Jeff Baker (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | 1961 Park Ridge, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Maine South High School (Park Ridge, Illinois) |
College | TCU (1979–1983) |
Position | Guard |
Number | 22 |
Career highlights and awards | |
Jeff Baker (born 1961) was an American college basketball player for Texas Christian University in the early 1980s. A guard, Baker played in 99 games and score 774 points in his four seasons of varsity basketball. He averaged 3.3 rebounds and 7.8 points per game. During his , the Horned Frogs would make the quarterfinals of the NIT, losing to .[1]
High school[]
Baker was an outstanding high school basketball player at Maine South High School, where he led the Hawks to their only Illinois Class AA boys' championship in 1979 with a 31-1 record. In his four years of high school, Baker scored 2,512 points, placing him as the 32nd all-time leader in scoring in the IHSA.[2] During his senior season, Baker averaged 28 points per game and in the state title game, versus undefeated Quincy, he scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the 83-67 victory.[3] In 2007, Baker was voted one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament", recognizing his superior performance in his appearances in the tournament.[4]
College career[]
Baker enrolled at Texas Christian University in the fall of 1979. As a freshman, he would play in 22 of the team's 26 games, averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game on a team with a record of 7 wins and 19 losses.[5] Baker's sophomore season included playing in all 29 of the Horned Frogs games, averaging 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game on a team with an 11–18 record.[6] During his junior season, Baker played in all 29 games with an average of 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game on a team that improved to an overall record of 16 wins and 13 losses and a 4th place tie in the Southwest Conference.[7] Baker finished his senior season on the a team that finished with 23 wins, the most since the 1951–52 season (24-4). During this season, Baker would average 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and the team would advance to the third round of the NIT.[8]
External links[]
- TCU Men's Basketball Media Guide 2008-09
- College stats@Sports-reference.com
- TCU Horned Frogs
References[]
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ IHSA.org
- ^ Glory Days Illinois: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball by Taylor Bell (pgs. 127-129)
- ^ IHSA - Legends of Boys Basketball
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Guards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Illinois