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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Will Baker 2022 Headshot

50 Will Baker

  • Position
    Center
  • Ht./Wt.
    7-0 / 245
  • Class
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown
    Austin, Texas
  • High School
    Westlake HS
  • Previous School
    Texas

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
RS JUNIOR (2022-23): 
Appeared in and started 32 games throughout the season … All-Mountain West Third Team honoree … Posted season averages of 13.6 points per game on 56.0 percent shooting from the field, 35.5 percent from behind the arc, and 84.2 percent at the free throw line, as well as 5.2 rebounds per game … Season field goal percentage of 56.0 percent ranks as the eighth-best throughout an entire season in program history … Reached double figures in scoring in 22 of 32 games .. Scored 19 points on 8-13 shooting from the field and 3-3 at the free throw line while pulling down five rebounds in the Pack’s overtime loss to Kansas State in the semifinals of the 2022 Cayman Islands Classic (11/22/22) … Scored 20 points on 8-14 shooting from the field while pulling down six rebounds in Nevada’s victory over Akron in the third-place game of the 2022 Cayman Islands Classic (11/23/22) … Scored 23 points on a perfect 9-9 shooting from the field, in addition to pulling down eight rebounds in Nevada’s 78-66 win over Norfolk State (12/21/22) … Matched a career-high by scoring 24 points on 10-14 shooting from the field, including 3-6 from behind the arc while also grabbing six rebounds in the Pack’s 85-70 win over Utah State (1/13/23) … Set a new career-high by dropping 28 points on 12-17 shooting from the field in Nevada’s 97-94 double-overtime victory over #25 New Mexico (1/23/23) … Scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds in Nevada’s 75-66 win over #22 San Diego State (1/31/23) … Scored 25 points, including 22 consecutive points to begin the game on a perfect 7-7 shooting from the field, including 6-6 from behind the arc against Utah State (2/18/23) … Scored 18 points on 6-10 shooting from the field while pulling down five rebounds in Nevada’s 66-51 win over San Jose State (2/21/23) … Scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in Nevada’s NCAA Tournament game against Arizona State (3/15/23).

RS SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Played in all 31 games, making 27 starts ... Averaged 11.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, with FG/3FG/FT percentages of 54.6/39.4/67.9 ... Posted double-digit scoring performances in 15 of 18 Mountain West contests ... scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, with four rebounds, in his Nevada debut against Eastern Washington (Nov. 9) ... Went 5-for-8 from the field, scored 12 points against San Diego (Nov. 12) ... Scored a career-high 24 points on 10-for-12 shooting (3-for-5 from deep) at San Francisco (Nov. 18) ... Averaged 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and shot a combined 55.6 percent from 3-point range, and 47.3 percent overall at the Crossover Classic (Nov. 22-24) ... Went 7-for-12 from the field, finished with 17 points, nine rebounds against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 15) ... Scored 13 points with six rebounds against LMU (Dec. 18) ... Posted his first-career double-double in win over New Mexico, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and shooting 6-of-11 from the field (Jan. 1) ... Added a second double-double, this one 11 points and 10 rebounds, to go with four assists at Air Force (Jan. 15) ... Went 6-for-7 from the field, including 2-for-2 from deep, scoring 14 points with five rebounds against Fresno State (Jan. 21) ... Scored 11 points in consecutive games at Colorado State (Jan. 25) and against Utah State (Jan. 29) ... Finished with 12 points and eight rebounds at UNLV (Feb. 1) ... Posted season highs of eight free throws made, 10 attempted while scoring 14 points at Fresno State (Feb. 4) ... Scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, with eight rebounds, at San Diego State (Feb. 6) ... Went a season-best 11-for-13 from the field against San José State, scoring 23 points (Feb. 15) ... Shot 7-for-9 in the road game at San José Styate, scoring 16 points (Feb. 17).

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Transferred to Nevada mid-year, arriving for the Spring 2021 semester.

TEXAS CAREER
FRESHMAN (2019-20):
Played in 23 games … averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game … improved to 6.2 ppg while converting 57.1-percent (12-21) from the floor, including 41.7-percent (5-12) from three-point range, in 14.5 mpg during UT’s late-season five-game win streak … grabbed a career-best 7 rebounds (2 offensive) and added 2 points and 1 assist in 16 minutes at Iowa State (Feb. 15) … posted a career-high 20 points (8-12 FG, 4-6 threes) and 3 rebounds in a career-best 26 minutes vs. TCU (Feb. 19) … earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Westlake High School in Austin, Texas (head coach Robert Lucero) … ranked as the No. 28 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals, No. 36 by 247Sports and No. 37 by ESPN … averaged 24.7 points and 12.8 rebounds per game while helping Westlake to a 34-4 record and a trip to the Class 6A regional semifinals in his senior year … averaged 19.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while leading Westlake to a 36-4 mark and a trip to the Class 6A state semifinals as a junior … named the Central Texas Player of the Year by the Austin American-Statesman in each of his last two years … helped Westlake win three consecutive District 25-6A titles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 50

    2020-21Sophomore

    Center
    7'0" 245 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Center
    7'0" 245 lbs
    50
  • 50

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Center
    7'0" 245 lbs
    50