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Thurl Bailey
American basketball player
Bailey, circa 1988 | |
| Born | (1961-04-07) April 7, 1961 (age 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| High school | Bladensburg (Bladensburg, Maryland) |
| College | NC State (1979–1983) |
| NBA draft | 1983: 1st round, 7th overall pick |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 1983–1999 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 41 |
| 1983–1991 | Utah Jazz |
| 1991–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1994–1995 | Panionios |
| 1995–1997 | Polti Cantù |
| 1997–1998 | Olimpia Stefanel Milano |
| 1999 | Utah Jazz |
| Points | 11,834 (12.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,718 (5.1 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,086 (1.2 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Thurl Lee Bailey (born April 7, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career spanned from 1983 to 1999 with the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bailey has been a broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah— in addition to work as an inspirational speaker, singer, songwriter, and film actor. Bailey garnered the nickname "Big T" during his basketball career.
Basketball career
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GENRE
Biography
RELEASED
2020
18 December
PUBLISHER
Big T Productions
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Thurl Bailey
Thurl Bailey inspires others to win whatever the odds or disappointments, from the youth to the corporate world. Master storyteller and accomplished speaker, he inspires companies and individuals to focus on what matters most; to persevere, build winning teams, encourage peak performance, develop leadership, and discover opportunity in change.
Twice Bailey has led teams from far behind to win national championships. His most recognized title was the 1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack team which beat the famed University of Houston Cougars. That national championship game was selected by Sports Illustrated as the greatest sports ending in the 20th century.
Baileyâs new book, "Team of Destiny," chronicles that incredible journey and teaches readers how his coach Jim Valvano led a group of passionate young men to be the best team in college basketball and what it takes to develop a âChampionship Mindsetâ.
Because of Baileyâs outstanding leadership skills and the quality of his character, as well as his impressive basketball skills, he was drafted by the Utah Jazz as the 1983 7th overall pick of the N. B.A. Draft. Bailey spent twelve of his sixteen-year professional basketball career in the NBA, and four years playing overseas, in Italy and Greece. His c