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Amari Bailey
Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California Mr. Basketball. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning all-freshman honors in the Pac-12 Conference in his only season. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft.
Bailey was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Johanna Leia (original surname Edelberg), a social media influencer and former Ford model, and former NFL Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Aaron Bailey; the two eventually split. Edelberg is Jewish, as is Amari.
Bailey grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised by Edelberg. Attending Skinner West Elementary School in the West Loop neighborhood in the Near West Side, he was the most talked about 7th grade basketball player in Chicago. In 2017, when he was 12 years old he and his mother were featured when he was in middle school in Bringing Up Ballers, a Lifetime reality show that followed Chicago-area entrepreneur mothers of basketball players.
He moved to Chatsworth, California, in the Los Angeles area to play for Sierra Canyon School ('22) in Chatsworth. As a freshman, Bailey helped his team win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division state title. As a junior, he averaged 29.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game.
He was named California Mr. Basketball, the MaxPreps.com California Player of the Year, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Player of the Year, and Gold Coast League MVP. He also earned All-CIF Open Division honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior. He was selected as a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2021–22.
Bailey was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. At age 13, while in eighth grade, he committed to playing college basketball for DePaul, but he decommitted before starting high school. He later committed to UCLA as a high school freshman, before decommitting again eight months later when their coach, Steve Alford, was fired. On February 17, 2021, Bailey recommitted to UCLA and their new coach, Mick Cronin.
Bailey was seen as the number one player by every recruiting service entering the summer off his senior season, before he suffered an injury which resulted in Bailey missing playing in the AAU circuit and early parts of Sierra Canyon season. 247Sports ranked Bailey as the third-best combo guard in his high school class, and ESPN ranked him the No. 2 shooting guard and No. 5 in the nation among all players in his high school class.
Bailey began the 2022–23 season winning the Pac-12 Conference's freshman of the week award twice, and had a couple of 19-point games against Pepperdine and Stanford. He was injured against Kentucky when the Wildcats' center Oscar Tshiebwe stepped on his left foot. Bailey aggravated his injury the following game. From December 30, 2022, until January 26, 2023, he was sidelined for seven games due to discomfort in his foot. On February 9, Bailey scored 24 points in a win against Oregon State. After UCLA's best defender, Jaylen Clark, suffered a season-ending leg injury in the regular-season finale, Bailey assumed the task of defending the opposition's top perimeter player, and he also increased his scoring.
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Amari Bailey
Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California Mr. Basketball. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning all-freshman honors in the Pac-12 Conference in his only season. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft.
Bailey was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Johanna Leia (original surname Edelberg), a social media influencer and former Ford model, and former NFL Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Aaron Bailey; the two eventually split. Edelberg is Jewish, as is Amari.
Bailey grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised by Edelberg. Attending Skinner West Elementary School in the West Loop neighborhood in the Near West Side, he was the most talked about 7th grade basketball player in Chicago. In 2017, when he was 12 years old he and his mother were featured when he was in middle school in Bringing Up Ballers, a Lifetime reality show that followed Chicago-area entrepreneur mothers of basketball players.
He moved to Chatsworth, California, in the Los Angeles area to play for Sierra Canyon School ('22) in Chatsworth. As a freshman, Bailey helped his team win the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division state title. As a junior, he averaged 29.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game.
He was named California Mr. Basketball, the MaxPreps.com California Player of the Year, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Player of the Year, and Gold Coast League MVP. He also earned All-CIF Open Division honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior. He was selected as a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2021–22.
Bailey was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class, according to major recruiting services. At age 13, while in eighth grade, he committed to playing college basketball for DePaul, but he decommitted before starting high school. He later committed to UCLA as a high school freshman, before decommitting again eight months later when their coach, Steve Alford, was fired. On February 17, 2021, Bailey recommitted to UCLA and their new coach, Mick Cronin.
Bailey was seen as the number one player by every recruiting service entering the summer off his senior season, before he suffered an injury which resulted in Bailey missing playing in the AAU circuit and early parts of Sierra Canyon season. 247Sports ranked Bailey as the third-best combo guard in his high school class, and ESPN ranked him the No. 2 shooting guard and No. 5 in the nation among all players in his high school class.
Bailey began the 2022–23 season winning the Pac-12 Conference's freshman of the week award twice, and had a couple of 19-point games against Pepperdine and Stanford. He was injured against Kentucky when the Wildcats' center Oscar Tshiebwe stepped on his left foot. Bailey aggravated his injury the following game. From December 30, 2022, until January 26, 2023, he was sidelined for seven games due to discomfort in his foot. On February 9, Bailey scored 24 points in a win against Oregon State. After UCLA's best defender, Jaylen Clark, suffered a season-ending leg injury in the regular-season finale, Bailey assumed the task of defending the opposition's top perimeter player, and he also increased his scoring.