SIDELINES : Hoosier Bailey Scores Again

Damon Bailey, who didn’t do much traveling in becoming Indiana’s all-time scoring leader, is on the road to pick up another national award. Bailey received the 1990 Gatorade Circle of Champions National High School Player of the Year award Tuesday at his school, state champion Bedford North Lawrence High School.

He will go to Atlanta to accept the Naismith National Player of the Year award Thursday night. Bailey, also expected to receive the coveted Indiana Mr. Basketball title this month, is the first Indiana basketball player to receive the national award.

Bailey finished his high school career with 3,134 points, having led the Stars to the Final Four of the state tournament three times. He scored 30 points as Bedford defeated previously unbeaten Concord 63-60 in the state championship game, making 11 of 16 shots.