Dad and I arguing, and he calls me a hot dog nobody likes a hot dog, this and that and I say: I do, with mustard and ketchup. My mom says: Oh baby, you didnt just say that., We had a come-to-Jesus meeting with Dad. Libras. He hit double figures in all 110 high school games. Because his father was that good, that famous. There was the time in Virginia when … Well, well get to Virginia. In his senior season, 199394, with many of the team's previous stars having graduated, Bailey served as the team's leader. We just had a lot of heart. But his wife, Stacey, whom he had first dated when they were Bedford middle school students and who had recently been the high school's cheerleading coach, urged Damon to take the job at least. Wear his number. Certainly not in a basketball arena. Damon played, his daughters played, and then his son. 1 seeds for Pac-12? More: Damon Bailey's dad dies in motorcycle accident, mom flown to hospital. Before a crowd of more than 41,000 people at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis the most people to ever attend a high school basketball game Bailey scored 30 points, including his team's final 11, in a 6360 come-from-behind win. %link% He and Damon went there to get up some shots, and pretty soon his son was rampaging: games of 28, 41 and 34 points over the next two weeks. A few clouds. It starts: How would you like to play before 35,000 people at the Carrier Dome? Damon never told his dad about the letter. Because his father was that good, that famous. The team finished 1110 in Bailey's first coaching year. Why does he find these challenges and seek them out, running them over when he could just as easily run around them, or easier still, run away from them? Continuing his Indiana journey, he was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft. His. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. After that it was craziness, like the time two fans showed up on Wendell Baileys front yard to pluck blades of grass from Damon Baileys home. Of course she can. See, Ive never seen this kid before, never even seen his picture, but his name is Brayton Bailey and probably youve heard of his father and … Hes on Court 4, the guy at the ticket table says. Damon Bailey (born October 21, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Its why he wears No. Bailey was selected with the 44th overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft by his hometown team the Indiana Pacers. For us, weve just tried to teach them the right way to handle it, Damon says. Damon smiles for the photo like the honor is his. The third installment: Whatever happened to Indianas Damon Bailey. Damon coached his girls at BNL, you may recall, and. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "[4], Bailey finished his high school career having appeared in three state Final Fours and scoring a record 3,134 points, a record that still stands today. Discover Damon Bailey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. 22. [14], Last edited on 30 September 2022, at 23:04, "Indiana basketball legend Damon Bailey joins women's hoops at Butler", "Damon Bailey resigns as Butler women's basketball assistant coach", "Sportswriter Memories: Bailey lived up to his billing", "College Basketball: Top 10 Performances in Kentucky vs. Indiana History", "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL;Guard-Rich Pacers Release Damon Bailey", "Above All Else, Damon Bailey Was a Winner", "TMnews.com Times-Mail: Bedford, Indiana news", "Damon Bailey: 'I wouldn't change anything. In Bailey's first three seasons (199093), he and the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight's Indiana teams of 1974-76. Phone: (812) 277-5244, Dan Ryle - Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Central/Northwest Indiana HBW Sales Representative. For us, weve just tried to teach them the right way to handle it, Damon says. "[1] Due to the national and statewide popularity of Feinstein's book, Bailey's legend took off. He mistakenly said that former player Landon Turner, who was paralyzed in a car accident, had passed away. Youll recognize him.. I found this story on USA TODAY High School Sports and wanted to share it with you: Later that year, as Bailey was entering Bedford North Lawrence High School (BNL) and Feinstein's book was being published, the acclaimed basketball movie Hoosiers was released. I know people expect me to be like my dad, and Im not my dad, Im my own person. A good question, in 1994, but lets move ahead to 2018. Baseball star McClure starting new athletic career with Illini football. Thats not fair., Braytons coach at Bedford North Lawrence, Matt Seifers, is telling me about two AAU tournaments. Think how hard it might be to be Damon Baileys son. When a child asked Knight a question about former Hoosiers player Damon Bailey, Knight seemed disoriented and did not respond, the Star reported. 1990 state champion Damon Bailey reflects on the pressures of media attention. Miami of Ohio. Bailey scored 20 points in that game and BNL trailed 4746 after three quarters, but he fouled out with 2:06 to go and the opposing team led by Lyndon Jones and Jay Edwards prevailed 7061 en route to their third straight state title. Bailey's performance in the upset earned him a spot on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which has since become an iconic image among Indiana fans. For years Ive heard Damon is humble like this, remarkable for someone so famous that a stranger once snuck onto his lawn to grab a few blades of grass, and it sure seems true. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius. My dad wore it, Brayton says of No. Thats pretty much it. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Around the country, even. I found this story on USA TODAY High School Sports and wanted to share it with you: But it didnt take. The game went to overtime, where Floyd Central won, but in the final seconds of regulation it was Brayton Bailey who drove into the lane and pivoted for room and didnt find any but scored anyway to force overtime. Before a crowd of more than 41,000 people at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis the most people to ever attend a high school basketball game Bailey scored 30 points, including his team's final 11, in a 63-60 come-from-behind win. Ive always told my kids: However good I was, and that can be debated, I dont want them to be as good as me, I dont want them to play like me, Damon says. Was he a combination of Jack Armstrong, Superman, King Kong, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird? He was a tailback, and not the kind that gets the ball and runs away from people. Reminds me of the last time I saw Damon, at a Butler game earlier this year. During the investigation, it was found that a 2005 Nissan Altima driven by Jacob Waltermire, was attempting to pass a tractor-trailer and noticed an oncoming motorcycle. I know people expect me to be like my dad, and Im not my dad, Im my own person. Indiana basketball great Damon Bailey watches Monday as his son, Brayton Bailey, a Bedford North Lawrence junior, compete in the 16th annual IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Boys Showcase at Ben Davis. Low 31F. But thats it. He still went to pizza parties after games. Its something put on them by outside people, but us internally, me and my wife, my mom and dad, we just enjoy watching our kids play.. They captured two Big Ten crowns in 199091 and 199293, and during the 199192 season reached the Final Four. He has a hat pulled low over his head, but this is still Indiana, and Damon Bailey still cant hide here. Oh, you bet it was. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. As a player, Hoosiers consider Oscar Robertson nonpareil: two-time state high school champion, three-time College Player of the Year, All-American and national scoring champion; as a pro, a man who triple-doubled so commonly there wasnt such a term. He loves it. Heres a guy who scored nearly 5,000 points in high school and college, made the 1998 All-CBA first team but never stuck in the NBA: And in my case, he says of the absurdity of expectations, thats a failure., In Braytons case, Damon Bailey is saying of his only son, if he doesnt go to IU, if he doesnt play professional basketball, hes not a failure. It happens all the time., So does this: Opposing gyms using Brayton Baileys background as a bludgeon. The strengths of this sign are being cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, social, while weaknesses can be indecisive, holding a grudge and self-pity. A few years later, Damon Bailey gets a letter from Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim. Phone: (812) 583-5298, Kyle Workman - Northeastern Indiana, White Oil HBW Sales Representative. After taking in the game, Knight remarked to his assistant coaches that "Damon Bailey is better than any guard we have right now. Bailey finished sixth on Indiana's all-time scoring list with 1,741 points. Phone: (260) 704-8713, Sandra Louden - Resource Services (JanSan Supplies) Sales Representative. Your email address will not be published. The other AAU tournament was a few years before that. Were not even in Indiana this is Virginia and Im thinking: This is unbelievable., But Im sure it happened, he says, and hes smiling. Damon Bailey (born October 21, 1971) is a retired American basketball player. He was sitting in the second row, trying not to be noticed. Bailey was named the head coach of the Lady Stars in May 2013, replacing Kurt Godlevske, who left to be an assistant coach for the Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team. Well, he said hello. During the 199293 season, the 31-4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight. He averaged 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game for his career. I start thinking about it, and realize Brayton is a senior at BNL. 51 Year Old Basketball Player #8. First Name Damon. Wiki Biography, age, height, hu Naked Truth About Valeria Golino: Net Worth, Partn Indiana University Bloomington, Bedford North Lawrence High School, Brayton Bailey, Loren Bailey, Alexa Bailey, Indiana Mr. Basketball, Naismith Boy's High School Player of the Year. Brayton Bailey isnt finished growing, becoming whatever he will become. Damon Bailey was born on the 21st of October, 1971. Wear his number. Comparisons between the movie and Bailey's career were frequently made. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. Damon smiles for the photo like the honor is his. Was he a little of all of those things?, Indiana basketball great Damon Bailey watches Monday as his son, Brayton Bailey, a Bedford North Lawrence junior, compete in the 16th annual IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Boys Showcase at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Its 2018, and were sitting in the bleachers at Ben Davis. In front of us, Brayton is driving and finishing on the left side, using the rim to ward off 6-5 David Ejah of Fort Wayne Carroll. With such talented teammates around him, Bailey largely served as a role player, averaging 11.3 points per game his first three years. Im sitting with the family, asking Damon how Brayton has so adroitly handled the pressure of playing this sport in this state. Ive spent a lot of time telling him to take a shot, his coach at Bedford North Lawrence, Matt Seifers, is saying by phone from Bedford. Bailey coached his two daughters as BLN's girls basketball coach, leading the. [10] He was named American Conference Player of the Week three times in his CBA career. One was in Indianapolis a few years ago. As of 2022, Damon Bailey's net worth is $100,000 - $1M. [fetch instagram= display=posts show=2 ]. Damon Bailey, 44, told police he believed someone was breaking into his home before firing his gun and striking his wife. Oscar. 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