Ken Hayes
Ken Hayes (born 1931)
Teams coached: Tulsa Golden Hurricane, New Mexico State Aggies, Oral Roberts Eagles, Northeastern State RiverHawks
Tulsa record: 117-69 (.629)
New Mexico State record: 69-46 (.600)
Oral Roberts record: 50-43 (.538)
Northeastern State record^: 228-154 (.597)
Overall record^: 464-312 (.598)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1979)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1969, 1982)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (1977)
- MCC Tournament Champion: 1 (1980)
Awards:
- MCC Coach of the Year: 1 (1980)
- Missouri Valley Coach of the Year: 3 (1969, 1973, 1977)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1983-1997 | Northeastern State |
| 1979-1982 | Oral Roberts |
| 1975-1979 | New Mexico State |
| 1968-1975 | Tulsa |
| 1965-1968 | Tulsa (asst) |
| 1959-1965 | Bacone JC |
Ken Hayes Facts
- Ken Hayes
- Born 1931
- Hometown: Braggs, Oklahoma
- Alma Mater: Northeastern State University (BA, 1956)
- Played at then-NAIA Northeastern State (OK) and got his coaching career started at the HS and JUCO levels
- Coached for two years at Bradley HS, one year at Stilwell HS and five years at Bacone JC, all in Oklahoma
- Joined Joe Swank’s staff at Tulsa in 195, working for three seasons as one of his assistants
- Elevated to head coach in 1968 and went 117-69 over seven seasons at the helm
- Went to the NIT in his first year and finished above .500 in every season of his tenure
- Became the head coach at New Mexico State in 1975, going 69-46 in four seasons with the Aggies
- Won a Missouri Valley title in 1977 and won 22 games in 1979 to reach the NCAA Tournament
- Returned to his home state in 1979, becoming the first person to be the head men’s coach at both Tulsa and Oral Roberts
- Compiled an overall record of 50-43 and won 18 games in his two of his three full seasons at the helm, but parted ways with the school eight games into the 1982-83 season
- In 1983, Hayes was hired by his alma mater, Northeastern State, and led that program for 14 seasons
- Retired in 1997 with 228 wins at NSU and 464 overall across Division I and NAIA competition
- Inducted into the Northeastern State Athletics HOF (1999), Tulsa Athletics HOF (2008) and Bacone Athletics HOF (2013)
- Along with his wife, Jane, has two sons and one daughter
Ken Hayes Coaching Tree
- Dick Acres (Oral Roberts)
- Weldon Drew (Langston, New Mexico State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels only
