Brendan Bailey

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Brendan Bailey in the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Height:
6-8
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Salt Lake City, Utah
High School:
American Fork HS

Honors and Awards:
2019-20
Marquette's Most Improved Player Award

2019-20 Season Notes (So.): One of two players to start all 30 games … Finished 14^th in the BIG EAST in rebounding (5.7 rpg.) in league games … Reached double figures in scoring on seven occasions … Registered first double-digit scoring performance of the season against Robert Morris (Nov. 23) with 10 points ... Poured in a career-high 27 points in the championship game of the Orlando Invitational against then-No. 5/8 Maryland on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor and a 7-of-12 mark from long range … Scored 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor in the BIG EAST opener at Creighton (1/1) … Netted 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the win over Butler on National Marquette Day (2/9) … Earned second letter.

2018-19 Season Notes (Fr.): Started first three games of his true freshman season and played in all 34 overall ... Averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game ... Finished fourth on MU with 16 blocks and had a season-best of four at Georgetown (Jan. 15) ... Played 27 minutes in that game at Georgetown with Markus Howard sidelined with a back injury and made big defensive plays down the stretch to help secure the win... Made NCAA regular season debut against UMBC in the season opener (Nov. 6), scoring five points along with a rebound and pair of blocks in 17 minutes of action ... Scored 10 points and added five rebounds against Charleston Southern (Nov. 27) in a home victory ... Posted 11 points in the regular season finale against Georgetown (March 9) ... Notched eight points, five rebounds and three steals in the NCAA First Round against Murray State (March 21).

High School: Top-100 nationally ranked recruit in the class of 2016 out of American Fork High School under head coach Doug Meacham … Helped team to the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2015-16 as a senior … As a junior, contributed 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … A third team all-state honoree and was tabbed to the all-tourney team at the Max Preps Holiday Classic … In 2013-14, he chipped in 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and helped the program to a semifinal appearance in the state playoffs … The Cavemen finished 17-9 that season and made their second-straight appearance in the final four … As a freshman, he also helped the squad to a state semifinal trip and an overall record of 17-9.

Personal: Born June 9, 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah … son of Thurl and Sindi Bailey … Has one brother, Bryson, and one sister, BreElle … Completed a two-year Mormon mission (2016-18) in Washington, D.C. … Father won a national championship at NC State (1983) and played in the NBA for 12 seasons … Majoring in journalism.