Bailey Howell
School:
Height:
6-7
Position:
Forward/Center
Hometown:
Middleton, TN
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1959 and consensus second-team All-American in 1958
- All-American Recognition: 1958 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, Converse 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team, UP3) and 1959 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Led the nation in field-goal percentage in 1957 before finishing 14th in 1958 and 27th in 1959
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1957 (9th), 1958 (4th) and 1959 (4th)
- Ranked among the nation's leading rebounders in 1957 (6th), 1958 (9th) and 1959 (2nd)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in free-throw percentage in 1958 (46th) and 1959 (40th)
- Did not play in NCAA Tournament or NIT
- Selected by the Detroit Pistons in first round of 1959 NBA draft
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.