David Bailey (basketball)
Encyclopedia
David Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard
for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League
selection (two-time first team), a Horizon League scoring
champion, a Horizon League assists
champion and Horizon League All-Tournament team selection. He is the older brother, crosstown Horizon League foe and former George Westinghouse College Prep teammate of Martell Bailey
. The brothers' tenure in the league overlapped for two seasons, including one in which they were both All-League honorees. They played head-to-head several times, including a Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
championship game in which both were key performers.
were first team All-Chicago Public School League and Martell was second team. As a 5 in 8 in (1.73 m) second team All-state selection, he signed with Loyola. He was also recruited by Rhode Island
, Northern Illinois
and Southwestern Louisiana
. Loyola head coach
Larry Farmer
was advised to recruit Bailey by his former head coach John Wooden
.
the basketball. At Loyola, Bailey earned 2000–01 and 2001–02 first team All-Horizon League recognition and 2002–03 second team recognition (along with his brother who was also on the second team that season). He was also a 2001–02 All-Tournament Team selection.
Although the Bailey brothers played each other as Horizon League foes several times, the most notable was the 2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
where the fifth-seeded Ramblers (17-12) and sixth-seeded Flames (19-13) opposed each other in the championship game for a 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
invitation with the entire family in attendance. Although David made the All-Tournament team, younger brother Martell's team prevailed by one point in overtime
, with Martell making a steal
of a pass by David with 13 seconds remaining. David scored 35 points, while Martell only contributed 3 field goals
, but all of Martell's field goals came in overtime, including one following the crucial steal. Nonetheless, the Chicago Tribune
described David's gritty efforts on the season as heroic.
During his career, he was named Horizon League Player of the Week three times (January 22, 2001; November 26, 2001 and December 3, 2001). He was also a 2001–02 All-Tournament Team selection.
He led the Horizon League in assists in 2000–01 with 170 in 28 games for a 6.1 average and led the league in scoring the subsequent season with 651 points in 30 games for a 21.7 average. Bailey retired as the tenth leading scorer in Horizon League history in 2003 with 1933 points. This ranked him as the third-leading scorer in Loyola Ramblers history, and he retired as the Loyola leader in three point shots made. In his final career home game, he opposed his brother.
(Pro A) for a few years including a year each with Le Mans Sarthe Basket
, BCM Gravelines and Hyères-Toulon Var Basket
. He has also played in the NBA Development League
for the Sioux Falls Skyforce
and Fort Wayne Mad Ants
.
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
Loyola Ramblers men's basketball
The Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. Loyola joined that league in the 1979-1980 season, when the league was founded. The Ramblers are currently coached by...
team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Horizon League
Horizon League
The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....
selection (two-time first team), a Horizon League scoring
Point (basketball)
Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....
champion, a Horizon League assists
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
champion and Horizon League All-Tournament team selection. He is the older brother, crosstown Horizon League foe and former George Westinghouse College Prep teammate of Martell Bailey
Martell Bailey
Martell Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the UIC Flames men's basketball team from 2001 to 2004. He was the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leader and holds the Horizon League records for single-season...
. The brothers' tenure in the league overlapped for two seasons, including one in which they were both All-League honorees. They played head-to-head several times, including a Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
The Horizon League men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1980. The winner of the tournament is designated the Horizon League Tournament Champion and receives the conference's automatic...
championship game in which both were key performers.
High School
As a 5 in 4 in (1.63 m), 135 lbs junior point guard, Bailey led Westinghouse to the quarterfinals of the Chicago Public School League championships. He missed a month of his senior season with a broken wrist, but was back in the lineup by mid January. As a senior, the team reached the semifinals. Following the season, David and junior teammate Cedrick BanksCedrick Banks
Cedrick Banks is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard, he currently plays for Entente Orléanaise in France.-High school and college:Banks starred at Westinghouse High School in Chicago...
were first team All-Chicago Public School League and Martell was second team. As a 5 in 8 in (1.73 m) second team All-state selection, he signed with Loyola. He was also recruited by Rhode Island
Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
The Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Ten Conference representing the University of Rhode Island. The team is currently coached by Jim Baron, who is in his 10th year...
, Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball
The Northern Illinois Huskies Basketball team is the basketball team that represent Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1996. The Huskies are...
and Southwestern Louisiana
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school competes in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home...
. Loyola head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Larry Farmer
Larry Farmer
Larry Farmer is a professor of law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is also noted for pioneering the method of document assembly.- Career :...
was advised to recruit Bailey by his former head coach John Wooden
John Wooden
John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...
.
College
Bailey began contributing in his first moments on the court at Loyola in 1999, and he is credited with saving a game as a freshman. Bailey had the ability to slam dunkSlam dunk
A slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was...
the basketball. At Loyola, Bailey earned 2000–01 and 2001–02 first team All-Horizon League recognition and 2002–03 second team recognition (along with his brother who was also on the second team that season). He was also a 2001–02 All-Tournament Team selection.
Although the Bailey brothers played each other as Horizon League foes several times, the most notable was the 2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the end of the 2001–02 regular season. The tournament was hosted by Cleveland State University.-Seeds:...
where the fifth-seeded Ramblers (17-12) and sixth-seeded Flames (19-13) opposed each other in the championship game for a 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...
invitation with the entire family in attendance. Although David made the All-Tournament team, younger brother Martell's team prevailed by one point in overtime
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
, with Martell making a steal
Steal (basketball)
In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
of a pass by David with 13 seconds remaining. David scored 35 points, while Martell only contributed 3 field goals
Field goal (basketball)
In basketball, the term field goal refers to a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the distance of the attempt from the basket. "Field Goal" is the official terminology used by the National Basketball Association in their rule book,...
, but all of Martell's field goals came in overtime, including one following the crucial steal. Nonetheless, the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
described David's gritty efforts on the season as heroic.
During his career, he was named Horizon League Player of the Week three times (January 22, 2001; November 26, 2001 and December 3, 2001). He was also a 2001–02 All-Tournament Team selection.
He led the Horizon League in assists in 2000–01 with 170 in 28 games for a 6.1 average and led the league in scoring the subsequent season with 651 points in 30 games for a 21.7 average. Bailey retired as the tenth leading scorer in Horizon League history in 2003 with 1933 points. This ranked him as the third-leading scorer in Loyola Ramblers history, and he retired as the Loyola leader in three point shots made. In his final career home game, he opposed his brother.
Professional career
He played in the Ligue Nationale de BasketballLigue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
(Pro A) for a few years including a year each with Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
, BCM Gravelines and Hyères-Toulon Var Basket
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket is a professional basketball club based in Hyères and Toulon, France playing in the Pro A.Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between the Espace 3000 in Hyères and the Palais des Sports in Toulon....
. He has also played in the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
for the Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls Skyforce
The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a professional basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. They are based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The team plays at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Skyforce began in the CBA in 1989...
and Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a team of the NBA Development League, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is the home venue for the team. The team is the first minor league basketball franchise to play in Fort Wayne since the Fort Wayne Fury...
.
Personal
Bailey's family included his mother, Linda Riley, his father, David Bailey, two older brothers and younger sister, Dakita.External links
- Bailey archive by the Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
- College stats at Sports-reference.com