St. John's University Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Bailey, Kadaja
St. John's WBB Game 1 Postgame Press Conference 3.7.25
Friday, March 07
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Georgetown 2.26.2025
Wednesday, February 26
Post Game Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Butler 2.16.2024
Sunday, February 16
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Xavier 2.2.25
Sunday, February 02
Jersey Number 30
Kadaja Bailey
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Mary's
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, N.Y.
Bio
2022-23: Started all 32 games and averaged 32.5 minutes per contest... All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (Mar. 2)... All-MET Second Team (Apr. 25)... Ranked second on the team and 15th in the conference in scoring with 12.9 points per game... Played the most games of any St. John's men's or women's basketball player with 146... Ranked sixth in the league free throw percentage at 82.0 percent, the eighth best mark in school history... Ranks 10th all time in scoring with 1,456 points... Sits sixth all-time in career free-throw percentage at 78.7 percent... Scored 20 points in the win at No. 4/5 UConn, her most since the season opener on Nov. 7.Went 7-for-9 from charity stripe in Hartford, including four crucial makes in the last 30 seconds... Tied a career-high with eight makes from the charity stripe, going 8-for-9 against Seton Hall (Jan. 31)... Grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds at DePaul (Jan. 21)... Finished in double-figures in 26 of 28 games this season... Recorded 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting against No. 4 UConn (Jan. 11)... Dished out a season-high seven assists in the win over Wagner (Dec. 21)... Scored nine points in the final 1:10 to lift the Johnnies over Butler in the BIG EAST opener (Dec. 2)
2021-22: Saw action in 30 games, making 28 starts… Logged over 970 minutes on the court, averaging 32.4 per game… Shot 47.4 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the charity stripe… Averaged 14.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per appearance… Tallied a career-high 28 points, going 11-for-21 from the field against Brown (Dec.30)… Tallied a season-high four triples at Providence (Jan. 16)… Recorded a season-best nine rebounds twice at DePaul (Jan. 28) and against Georgetown (Feb. 11)… Logged 20 or more points in eight games… Scored in double figures on 18 separate occasions… Scored her 1,000th career point at Marquette (Feb. 27)… Registered a pair of blocks three times, at DePaul (Jan. 28), against Xavier (March 4) and against Villanova (March 5)… Tallied a season-high seven assists against the Blue Demons (Jan. 28)… Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll two times… Named to the All-MET third team.
2020-21: Saw action in all 23 games, earning 19 starts … Pulled down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game to rank 15th overall in the BIG EAST … Ranked third on the team and inside the top-10 in the conference for blocked shots with 1.1 per game … Led the team in rebounding on nine different occasions, recording 10-plus boards three times … Averaged 9.8 points per game, finishing with 10 or more points 10 games … Recorded a career-high 22 point at No. 19/22 DePaul (Jan. 13) … Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in back-to-back games against Villanova (Jan. 25) and Georgetown (Jan. 27) … Recorded three double-doubles against Villanova (Jan. 25), Georgetown (Jan. 27) and Butler (Feb. 13) … Registered five blocks against the Bulldogs (Feb. 13) … Recorded a career-high eight assists and seven steals against Xavier (March 5)
2019-20: Bailey played in all 30 games for the Red Storm, earning 10 starts … Bailey averaged 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Recorded 11 points in the team’s season opener against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 5) … Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds against Lafayette (Nov. 13) … Grabbed four boards and two steals against JMU (Nov. 17) … Brought down five rebounds against Wake Forest (Nov. 22) … Pulled down a team-high nine boards against UMass (Nov. 25) … Finished with 13 points against UNLV (Dec. 1) … Recorded 13 points and three blocks against Army (Dec. 9) … Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds and four blocks in the Johnnies’ setback to No. 14/14 DePaul (Feb. 7) … Pulled down six rebounds and chipped in seven points against Creighton (Feb. 20) … Recorded 10 points, including the game-winning free throws against Seton Hall (Feb. 22) … Wrapped up the regular season with eight points and four rebounds against Xavier (March 1)
2018-19: Preseason BIG EAST Freshman of the Year … Named to the 2019 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team … Two-time conference Freshman of the Week … Saw minutes in all 31 games for the Red Storm … Averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game … Finished in double figures eight times during the season … Notched two double-double performances … Recorded 10 or more boards on two different occasions … Recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 boards in her freshman debut against Iona (Nov. 9) … Posted 11 points against then-no. 2 UConn (Nov. 23) … Registered a career-high 15 points against Ole Miss (Nov. 24) … Recorded her second-career double-double with 11 points and 12 boards against Xavier (Jan. 4)
Before St. John's: Bailey scored over 2,000 points during her time playing for St. Mary’s for a school record ... The 6-foot wing averaged 19.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior to land on Newsday’s All-Long Island Team ... Bailey entered her senior season as a four-star recruit, No. 32 ranked player and the sixth-ranked wing in the class of 2018 according to Prospect Nation ... The local product can play multiple positions on the floor ... The Long Beach native has the ability to get to the rim with solid ball handling skills and can knock down the outside shot with consistency
2021-22: Saw action in 30 games, making 28 starts… Logged over 970 minutes on the court, averaging 32.4 per game… Shot 47.4 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the charity stripe… Averaged 14.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per appearance… Tallied a career-high 28 points, going 11-for-21 from the field against Brown (Dec.30)… Tallied a season-high four triples at Providence (Jan. 16)… Recorded a season-best nine rebounds twice at DePaul (Jan. 28) and against Georgetown (Feb. 11)… Logged 20 or more points in eight games… Scored in double figures on 18 separate occasions… Scored her 1,000th career point at Marquette (Feb. 27)… Registered a pair of blocks three times, at DePaul (Jan. 28), against Xavier (March 4) and against Villanova (March 5)… Tallied a season-high seven assists against the Blue Demons (Jan. 28)… Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll two times… Named to the All-MET third team.
2020-21: Saw action in all 23 games, earning 19 starts … Pulled down a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game to rank 15th overall in the BIG EAST … Ranked third on the team and inside the top-10 in the conference for blocked shots with 1.1 per game … Led the team in rebounding on nine different occasions, recording 10-plus boards three times … Averaged 9.8 points per game, finishing with 10 or more points 10 games … Recorded a career-high 22 point at No. 19/22 DePaul (Jan. 13) … Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in back-to-back games against Villanova (Jan. 25) and Georgetown (Jan. 27) … Recorded three double-doubles against Villanova (Jan. 25), Georgetown (Jan. 27) and Butler (Feb. 13) … Registered five blocks against the Bulldogs (Feb. 13) … Recorded a career-high eight assists and seven steals against Xavier (March 5)
2019-20: Bailey played in all 30 games for the Red Storm, earning 10 starts … Bailey averaged 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Recorded 11 points in the team’s season opener against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 5) … Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds against Lafayette (Nov. 13) … Grabbed four boards and two steals against JMU (Nov. 17) … Brought down five rebounds against Wake Forest (Nov. 22) … Pulled down a team-high nine boards against UMass (Nov. 25) … Finished with 13 points against UNLV (Dec. 1) … Recorded 13 points and three blocks against Army (Dec. 9) … Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds and four blocks in the Johnnies’ setback to No. 14/14 DePaul (Feb. 7) … Pulled down six rebounds and chipped in seven points against Creighton (Feb. 20) … Recorded 10 points, including the game-winning free throws against Seton Hall (Feb. 22) … Wrapped up the regular season with eight points and four rebounds against Xavier (March 1)
2018-19: Preseason BIG EAST Freshman of the Year … Named to the 2019 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team … Two-time conference Freshman of the Week … Saw minutes in all 31 games for the Red Storm … Averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game … Finished in double figures eight times during the season … Notched two double-double performances … Recorded 10 or more boards on two different occasions … Recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 13 boards in her freshman debut against Iona (Nov. 9) … Posted 11 points against then-no. 2 UConn (Nov. 23) … Registered a career-high 15 points against Ole Miss (Nov. 24) … Recorded her second-career double-double with 11 points and 12 boards against Xavier (Jan. 4)
Before St. John's: Bailey scored over 2,000 points during her time playing for St. Mary’s for a school record ... The 6-foot wing averaged 19.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior to land on Newsday’s All-Long Island Team ... Bailey entered her senior season as a four-star recruit, No. 32 ranked player and the sixth-ranked wing in the class of 2018 according to Prospect Nation ... The local product can play multiple positions on the floor ... The Long Beach native has the ability to get to the rim with solid ball handling skills and can knock down the outside shot with consistency