Eric Dailey Jr.
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2004)}}
{{Sources exist|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Eric Dailey Jr.
| image =
| caption =
| number = 3
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 230
| team = UCLA Bruins
| league = Big Ten Conference
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|01|15}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| high_school = IMG Academy
(Bradenton, Florida)
| college =
- Oklahoma State (2023–2024)
- UCLA (2024–present)
| highlights =
- Nike Hoops Summit (2023)
- Jordan Brand Classic (2020)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|Men's 3x3 basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{3x3|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Under-18 World Cup|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Mongolia|Team}}
}}
Eric Lavell Dailey Jr. (born January 15, 2004){{cite web |first=Bryan|last=Schmidt|title=Another Hat for Shell Dailey |url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/stars/news/sitdown_dailey_040630.html |website=WNBA.com |accessdate=November 5, 2024}} is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. He began his college career playing one season for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Early life and high school career
Eric Dailey Jr. was born in 2004 in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Bradenton, Florida.{{cite web |title=About Eric Dailey Jr. |url=https://ericdailey3.com/about/ |website=ericdailey3.com |accessdate=July 8, 2023 |date=August 20, 2023}} He grew up in a basketball-oriented family, with his mother, Shell, being a former national champion with the University of Texas women's basketball program and his father, Eric Sr., being a former professional basketball player. Dailey attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, where he developed his skills as a versatile forward.{{Cite news|last=Walker|first=Jon|date=1994-06-03|title=Incoming freshman Eric Dailey Jr. talks USA Basketball, picking Oklahoma State|newspaper=Stillwater News Press|url=https://www.stwnewspress.com/sports/incoming-freshman-eric-dailey-jr-talks-usa-basketball-picking-oklahoma-state/article_eff9d134-169b-11ee-a5b4-5346cea5940b.html|access-date=2023-07-08}}
He was selected to play in the 2023 Nike Hoops Summit.{{cite web |title=Nike Hoop Summit Rosters |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/nike_hoop_summit/rosters/2023 |website=RealGM |accessdate=July 8, 2023 |date=2023}}
= Recruiting =
On April 12, 2023, Dailey committed to play college basketball for Texas Tech over offers from Florida State, Kansas and Kentucky, among others.{{cite web |title=McDonald's All American Game Cancelled Amid 2023 Nike Hoop Summit Rosters |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/241443/eric-dailey-jr|website=espn.com |accessdate=July 8, 2023 |date=2023}}
Dailey pointed out his bond with OSU coach Mike Boynton as a crucial element when he made his commitment to Oklahoma State. Their connection was forged when they achieved gold as teammates for Team USA during the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in the summer of 2022.{{cite web |title=Top Recruit Eric Dailey Jr. Signs with Oklahoma State to Cap Top-10 National Class |url=https://okstate.com/news/2023/4/12/cowboy-basketball-top-recruit-eric-dailey-jr-signs-with-oklahoma-state-to-cap-top-10-national-class.aspx|website=Oklahoma State University Athletics |access-date=July 8, 2023 |date=April 12, 2023}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2020}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Eric Dailey Jr.
| position = SF
| hometown = Bradenton, FL
| highschool = IMG Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 225
| 40 =
| commitdate = April 12, 2023
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 85
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2023
| rivals ref title = 2023 Oklahoma State Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2023 Oklahoma State Recruiting Class
| rivals school = oklahomastate
| scout s =
| espn schoolid = 197
| 247 overall = 94
| rivals overall = 74
| espn overall = 57
| accessdate = July 8, 2023
| bball = yes
}}
College career
On April 12, 2023, Dailey announced that he had committed to Oklahoma State.{{cite web |title=Top Recruit Eric Dailey Jr. Signs with Oklahoma State to Cap Top-10 National Class |url=https://okstate.com/news/2023/4/12/cowboy-basketball-top-recruit-eric-dailey-jr-signs-with-oklahoma-state-to-cap-top-10-national-class.aspx|website=Oklahoma State University Athletics |access-date=July 8, 2023 |date=April 12, 2023}} Dailey averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 49.6% from the field in his freshman year. However, in a significant move, Dailey announced his commitment to transfer to UCLA in April.{{cite web |title=UCLA Lands Oklahoma State Star Transfer Eric Dailey Jr. |url=https://www.si.com/college/oklahomastate/basketball/osu-basketball-freshman-forward-eric-dailey-ucla-oklahoma-state-cowboys-transfer-portal-college|website=Oklahoma State University Athletics |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=April 16, 2024}}
National team career
In 2019, Dailey helped the United States win its first gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.{{cite web |title=Eric Dailey Jr. |url=https://www.usab.com/players/eric-dailey-jr |publisher=USA Basketball |accessdate=June 17, 2023 |date=July 17, 2019}} He also won the 2021 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup dunk contest.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3u18worldcup/2022/history |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
Personal life
Dailey's father, Eric Sr., a 6-foot-6-inch (2.01 m) played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs and played professionally overseas for 10 years in Europe, Asia and South America.{{cite news|first=John|last=Davis|title=Eric Dailey Jr. commits to UCLA basketball via transfer portal|date=April 16, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2024/04/16/eric-dailey-jr-commits-to-ucla-mens-basketball-via-transfer-portal/|access-date=October 31, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Eric Dailey|work=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/eric-dailey-1.html|access-date=October 31, 2024}} His mother, Shell, played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns{{cite web |title=1984-85 Women's Basketball Roster Shell Bollin |url=https://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/shell-bollin/4124 |website=University of Texas Athletics |accessdate=6 June 2020}} and coached the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars from 2003 to 2004.{{cite web |title=Shell Dailey Promoted to Head Coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars |website=South Carolina Gamecocks |accessdate=6 June 2020 |date=5 August 2003 |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2003/8/5/shell_dailey_promoted_to_head_coach_of_the_san_antonio_silver_stars.aspx}}
References
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External links
- [https://okstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/eric-dailey-jr-/11146 Oklahoma State Cowboys bio]
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/eric-dailey%20jr./14477 UCLA Bruins bio]
- [https://www.usab.com/players/eric-dailey-jr USA Basketball bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's 3x3 basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Columbia, South Carolina
Category:Basketball players from Florida
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players