Player Bio
Number: 22
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 10 July, 1981
Height: 196 cm
School/University: Waitara High School, Taranaki
Club: Auckland Huskies
Junior Association: Taranaki
Previous NBL Clubs – Wellington Saints (2002-03), Manawatu Jets (2006-07), Taranaki Mountain Airs (2004-05, 2008-17 and 2019), Auckland Huskies (2020)
Bailey Nowell played 16 consecutive seasons in the NBL between 2002-2017. Missed the 2018 season but returned to the Airs line-up in 2019 averaging 9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game – he played 13 seasons for the club making over 200 appearances.
Played 5 games for the Auckland Huskies in 2020.
He has won a number of 3x3 titles on the Quest Tour and also played for the NZ 3x3 national team.
Currently working as a teacher-aid and basketball coach at Waitara High School, the school he attended as a student.
Bailey Nowell will be playing his 300th game for the Airs in their first game of the 2021 season.