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When Shūtoku regains their determination by slowly cutting into Rakuzan's lead, Akashi shocks everyone by scoring on his own team's basket.
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The players pass the ball to Midorima, who scores again. Hayama attempts to shoot a basket but misses which results in a Shūtoku rebound and possession of the ball. Midorima starts combining his shooting with Takao's passing, slowly closing the gap. Akashi overwhelms Shūtoku, resulting in 71 - 51 for Rakuzan. The match continues and Akashi faces Midorima in a one-on-one battle. A counter by Rakuzan follows and Hayama passes Miyaji yet again, only to be blocked by Midorima during the lay-up attempt. Hayama calls him a muscle gorilla, something Nebuya jokingly takes as a compliment. The next offense, Hayama passes Miyaji again and passes it through to Nebuya, who later thanks him roughly for the pass. Miyaji is amazed to find out that there are still two stages above that. It is later revealed that his dribble from before only used three fingers. He then performs a double clutch to avoid Kimura, and makes the shot. He goes up for the lay-up, but encounters Kimura under the hoop. He proceeds to bounce the ball extremely strong and fast, and then dribbles right past Miyaji. Guarded by Miyaji, Hayama smirks and guesses that "three" will be enough. Hayama is scolded by Nebuya, Mibuchi, and Akashi, and he receives the ball during the counter. He is excited to get some action but is set straight by Miyaji's dribbling and is passed. At the first attack by Shūtoku, Hayama finds himself guarding Miyaji in a one-on-one. The match goes on and the first quarter passes by. He is guarded by Hayama and surprises him by passing the ball behind his back. When the match finally starts, the ball goes to Takao. He directs his statement at Akashi and Akashi confirms that they are indeed strong. When Hayama sees Shūtoku High, their opponent, he freaks out and shouts that they look super strong. He later appears alongside his team, entering the gym for their match. Hayama having a good time before the match Hayama apologizes and runs off, but not before Kagami can see his Rakuzan High sweater. Unable to stop, Hayama jumps, does a somersault and lands behind Kagami. When Kagami enters the shop and climbs the stairs, Hayama is seen rushing down from it. Hayama and his team made it through the first round and the quarter-finals with no mention-worthy matches.īefore the Winter Cup semi-finals start, Hayama is seen visiting a sports shop. However, he was overshadowed by the Generation of Miracles and instead bears the title of one of the five Uncrowned Kings. Hayama was a very strong and talented player in Junior High school and was known for his Lightning Dribble, which earned him the nickname Raijū. He also takes pride in being an upperclassmen, as he tells Kagami he forgot to add Senpai after his last name. Hayama does not seem to be too sharp as is impulsive as he was easily tricked by Izuki to enter Kagami's field of range and also openly admitted his temper gets the best of him.Īlthough he generally presents with an upbeat personality, Hayama hates to lose and has a tendency to be vengeful towards his opponents such as when Miyaji dribbled past him and Kagami totally dominated him while in the Zone he requested Akashi to let him mark Kagami one more time for he can't settle down unless he returns the favor. He is also an attention-seeker and enjoys showing off his dribbling skills to his team and opponents. Despite his carelessness, Hayama is very spirited about basketball (and sometimes other sports like skateboarding) and enjoys going against strong opponents, becoming excited when he gets a chance for a one-on-one. In addition, he seems to yell most of his sentences instead of speaking at a normal volume. He often fools around carelessly like a child, causing his teammates to sometimes scold him.
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Hayama is energetic to the point of annoyance. He wears the blue and white Rakuzan jersey with the number 7.
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He also has a snaggle tooth in the right corner of his mouth. He has short, blond hair and a pair of oval-shaped eyes with dark pupils. He is shown to be very agile and athletic.