Shed Haynes ends college hoops career with 22 points in overtime defeat

Shedrick Haynes scored a game high 22 points in his final collegiate basketball contest but it wasn't enough as Tarleton State saw its season end with a heartbreaking 64-63 overtime loss to Arkansas Tech last Sunday in the NCAA Division II South Central Region semifinal.

Haynes, the former Palmetto High football and basketball standout, did all he could do keep his Texans in the game. The senior guard hit a shot with 4 seconds left to end regulation that tied the game at 56 and sent it into overtime.

Haynes converted two free throw attempts with 7 seconds remaining in overtime to cut Tarleton's deficit to 64-63. The Texans got the ball back after two missed free throws by Arkansas Tech, but couldn't hit a shot as the clock ran out.

Tarleton ended its season at 27-6. Haynes connected on 7 of 12 field goal attempts and converted 4 of 6 from beyond the arc in the game.

Haynes transferred to Tarleton for his senior year after playing with USF last season. He began his career at State College of Florida and played one season at Lackawanna College before signing with USF.

Haynes was the Texans third leading scorer averaging 10.9 points per game. He led Tarleton with 111 assists and was third with 37 steals. For the season he shot 36 percent on treys draining 54 of 151 attempts.

Shed Haynes leads country's top defensive team

Shed Haynes was known for his offensive talents when he played basketball at Palmetto High, State College of Florida and Lackawanna College.

But the guard is making a name for himself on the defensive end at Tarlleton State College (Texas), which leads the nation (Division II) in fewest points allowed and field goal percentage defense.

The Texans are holding opponents to 34.9 shooting and giving up 51.6 points per game. Haynes has been a ball-hawk and the leads the team in steals (20). The point guard is also tops in assists (51) and is averaging 9.8 points per game.

Haynes was one of the best 3-point shooters in the country in the one year that he played for Lackawanna after transferring from SCF. Last season he was at USF, didn’t get the playing time he wanted and transferred.

Though he has made defense a priority this year, Haynes is still a point guard who can hurt teams with his long range shooting. The six-foot senior is second on the team with 17 treys.

USF point guard Crater dismissed from team

University of South Florida point guard Anthony Crater has been dismissed from the men’s basketball program due to a violation of team rules, head coach Stan Heath confirmed on Monday.

"I am disappointed for Anthony,” said Heath. “He is a good young man, who made a number of positive contributions to our program, but he made some mistakes and was unable to meet our team’s standard. I am hopeful he will learn from this experience and achieve great things in the future."

Crater is the third guard to leave the program since the season ended following Palmetto's Shedrick Haynes, who transferred to Division II Tarleton State in Texas and Mike Burwell, who transferred to Division I Towson.

Crater led the Bulls in minutes last year and was a stabilizing force, but injured his right shoulder in USF's final game and needed surgery. It is expected competition for the point guard job will be between juco transfer Blake Nash, incoming freshman Anthony Collins from Houston and sophomore LaVonte Dority.

Haynes optimistic about getting chance to showcase talents

Shedrick Haynes believes he has finally found the place where he can get an opportunity to showcase his skills.

It's the reason the six-foot point this week signed with Tarleton State University, one of the top NCAA Division II basketball programs in the country.

The former Palmetto High standout spent 2010-2011 at USF in what he considers a lost season. But he previously proved himself at State College of Florida and Lackawanna Junior College (Pa) where he shined and wants to do it again.

The Tarleton coaches saw Haynes play in a Texas showcase after his last season at Lackawanna and offered him a scholarship, but he signed with USF. They didn’t forget and contacted him when he recently got his release from the Bulls.

“Now I am doing what is best for me and will be able to show my capabilities,” Haynes said. “The offense at Tarleton is a lot like the one we ran at Lackawanna. I expect a good season. It’s my last opportunity and I am putting in a lot more work than I did before. I am a tougher player now and learned a lot more about the game and about work ethic.”

The 6-1, 180 pounder turned 23 last March. He is the only person from Manatee County to play basketball at USF. Haynes said he had offers from Valdosta State and a couple of Division I schools such as Towson and Alabama State, but felt Tarleton had the perfect situation for him.

Tarleton plays in the Lone Star State Conference. The Texans finished 24-6 last season and were ranked 17^th in the final Division II coaches poll.

Haynes hopes to replace point guard Corin Henry, who led the Texans in scoring (14.2 ppg). They finished the season ranked in NCAA Division II no. 1 in scoring defense (53.3 ppg)

Haynes had an outstanding sophomore season at Lackawanna where he led his team in scoring (19.1 ppg) and was on one of the top 3-point JUCO shooters in the country draining 98 treys and connecting on 42 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Shed Haynes looking to play next season

It became official this week, but days with the University of South Florida basketball program essentially ended awhile ago when Bulls head coach made offers to two guards he coveted.

Call it a mutual agreement, Heath had no scholarships available and with Haynes wanting more playing time he was the logical one to go along with teammate Mike Burwell.

James Haynes, former Palmetto head football coach, said he is son is trying to hook on with a Division II team so he can play his final season.

It’s another reminder that scholarships are only for a year at time and a school has no legal obligation to renew it. Taking over those scholarships are Blake Nash and Anthony Collins.

Things just didn’t work out for the former Palmetto High standout, who played one season at State College of Florida and Lackawanna Junior College before joining the Bulls.

Shed Haynes leaping into USF hearts

The University of South Florida men's basketball team enters the 2010-11 season stronger than ever, proven by strength and conditioning testing conducted in the Sun Dome during preseason training.

"We had great dedication this offseason and that is reflected in our testing numbers," says Graham Anderson, USF's strength and conditioning coach

The players were first tested last spring, again in July, then were checked a final time on Oct. 4.

Palmetto's Shedrick Haynes, a junior transfer from Lackawanna after a year at State College of Florida, is tied for the team lead with a 42 inch vertical after adding 2.5 inches to his leap since July and is tied for the team lead with a 36 inch no-step vertical.

Senior Jarrid Famous showed the most progress in the bench press, increasing his max weight in the one-rep press by 50 pounds. He also improved his 185-lb bench press to 25 repetitions, which would have been the most reps at the 2010 NBA Combine.

Junior Augustus Gilchrist pumped out 22 reps on the 185-lb press, which would have been in the top three at the NBA Combine and freshman Jordan Heath totaled 19 reps, which would have tied former Bull Dominique Jones for the top guard at the event.

Sophomore Toarlyn Fitzpatrick increased his vertical jump three inches while junior Anthony Crater is tied with Haynes with his 36-inch no-step verticals.

Hugh Robertson is just behind at 35.5 inches and sophomores Mike Burwell and Shaun Noriega are each at 33 inches. Six players have a running vertical jump of over 40 inches.

Haynes fighting for point guard spot at USF

Shedrick Haynes is in a fierce battle to win the starting point guard spot for the University of South Florida.

The Palmetto resident is competing for the starting job against Anthony Crater, who played half the season last year following his transfer from Ohio State.

The six-foot Haynes, who has two years of eligibility remaining, transferred from Lackawanna where he averaged 18.5 points per game and drained 98 treys in shooting 42percent from three-point land.

USF head coach Stan Heath said both players have been inconsistent and he has not made a decision. The point guard position is extremely important to any basketball team, but even more so at USF because its two leading scorers back from last year (Gus Gilchrist and Jarrid Famous) are post players and Heath needs someone to get them the ball.

Last year, Gilchrist averaged 13.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while Famous was at 10.4 points and 7.5 rebounds. The 6-1 Crater averaged 3.1 points and shot 18 percent on 3-pointers connecting on only 9 of 49 attempts.