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OF NOTE
• Transferred to New Mexico in April of 2023 after two years each at Kentucky, Arizona and Fresno State
• Was the second oldest player in Division I in 2023-24 (25 years old)
• 2023 honorable mention All-Mountain West by the media
• Former consensus top-100 recruit in the class of 2017
2023-24 SEASON (GRADUATE)
• Tri-Captain
• Appeared in 35 games, starting 12
• Averaged 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game
• Second on the team with 41 made 3-pointers
• Had three double-figure scoring games
• Scored a season-high 18 points on 6-9 3FG vs. Louisiana Tech (Nov. 29)
• Scored 17 points vs. Santa Clara in Jack Jones Classic (Dec. 9)
• Had 14 points vs. Pepperdine in Ball Dawgs Classic (Nov. 24)
2022-23 SEASON (GRADUATE AT FRESNO STATE)
• Honorable mention All-Mountain West (media)
• Started all 28 games in which he played
• Averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game
• Second on the team in scoring and assists
• Seventh in the Mountain West with 55 made 3-pointers
• Had 17 double-figure games, including five 20-point games
• Scored a career-high 43 points (13-14FG, 10-11 3FG) against Chicago State (Mar. 4), tying the Fresno State single-game scoring record and the most points by a MW player in 2022-23
• With 10-11 3FG vs. Chicago State, he became the first D-I player on record with the following combination in a game: 40 or more points, 10 3-pointers while shooting better than 90 percent on 3-point field goals.
2022-23 SEASON (REDSHIRT SENIOR AT FRESNO STATE)
• Appeared in just five games (two starts) due to injury
• Averaged 8.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high 18 points vs. UC Irvine (Dec. 11)
• Had 12 points vs, Cal Poly (Dec. 17) in final game of the year
2020-21 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT ARIZONA)
• Started first 12 games of the season before suffering a wrist injury against UCLA (Jan. 9) that ended his season
• Averaged 12.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures five times
• Had a season-high 33 points (12-16 FG, 7-9 3FG) vs. Northern Arizona (Dec. 7), most points by a Wildcat in a game since 2008
• Scored 29 points (8-13 3FG) at Stanford (Dec. 19)
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT ARIZONA)
• Appeared in all 32 games off the bench
• Averaged 5.7 points and 2.3 assists per game
• His 3.2-to-1 assist/turnover ratio ranked ninth nationally among players with at least 70 assists on the season
• Had a streak of 153 consecutive minutes without a turnover in the middle of Pac-12 play
• Scored in double figures four times
• Scored a season-high 17 points at Washington (Jan. 30)
• Had 16 points on 4-6 3FGs vs. New Mexico State (Nov. 17)
2018-19 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT KENTUCKY)
• Appeared in 28 games off the bench
• Averaged 2.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game
• Scored a season-high eight points in the second round NCAA Tournament win over Wofford (Mar. 23)
• Had seven points against Abilene Christian in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 21)
2017-18 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT KENTUCKY)
• Missed the entire season due to injury
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• Consensus four-star recruit
• Ranked by ESPN as the No. 66 player overall in the class and the No. 16 shooting guard
• Led Eleanor Roosevelt HS to its first state championship
• Averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds as a senior
• Named to the Los Angeles Times All-Star team as a junior
PERSONAL
• Birthday is June 12
• Son of Portia and Jemarl Baker, Sr.
• Sister, Aniya, played basketball at UC Davis, San Jose State and Grand Canyon and was the head coach of Division II Holy Names University in Oakland
• Father played basketball at Cal State Northridge