Jalen Hayes

Biography

Jalen Hayes joined the Cornell men's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations in September 2023 and was elevated to a full-time assistant coach the following year. He has played an important role in the Big Red's relentless pace on both ends of the floor. Hayes joined the Big Red after one season as the director of basketball operations at Lafayette. He spent the 2021-22 season on the men's basketball coaching staff at Widener University, coaching under Chris Carideo. Prior to Widener, Hayes spent four seasons at Drexel as the assistant coordinator of men's basketball operations under head coach Zach Spiker. His time with the Dragons included a Colonial Athletic Association title in 2020-21 and the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 25 years. Outside of his role at Drexel, Hayes worked for HoopGroup where he coordinated the company's day-to-day basketball operations and recruited new athletes to the program. On the business side of the sport, Hayes also served as a marketing and sales associate for DMVElite. A native of Bowie, Md., Hayes earned his bachelor of science degree in sports business from Drexel in 2021.