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The Golden State Valkyries<\/a> have re-signed free agent guard Tiffany Hayes<\/a> to a one-year deal, the team announced Saturday.<\/p>\n Hayes, 36, announced her retirement in 2023 but returned to the WNBA on a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> the following season, when she won Sixth Player of the Year.<\/p>\n She signed a one-year contract with the expansion Valkyries in February 2025 and averaged 11.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 26 games. She missed the team’s final eight regular-season games because of a knee injury that also kept her out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n “Tip helped lay the foundation on and off the court for this team, and that’s not something you take for granted,” Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin said in a statement. “She’s an experienced leader and veteran player who showed up for the Bay. Being able to welcome Tip back to her second home is truly special.”<\/p>\n The 13-year veteran was an All-Star in 2017 and named to the All-WNBA and All-Defensive teams in 2018.\u202f<\/p>\n Hayes won back-to-back national championships at UConn<\/a> (2009-10) and was selected by the Atlanta Dream<\/a> in the second round of the 2012 draft.<\/p>\n