Basil Hayden

Basil Ewing Hayden was an American college basketball player and coach. A Kentucky native, he began playing the sport in the sixth grade and, after a year at Transylvania University, transferred to the University of Kentucky to study chemistry and play on the schools basketball squad. He captained the team to victory at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship and was named an AllAmerican for his efforts the first basketball player to earn the honor at the University of Kentucky.

Hayden was born in Stanford, Kentucky his father Joseph was a grocer, and his mother Annie was a tutor. He moved to Paris, Kentucky at an early age and began playing basketball in the sixth grade, which he continued upon entering Paris High School. He was drafted into the United States Army during World War I, but the conflict ended before he was shipped out. He entered Transylvania University in 1918, intending to become a minister, but switched to the University of Kentucky the following year to study industrial chemistry. While there, he played tennis and competed in the javelin throw, setting a school record.

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