A NCAA basketball star held court on Wednesday - but not for his ball handling skills . Nigel Hayes , 20 , a sophomore forward for the Wisconsin Badgers , confidentially sat down to attend a televised press conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with two fellow players . But failing to realize the microphone was still running , the 6ft 7in sportsman loudly whispered to his teammate 'God she 's beautiful ' after spotting 43-year-old Debra Bollman - a stenographer for ASAP Sports - in the crowd . Sports star : Nigel Hayes , a sophomore forward for the Wisconsin Badgers , confidentially sat down to attend a press conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with two fellow players . Caught on camera : But failing to realize the mic was running , the sportsman whispered to his teammate 'God she 's beautiful ' after spotting 43-year-old Debra Bollman ( left ) - a stenographer for ASAP Sports . Did you hear that ? As the audience started to snigger , Hayes quickly realized he 'd been heard . As the audience started to snigger , Hayes quickly realized he 'd been heard . 'Did you hear that ? ' he quipped to the crowd before cradling his head in his hands . 'Alright we 'll open it up to questions ! ' the announcer then said through laughter , in a bid to move things on . Bollman , who is from Riverside , California , has apparently been approached by media outlets after being singled out by Hayes . Indeed , the brunette 's daughter Sophia , who is a singer , tweeted : ' I 've been working to get out there for years and my mom gets called beautiful by a basketball player and Extra is calling ... like what ? ' Red-faced : Hayes cradled his head in his hands in embarrassment . Joker : Hayes , who grew up in Toledo , Ohio , has caused quite a raucous on the microphone recently , testing stenographers with trick words such as 'cattywampus ' , 'antidisestablishmentarianism ' and 'soliloquy ' When she 's not writing up sports news , Bollman works as a real estate agent . It appears the blunder has also expanded Hayes ' fanbase . Many commenters have deemed his slip-up 'cute ' and 'endearing ' . Hayes , who grew up in Toledo , Ohio , has caused quite a raucous on the microphone recently , testing stenographers with trick words such as 'cattywampus ' , 'antidisestablishmentarianism ' and 'soliloquy ' . On Wednesday before his error , he served up the word 'syzygy ' for good measure . Hayes and the rest of the Badgers will go head-to-head with the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday night . Career success : Hayes and the rest of the Badgers will go head-to-head with the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Sweet Sixteen on Thursday night .
Nigel Hayes , 20 , a sophomore forward for Badgers , sat down to attend a press conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . The 6ft 7in sportsman failed to realize the mic was still running and loudly whispered to his teammate 'God she 's beautiful ' after spotting a reporter . The audience broke into laughter after the slip-up . Hayes , who grew up in Toledo , Ohio , has caused quite a raucous on the microphone recently , testing stenographers with trick words such as 'cattywampus ' , 'antidisestablishmentarianism ' and 'soliloquy '