--- title: Nigel Hayes of Wisconsin Badgers Has Embarrassing Press Conference description: Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes says stenographer is beautiful when mic is on at Sweet 16 press conference for March Madness canonical: https://time.com/3760007/march-madness-sweet-sixteen-nigel-hayes-wisconsin-badgers/ author: Olivia B. 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On March 28, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly begins a historic year in Space. Time follows Kelly and his twin brother, Mark, as they work the test the boundaries of long-term space travel._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 26, 2015 4:29 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 26, 2015 4:29 PM UTC A college basketball player put the madness in March Madness this week when he said something he didn’t mean to say while his mic was hot. At a Sweet Sixteen press conference in Los Angeles, Nigel Hayes, a sophomore forward for the Wisconsin Badgers, turned to one of his teammates and, referring to the stenographer, said “Gosh, she’s beautiful.” His mic picked that up, and the whole room started laughing. He asked the woman, “Did you hear that?” and covered his face. More fun w/ stenographers - Nigel Hayes test includes "syzygy" then mics pick him up saying "gosh she's beautiful." [pic.twitter.com/2RHn2dVDOB](http://t.co/2RHn2dVDOB) — Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) [March 25, 2015](https://twitter.com/BadgerMBB/status/580831672381284352?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) (h/t [_Bleacher Report_](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2409452-wisconsin-badgers-nigel-hayes-unknowingly-calls-woman-beautiful-in-microphone)) _Read next:_ [_North Carolina Coach Sends $200 Check to All of His Former Players in His Will_](http://time.com/3760399/coach-smith-will/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3760007/march-madness-sweet-sixteen-nigel-hayes-wisconsin-badgers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3760007/march-madness-sweet-sixteen-nigel-hayes-wisconsin-badgers/"},"headline":"Watch an NCAA Player Accidentally Reveal His Crush at a Press Conference","datePublished":"2015-03-26T16:29:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:06:38.458Z","description":"Nigel Hayes' embarrassment is so real","url":"https://time.com/3760007/march-madness-sweet-sixteen-nigel-hayes-wisconsin-badgers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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