A power forward with a familiar last name picked up an offer from Ohio State -- his third offer from a Big Ten school.
Nigel Hayes (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer), whose brother Kenny is a redshirt freshman on Ohio State’s football team, nabbed an offer from his home state school after a monster junior season.
The offer was confirmed by his mother Talaya Davis and Panthers basketball coach Bruce Smith on Wednesday.
Nigel Hayes (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer), whose brother Kenny is a redshirt freshman on Ohio State’s football team, nabbed an offer from his home state school after a monster junior season.
The offer was confirmed by his mother Talaya Davis and Panthers basketball coach Bruce Smith on Wednesday.
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