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Quintin Dailey

Quintin Dailey

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    Men's Basketball (1979-1982)
Dailey was born on January 22, 1961, in Baltimore and was a schoolboy star at Cardinal Gibbons School, graduating in 1979. He was heavily recruited out of high school by 200 colleges and Dailey chose to attend the University of San Francisco to play basketball team. Dailey scored 1,841 points during his collegiate career, averaging 20.5 PPG. The 755 points he scored during his third and final year at USF, averaging 25.2 points per game, broke a team record that had been held by Bill Cartwright. Dailey, a 6-foot-3 guard, spent three seasons (1979-1982) with the Dons and ranks as the second-leading scorer in school history with 1,841 points. He averaged 25.2 points per game in 1981-1982, the best mark in USF history. In both the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons, Dailey was named the WCC Player of the Year.

Dan Belluomini, who was the Dons' head coach in Mr. Dailey's first season, said "Not only was Quintin a tremendous player, he was a terrific worker." Dailey averaged 14.1 points per game. "When the ball went up, nobody competed harder than he did. I always appreciated his hard work and his ability to rise to the occasion."

The Chicago Bulls selected Mr. Dailey with the seventh overall pick in the 1982 draft. He spent 10 seasons in the NBA, also playing for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Seattle SuperSonics. In 1996, Dailey was hired by the Clark County Parks and Recreation Department. He eventually became a recreation and cultural program supervisor. Mr. Dailey recently worked at the Parkdale Community Center in Las Vegas. He had a variety of responsibilities, including gang intervention, sports and special events. He also refereed basketball games from 2000 until 2010.

 

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