Mika Vukona
July 23, 2020
Brant Bailey
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 20/06/77
- Place of Birth: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 202
- Weight (KG): 102
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1996-00)
- NBL DEBUT: 4/09/05
- AGE AT DEBUT: 28
- LAST NBL GAME: 27/11/05
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: New Zealand 2006
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Brant Bailey was born in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Brant Bailey made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 28 years of age. He scored 22 points in his first game.
With the Breakers still searching for their first winning season, they chose not to re-sign Mike Chappell, the Breakers’ leading scorer from the past two seasons and appointed a new head coach Andrej Lemanis. Lemanis had played in the NBL during the 1980s and 1990s and spent the previous five seasons as a assistant coach with the Townsville Crocodiles.
Lemanis inherited a Breakers squad who had seen both its national team players, Pero Cameron (Gold Coast) and Dillon Boucher (Perth), leave for better opportunities on other NBL team’s.
Lemanis looked to build around its young turning core group, which included Aaron Olsen, Ben Pepper, Lindsay Tait and Paul Henare, who was named team captain with the departure of co-captain Pero Cameron.
Rugged defender Ben Thompson and New Zealand born Adrian Majstrovich (both via Perth) were added to the roster, as was the import duo of Rich Melzer and Brant Bailey.
The Breakers started the season poorly (1-5) and quickly made the decision to replace Bailey (18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists) with Brian Green (18.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.5 steals).
Lemanis’ first season in charge was not particularly memorable. During the season, the Breakers endured a team-worst eleven straight losses, but after making the personnel changes, the team split their final twelve games of the season and finished the regular season tenth out of eleven team’s (9-23).
Brant Bailey played one season in the NBL. He averaged 18.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 19 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 28 | New Zealand | 9-23 (10) | 19 | 653.0 | 348 | 115 | 36 | 41 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 78 | 74 | 116 | 277 | 42% | 10 | 45 | 22% | 106 | 138 | 77% | 51% | 44% | 37 | Totals | 19 | 653 | 348 | 115 | 36 | 41 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 78 | 74 | 116 | 277 | 41.9% | 10 | 45 | 22.2% | 106 | 138 | 76.8% | 52% | 44% | 37 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 28 | New Zealand | 9-23 (10) | 19 | 34.4 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 14.6 | 42% | 0.5 | 2.4 | 22% | 5.6 | 7.3 | 77% | 51% | 44% | 37 | Total | 19 | 34.4 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 14.6 | 41.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.2% | 0.5 | 2.4 | 76.8% | 52% | 44% | 37 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- United Kingdom - Birmingham Bullets (2000–2002) | Germany - Bayer Giants Leverkusen (2006–2008), Düsseldorf Giants (2008–2010) | Finland - Lappeenranta NMKY (2010–2011), Tampereen Pyrintö (2011–2012), Namika Lahti (2011–2012) | Canada - Halifax Rainmen (2012–2013)
Bailey joined Birmingham Bullets for the 2000 British Basketball League season, playing his first season in the United Kingdom.
During his Birmingham run (2000–2002), Bailey played alongside teammates including Rashod Johnson, Rob Paternostro, Jon O’Connell, Mark Lane, Emiko Etete, Danny Craven and Antonio Garcia, and in the 2001–02 British Basketball League season he was credited with a 34-point game in a Bullets performance where Johnson scored 39 and Paternostro scored 20.
After his time in Britain, Bailey later had stints in Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium, and he also played professionally in Venezuela, but specific team names and season-by-season statistics for those stops could not be verified from the sources reviewed.
Bailey moved to Germany for the 2006–07 Basketball Bundesliga season with Bayer Giants Leverkusen, appearing in 20 league games (6.2 points, 2.3 rebounds), then returning for 2007–08 and raising his production across 35 Bundesliga games (12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds) while also delivering 18.2 points per game during Leverkusen’s 2007–08 playoff quarterfinal series loss to Skyliners Frankfurt.
He followed coach Achim Kuczmann to the newly formed Düsseldorf Giants for the 2008–09 Bundesliga season, averaging 11.6 points and 4.0 rebounds across 30 league games, then remained with Düsseldorf in 2009–10 and played 24 league games (10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds).
Bailey joined Lappeenranta NMKY in Finland’s top division for the 2010–11 season, then played in Finland again in 2011–12, appearing for Tampereen Pyrintö and Namika Lahti, with his Pyrintö stint including teammates such as Kenneth Lowe and Antwine Williams, and his 2011–12 Finnish numbers including 2 Korisliiga games for Pyrintö (19.0 points, 2.5 rebounds), 2 EuroChallenge qualification games for Pyrintö (13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds), and 26 Korisliiga games for Namika Lahti (16.8 points, 5.7 rebounds).
Bailey joined Halifax Rainmen for the 2012–13 NBL Canada season and played 11 games (7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.7 assists), sharing that roster with teammates including Joey Haywood, Josiah Turner, Antoine Tisby and Eric Frederick.
COLLEGE
Bailey played college basketball at Wisconsin–Stevens Point during the 1996–97 season and competed with the Pointers from 1996 to 2000 in NCAA Division III and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In the 1996–97 season, Wisconsin–Stevens Point finished 19–8 overall under head coach Jack Bennett, and Bailey appeared as part of the rotation in his freshman campaign while the Pointers advanced to postseason WIAC tournament play.
During the 1997–98 season, Wisconsin–Stevens Point compiled a 22–6 overall record and 12–4 mark in conference play, qualifying for the NCAA Division III Tournament, with Bailey contributing as a returning backcourt player across conference and non-conference matchups.
In 1998–99, the Pointers went 24–4 overall and 14–2 in WIAC competition, advancing to the NCAA Division III Tournament, and Bailey remained part of a program that ranked among the top defensive teams in Division III in scoring defense and field-goal percentage defense that season.
During his senior season in 1999–2000, Wisconsin–Stevens Point finished 20–8 overall and 10–6 in conference play, again qualifying for postseason competition, with Bailey completing his collegiate eligibility as part of a four-year run that included multiple NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
Across his Wisconsin–Stevens Point career from 1996 to 2000, Bailey competed in WIAC conference play against programs including Wisconsin–Whitewater, Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Wisconsin–Oshkosh and Wisconsin–Stout as part of one of Division III’s most competitive leagues.
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