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Reed Baker
Reed Baker
No.: 3
Pos.: G
Ht.: 6-1
Wt.: 180
Yr.: R-Jr.
Hometown/Previous School: Naples, Fla./Michigan
Major: Finance
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R-Sophomore: Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors...Appeared in 31 games, starting 29 of them at point guard in his first campaign with Eagles…Averaged 13.4 points per game and 29.2 minutes per game… Led the Eagles and the A-Sun with a free-throw percentage of 84.4…Shot 34.6% from the field and 32.8% from behind the arc…Ranked 12th among scorers in the A-Sun...Led the team with 11 points at Kansas (11/18/08)...Registered nine points and six rebounds vs. NCCU (11/20/08)...Scored seven points and dished out five assists vs. Richmond )11/24/08)...Finished with 11 points and four assists vs. Bradley (11/25/08)...Registered 17 points and five assists vs. UMKC (11/26/08)...Finished with 13 points and three assists at Stetson (12/4/08)...Scored a team-high 15 points at Florida (12/10/08)...Scored 26 points, grabbed five boards, and dished out five assists vs. Campbell (12/13/08)...Scored 16 points at Michigan (12/22/08)...Scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. Army (12/30/08)...Scored 23 points and grabbed a team-high five boards at Lipscomb (1/3/09)...Recorded a double-double at Belmont with 20 points and 10 boards (1/5/09)...Scored a team-high 23 points vs. Stetson (1/8/09)...Registered 11 points and dished out six assists vs. Upstate (1/10/09)...Scored 12 points vs. ETSU (1/12/09)...Scored 19 points at Mercer (1/16/09)...Scored a team-high 15 points vs. JU (1/25/09)...Scored a game-high 23 points vs. Lipscomb (2/2/09)...Scored a team-high 18 points at ETSU (2/7/09)...Scored a game-high 24 points at Upstate (2/9/09)...Scored 11 points vs. Merecr (2/14/09).

Sophomore: Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules. 

Michigan (2006-07): Baker averaged over 2.5 points per game as a freshman at Michigan, making two starts while appearing in 28 games...The Wolverines finished 22-13 and advanced to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)...In his first career start against Army, Baker finished with 19 points including five three-point field goals to go with four rebounds...Baker was named ESPN-Plus Player of the game for his efforts against Navy...Reed sas also named ESPN-Plus Player of the game following a road win at Northwestern after scoring 11 points including three treys...Baker made 17 three-point field goals as a freshman and shot 80% from the free-throw line.

High School: Southwest Florida Association of Basketball Coaches Mr. Basketball (2006)...Florida Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State first team (2005, '06)...The News-Press All-Area Southwest Basketball Player of the Year (2005, '06)...The News-Press All-Area first team (2005, '06)...Awarded the Rotary Scholar Athlete Scholarship (2006)...For prep career, averaged 20.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals...Coached by Matt Herting at Bishop Verot High School...All-time leader in scoring and assists at Bishop Verot...Three-year varsity player and starter...As a senior (2005-06), averaged 22.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals...Shot 47 percent from the field, 39 percent on three-point field goals and 84 percent on free throws...Led Bishop Verot to 22-7 record...Led Bishop Verot to Region 3-3A championship game against St. Petersburg Catholic, had 26 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 64-60 loss...Had 15-of-29 games scoring 20-plus points, including four games with 30-plus...Had a season-high 33 points against Belen Jesuit (Feb. 3, 2006)... As a junior (2004-05), averaged 23.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals...Shot 48 percent from the field, 39 percent on three-point field goals and 86 percent on free throws...Led Bishop Verot to 22-6 record...Led Bishop Verot to Region 3-3A semifinal game against St. Petersburg Catholic, had 23 points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals in 68-60 loss...Led all-area players with 23.4 points per game (631 total points)...Second among all-area players in three-point field goals (58 total)...Had 21-of-28 games scoring 20-plus points, including four games with 30-plus...Had a season-high 38 points against Key West (Feb. 12, 2005)...As a sophomore (2003-04), averaged 14.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals...Led Bishop Verot to 22-4 record...Led Bishop Verot to District 3A-11 game against Dunbar, had nine points in 65-42 loss...Had seven games scoring 20-plus points...Had season-high 24 points, three times – Charlotte (Dec. 6, 2003), Immokalee (Feb. 3, 2004) and Gulf Coast (Feb. 13, 2004)...As a freshman (2002-03), averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists...Played junior varsity basketball...Led Bishop Verot Junior Varsity to 20-2 record.

Personal: Given name is Reed Franklin Baker...Born on February 9, 1988 in Naples, Fla....Son of Judy and Frank Baker...Signed tender with Michigan on July 1, 2006 after being allowed out of letter of intent to the Citadel due to coaching staff leaving and then Birmingham-Southern after school dropped from Division I to Division III.

FGCU Career Stats

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
08-09   31-29  904  29.2  126  364  .346  60  183  .328  103  122  .844  16  82  98  3.2  53  77  103  32  415  13.4
TOTAL  31-29  904  29.2  126  364  .346  60  183  .328  103  122  .844  16  82  98  3.2  53  77  103  32  415  13.4

2009-10 Men's Basketball
  No. Name Pos.
3 Reed BakerG
5 Reggie ChambersG
10 Hunter MillerG
11 Chad LutkenhausF
12 Kyle MarksF
20 Brett WilliamsG
22 Ed RolaxF
23 Eddie MurrayF
24 Derrick O'NeilF
25 Sherwood BrownG
32 Anthony BanksF
33 Charlie LytleF
34 George ErkvaniaC
Coaching Staff
Dave Balza
Head Coach
8th season/Michigan '91
Tae Norwood
Assistant Coach
1st season/Green Mountain College '00
Nick Bennett
Assistant Coach
3rd season/Wisconsin-Stevens Point '05
Leo Miller
Assistant Coach
6th season/Fitchburg State '59
Jamie Bartholomew
Director of Basketball Operations
1st season/Temple '08
Matthew Raidbard
Video Coordinator
1st Season/Western New Mexico '08