Martell Bailey
| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 9, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
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| High school |
George Westinghouse (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | UIC (2001–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004 / Undrafted |
| Position | Point guard |
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Martell Bailey is an American basketball player who is most notable for his time spent as point guard for the UIC Flames men's basketball team from 2001 to 2004. He was the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leader and holds the Horizon League records for single-season and career assists in conference games. He was a two-time second team All-Horizon League selection, and he led the Flames to three of the four post season tournaments they have ever participated in, including two of their three NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. Bailey's three seasons at UIC are the school's only consecutive 20-win seasons and culminated with a school record 24 wins. He was not accorded a fourth year of eligibility for academic reasons.
He is the younger brother, crosstown Horizon League foe and former George Westinghouse College Prep teammate of David Bailey. The brothers' tenure in the league overlapped for two seasons, including one in which they were both All-League honorees. In head-to-head competition, Martell and the Flames defeated David and the Ramblers four out of five times, including a Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament championship game in which both were key performers.
As a high school basketball player, he was a three-time Chicago Tribune boys basketball Athlete of the Week who earned multiple All-State recognitions and led his high school basketball teams to a 132–3 record during his career. As a senior, he played for the first high school basketball team to achieve a sellout at the United Center. The team did so in the game in which they won the Chicago Public School League basketball tournament. During the season, the team had been ranked number one by USA Today. He was also a member of an Amateur Athletic Union junior national championship team.
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