds, one assist, one block and one assist in the blowout win over California (Jan. 22) … scored a career-high 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field in a blowout win at Colorado (Jan. 29) … had six points, three rebounds, one block and one assist in a blowout win at Arizona (Feb. 7) … had seven points, three boards, one block and one steal in a win over Washington State (Feb. 12) … had six points, four rebounds and a career-high-tying two blocks in a Pac-12 Quarterfinal win over Arizona (Mar. 4) … had nine points, two rebounds, one block and one assist in a Pac-12 Final loss to Oregon State (Mar. 6) … had six points and a season-high five boards in the NCAA First Round win over Hawai’i (Mar. 19) ... was third on the team in free-throw percentage (.750).
2014-15:
Hayes played in 36 games, making one start ... scored 16 points in the first 20 games (0.8 ppg) but registered 72 points in the last 16 outings (4.5 ppg) .. she also had 20 rebounds in the first 20 games (1.0 rpg) but tallied 41 boards in the last 16 games (2.6 rpg) ... played double-digit minutes 24 times on the year, including in each of the last 19 games ... scored her first points of her collegiate career with two points at No. 13 North Carolina (Nov. 16) ... played in a season-high 26 minutes in the WNIT title game at West Virginia (Apr. 4), registering six points, one rebound and one steal ... made her first career start in a loss to Oregon (Jan. 5), going scoreless but recording three rebounds, two assists and one steal ... scored a season-high 12 points (6-for-10 from the field) to go with three rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in a home win over Arizona (Feb. 22) ... had seven points and a season-high seven rebounds in a loss at California (Feb. 12) ... had eight points with a career-best two three-pointers (in three attempts) in the WNIT quarterfinal win over Saint Mary’s (Mar. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned four varsity letters as a starting guard for head coach Sue Phillips at Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) from 2011-14 ... averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in 2013-14 to lead the Monarchs in five different statistical categories as Mitty lost in the Division II State finals to Chaminade (80-51) ... the three-time San Jose Mercury News Player of the Year led Mitty to a State Championship as a sophomore (2012), a Central Coast Section Open Division Title as a junior (2013) and a Northern California Championship as a senior (2014) ... she finished as the school's second all-time leading scorer (1,860 points, 14.4 ppg) behind Kerri Walsh ... she averaged 17.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game in 2012-13 while Mitty went 24-7 ... she scored 25 points (16 in the second half) and added eight rebounds and two blocks to help the Monarchs win the CIF Central Coast Section title in 2013 ... averaged 15.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2011-12 as the Monarchs went 28-5 overall and 11-1 (first) in the WCAL (West Catholic Athletic League) ... she was named the CCS Player of the Year in 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 and the Cal-Hi CCS Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... also named to the MaxPreps Overall All-State Girl's Basketball Second Team, selected as a First Team Division II All-State performer and as an Honorable Mention All-American by MaxPreps ... she was also named the WCAL Player of the Year as a junior and senior (2012-13 and 2013-14) and as a first team All-WCAL selection her last three years (honorable mention as a freshman in 2010-11) ... Hayes was ranked as one of the Top 40 players in the country by most recruiting services including No. 26 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz, No. 29 by Full Court, No. 33 by PB Media and No. 42 by Prospects Nation ... also ranked near the top in the wing rankings, coming in as the No. 7 wing by Prospects Nation, No. 9 by HoopGurlz and the No. 12 forward by Full Court ... played club basketball for the San Jose Cagers and the Cal Stars Nike Elite.
PERSONAL:
Full name: Kelli Casey Inciong Hayes … born Nov. 22, 1995 in San Jose, Calif. ... her parents are Lonzell and Lani Hayes … has two older brothers, Bobby and Eric and two older sisters, Christina and Tracy … says she chose to attend UCLA because, “of the incredible coaching staff, it is in Los Angeles, and because I want to create a new legacy at UCLA to be the first to win an NCAA womens basketball championship with my phenomenal recruiting class as well as the players currently at UCLA” … lists her biggest thrills so far in her athletic career as winning a State Championship in 2012 when she was a sophomore and during the playoffs, her team had to come-from-behind to win three different times … hobbies include painting, sculpting, shopping and fashion … majoring in gender studies.
