Georgia basketball: the Jonas Hayes legend

Georgia basketball’s Jonas Hayes is a legend. How did a former player and assistant coach for the worst Bulldog sports program gain such lofty status?

Georgia basketball fans remain on Jonas Hayes watch (cue Krypton Fanfare.) While reports are sketchy and coverage light – we are after all on the middle of Spring Practice and just wrapped up Masters Week – Hayes holds an offer to stay at Georgia as an assistant coach.

The Georgia faithful hold Hayes (cue Krypton Fanfare) high as the Erk Russell of Georgia basketball. How can an assistant coach for the worst sports program in the history of Georgia athletics maintain near legendary status? Georgia fans credit Hayes with everything good that has…