Jonas Hayes, who had spent the past six seasons on the staff at Georgia, will become an assistant at Xavier.

Xavier Basketball tweeted the following confirmation earlier today:

Excited to announce the addition of @CoachJonas to @CoachSteeleXU’s staff! Welcome to the Xavier Family! More info to come shortly…

As a player, Hayes was a three-year letterwinner and started 41 of 88 games played for the Bulldogs 2001-04, averaging 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds during his career.

Before returning to Georgia as an assistant, he worked at Morehouse, South Carolina State, and Belmont Abbey.

An official press release is expected later today.