Former Badgers star Nigel Hayes finds home in Turkish Super League

In his second season with Fenerbahçe, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 31.5 minutes per game, all professional career highs for the 29-year-old who starred at Wisconsin from 2013 to 2017, helping the Badgers to back-to-back Final Four appearances and a spot in the 2015 national title game.

On March 29 against Alba Berlin in Euroleague competition, Hayes scored a record-breaking 50 points. He shot 18 of 27 from the field and 9 of 16 from beyond the 3-point arc. It was the most points scored in a single game in league history.

He was named All-EuroLeague First Team for the season.

Hayes was an all-conference player for the Badgers in the mid-2010s, but he struggled to catch on in the NBA, playing nine combined games for the Lakers, Raptors and Kings.

He has officially found a home playing in Europe. Fenerbahçe is the third professional team he has played for overseas after stints with Lithuanian club Žalgiris and Spanish club Barcelona.