| Bryan Bailey |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Hempstead, N.Y.
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| High School:
South Side
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175
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| Position:
Guard
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| Experience:
3 year letterwinner
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Electrifying point guard who has developed into one of the premier talents in the Patriot League ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection and a legitimate candidate for conference player of the year honors ... has improved every season ... True team leader both on and off the court ... Possesses a diverse game, with an ability to stroke the long-range jumper, penetrate to the rim or distribute the ball ... Solid on the defensive end of the floor as well ... Fierce competitive drive rubs off on his teammates.
COACH FLANNERY ON BAILEY
“Bryan is a guy that seems to surprise you every day you coach him. He has a tremendous thirst for the game. Nobody is in the gym more than Bryan. When your best player is like that it really sets a tone. He actually seems to be quicker. We just have to keep from wearing him out.”
2000-01
All-Patriot League First Team selection ... Played in and started 27 games at the point ... Turned ankle in warmups at Holy Cross missed two games ... Team’s leading scorer at 17.7 ppg ... Ranked third in Patriot League in scoring, third in 3-point pct. (.436), fourth in steals (47) and seventh in assists (78) ... Tallied career-highs in points (30), free throws (17) and free throw attempts (19) vs. Lock Haven (11/18/00) ... Tied career best with eight assists at American (11/29/00) ... Set career-standard with nine rebounds at Cornell (12/9/00) ... Set career-high’s with five three-pointers on seven attempts at UMBC (12/30/00) ... Paced Bison with 22 points in OT win at Lafayette (1/13/01) ... Led Bucknell with 29 points on 8 of 10 shooting in win over Army (1/20/01).
1999-2000
Played in and started all 28 games for the Bison as the team’s point guard ... Finished second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game, and was 10th in the conference in scoring during Patriot League games (11.9) ... Was second on the team and fifth in the league in field goal percentage at .491 ... Ranked sixth in the conference in overall assists with 2.79 per game, and finished first in Patriot League play at 3.50 ... Scored in double-figures 17 times and led the Orange and Blue in scoring in seven contests ... Tallied a career-high 19 points against Princeton (12/7/99) after canning 7 of 9 shots from the field ... Had a career-high eight assists in win at Colgate (2/20/00), and was named to the Pepsi-Marist Classic All-Tournament team after helping Bucknell win its first in-season tournament title since 1989.
1998-99
Played in 23 games on the varsity level ... Scored 41 points (1.8 ppg) and handed out 20 assists in 240 minutes of action ... Tallied a season-high five points against both Army (1/13/99) and Lafayette (1/27/99) ... Dished a season-high three assists in three games, including against Lafayette in the Patriot League Championship game ... Over the last 18 games of the season, averaged over 12 minutes of play per game.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Earned two varsity letters in both basketball and football at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y. ... Was a captain in both sports ... Earned All-Long Island First Team honors in basketball as a senior and was the Class B Playoff MVP ... Earned Scholar-Athlete Award in football ... Business information systems major ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll last spring ... Son of Eileen and Bentley Bailey.
