ATLANTA — Georgia State has hired Atlanta native Jonas Hayes, one of the hottest young coaches in the country, as its new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Wednesday.
Hayes, 40, burst onto the national scene when he was named interim coach at Xavier in March after Travis Steele was fired and led the Musketeers to the NIT championship. He had spent four seasons there as an assistant coach.
“Jonas is an experienced leader who will build a staff that embraces our expectations of competitive success, develops men of character and engages our community positively and with energy,” said Charlie Cobb, Georgia State’s athletic director.
