Amari Bailey Will Make An Immediate Impact At UCLA | 2021-22 Season Highlights

Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, Calif.) for head coach Andre Chevalier … was ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the SI99, compiled by Sports Illustrated, among the high school class of 2022 … was ranked No. 5 in the nation by ESPN.com, among all players in his high school class … also was ranked No. 7, nationally, in the 247Sports.com composite recruit rankings and was No. 12, as rated by Rivals.com … was ranked the No. 2 shooting guard by ESPN.com, among all players in his high school class and was rated as the No. 1 player in the state of California by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … named a McDonald’s All-American in 2022, totaling 10 points and six rebounds in the All-American Game at Wintrust Arena in Chicago (March 29, 2022) … was selected to play in the 2022 Iverson Classic and the 2022 Jordan Brand Classic … as a high school player, earned All-CIF Open Division honors as a sophomore (2019-20), junior (2020-21) and senior (2021-22) … as a senior at Sierra Canyon (2021-22), averaged 18.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 15 games … Sierra Canyon went 26-5 overall in 2021-22, losing to Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) in the CIF State Open Division regional title game (March 8, 2022) … Sierra Canyon won the Gold Coast League in 2021-22, concluding the season ranked No. 18 in ESPN’s National High School Boys’ Basketball Top 25 Poll … as a junior at Sierra Canyon (2020-21), helped the Trailblazers record a 16-2 overall record … averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists in a pandemic-shortened season in the spring of 2021 (averaged 30.0 minutes per contest, playing in all 18 games) … finished his junior year with three triple-doubles … had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against El Camino Real (April 28, 2021) … totaled 32 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists against Crossroads (May 7, 2021) … finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists at Heritage Christian (May 22, 2021) in the regular-season finale … was named the MaxPreps.com California Player of the Year in 2021 and also earned Gold Coast League MVP acclaim … scored 38 points (including 28 in the second half) in the CIF Open Division playoff victory versus Ribet Academy (Sierra Canyon had trailed by 17 points) … scored 25 points in a victory against Etiwanda, before totaling 33 points in a postseason loss (CIF Open Division final) against Corona Centennial … in the 2021 CIF State Regional playoffs, scored 28 points in an opening-round victory against Birmingham and registered 37 points in an 82-76 loss to Etiwanda in the regional semifinal rounds … Sierra Canyon went 6-0 in the Gold Coast League in 2020-21 … as a sophomore (2019-20), averaged 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, playing in all 34 contests … guided Sierra Canyon to a 30-4 record during the 2019-20 season … as a freshman (2018-19), averaged 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game … averaged 16.0 minutes per contest, playing in 34 of his team’s 35 games.

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