Samford University Athletics

Hard working wing player who possesses a variety of offensive skills . . . loves to play with his back to the basket and has a very soft touch around the goal . . . can knock down the open 3-point shot . . . worked hard to improve his strength and quickness in the offseason.
 
Junior (2012-13): Logged action in five games and tallied a total of 10 minutes of playing time . . . played a career-high four minutes in the Bulldogs’ key 75-62 victory at UT Martin on Dec. 19 . . . earned three minutes of playing time against The Citadel on Feb. 9, as Samford earned a pivotal 79-67 home victory . . . saw playing time at Wisconsin on Dec. 29, as he logged a minute of court action against the Badgers . . . earned a minute of game action versus Sam Houston State on Dec. 15 in a non-conference game held at the Pete Hanna     Center . . . logged a minute of playing time against Martin Methodist in Samford’s home-opening game of the 2012-13 season held Nov. 12 . . . against Miles College in exhibition play on Nov. 6, he finished with two points and a rebound in three minutes of game action . . . earned his third varsity letter.
 
Sophomore (2011-12): Earned playing time in six games for the Bulldogs and finished their key Southern Conference contest at Davidson (Feb. 15) with a career-high two rebounds . . . logged a career-high four minutes of playing time in the Samford’s 90-64 victory over Spring Hill on Dec. 17 . . . played three minutes against Sam Houston State on Dec. 28, and registered the first assist of his up-and-coming career . . . earned his first playing time of the regular season on Dec. 1 against UTSA as he came in for the final minute of the game . . . against Berry College in exhibition play on Nov. 7, he came off the bench to score five quick points in only six minutes of game action . . . finished 1-for-1 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the charity stripe versus Berry College . . . earned his second varsity letter.
 
Freshman (2010-11): Saw limited game action throughout the year and didn’t receive any playing time in the regular season . . . logged two minutes of playing time in the Bulldogs’ 72-47 exhibition victory against Lindsey Wilson on Nov. 8 . . . earned his first varsity letter.
 
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, Ga. . . . two-time First-Team All-Region 5-A selection . . . two-time First-Team All-Area selection . . . as a junior, he played shooting guard and averaged 20.4 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game . . . he also knocked down 43 percent of his field-goal attempts from 3-point range . . . as a senior, he was the Team Captain, played point guard and averaged 14 points and three assists per outing . . . amassed nearly 1,100 points in his illustrious high school career . . . scored 39 points in his first game as a junior, which was only one point shy of the school record . . . played AAU ball for the 17U Atlanta All-Stars.
 
Personal: Born June 9, 1992 . . . son of Erroll and Alise Bailey . . . his uncle, Gus Bailey, played basketball at UTEP and later in the NBA for the New Orleans Jazz . . . majoring in both finance and marketing.
 
ONE-ON-ONE WITH BAILEY
The strangest nickname I ever had was: The Bonius
I can’t imagine going a week without: music
I have to admit, I am really good at: karate
Favorite food: buffalo chicken pizza with pepperoni
Favorite movie: Forgetting Sarah Marshall