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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 20
DeVon Baker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- Prev School:
- SPIRE Academy
Bio
Honors and Awards:
2020-21 Preseason First-Team All-Big South
2019-20 Second-Team All-Big South
2019-20 Preseason First-Team All-Big South
2018-19 Big South All-Freshman Team
2018-19 NCCSIA Second-Team All-State
2019-20 (Sophomore): Earned Second-Team All-Big South recognition … With a second-half 3-pointer against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Quarterfinals, Baker became just the third sophomore and 34th player in program history to score 1,000-career points … He became just the sixth sophomore in the history of the Big South to reach the milestone … Finished fifth in the conference and led the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game … Led the team with 27 double-digit scoring efforts, including six 20-point games and a team-best two 30-point outbursts … Set career-bests against UT Martin (12/14), scoring 37 points on 15-of-21 field goals … Also sunk a career-best six 3-pointers against the Skyhawks … Scored 30 points in a home victory against USC Upstate (2/6) … Scored double-digit points in 17-of-18 conference games, as well as both Big South Tournament games … Ranked sixth in the Big South in field goal percentage (.451) and free throw percentage (.766) … Set a career-high with seven rebounds against Campbell in the First Round of the Big South Tournament (3/3) … Ranked fourth in the Big South, averaging 1.5 steals per game … Set a career-high with four steals against Chattanooga (12/21) … Had 13 games with multiple steals including seven with three or more … Had a career-best two blocks against Presbyterian (2/20) … Averaged 32.9 minutes per game to rank eighth in the conference … Played 1,021 minutes and finished the season with 512 points, 82 rebounds, 45 assists and 47 steals … Voted Preseason First-Team All-Big South by league coaches and media members.
2018-19 (Freshman): Named Second-Team All-State by NCCSIA … Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team … Named Big South Freshman of the Week twice (Dec. 27 and Jan. 14) … Led all Big South freshmen with 16.1 points per game … Started all 31 games as a true freshman … Averaged 33.9 minutes, 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … Scored in double figures 26 times including two separate runs of 10 or more games straight with a double-digit scoring figure … Totaled 20 points or more in nine contests … Scored a season-high 31 points in 38 minutes played at Stetson on Dec. 18 … Tallied a season-high eight assists on March 2 versus High Point … Made 10 free throws in UNC Asheville’s victory over USC Upstate on Jan. 30 … Finished 10 games with a perfect free throw percentage … Corralled at least five rebounds on five separate occasions … Picked up four steals versus Gardner-Webb on Feb. 21 … Ended his freshman season with 498 points, 46 steals, 93 assists, 85 rebounds and 1,051 minutes.
High School: Baker joined the Bulldogs out of SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio ... In his only season at SPIRE, Baker averaged 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals per game ... He helped lead SPIRE to a 24-8 record and a spot in the national prep championships ... Baker shot 49 percent from the field and over 40 percent from beyond the arc for SPIRE ... Before joining SPIRE, Baker averaged 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game for Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio ... One year earlier, he averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists, 1.6 steals per game for Dunbar.
2020-21 Preseason First-Team All-Big South
2019-20 Second-Team All-Big South
2019-20 Preseason First-Team All-Big South
2018-19 Big South All-Freshman Team
2018-19 NCCSIA Second-Team All-State
2019-20 (Sophomore): Earned Second-Team All-Big South recognition … With a second-half 3-pointer against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Quarterfinals, Baker became just the third sophomore and 34th player in program history to score 1,000-career points … He became just the sixth sophomore in the history of the Big South to reach the milestone … Finished fifth in the conference and led the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game … Led the team with 27 double-digit scoring efforts, including six 20-point games and a team-best two 30-point outbursts … Set career-bests against UT Martin (12/14), scoring 37 points on 15-of-21 field goals … Also sunk a career-best six 3-pointers against the Skyhawks … Scored 30 points in a home victory against USC Upstate (2/6) … Scored double-digit points in 17-of-18 conference games, as well as both Big South Tournament games … Ranked sixth in the Big South in field goal percentage (.451) and free throw percentage (.766) … Set a career-high with seven rebounds against Campbell in the First Round of the Big South Tournament (3/3) … Ranked fourth in the Big South, averaging 1.5 steals per game … Set a career-high with four steals against Chattanooga (12/21) … Had 13 games with multiple steals including seven with three or more … Had a career-best two blocks against Presbyterian (2/20) … Averaged 32.9 minutes per game to rank eighth in the conference … Played 1,021 minutes and finished the season with 512 points, 82 rebounds, 45 assists and 47 steals … Voted Preseason First-Team All-Big South by league coaches and media members.
2018-19 (Freshman): Named Second-Team All-State by NCCSIA … Named to the Big South All-Freshman Team … Named Big South Freshman of the Week twice (Dec. 27 and Jan. 14) … Led all Big South freshmen with 16.1 points per game … Started all 31 games as a true freshman … Averaged 33.9 minutes, 2.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … Scored in double figures 26 times including two separate runs of 10 or more games straight with a double-digit scoring figure … Totaled 20 points or more in nine contests … Scored a season-high 31 points in 38 minutes played at Stetson on Dec. 18 … Tallied a season-high eight assists on March 2 versus High Point … Made 10 free throws in UNC Asheville’s victory over USC Upstate on Jan. 30 … Finished 10 games with a perfect free throw percentage … Corralled at least five rebounds on five separate occasions … Picked up four steals versus Gardner-Webb on Feb. 21 … Ended his freshman season with 498 points, 46 steals, 93 assists, 85 rebounds and 1,051 minutes.
High School: Baker joined the Bulldogs out of SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio ... In his only season at SPIRE, Baker averaged 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals per game ... He helped lead SPIRE to a 24-8 record and a spot in the national prep championships ... Baker shot 49 percent from the field and over 40 percent from beyond the arc for SPIRE ... Before joining SPIRE, Baker averaged 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game for Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio ... One year earlier, he averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists, 1.6 steals per game for Dunbar.
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #5 Longwood (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #3 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #7 Charleston Southern (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Men's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Radford
Monday, March 04
