Duke

Today on Select Seniors we feature the Duke Blue Devils. They only have one senior this year, and that is Joey Baker.

Joey Baker 13 Forward

6’6 206 lbs

Stats

• In high school – A four-star recruit ranked as the No. 41 overall prospect and No. 3 player in the state of North Carolina in the class of 2018 by ESPN
• Summer of 2018 – Duke Canada Tour
• Played in three games and averaged 7.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
• Freshman Year – Played 4 games, totaling 18 minutes and 3 points.
• Made his Duke debut on the road against Syracuse
• Scored his first career points by hitting a three pointer against North Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament First Round
• Sophomore Year – Made 11 of his 12 free throw attempts for the season
• Played in 28 games with three starts, averaging 5.0 points and shooting .394 (28-of-71) from three-point range
• Made 3-of-5 three-pointers against Wake Forest (1/11), finishing with 11 points
• Junior Year – Appeared in 23 of the Blue Devils’ 24 games with one start
• Averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds for the season
• In ACC play, averaged 2.9 points, while shooting .320 from the field and .351 from behind the arc
• Poured in a season-high 12 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting in the win at Wake Forest (2/17)
• Shot 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and finished with eight points and two assists in the ACC Tournament win over Boston College (3/9)
• Had a season-high 22 minutes in the BC victory
• Senior Year – Voted a team captain, along with junior Wendell Moore Jr.
• Went 3-of-7 from the field with two three-pointers for eight points against Army (11/12)
• Came off the bench and hit 3-of-5 three-pointers for 11 points while setting career highs in minutes (32) and rebounds (5) versus Campbell (11/13)
• Finished 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line for 12 points and two assists against Gardner-Webb (11/16)
• Went 7-of-7 from the free throw line in a nine-point, four-rebound effort versus The Citadel (11/22)

Outlook

I would like to see Joey play lots of minutes in the NCAA tournament. I also expect to see duke go far into the tournament. Right now I predict they will be a one seed.

Interesting Info

• Born on September 13, 2000, in Fayetteville, N.C.
• Son of Jennifer and Michael Baker
• Has a sister, Annie
• Was on pace to graduate as Trinity Christian’s salutatorian before his decision to reclassify
• Majoring in Political Science at Duke