Las Vegas Aces guard Tiffany Hayes is the 2024 WNBA Sixth Participant of the 12 months, the league introduced Friday. Hayes has had a breakout 12 months off the bench in Las Vegas, simply months after popping out of retirement to affix the Aces.
Hayes averaged 9.5 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists per sport for the Aces this season. The 35-year-old guard averaged 21:27 minutes per sport, however made a major impression for the Aces.
Final December, Hayes introduced her retirement from the WNBA after 11 years within the league. Hayes spent 10 seasons with the Atlanta Dream after being drafted by the workforce in 2012 out of UConn. She then joined the Connecticut Solar in 2023, beginning all 40 video games in Connecticut earlier than saying that she was finished with the WNBA.
The Aces pulled her out of retirement in Might, signing the veteran guard with the hopes of constructing a 3rd straight title run. Hayes scores the fourth-highest factors per sport on a stacked Las Vegas squad.
Hayes completed first in Sixth Participant of the 12 months award with 38 of the 67 whole votes. New York Liberty ahead Leonie Fiebich completed second with 21 votes.
This marks the fifth time in six seasons that an Aces participant has gained the Sixth Participant award. Alysha Clark took it house final 12 months, whereas Kelsey Plum earned the dignity in 2021. Dearica Hamby gained the award two years in a row, in 2019 and 2020, when she was taking part in for Las Vegas.
The Aces play the Liberty at house Friday night time within the semifinals. Las Vegas is at present down 2-0 within the best-of-five collection, making Friday’s matchup a win-or-go-home sport.