Ian Baker (basketball) explained

Ian Baker
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:180
League:PLK
Team:Trefl Sopot
Birth Date:February 9, 1993
Nationality:American
High School:Arlington Country Day
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:New Mexico State (2013–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:South Bay Lakers
Years2:2018–present
Team2:Trefl Sopot
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Ian Baker (born February 9, 1993)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for New Mexico State.

College career

As a junior, Baker averaged 13.8 points, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals per game and was selected to the First Team All-WAC. He declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent and ultimately returned to school.[2] In his senior year, he was named WAC Player of the Year. Baker averaged 17.3 points, 5.1 assists (2nd in WAC), and 4.9 rebounds per game. Baker was named WAC player of the week three times.[3] He was also named MVP of the 2017 WAC men's basketball tournament.[4]

Professional career

On August 1, 2017, Baker signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Partizan.[5] On September 1, Baker and Partizan mutually agreed to part ways after Baker suffered a lower leg fracture.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ian Baker . RealGM. June 5, 2017.
  2. News: Rudi. Mark. NMSU guard Ian Baker declares for NBA Draft, won't hire agent. June 6, 2017. Las Cruces Sun-News. April 16, 2016.
  3. WAC Announces Men's Basketball Award Winners . Western Athletic Conference . March 7, 2017 . March 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045509/http://wacsports.com/news/2017/3/6/MBB_0306174855.aspx?path=mbball . March 8, 2017 . dead .
  4. News: Rudi. Mark. Ian Baker's leadership key for Aggies in NCAA Tournament. June 6, 2017. Las Cruces Sun-News. March 16, 2017.
  5. News: Partizan Belgrade to sign Ian Baker to a two-year contract. August 1, 2017. sportando.com. August 1, 2017. English.
  6. News: Partizan NIS and Ian Baker terminated contract on mutual terms. September 1, 2017. Partizan. September 1, 2017. English.