The defensive tackle has committed to play at East Stroudsburg. Off the field, he is committed to his artwork.
The defensive tackle made it a goal to earn a college football scholarship, and heading into his senior year at St. Joseph’s Prep, he believed he was on track to fulfill that dream.But a midseason knee injury he suffered against La Salle kept him off the field for about five games. He missed out on competing against nonleague and national-caliber teams. He started to question his future, and whether football would be part of it.
Painting helped him discover another passion. Now Bailey-Greene has become known by teachers and classmates as a talented portrait artist. However, he never competed in football — he played soccer as a kid. That was until his freshman year at the Prep. Little did he know that the Hawks were a national powerhouse.
“It was hard for him because college coaches can come in and just look at a height and weight, and they just cross somebody off,” Roken said. “I feel like he falls into that category. Some major Division I college coaches would tell me, ‘If he was three inches taller, he’d be a blue-chip recruit.’ Roken added: “He’s got such a good heart but works so hard. A place like East Stroudsburg is great for him. I know Ivan’s going to be really successful in that program, but he’ll be in anything that he wants to do.”In December, Bailey-Greene went on a field trip to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York with his Contemporary African American Literature class.
Drawing came naturally, Bailey-Greene said, but he didn’t do much of it until his junior year. His art teacher Katherine Lee recalls meeting a shy, quiet student when he took an art studio class that year.
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