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2017-18 Basketball (M) Roster
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Kevin Baker
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Madison Prep
- Prev School:
- Pensacola State
Bio
2016-17 (Junior): Started 34 out of 37 games in his first season at Troy in taking over as the starting point guard… Was an offensive weapon for the Trojans as he led the team with 112 assists and was fourth on the team 8.1 points per game… Ranked fifth in the conference with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8 and was ninth overall with 3.0 assists per game… Ranked second on the team and ninth in the Sun Belt with 72 made 3-pointers on the year... Finished with five 3-pointers in a game against Toccoa Falls in the season opener and again against South Alabama on Feb. 4… Hit the game-winning 3-pointer against ULM on the road in overtime on Feb. 13, which sparked an 8-2 run to close out the season and win the Sun Belt Championship… Had 12 games of double-digit scoring, highlighted by a 19-point effort against South Alabama at home…First on the team with 42 steals… Had three separate games with a season-best six field goals… Started Troy’s March Madness game against Duke in which he registered five points… Went a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line on the road against Georgia Southern; one of two games in which he had six free throws.
Prior to Troy (Pensacola State College): Named first team all-conference... Averaged 10.8 points and 2.8 assists per game to go with 3.3 rebounds per game... Shot 37 percent from behind the arc... Helped lead Pensacola State to an 18-12 record and runner-up finish in a highly contested Panhandle Conference... Led the Pirates with 31 steals over 26 games...Averaged just under two 3-pointers per game with 46 on the year... Averaged 9.7 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 3-pointers per game his freshman year.
High School: Played at Madison College Prep High School... State champion in 2013... Led the WolfPack to a 27-3 record his junior season and a 31-2 record his senior year... Named player of the week six times... Named both All-State and All-District senior year...Led the team with 16.5 points per game and 5.9 assists per game... Knocked down 68 3-pointers and shot 81.3 percent from the free throw line.
Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1995 in St. Louis, Mo... Son to Tommie and Kevin Baker.
Prior to Troy (Pensacola State College): Named first team all-conference... Averaged 10.8 points and 2.8 assists per game to go with 3.3 rebounds per game... Shot 37 percent from behind the arc... Helped lead Pensacola State to an 18-12 record and runner-up finish in a highly contested Panhandle Conference... Led the Pirates with 31 steals over 26 games...Averaged just under two 3-pointers per game with 46 on the year... Averaged 9.7 points, 1.6 assists and 1.2 3-pointers per game his freshman year.
High School: Played at Madison College Prep High School... State champion in 2013... Led the WolfPack to a 27-3 record his junior season and a 31-2 record his senior year... Named player of the week six times... Named both All-State and All-District senior year...Led the team with 16.5 points per game and 5.9 assists per game... Knocked down 68 3-pointers and shot 81.3 percent from the free throw line.
Personal: Born Feb. 10, 1995 in St. Louis, Mo... Son to Tommie and Kevin Baker.
𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 - 𝗦𝟭𝟬, 𝗘𝟮
Wednesday, September 10
Troy Football Press Conference (Players) - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Gerad Parker Press Conference - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Player Postgame Press Conference (Luke Hodge, Tray Taylor) - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
