Dakota's Maurice Baker Named D-League.Com Performer of the Week
January 22, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2008 - Maurice Baker of the Dakota Wizards yesterday was named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 14. In four games, Baker averaged 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists while leading the Wizards to a 3-1 record.
The 6-1 guard began the week with a career-high 41 points, including 17-of-17 from the free throw line, in a win over the Iowa Energy at the 2008 D-League Showcase in Boise, Idaho. Baker returned to Showcase action on Wednesday and scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high-tying 15 rebounds in a win against Rio Grande Valley. For his efforts during the week, Baker earned a spot on the All-D-League Showcase First Team. For the week, Baker shot 56 percent (31-of-55) from the field and 91 percent (30-of-33) from the free throw line.
A two year-product of Oklahoma State, Baker averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists during his senior season and was named Third Team All-Big 12. During his junior campaign, Baker averaged 19.8 points (30th in the nation), 6.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists and earned First Team All-Big 12 and Conference All-Newcomer honors. For his college career, Baker averaged 16.4 points - the fourth-best in school history. At the time of his graduation in 2002, Baker ranked 15th all-time in assists (222), ninth in three-point percentage (.391) and seventh in free throw percentage (.819) for the Cowboys.
Other top performers in the D-League last week included Colorado's Elton Brown, who averaged 18.0 points and 15.0 rebounds, recording three double-doubles for the 14ers; Shannon Brown, on assignment from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, who averaged 31.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in two games before being recalled by the Cavaliers; Kaniel Dickens, who averaged 20.3 points and 6.3 rebounds for Colorado; Keith Langford, who averaged 22.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists in three games for Austin; Ian Mahinmi, on assignment to Austin from the San Antonio Spurs, who averaged 19.3 points and 8.6 rebounds in three games; and Idaho's Mouhamed Sene who averaged 18.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in the games while on assignment from the Seattle Super Sonics.
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