George Washington head women’s basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis announced today that Denitra "Shay" Hayes will join the Colonials’ staff as an assistant coach after spending the last two seasons on the sidelines at her alma mater, East Carolina University.

Prior to returning to her alma mater, Hayes spent 12 seasons as a high school varsity girls’ basketball coach in North Carolina. While at Holly Springs High School from 2006-10, Hayes was instrumental in developing and implementing the athletic program for the new school, serving as assistant athletic director, health department chair and a health and physical education teacher, as well as the head coach for girls’ track and field, boys’ and girls’ cross country and girls’ volleyball.

In her time at Farmville Central High School from 1998-2006, Hayes was an assistant athletic director for her last two years, as well as a health and physical education teacher. As the Jaguars’ head girls’ basketball coach, she led her team to the North Carolina 2A state title in 2006 and regional titles and state championship game appearances in 2003 and 2004. Farmville Central was also the regional runner-up in 2005. Additionally, Hayes led the volleyball team to a regional title and state championship game appearance in 2005.

Hayes was named the 2006 North Carolina 2A Coach of the Year, as well as the Daily Reflector Pitt County Coach of the Year from 2003-06.

Hayes enjoyed a successful playing career at ECU, earning four letters from 1994-98 and leading the team in steals during the 1997-98 campaign, and she helped the Pirates reach the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament title game in 1997.

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