Amari Bailey

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Amari Bailey
No. 10–Charlotte Hornets
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2004-02-17) February 17, 2004 (age 20)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Sierra Canyon (Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (2022–2023)
NBA draft 2023: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Charlotte Hornets
2023–present→Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Brazil Team

Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. In high school he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California Mr. Basketball. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning all-freshman honors in the Pac-12 Conference in his only season. He was selected by the Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft. Bailey made his NBA debut for the Hornets in November 2023.

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Early life

Bailey was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Johanna Leia (real surname Edelberg), a social media influencer and former Ford model, and former NFL Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Aaron Bailey; the two eventually split. [1] [2] [3] [4] His mother is Jewish, and he is Jewish. [2] [3] [5]

Bailey grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised by a single mother. [6] [7] [3] Attending Skinner West Elementary School in the West Loop neighborhood in the Near West Side, he was the most talked about 7th grade basketball player in Chicago. [8] [9] In 2017, when he was 12 years old he and his mother were featured when he was in middle school in Bringing Up Ballers, a Lifetime reality show that followed Chicago-area entrepreneur mothers of basketball players. [10] [7] [11] [12]

High school career

He moved to Chatsworth, California, in the Los Angeles area to play for Sierra Canyon School ('22) in Chatsworth. [13] [7] [14] As a freshman, Bailey helped his team win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division state title. [14] [15] As a junior, he averaged 29.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game. [16]

He was named California Mr. Basketball, the MaxPreps.com California Player of the Year, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Player of the Year, and Gold Coast League MVP. [17] [18] [19] He also earned All-CIF Open Division honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior. [17] He was selected as a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2021-22. [20]

Recruiting

Bailey was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. At age 13, while in eighth grade, he committed to playing college basketball for DePaul, but he decommitted before starting high school. [21] [22] He later committed to UCLA as a high school freshman, before decommitting again eight months later when their coach, Steve Alford, was fired. [23] [24] On February 17, 2021, Bailey recommitted to UCLA and their new coach, Mick Cronin. [24] [25]

Bailey was seen as the number one player by every recruiting service entering the summer off his senior season, before he suffered an injury which resulted in Bailey missing playing in the AAU circuit and early parts of Sierra Canyon season. [26] 247Sports ranked Bailey as the third-best combo guard in his high school class, and ESPN ranked him the No. 2 shooting guard and No. 5 in the nation among all players in his high school class. [27] [17]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Amari Bailey
SG 		Chicago, IL Sierra Canyon (CA)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)Feb 17, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 13   247Sports: 10   ESPN: 5
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UCLA 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  • "2022 UCLA Bruins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

College career

Bailey began the 2022–23 season winning the Pac-12 Conference's freshman of the week award twice, and had a couple of 19-point games against Pepperdine and Stanford. [28] [29] He was injured against Kentucky when the Wildcats' center Oscar Tshiebwe stepped on his left foot. Bailey aggravated his injury the following game. [30] From December 30, 2022, until January 26, 2023, he was sidelined for seven games due to discomfort in his foot. [28] [31] [32] [33] On February 9, Bailey scored 24 points in a win against Oregon State. [34] After UCLA's best defender, Jaylen Clark, suffered a season-ending leg injury in the regular-season finale, Bailey assumed the task of defending the opposition's top perimeter player, and he also increased his scoring. [35] [36] [37]

In the Bruins' opener in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament, Bailey scored a career-high 26 points in a win over Colorado. [38] He had 19 points and seven rebounds in the finals, which UCLA lost 61–59 to Arizona. [39] He was named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 Tournament team. [40] He helped the Bruins advance to the Sweet 16 of the 2023 NCAA tournament, averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 assists while converting 49.5% of his field goals and 38.9% of his three-pointers. In the six games after Clark's injury, Bailey averaged 17.3 points and shot 56.1%. He ended the 2022-23 season with averages of 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 30 games, including 28 starts. [41] [42] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. [43]

After the season, he declared for the NBA draft. [41]

Professional career

Bailey was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 41st overall pick. [42] On July 14, 2023, he signed a two-way contract with the Hornets. [44] Playing for the Hornets in the 2023 NBA Summer League, he averaged nine points in 16 minutes per game, as at 19 years of age he was the 10th-youngest player in the league. [45] [46] On November 17, 2023, he made his G-League debut with the Greensboro Swarm, and scored 26 points. [47]

NBA

Bailey made his NBA debut on November 12, 2023, for the Hornets against the New York Knicks. [48]

National team career

Bailey represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Brazil. He averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal. [49]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Charlotte 1006.5.333.125.857.9.7.3.02.3
Career1006.5.333.125.857.9.7.3.02.3

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 UCLA 302826.9.495.389.6983.82.21.1.311.2

Personal life

Bailey's father, Aaron, played football for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. [50]

See also

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