Auburn University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
• 2024 SEC All-Tournament Team
• 2023 NJCAA Region 8 Most Outstanding Player
• 2023 NJCAA Region 8 All-Tournament Team
• 2023 All-Panhandle Conference First Team
• 2021-22 Mountain West Conference Sixth Man of the Year
 
JUNIOR (2023-24)
Honored on the SEC All-Tournament Team … One of the top newcomers in the league … Played in 35 games of the season with nine starts … Was third on the team in scoring averaging 10.0 points per game and third in rebounding averaging 3.7 rebounds per game … Scored in double figures on 20 occasions including a career-and season-high 25 points at Georgia (2/24/24) … Made a career-best five steals versus LSU (1/13/24) … Brought down a career-high nine rebounds at Ole Miss (2/3/24).
 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE (2022-23)
Helped lead the Raiders to a 29-8 overall record and the NJCAA National Championship Game ... Averaged a team-leading 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while also shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point range … Named NJCAA Region 8 Most Outstanding Player … Also garnered a spot on the NJCAA Region 8 All-Tournament Team and All-Panhandle Conference First Team.
 
SAN DIEGO STATE (2021-22)
Honored as Mountain West Conference Sixth Man of the Year … Appeared in 31 games averaging 6.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game off the bench for the Aztecs … Shot 42.0 percent from the floor, 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and team-best 89.8 percent from the free throw line … Established career bests in nearly every statistical category … Reached double figures in seven games including a 20-point effort at Fresno State (12/22/21) … Led the team with 17 points versus Creighton in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/17/22) … Had five games with multiple steals … In the 14 games in which he went to the charity stripe, he was perfect in 10 contests.
 
DUQUESNE (2020-21)
Started his collegiate career at Duquesne playing in 15 games with 13 starts for the Dukes … Ranked third in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 41.7 shooting percentage from behind the 3-point arc, which was the second-best percentage by a freshman in program history ... Also ranked No. 11 in the league in blocked shots … Averaged 9.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Shot 43.8 percent from the floor and 81.3 percent from the free throw line … Scored in double figures on five occasions including a season-high 23 points at Fordham (1/27/21) and 21 points versus Rhode Island (2/27/21) … His 13 blocked shots were the second most on the squad … Knocked down seven 3-pointers at Fordham (1/27/21) to become the third freshman in Duquesne history to hit at least seven in a game … Played a season-high 34 minutes versus Rhode Island (1/20/21).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Played basketball at Colonia (N.J.) High School where he led his team to back-to-back final four appearances in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) tournament averaging 18.9 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 steals during his senior year ... Named Home News Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year ... Selected to compete in the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association (NJSCA) Senior Boys All-Star Game and Greater Middlesex Conference Basketball Coaches Association (GMCBCA) Senior All-Star Boys Game ... Also played at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where his team posted a 23-4 record, including a 20-game winning streak, and was ranked No. 8 nationally following the regular season … SPIRE was one of 14 programs to qualify for the 2020 National Prep Championship.
 
PERSONAL
Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic … Came to the U.S. to live with his grandfather, Bailey Baker, prior to his junior year of high school ... Son of Derrek Baker and Carmen Mazara … Born on Jan. 27, 2000 … Is the first Auburn player to hail from the Dominican Republic … His father, Derrek, was a basketball student-athlete at South Carolina State from 1984-85 and played and coached overseas … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.
 
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 25 at Georgia (2/24/24)
Field Goals Made: 8 at Georgia (2/24/24), at Fordham (1/27/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 15 at Fordham (1/27/21)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 7 at Fordham (1/27/21)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 11 at Fordham (1/27/21)
Free Throws Made: 9 vs. Kentucky (2/17/24)
Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. Alabama (2/7/24)
Rebounds: 9 at Ole Miss (2/3/24)
Assists: 6 vs. Alabama A&M (11/21/23)
Blocks: 3 vs. Rhode Island (2/27/21)
Steals: 5 vs. LSU (1/13/24)
Minutes Played: 34 vs. Rhode Island (1/20/21)
Double-Figure Games: 32
20-Point Games: 4
10-Rebound Games: None
5-Steal Games: 1
Double-Doubles: None 
Dunks: 23