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Before Joey Baker's Senior Season On The Hardwood At Duke Begins He Is Going To Be Playing For USA East Coast Basketball In Spain

As a freshman at Duke 2018-2019, Joey Baker Was activated late in the season following an injury to Zion Williamson

  • Played in four games, totaling 18 minutes and scoring three points

  • Made his Duke debut on the road against Syracuse (2/23)

  • Scored his first career points by hitting a three pointer against North Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/22)

    As a sophomore at Duke in 2019-2020 Joey Baker Played in 28 games with three starts, averaging 5.0 points and shooting .394 (28-of-71) from three-point range

  • Made 11 of his 12 free throw attempts for the season

  • Shot 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range for a career-high 16 points against Winthrop (11/29)

  • Went for 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes of action at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3)

  • Netted a career-high 22 points and five three-pointers in 18 minutes against Wofford (12/19)

  • Made his first career start versus Brown (12/28)

  • Made 3-of-5 three-pointers against Wake Forest (1/11), finishing with 11 points

  • Went 3-of-5 from three-point range for nine points against Miami (1/21)

  • Tied career highs in assists (three) and rebounds (three) in the win at North Carolina (2/8)

  • Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting against Notre Dame (2/15)

    As a junior in 2020-2021 at Duke Joey Baker Appeared in 23 of the Blue Devils' 24 games with one start

  • Averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds for the season

  • Shot 22-of-71 (.310) from the field, including 16-of-51 (.314) from three-point range

  • In ACC play, averaged 2.9 points, while shooting .320 from the field and .351 from behind the arc

  • Pulled down a career-high four rebounds in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28)

  • Went 2-of-5 from three-point range for six points against Clemson (1/30)

  • Hit 3-of-7 three-pointers in an 11-point effort versus North Carolina (2/6)

  • 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)

  • Logged a season-high 22 minutes in the BC victory

    “according to Joey Baker’s biography on goduke.com

    Before his senior season on the hardwood at Duke begins Joey Baker who is a forward is going to compete with USA East Coast Basketball in August.

    Where?

    Spain!

    USA East Coast Basketball was founded in 2006 and has fielded teams of collegiate players for summer exhibition games since that time. This summer, USA East Coast Basketball will field three teams -- Red, White and Blue -- that will compete in exhibition games in Valencia and Barcelona, Spain, against opponents from the host country and France.

    Joey Baker will play for the Red Team, that includes Buddy Boeheim and Jimmy Boeheim from Syracuse, Dajuan Harris from Kansas and Patrick McCaffery from Iowa among its 10-man roster. The Red Team head coach is NBA Hall of Famer Larry Brown. Baker and the Boeheim brothers are the lone representatives from the ACC among the three squads.

    “according to an article on goduke.com”