Jerryd Bayless

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Jerryd Bayless
College University of Arizona
Sport Basketball
Position Shooting guard
Jersey # 0
Class Freshman
Career 2007 – present
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg)
Nationality USA
Born August 20, 1988 (1988-08-20) (age 19)
Phoenix, Arizona
High school St. Mary's High School,
Phoenix, Arizona

Jerryd Bayless (born August 20, 1988 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American basketball player formerly with the Arizona Wildcats. In his freshman season, he averaged a team-high of 19.7 points per game while picking up an average of 2.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists.[1] His team finished the season with an 18–13 record (8–10 in the Pac-10), including a loss to West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[2] After the season, he decided to declare early for the 2008 NBA Draft.[3] ESPN's Chad Ford predicted that Bayless would be selected fifth in the draft.[4]

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] High school

  • Named to the 2007 USA Basketball Junior National Select Team
  • Named to the 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team which went on to win a bronze medal in the FIBA World Championship.
  • Four-time Arizona Republic All-Arizona team selection (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
  • Ranked as the No. 9 overall recruit and the No. 2 shooting guard by both Scout.com[5] and Rivals.com.[6]

Source:[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Arizona Wildcats Statistics - 2007-08. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  2. ^ Arizona Wildcats Schedule - 2007-08. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ "Bayless declares eligibility for NBA Draft", The Sports Network, 2008-04-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. 
  4. ^ NBA Lottery Mock Draft. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  5. ^ Jerryd Bayless. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  6. ^ Jerryd Bayless. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  7. ^ Jerryd Bayless. Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
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