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Terrance Bailey
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Terrance Bailey (born July 3, 1965) is an American former basketball player who led NCAA Division I in scoring as a junior in 1985–86. A native of Newark, New Jersey, Bailey played at Wagner College for four years and established himself as one of the Northeast Conference's all-time greatest players.
Key Information
Raised in Ewing Township, New Jersey,[1] Baily played prep basketball at Ewing High School.[2]
Bailey played in 110 career games for the Wagner Seahawks and scored a conference record 2,591 points, nearly 300 more than the next closest player. In his NCAA-leading junior season, he averaged 29.4 points per game, was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, an honorable mention All-American and was in his second of an unmatched three consecutive first team all-conference seasons. He once had back-to-back 40 point games and was named Sports Illustrated's Player of the Week. The New York Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association twice named him to their All-Met team. After his collegiate career ended, Bailey was selected in the second round (42nd overall) of the 1987 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks but never got to play in the league. He then played overseas, notably with the Presto Tivolis, in the Philippine Basketball Association in 1989.
As of 2013, he lived in Trenton where he worked as a pre-school teacher.[3] He was awarded a bachelor's degree in 2021 from Wagner College with a major in education and minors in speech and theater.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Price, Jay. "Mahala doesn't 'horse' around at the Shore", Staten Island Advance, July 8, 1987. Accessed July 8, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "And then there's Terrance Bailey. Bailey, the second-round draft choice of the Atlanta Hawks, made grew his up in Ewing Township, just outside Trenton, but he basketball reputation over the last four years at Wagner College."
- ^ a b Franko, Kyle. "Thirty years later, basketball star Terrance Bailey graduating from Wagner College", The Trentonian, August 26, 2021. Accessed July 8, 2025. "Terrance Bailey knew he would stand out.... Thirty years since he last set foot in a classroom on campus at the Staten Island school, Bailey is scheduled to walk in the college’s graduation on Friday morning, earning a bachelor’s degree in education with a speech and theatre minor.... Bailey starred at Ewing High and earned a scholarship to Wagner in the mid-80s."
- ^ Gordon, Cormac. "Former Wagner College basketball player Terrance Bailey in good company", Staten Island Advance, February 14, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2015. "It turns out, not surprisingly, that Bailey liked being included with those Hall of Famers a whole lot. 'Wow,' the 47-year-old said after hearing the list over the phone Tuesday night in his Trenton home."
- "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- "Hall of Fame: Terrance Bailey". Wagner Athletics. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- "Atlanta Hawks Draft Choices - Last 20 Years". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- "Northeast Conference Announces 25th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team". northeastconference.org. The Northeast Conference. January 5, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- "Terrance Bailey". The Draft Review. Retrieved January 20, 2011.