Maurice Edward Bailey (born October 30, 1981) is an American-Jamaican former professional

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player. He played the

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position.

High school and college career

Bailey who was Born in

Bronx, New York The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

, played his high school basketball at Southside High School in

Rockville Centre, New York Rockville Centre, commonly abbreviated as RVC, is an incorporated Village (New York), village located in the Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the South Shore (Long Island), South Shore of Long ...

. He went on to play

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, first with Rider (1999-00), and then with

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(2001–04).

Professional career

Bailey began his professional career with the

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club

SLUC Nancy Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

in 2004, then he moved to the French club Etendard de Brest in 2005, before returning to SLUC Nancy later that same year. He then moved to the Russian League club

Lokomotiv Rostov PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League. Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...

in 2006. He joined the

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club Olimpija Ljubljana in 2007, after that, he joined the Russian club Spartak Primorje in 2008. He moved to the Adriatic League club

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in 2009, and he then moved on to the Spanish League club Xacobeo Obradoiro in 2010. Bailey then joined the Greek League club

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founded i ...

.Eurocupbasketball.com – PANELLINIOS tabs play maker Bailey.
/ref> In 2011, he played for

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

, and in January 2012 he joined Latvian club VEF Rīga.

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileAdriatic League ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Maurice 1981 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American expatriate basketball people in Spain BC Spartak Primorye players BK VEF Rīga players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Olimpija players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Panellinios B.C. players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Sportspeople from Rockville Centre, New York Basketball players from Nassau County, New York Point guards Rider Broncs men's basketball players Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball players Shooting guards SLUC Nancy Basket players Basketball players from the Bronx Trabzonspor B.K. players American men's basketball players South Side High School (Rockville Centre) alumni