Ace Bailey has spent the season asserting himself as a top-two player in the class of 2024 (and some people argue he’s not No. 2). The 6-foot-8 wing has dominated, putting his team on his back in an incredibly difficult schedule that has taken them around the country to face nationally ranked teams.
In the 7A Georgia high school playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday, he had one of his best performances of the season.
Bailey went off for 33 points and 16 rebounds, displaying his ability to score at all three levels and hitting a step-back 3-pointer. See highlights posted to SportsCenter NEXT’s account on social media platform X:
5⭐️ Ace Bailey dominates with 33pts and 16rebs to lead McEachern (GA) to the Final 4️⃣🔥@McEachernBoysBB I @AiriousB pic.twitter.com/bV9JmdJzKW
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) February 29, 2024
With the win, the 25-5 McEachern Indians advance to the semifinals, where they will take on 25-5 Wheeler — a chance to get revenge for last season when Wheeler knocked out the Indians in the quarterfinals.
McEachern has not won the championship since the 2018-19 season when future NBA players Sharife Cooper (five-star junior) and Isaac Okoro (four-star senior led the team to an undefeated 32-0 season.
Bailey is hoping that he can follow in their footsteps.
The wing is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the class of 2024 on the 247Sports Composite. Bailey has committed to Rutgers, where he and No. 3 recruit Dylan Harper headline an extremely formidable Scarlet Knights class.
