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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.