Ian Baker (basketball)

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Ian Baker
Trefl Sopot
Position Point guard
League PLK
Personal information
Born (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Arlington Country Day
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College New Mexico State (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 South Bay Lakers
2018–present Trefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards

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.

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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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References

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  2. Rudi, Mark (April 16, 2016). "NMSU guard Ian Baker declares for NBA Draft, won't hire agent". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. "WAC Announces Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  4. Rudi, Mark (March 16, 2017). "Ian Baker's leadership key for Aggies in NCAA Tournament". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. "Partizan Belgrade to sign Ian Baker to a two-year contract". sportando.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. "Partizan NIS and Ian Baker terminated contract on mutual terms". Partizan. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.