Drexel’s Bailey Greenberg named CAA player of the year
The junior from Archbishop Wood is also the CAA's leading scorer, averaging 17.9 points.
After Drexel’s practice on Tuesday, basketball coach Denise Dillon gathered the team to make a big announcement - junior forward Bailey Greenberg had been named the Colonial Athletic Association player of the year.
“It was really nice being with everyone when I heard it,” Greenberg said in a phone interview. “It was so cool.”
The 5-foot-11 Greenberg showed great improvement this season. As a sophomore, she was Drexel’s leading scorer, averaging 11.6 points and earning second-team all-CAA honors.
This year, she is leading the CAA in scoring with a 17.9 average. Greenberg is also third in rebounding (7.0 per game), helping Drexel finish the regular season 22-7 and 14-4 in the CAA.
Despite her credentials, Greenberg, a graduate of Archbishop Wood, said she was surprised when she received the news and said the individual award came from a total team effort.
“It is a great accomplishment but I wouldn’t be able to do it without my teammates, coaches, and family,” she said. “They helped me through every bit of the way.”
The Dragons are the No. 2 seed in the CAA tournament, hosted by the University of Delaware this year. Drexel earned a first-round bye and opens play on Thursday in a 5 p.m. game between the winner of No. 7 William & Mary and No. 10 Charleston.
I am pretty excited," she said. “It is a complete new season and I really think we can do well as long as we stay together and hopefully get the result we want.”