James Bailey (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 21, 1957 New Jersey Nets |
| 1982–1984 | Houston Rockets |
| 1984–1986 | New York Knicks |
| 1986–1987 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1987–1988 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1988–1989 | Glaxo Verona |
| 1990 | Turboair Fabriano |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 5,246 (8.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,988 (5.0 rpg) |
| Blocks | 521 (0.9 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
James L. Bailey (born May 21, 1957) is an American former professional
. He ended his NBA career with 5,246 total points.While at Rutgers, Bailey was a formidable player, displaying a strong inside presence in addition to possessing great leaping ability. He was famous for his conversion of "alley-oop" passes into slam dunks. The rule allowing dunking was re-instituted in college basketball beginning with the 1976–77 season, Bailey's sophomore year. Bailey's slam dunks were an immediate sensation at Rutgers, and Bailey led the team with 88 dunks as a sophomore. He increased this number to 116 as a junior. However, as a senior, he was met with constant double and triple teaming, and Rutgers' opponents "held" him to 79 dunks as a senior.
The Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA basketball Final Four in 1976, Bailey's freshman year, arriving with a 31–0 record. However, they were defeated by Michigan in the national semi finals, and then lost to UCLA in the 3rd place (consolation) game.
Bailey is number three on the Rutgers all-time scoring list (2,034 points),[1] and second in career rebounds behind Phil Sellers (1,047). He is also the second leading shot-blocker in Rutgers history behind Roy Hinson.
Bailey went on to capture All-America honors from
Bailey's #20 jersey was retired by Rutgers in 1993, and he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame in the same year.
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
- ^ rvc73 (2017-11-21). "When Rutgers Basketball had a nationally recognized star". On the Banks. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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External links
- James Bailey at basketball-reference.com