As good as Bailey was, he was not a flawless prospect. In fact, a lot of times, Id get toward the end of the game and think, Man, she didnt score much tonight. INDIANAPOLIS Courtney Bailey, the younger sister of Indiana basketball player Damon Bailey, has been hospitalized with leukemia, her high school basketball coach has confirmed. A long time ago, the good people of Indiana realized they were a bit unusual when it came to high school basketball, so they devised a catchy moniker for their obsession: During the Depression, Hoosier Hysteria meant big crowds on the opening night of hoops season even as the Depression pounded the economy because, a reporter wrote, the average Hoosier might go without shows, candy or other luxuries, but they must have their (high school) basketball. In 1939, it meant fans in Kokomo lining up outside the gym at 3 a.m. for season tickets that went on sale at 7 p.m. And in 1973, it meant 1.33 million people paid to attend postseason games about a quarter of the states population. In that game no one gave up the ball or got back on defense, and his purist's sensibilities were offended. This Is Us Season 4 began with an episode entitled "Strangers." 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. With :54 left, Zolman was fouled on a jumper in the paint following a steal. The IU basketball Twitter page expressed sympathies for the Bailey family. Theres no way shes scoring 50 against you guys! And I said, Kem, I watched her score 50 against NorthWood, and I know what type of team NorthWood is. Or that Sports Illustrated named him the best ninth grader in the country. For instance: During his senior season, scalpers sold $2.50 tickets for as much as $50. Baby Boomer is the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. The chants of Daddys better from the student sections during road games. Damon Bailey was drafted by Indiana Pacers, 2nd round (17th pick, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. In the semifinals, he scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added seven assists while rallying his team from a 14-point deficit. Tough, this guy is. It doesn't even make oblique mention of him. BEDFORD If nothing else, forgetting all the points and highlights during his four-year career, Brayton Bailey might be the toughest kid to ever wear a Bedford North Lawrence basketball uniform. But of all the crazy stats and stories, this is the most jarring: The Indianapolis News once estimated that Bailey played in front of more than half a million people. Brayton pops up, and neither Bailey kid says a word. INDIANAPOLIS Courtney Bailey, the younger sister of Indiana basketball player Damon Bailey, has been hospitalized with leukemia, her high school basketball coach has confirmed. But there was something else about him, something that made people say things that seem crazy in hindsight. But it turns out Zach isn't asking if Hailey slept with the man who was recently nominated for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Bob Knight was not the first person to say something outrageous about Damon Bailey. She made 10 of her 12 shot attempts in the first half, five of those from three-point range to give her 26 points at halftime. I didnt realize the will to win that he has. Hailey is hung up on some celebrity one-night stand she had, and Zach wants to know who. One recruiting service ranked him the 16th-best player in the country. Some, granted, came before my time. INDIANAPOLIS Courtney Bailey, the younger sister of Indiana basketball player Damon Bailey, has been hospitalized with leukemia, her high school basketball coach has confirmed. Her co-worker, Zach, is disappointed, but not surprised. Bonehead's store is where the men congregate in the mornings and talk hoops, except for the few minutes that Damon, having finished his morning workout, would come by for his usual breakfast of a ham salad sandwich. Hailey is hung up on some celebrity one-night stand she had, and Zach wants to know who. They'll say 'Oh, he's gonna miss this one' or 'He'll make that one.' There may have been a time when a team could compete in the state tourney without losing its sanity, a reporter once wrote, but that time has long since passed.. Still, that did not stop people from saying outrageous things. There was snow sputtering from the air as well, reminding him of the weather when he and his wife, Lynette, married each other on a cold, December day 22 years before. Damon Bailey is the greatest player in the history of Indiana high school basketball.. Damon Bailey was 13 at the time. It's just that after hearing his boss's initial evaluation and finally seeing the youngster play, Felling believed that Bailey could use a little seasoning. As the episode went on, viewers witnessed their entire relationship, until the series finally introduced him properly: Jack Damon, Kate's son, all grown up. If your company is in need of a full-service supplier for products related directly to heavy-duty maintenance, contact HBW at (812) 275-8888. According to a release by the Brown County (Ind.) But viewers know they will buckle down and go through with it, and that they'll succeed because Hailey is already here, at the hospital, thrilled to meet her new niece. There was Oscar Robertson, George McGinnis, Rick Mount, Jimmy Rayl and others. Ad-Venture Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. His post-high school career began inauspiciously enough. ", By third grade Bailey was a starter on the sixth-grade team, and he never lost a game as a seventh- or eighth-grader. Then make him slightly bigger and a little sturdier and give him a 39-inch vertical leap. WebDamon Bailey was born on the 21st of October, 1971. Do you have a sports website? But he didnt score in the second quarter, and his team fell behind. I would say what Kem was trying to do was very similar. Austin Hough can be reached at austin.hough@goshennews.com or at 574-538-2360. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Now all fans need to know is which celebrity she's trying to date. Shrug it off. Didnt listen. Gentlemen, just wait, hed say. Damon Baileys age is 51. When youre Damon Baileys son, when you follow in the footsteps of an Indiana legend, when you play on the court bearing his name, when you don his college number, its like living with the static from an AM radio station in your ears. One last bow. Four years into his NBA career he was averaging a career triple-double. I remember having 17 rebounds that game, too, which is abnormal of a guard. Or that he scored a school-record 40 points in front of 5,000 fans while battling the flu. That was just a love she had. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. All will miss him dearly. They had a piece of an icon. You just wanted to be alone in your own thoughts. Thats what weve lived by.. What theyre saying: "Legendary ranks high on the list of words cheapened by overuse. ". Selfishness. It was really fun., Geist: Obviously, I think everybody in the gym on both sides got chills when she did it. WebIn 2013, HBW acquired our sister company Resource Services LLC., specializing in janitorial, food service, paper products and general office supplies. The education details are not available at this time. "Not because we're a small school. Grass snatched from the yard of Damon Bailey. So, thats not much more than 22, 23 games a season at most that she ever played in a season, and she still got over 3,000 points. Self-centered. At meetings across the state, his elementary school principal introduced himself as being from Heltonville, home of Damon Bailey. Because of demand, his games were moved to Butlers Hinkle Fieldhouse or Indianapolis Market Square Arena, the home of the Pacers. But who is Hailey on This Is Us? He learned that lesson long ago. Damon Bailey was drafted by Indiana Pacers, 2nd round (17th pick, 44th overall), 1994 NBA Draft. David Kitchell, a reporter for the Kokomo Tribune, glanced at his coworker, David Kasey, with what he called a Bedfords in trouble look on his face. He shared his feeling with another Hoosier assistant, Royce Waltman. Shanna: I remember in the first quarter especially as a shooter you know when youre feeling it and you know when youre in the zone right away. She is just like my dad, Brayton said of the older sister. She turns him down, even as she admits he's probably her best friend. ", Felling didn't disagree with Knight about Bailey's extraordinary talent. Now he arrives at the end, ready to walk on Damon Bailey Court, escorted by his parents, for Senior Night on Tuesday, prior to facing Loogootee. The whispers and stares that surround a curiosity or celebrity when they walk past. Every single day. The 1970s were a "pivot of change", it was an era of economic struggle, cultural change, and technological innovation. Partly cloudy. Judged by Indiana high school standards, which are pretty stout, Bailey was unprecedentedly good. Shanna struggled in the third quarter by her standards, only scoring eight points in that frame to put her 16 away from the record. Damon Bailey is an Indiana basketball legend, a one-name identity in a state with several of those but only two who played their way to first-name familiarity. He scored 3,134 career points, the most in state history. Damon Bailey was born on October 21, 1971. He was just so far ahead of everybody in giving the ball up and seeing the flow. It's hard to know Damon Bailey birth time, but we do know his mother gave birth to his on a Thursday. The older, wiser basketball heads recalled only one other phenomenon sweeping across the state with such force. The day was Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002. WebDamon Bailey (born October 21, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. All of my kids, having played basketball and been in the spotlight, have to face the scrutiny from time to time. Damon Bailey was 13 at the time. Damon Bailey was born on October 21, 1971. Geist: We had our best defender on her and making every shot difficult, and so its not like she was getting all of her points from the line. You can follow us on Twitter:@daily_hoosier, The Daily Hoosier Where Indiana fans assemble when theyre not at Assembly. Doesnt matter how, just win. Family was so important to me, and I just wanted to be with my family and my friends. Give the poor kid a breather. Hahn is wrong, of course. It's up to me to get the job done.". As if scripted, Bailey is a freshman at Indiana this season, after a storied high school career at Bedford North Lawrence High near his home, the southern Indiana hamlet of Heltonville. He needed to score 858 points to become Indianas all-time leading scorer. With just a few minutes left, Bailey and Beford trailed 58-52. More than 41,000 people showed up, still the largest crowd to ever watch a high school basketball game. Zolman scored 50 points in the game, which gave her 2,870 for her career at the time. Damon Bailey was 13 at the time. The father of Indiana basketball legend Damon Bailey was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon and his mother was seriously injured, authorities said. She was diagnosed with disease last Thursday and has been hospitalized in Indianapolis. Courtney had gone thru leukemia when Damon was a freshman at IU, and she seemed to be doing well. If you're a blackguard in a Stephen King novel or a soon-to-be-offed double agent sprung from Robert Ludlum's imagination, making a cameo appearance in a No. It was an early afternoon tip-off time for the game. He rose to national prominence after being recruited by Indiana coach Bob Knight as an 8th grader, an unusual move at the time. It's neither the final chapter nor the final reel, not at age 18. 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