Devan Bailey (born 10 May 1989) is a British basketball player.
College career
Devan played two seasons of college basketball at
Central Connecticut State
Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut ...
, appearing in a total of 61 games, before leaving after his second year in 2011.
Professional career
After having a trial with Italian
Seria A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsor (commercial), sponsorship with Gruppo TIM, TIM, is a professional league competition for Association football, football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system ...
giants
Victoria Libertas Pesaro in 2011, Bailey signed his first professional contract with
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...
team
Mersey Tigers
The Mersey Tigers were a professional basketball team based in the city of Liverpool, England. The club was established in 2007 as a start-up franchise of the British Basketball League, the country's elite competition. The Tigers started compe ...
. Throughout the
2011–2012 season, he averaged 9.4 points-per-game in 32 appearances. In 2012, he signed for
Manchester Giants where he was reunited with Coach
Jeff Jones who trained Bailey during his days in the
Manchester Magic
The Manchester Magic are an English basketball club from the city of Manchester in the northwest of England.
For the 2019-20 season, the Magic will compete in the National Basketball League Division 2 North. They play their home games at the ...
junior teams. In 30 games for the Giants, Bailey averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 assists. In 2013, Bailey signed for
Cheshire Phoenix
The Cheshire Phoenix are a professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port, England. Founded in 1984, they are members of the British Basketball League and play their home games at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. From 1993 until 2015 the team was ...
.
International
Bailey is part of the
Great Britain national basketball team
The Great Britain men's national basketball team (also known as GB Basketball or GB) represents Great Britain in international basketball competitions. The national team is administered by British Basketball.
The current governing body for th ...
, having earned 13 caps. He represented England at the 2012 event of the 3x3 World Championships in Greece.
[http://www.prossinsports.com/Player%20Bio%20Basketball%20Devan%20Bailey%20pdf.pdf ]
References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
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1989 births
Living people
English men's basketball players
Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball players
Cheshire Phoenix players
Mersey Tigers players
English sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Guards (basketball)
People from Rochford
Sportspeople from Essex
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
British expatriate basketball people in the United States
British expatriate basketball people in France
English expatriate sportspeople in France
Black British sportsmen
English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate basketball people in Portugal