Basketball In sharpshooter PJ Hayes, Rutgers Basketball gets a hoops redemption story

[Alec Crouthamel]

TheKnightReport - In sharpshooter PJ Hayes, Rutgers Basketball gets a hoops redemption story

PJ Hayes' basketball story has taken him all over the country, and he's ready to join Rutgers for one last season.

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[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

Losing 18 pounds so far is one of the biggest off season stories. Won't impact his shooting and he will be quicker on defense. Pikiell said he is a food team defender which is important for Rutgers' approach.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

Going to be a fan favorite for sure

 

[richthedentist]

Going to be a fan favorite for sure

We have not had a shooter like this since Quincy the place will erupt when he hits his first of many 3’s

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Losing 18 pounds so far is one of the biggest off season stories. Won't impact his shooting and he will be quicker on defense. Pikiell said he is a food team defender which is important for Rutgers' approach.

Gotta hand it to PJ, losing 18 pounds had to be tough for him. He loves eating so much he protects the team's food!

😉

 

[Unionst]

We have not had a shooter like this since Quincy the place will erupt when he hits his first of many 3’s

Um, Cam Spencer shot 43% from 3.

 

[RU_DIO]

We have not had a shooter like this since Quincy the place will erupt when he hits his first of many 3’s

CS says hello

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Um, Cam Spencer shot 43% from 3.

Myles Mack hit 46% as a junior.

 

[PatrickRU92]

F CS

 

[Fat Koko]

Witnessing Cam Spencer earn First Team All Big East accolades, win a national championship, then get drafted into the NBA has caused trauma for some Rutgers basketball fans. This trauma has resulted in dissociative amnesia, in which affected Rutgers fans do not remember Cam played at Rutgers.

Let's hope PJ's shooting touch stays with him here.

 

[APKnight]

On scarletknights.com, the bio for PJ needs to be amended to indicate he played for the University of San Diego, not San Diego State.

 

[Fat Koko]

On scarletknights.com, the bio for PJ needs to be amended to indicate he played for the University of San Diego, not San Diego State.

These simple mistakes happen all the time on scarletknights.com player bios.

In December 2023, I saw Ogbole's bio listed him at 260 pounds in the info table at the top and 242 in the narrative. In June 2024, seven mott I noticed the same contradictory weight info was still there. This has been corrected, he is currently listed at 270 and 270.

Weirdest I've seen is a basketball player listed at both 6'2" and 5'10" on the same page of last year's media guide. That media guide listed Cliff at 6'11" and 6'1" but I'll put the latter height as a type.

Let's see when scarletknights.com gets PJ's former school right. Work that should take an athletic department staffer 10 seconds to fix could take 10 weeks to achieve.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Witnessing Cam Spencer earn First Team All Big East accolades, win a national championship, then get drafted into the NBA has caused trauma for some Rutgers basketball fans. This trauma has resulted in dissociative amnesia, in which affected Rutgers fans do not remember Cam played at Rutgers.

Let's hope PJ's shooting touch stays with him here.

No.
It was Cam choosing to leave when he did, how he did, without giving his Coach a heads up that that was even possible that has changed many Rutgers fans attitude so that they don't care about what he did here. That's different than amnesia.

Had he transferred to UConn early in the portal you would see a very different reaction.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Can we wait a few Big Ten games, at least, before calling someone a sharpshooter? What a Kiss of Death.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Did Cam shoot a higher percentage on his 3’s at UConn, surrounded by serious talent?

 

[RUJMM78]

Hayes is a high percentage 3 point shooter.What is unknown is the number minutes he will play and the number of 3 point shots taken.

 

[RAC93]

Witnessing Cam Spencer earn First Team All Big East accolades, win a national championship, then get drafted into the NBA has caused trauma for some Rutgers basketball fans. This trauma has resulted in dissociative amnesia, in which affected Rutgers fans do not remember Cam played at Rutgers.

Let's hope PJ's shooting touch stays with him here.

It’s called CDS……Cam Derangement Syndrome, many suffer from it

 

[Scangg]

Would never everrr have guessed Hayes would lead in wind sprints

 

[fatsam98]

Would never everrr have guessed Hayes would lead in wind sprints

Not saying he'll be as good as him, but watching PJ live at the scrimmage I got Cam Spencer vibes a little in terms of his competitiveness.

He's not going to be our best defender, but that fire is definitely there.