Trae Bell-Haynes

Trae Bell-Haynes (born September 5, 1995) is a Canadian basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.^[1] He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts.^[2]

Trae Bell-Haynes

Bell-Haynes with Canada in 2023
No. 2 – Casademont Zaragoza
Position	Point guard
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1995-09-05) September 5, 1995 (age 29) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High school	Bill Crothers (Unionville, Ontario)
College	Vermont (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Skyliners Frankfurt
2019	Wisconsin Herd
2019	Niagara River Lions
2019–2020	Helsinki Seagulls
2020–2021	Crailsheim Merlins
2021	Niagara River Lions
2021–2022	Río Breogán
2022–2023	Budućnost VOLI
2023–present	Casademont Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
Montenegrin League champion (2023) Montenegrin Cup winner (2023) CEBL Second Team All-Star (2019) 2× AP Honorable Mention All-American (2017, 2018) 2× America East Player of the Year (2017, 2018) 2× First-team All-America East (2017, 2018) Third-team All-America East (2016) America East All-Rookie Team (2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Canada FIBA World Cup 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia

High school career

Bell-Haynes played at Bill Crothers Secondary School, just outside his Toronto home, where he was a team captain in grade 12 and led the team in scoring and assists on the way to a 36–6 record. He was also named the MVP of the 2014 Ontario Prep Championships Tournament.^[3]

College career

Bell-Haynes starred as a freshman for Vermont, earning America East All-Rookie Team honours in 2014–15, averaging 8.8 points a contest.^[4] In his sophomore season, Bell-Haynes took on a larger role, becoming the Catamount's leading scorer with 12.2 points per game, and garnering All-America East Third Team honours, as well as All-Tournament Team after the Catamounts reached the America East Basketball Championship game, falling to Stony Brook.^[5] As a junior, Bell-Haynes was named America East Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference as he guided the Catamounts to a 29–6 overall record and perfect 16–0 mark in conference play along with a 21-game win streak en route to its sixth America East men's basketball title in 2017, securing the automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.^[6] Bell-Haynes followed up his senior season repeating as America East Player of the Year, becoming the third Catamount in Vermont history to repeat as the conference's top player, joining Taylor Coppenrath and Marqus Blakely, and the eighth player to repeat in America East history.^[7]

Bell-Haynes finished his Vermont career with 1,629 points, good for eighth all-time in school history, and fifth all-time in assists with 518.

Professional career

Skyliners Frankfurt (2018–2019)

Bell-Haynes was not selected in the 2018 NBA draft but he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Summer League.^[8] He signed a three month deal, with an option for the remainder of the season, with the Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga on August 28, 2018.^[9] On February 18, 2019, Bell-Haynes parted ways with the club.^[10]

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On March 8, 2019, Bell-Haynes signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League, appearing in eight games.^[11][12]

Niagara River Lions (2019)

Bell-Haynes signed with the Niagara River Lions of the upstart Canadian Elite Basketball League on April 29, 2019.^[13][1]

European experience

Bell-Haynes signed in Finland with the Helsinki Seagulls team on September 9, 2019.^[14] He averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. On June 30, 2020, he signed with Crailsheim Merlins.^[15] Bell-Haynes was named player of the week on November 17 after contributing 23 points, six rebounds and nine assists in a win against Mitteldeutscher BC.^[16]

Second stint with the Niagara River Lions (2021)

On February 10, 2021, Bell-Haynes re-signed with the Niagara River Lions.^[17]

Río Breogán (2021–2022)

On July 13, 2021, he has signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.^[18]

KK Budućnost (2022–2023)

On July 16, 2022, he has signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Montenegrin First League.^[19]

Basket Zaragoza (2023–present)

On June 5, 2023, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.^[20]

References

1. "Trae Bell-Haynes". riverlions.ca.
2. "Trae Bell-Haynes College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "Player Profile: Trae Bell-Haynes". UVM Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
4. "Warney Highlights 2014–15 Men's Basketball Award Winners Presented by Under Armour". America East Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
5. "Cats Well Represented on America East All-Conference Teams – University of Vermont". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
6. "Vermont's Historic Season Leads to Sweep of Men's #AEHoops Major Awards". America East Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
7. "UVM's Bell-Haynes repeats as America East player of year". Burlington Free Press. March 1, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
8. "Trae Bell-Haynes to join Milwaukee Bucks' summer league team". Burlington Free Press. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
9. "Fraport Skyliners sign Eric Murphy and Trae Bell-Haynes". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
10. Lupo, Nicola (February 18, 2019). "Trae Bell-Haynes, Fraport Skyliners part ways". Sportando. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
11. "Herd Acquires Trae Bell-Haynes". NBA G League. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
12. "Trae Bell-Haynes". NBA G League Stats.
13. "Trae Bell-Haynes '18 Inks Deal with CEBL's Niagara River Lions". University of Vermont Athletics.
14. "TRAE BELL – HAYNES TÄYDENTÄÄ SEAGULLSIN TAKAKENTÄN" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. September 9, 2019.
15. "Crailsheim Merlins land Trae Bell-Haynes". Sportando. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
16. "Trae Bell-Haynes claims German BBL Interperformances weekly honour". Eurobasket. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
17. "Trae Bell-Haynes Re-signs with the River Lions". RiverLions.ca. February 10, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
18. "Trae Bell- Haynes, director de xogo do Río Breogán". cbbreogan.com (in Spanish). July 13, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
19. "Trae Bell-Haynes joins KK Buducnost VOLI". Sportando. July 16, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
20. "Casademont Zaragoza officially signs Trae Bell-Haynes". Sportando. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

External links

• Vermont Catamounts bio