Mark Baker (basketball)

Mark Baker
Personal information
Born (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969
Dayton, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio)
College Ohio State (1989–1992)
NBA draft 1992 / Undrafted
Playing career 1992–2001
Position Guard
Career history
1992–1993 Columbus Horizon
1993 Palm Beach Stingrays
1995 Long Island Surf
1996–1997 WBC Wels
1997 Atlantic City Seagulls
1997–1998 Basket Livorno
1998–1999 Grand Rapids Hoops
1999 Toronto Raptors
1999–2000 Cibona
2001 Florida Sea Dragons

LaMark Anthony "Mark" Baker (born November 11, 1969) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the former head coach of the Dayton Jets of the International Basketball League.[1]

He played collegiately for the Ohio State University from 1989–1992. He is currently third in all-time assists in Ohio State history.[2]

After graduating, he was not drafted and signed with the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets, but was waived before the 1992–93 season started. Baker played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Columbus Horizon (1992–93) and the Grand Rapids Hoops (1998–99), averaging 10.6 points and 7.2 assists per game for his CBA career.[3] He played one game for the Toronto Raptors in the 1999 season.[4] He also played professionally in Italy in Serie A2 for Bini Viaggi Livorno (1997–98).[5] In 2001, he played for the Florida Sea Dragons of the USBL.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Head Coach - Justin Orosz
  2. ↑ Mark Baker Foundation About Us page Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ 1999-2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 244
  4. ↑ Baker NBA career statistics
  5. ↑ Baker page on the official Serie A site
  6. ↑ USBasket page on Florida Sea Dragons
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