Janelle Bailey

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Janelle Bailey
No. 44, 30North Carolina Tar Heels
Position Center
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-05-04) May 4, 1999 (age 25)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school Providence Day
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (2017–2021)
Career highlights
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Spain Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 China

Janelle Bailey (born May 4, 1999) is an American women's basketball player. In 2016, she won a bronze medal as the starting center on Team USA at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. [1] After playing at the University of North Carolina, Bailey went undrafted in the 2021 WNBA draft. On April 24, 2021, she signed a rookie-scale contract with the New York Liberty. However, a week prior to the start of the regular season, Bailey was waived by the team.

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High school

Bailey won three state titles and scored more than 1,000 points while attending Providence Day School in Charlotte. In 2017, she was named a McDonald's All-American [2] and USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.

Career statistics

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017–18 UNC 313132.348.50.068.69.10.90.61.22.215.3
2018–19 UNC 323133.147.126.175.28.71.10.70.71.716.7
2019–20 UNC 272732.841.244.480.79.31.90.81.22.814.5
2020–21 UNC 242428.748.113.371.18.21.10.70.51.713.6
Career11411331.946.323.574.48.91.20.70.92.115.1
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

Personal

Bailey was born in New York City to Hessard and Kim Bailey. Hessard was born in Jamaica and had experience as an amateur boxer and Kim ran track in high school. At the age of 2, the family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina.

References

  1. "Bronze medalist Janelle Bailey steps up her game for big sister". ABC News.
  2. "Janelle Bailey on McDonald's All American honor: 'It's something that I'll cherish'". USA TODAY High School Sports. 15 February 2017.
  3. "Janelle Bailey College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.