Duane Bailey
| No. 7 – Southland Sharks | |
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| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | NZNBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
28 October 1991 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Listed height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Mount Albert (Auckland, New Zealand) Fraser (Hamilton, New Zealand) |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Manawatu Jets |
| 2012 | Auckland Pirates |
| 2013–2014 | Super City Rangers |
| 2013–2015 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2015–present | Southland Sharks |
| 2015–2016 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2016 | Brisbane Spartans |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Duane Benjamin Bailey (born 28 October 1991) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).
Born in Auckland, Bailey played both rugby and basketball in primary school. In 2003 and 2004, he attended Rangeview Intermediate School. For high school, he attended Mount Albert Grammar School where he graduated Year 12 in 2009. In 2010, he attended Fraser High School in Hamilton, New Zealand for one final year where he was a member of Fraser's national championship-winning team.
As a junior, Bailey played in the Conference Basketball League for the JTB/Breakers in 2008 and for the Waikato Titans in 2010.
On 22 December 2010, Bailey signed a two-year deal with the Manawatu Jets of the New Zealand National Basketball League. In his rookie season for the Jets, he averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 17 games.
In December 2011, Bailey left the Manawatu Jets, opting out of the second year of his two-year contract due to family and work commitments; he also desired to move back to Auckland. Later that month, he signed with the Auckland Pirates for the 2012 New Zealand NBL season. He won a championship with the Pirates in 2012, and averaged 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15 games.
In January 2013, Bailey signed with the re-established Super City Rangers for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season. He subsequently had a breakout season playing for the young Rangers squad as he averaged 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 15 games.
On 18 December 2013, Bailey re-signed with the Super City Rangers for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season. He averaged career highs in points (19.4), rebounds (9.3) and assists (1.8) in 2014, as the Rangers improved from last in 2013, to seventh in 2014. Bailey and teammate Jason Cadee were the driving force behind the Rangers resurgence.
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