Aces guard Tiffany Hayes won the WNBA Sixth Player of the Year award on Friday, as announced by the league.
Hayes got 38 out of 67 votes from a panel of national media. Leonie Fiebich from New York came in second with 21 votes. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough from Washington and Marina Mabrey from Connecticut were the next two in line in the voting.
This is the fifth time in the last six seasons that a player from Las Vegas has received this award.
In her 12th season in the WNBA and her first with the Aces, Hayes played in 33 out of Las Vegas’ 40 regular-season games.
She came off the bench a career-high 28 times and started five games. To qualify for the award, a player must come off the bench in more games than they start.
Hayes averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists this season. She also made 40% of her 3-point shots. She joined the Aces a few weeks into the season, six months after she announced her retirement from the WNBA.
Hayes received the award on the court before the Aces faced the Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals.
