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Thurl Bailey
Center ·Utah Jazz ·NBA ·#41

Thurl Bailey

Age65 BornApr 7, 1961 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight98 kg CollegeNC State Draft1983 · #7
Career averages
12.6PPG
5.1RPG
1.4APG
1,012 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
12Seasons
1,012Games
12,799Career points
13.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 708 games · 1983-84 to 1998-99
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1983
All awards
Career highsSingle season
19.6PPG · 1987-88 · UTA
6.6RPG · 1984-85 · UTA
1.9APG · 1985-86 · UTA
16.3PER · 1987-88 · UTA
6.8Win shares · 1987-88 · UTA
Draft1983
1Round
7Overall pick
Selected by Utah Jazz · from NC State
Position rank1998-99
#33PPG rank
#31PER rank
#32Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 41 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Utah Jazz
1983-84 - 1998-99 · 10 seasons
14.0 PPG 5.5 RPG 1.6 APG
708 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
1991-92 - 1993-94 · 3 seasons
8.8 PPG 3.8 RPG 0.8 APG
220 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1983-84 UTA 81 54 24.8 8.5 5.7 1.6 0.5 1.5 51.2 0.0 75.2 12.9 3.6
1984-85 UTA 80 68 31.0 15.2 6.6 1.7 0.6 1.3 49.0 100.0 84.2 14.7 5.4
1985-86 UTA 82 13 28.8 14.6 6.0 1.9 0.5 1.4 44.8 0.0 83.0 15.0 4.0
1986-87 UTA 81 2 26.6 13.8 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.1 44.7 0.0 80.5 13.9 3.1
1987-88 UTA 82 10 34.2 19.6 6.5 1.9 0.6 1.5 49.2 33.3 82.6 16.3 6.8
1988-89 UTA 82 3 33.9 19.5 5.5 1.7 0.6 1.1 48.3 40.0 82.5 15.6 6.5
1989-90 UTA 82 33 31.5 14.2 5.0 1.7 0.4 1.2 48.1 0.0 77.9 13.4 4.6
1990-91 UTA 82 22 30.3 12.4 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.1 45.8 0.0 80.8 12.5 3.7
1991-92 NBA 84 18 25.0 11.3 5.8 0.9 0.4 1.4 44.0 0.0 79.6 - -
1991-92 MIN 71 18 25.0 11.7 5.7 0.8 0.4 1.4 44.8 0.0 79.5 14.9 2.0
1991-92 UTA 13 0 25.2 9.4 6.0 1.5 0.4 1.2 38.6 0.0 80.0 12.0 0.5
1992-93 MIN 70 3 18.2 7.5 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.7 45.5 0.0 83.8 12.9 1.2
1993-94 MIN 79 3 16.4 7.4 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 51.0 0.0 79.9 15.2 2.6
1998-99 UTA 43 0 12.6 4.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 44.6 0.0 73.5 11.5 0.9

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1991 Minnesota Timberwolves Utah Jazz mid season trade From 1991-92 to 1991-92
Jul 1991 Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves season change

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About Thurl Bailey

Thurl Lee Bailey Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward, his 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.