College Career
Jarvis Hayes was born five minutes ahead of his twin brother, University of Georgia assistant coach Jonas. After a stellar high school career at Douglass High School in Atlanta, he (and Jonas) enrolled first at Western Carolina, where he became the first freshman in 40 seasons to lead the Southern Conference in scoring.
After a year, they moved on to Georgia, where he was named First Team All-SEC in both his sophomore and junior years. He became the first Bulldog to be so honored since Dominique Wilkins in 1981–82. He also stepped up in big games, averaging 28.5 points per game in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
Hayes holds the rare distinction of having led two different conferences in scoring while in college.
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