Eric Hays

Basketball Player

1952 –

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Who is Eric Hays?

Eric Hays is a former University of Montana basketball player who served as head basketball coach of at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Mont., for 25 years. He was a mathematics teacher there until his retirement in 2009.

Hays is best remembered for his outstanding performance at the 1975 NCAA tournament against the powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the Sweet 16. He scored a game-high 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists in the Grizzlies' 67-64 loss to the eventual national champions, who had six players that went on to play in the NBA.

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Born
1952

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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