David Bailey (born March 3, 1981) is an American professional

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player. He is most notable for his time spent as

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for the

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team from 1999 to 2003. He was a three-time All-

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selection (two-time first team), a Horizon League

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champion, a Horizon League assists champion and Horizon League All-Tournament team selection. He is the older brother of crosstown Horizon League foe and former

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teammate 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

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championship game in which both were key performers.

High school

As a , 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

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were first team All-Chicago Public School League and Martell was second team. As a second team All-state selection, he signed with Loyola. He was also recruited by

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and Southwestern Louisiana. Loyola

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was advised to recruit Bailey by his former head coach

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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

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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

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where the fifth-seeded Ramblers (17–12) and sixth-seeded Flames (19–13) opposed each other in the championship game for a

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invitation with the entire family in attendance. Although David made the All-Tournament team, younger brother Martell's team prevailed by one point in

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, with Martell making a

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of a pass by David with 13 seconds remaining. David scored 35 points, while Martell only contributed 3

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, but all of Martell's field goals came in overtime, including one following the crucial steal. Nonetheless, the ''

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'' 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

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s made. In his final career home game, he opposed his brother.

Professional career

Bailey began his career in the

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(CBA) with the

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during the 2003–04 season, where he was named the CBA Rookie of the Year. He won a CBA championship with the

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in 2005. He played in the

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(Pro A) for a few years including a year each with

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and

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. He has also played in the

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(KML) in

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for

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and in the

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for the

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and

Personal

Bailey's family included his mother, Linda Riley, his father, David Bailey, two older brothers and younger sister, Dakita.

Notes

External links

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