Janelle Bailey
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.
| No. 44, 30 – North Carolina Tar Heels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 4, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Providence Day (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | North Carolina (2017–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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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
| GP | Games 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2017–18 | UNC | 31 | 31 | 32.3 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 68.6 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 15.3 |
| 2018–19 | UNC | 32 | 31 | 33.1 | 47.1 | 26.1 | 75.2 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 2019–20 | UNC | 27 | 27 | 32.8 | 41.2 | 44.4 | 80.7 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 14.5 |
| 2020–21 | UNC | 24 | 24 | 28.7 | 48.1 | 13.3 | 71.1 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| Career | 114 | 113 | 31.9 | 46.3 | 23.5 | 74.4 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 15.1 | |
| 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
- "Bronze medalist Janelle Bailey steps up her game for big sister". ABC News.
- "Janelle Bailey on McDonald's All American honor: 'It's something that I'll cherish'". USA TODAY High School Sports. 15 February 2017.
- "Janelle Bailey College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.