Northwestern State University of Louisana

In 2009-10:

• averaged team-best 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, shot 39% fro the field, 33% (40-122) on 3s and 72.9% on free throws (121-166), playing in 29 games, starting in 19
• averaged 15.5 ppg (second to Will Pratt) in the Southland Conference play, starting all 16 games
• that 15.5 SLC average is fifth best by a Demon since 1995, trailing only Tarius Brown's 17.9 in 1995, Pratt's 16.3 last year, 16.1 by NBA D-League All-Star Trey Gilder in 2008, and 15.8 by longtime European pro Michael Byars-Dawson in 2002
• scored in double figures in 16 of final 18 games, including 10 straight and 14 of 16 conference games
• career-high 26 points, also career-high 7 rebounds, on 2/27 vs. Texas State
• three more 20+ scoring games, 21 in a home win over Houston Baptist, 24 in a homecourt win over Central Arkansas, and 20 in a loss at UTSA
• in a six-game span after his personal SLC-low 5-point game at Stephen F. Austin, Baker averaged 20.7 ppg until being held to 8 in the last game of the year at Southeastern La.
• buzzer-beating, coast-to-coast driving layup with one second left forced second overtime, was among his 17 points in a 99-98 double OT win on SLC-TV at home vs. Nicholls on 1/23
• his driving layup that started with 3.4 seconds left off an inbounds play was among the top plays of the season showcased in an ABC-TV show "The Race to March Madness" in early March, and was used in a feature segment of top plays including NCAA Tournament action in ESPN's Final Four weekend coverage
• sank game-winning FT with one second left in second OT vs. Nicholls, missed second intentionally
• career-best 6 assists in that dramatic win over Nicholls
• 21 double-digit scoring games
• Injured hamstring early in win at Centenary on 11/30, and DNP in 3 of next 5 games while scoring only 32 points in a 7-game span starting with the Centenary contest, before recovering to start his string of 10 straight double-figure outputs

Before NSU:

• went 23-5 in his freshman year at Howard College, losing in the championships and went 25-7 his sophomore year, reaching the semi-finals
• averaged 13.6 points per game and made first team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference as a sophomore in 2008-09
• 5 other players from Howard College went on to play at four-year colleges
• Howard College Hawks coached by Mark Adams
• averaged 25 points and 7 assists as a senior for coach Steve Simon at New York City's Columbus HS, earning all-city and honroable mention all-state honors
• averaged 22 points and 7 assists as a junior at Columbus HS, earning all-city, all-county and honroable mention all-state honors
• high school teammates include Brian Williams of Tennessee, Brian Laing of Seton Hall, Louis McCraskey of Manhatttan and Alan Ray of Villanova

Personal:

• born 7/20/87
• son of Regina Baker and the late Joseph Baker
• has one sibling: Donell
• a cousin, Jermaine Maybank, plays pro basketball in Austrailia
• nickname is "Kobe"
• majoring in communication
• earned his A.A. degree while attending Howard College
• plans to play professional ball after college