KING HANDLES
Real Name: Joey Haywood
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Born: September 3rd 1984
Height: 6-0
Position: Guard
Affiliations: The Notic, YPA
It hasn’t taken long for Joey Haywood to show NBL fans why he was one of the country’s most dynamic university basketball players for three years with the Saint Mary’s Huskies. The 27-year-old from Vancouver on Monday was named the National Basketball League of Canada player of the week after helping the Halifax Rainmen post their first two victories of the season. Haywood, who became available when he was passed over in the NBA Development League draft on Nov. 3, signed with the Rainmen the following day and scored four points in nine minutes of action in his first game on Nov. 5. Inserted into the starting lineup last week, he responded by netting 21 points in a 121-95 win over the Moncton Miracles on Thursday and then dropped 17 during a 100-93 victory over the previously unbeaten Summerside Storm on Sunday. ..read more..
The Halifax Rainmen have signed 6’1 Canadian point guard, Joey Haywood to the 2011-12 roster. “We are extraordinarily excited to have a player of Joey’s caliber bringing his talents home to Canada,” said Halifax Rainmen President & CEO, Andre Levingston. “Joey is one of the best players in the country. He’s a tremendous talent who is very explosive. We are looking forward to having him as part of the Rainmen organization this season.” Haywood was the leading scorer for the CIS last season, and also earned the title of Most Valuable Player in the AUS. “It’s exciting to have someone from my alma mater join the Rainmen roster for the first time in our franchise’s history,” said Jad Crnogorac, VP of Playing and Community Relations. “Saint Mary’s has an exceptional basketball history, and we are so excited to add another well known and highly respected Canadian athlete to our team.”
For years, no one believed in him. For years, Joey (King Handles) Haywood was a basketball gypsy, travelling around the world playing street ball. Then former Olympic basketball player Howard Kelsey, who is also executive vice-president of Canada Basketball, took an interest in the Vancouver athlete with roots in the Caribbean. He helped Haywood get recruited by St. Mary’s University in Halifax, where he emerged as a star on the basketball court last year. ..read more..
The Saint Mary’s Huskies may not be having a great season, but Joey Haywood certainly is. The fourth-year guard, nicknamed King Handles from his legendary street ball career, is leading CIS men’s basketball in scoring at 28.8 points per game. The 26-year-old Haywood had 46 points on Sunday in an overtime win over UPEI at The Tower. It matched the school record for points in a game set by Mickey Fox in 1973. ..read more..
08/04 – Hardcourt Royalty: Joey “King Handles” Haywood16/03 – Joey “King Handles” Haywood college highlights
Saint Mary’s guards Joey Haywood, in his first season with the Huskies, averaged a league-best 21.4 points per game, ranked second in free-throw percentage (87.7 per cent), third in steals (2.58 per game) and fifth in 3-point percentage (44.0 per cent). ..comment..
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09/01 – King Handles Huskies top X-Men07/11 – Help for Huskies
In the final minutes of a Huskies practice Joey Haywood is moving faster than everyone else on the floor, picking up his man full-court and then sprinting ahead of the pack for a fast-break layup. Coach Ross Quackenbush says the Saint Mary’s guard is “like the Energizer Bunny,” which would be a fine nickname for him if Haywood didn’t already have a better one: King Handles. ..read more..
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