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Damon Bailey (born
October 21,
1971 in
Heltonville,
Indiana) is a retired American
basketball player, who has been regarded as a basketball idol in the
state of
Indiana since then-
Indiana University head coach
Bob Knight called him a "hot prospect" when Bailey was in eighth grade. His fame spread through the state after his four consecutive first-team all-state selections in high school. In
1990, at the
Hoosier Dome in
Indianapolis, the
Bedford North Lawrence High School Stars won the state championship in a comeback victory in front of a crowd of more than 41,000 people,(the most people to ever attend a high school basketball game), with Bailey scoring his team's final 11 points. He finished
high school as the state's all-time leading scorer, with 3,134 points during his basketball career. Bailey captured the title of Indiana's "
Mr. Basketball" during his senior year.
College career
After his high school years, Bailey played under Knight at
Indiana University, along with other IU greats, including
Calbert Cheaney,
Alan Henderson, and
Greg Graham. A four-year starter there, Bailey finished sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,741 points. He also garnered a third-team
All-American award, first-team All-Big Ten award, and he led IU to a
Final Four appearance in
1992.
Post-collegiate career
Bailey was selected with the 44th overall pick in the
1994 NBA Draft by his hometown
Indiana Pacers, much to the delight of
Hoosier fans. Indiana University basketball fans thought they'd get the chance to see Bailey play basketball in Indiana as a professional. However, Bailey was cut after one season on the team's injured list and a series of pre-season games the following year.
(External Link
) Bailey played in the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for a number of years before returning to Indiana to start a series of basketball camps for
kids. He was later employed as the boys'
basketball coach for his
alma mater,
Bedford North Lawrence High School. The team finished 11-10 in Bailey's first coaching year.
The Times-Mail in
Bedford, Indiana reported on
March 1,
2007 that Bailey had resigned as coach of BNL
(External Link) after two seasons. He is co-founder of Hawkins Bailey Warehouse in Bedford.
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