Joey Baker

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
G
Height:
6-7
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Fayetteville, N.C.
High School:
Trinity Christian

Who is Joey Baker?
• Veteran presence who brings leadership and experience
• Provides guard depth; strong Sixth Man
• Brings valuable shooting presence with ability to create his own shot
• Excellent passer, high basketball IQ with ability to breakdown opponent’s offense

Career Statistics
• Played in 122 career games
   • 100th career games against Central Michigan (Dec. 29, 2022)
   • Nine career starts: Michigan (5), Duke (4)
• 556 points: Michigan (195; 5.7 ppg), Duke (361; 4.1 ppg)
• 171 rebounds: Michigan (76; 2.2 rpg), Duke (95; 1.1 rpg)
• 118 three-pointers: Michigan (43), Duke (75)
• 118 of his 188 career field goals (65.5 percent) were three-pointers

Michigan Career
• Helped U-M to Postseason NIT (2023)
   • Advanced to the second round; falling at No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, 66-65

Duke Career
• Played four seasons at Duke (2019-22) under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski
• Played in 88 career games; with four starts
• Compiled a 102-24 career record, with a 54-22 ACC record
• Reached the No. 1 national ranking in three of his four seasons
• ACC regular season champions (2022); ACC runner-up (2020)
• ACC Tournament champions (2019); runner-up (2022)
• Helped Duke to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2019 & 2022)
   • NCAA Elite Eight (2019); lost to Michigan State (68-67)
   • NCAA Final Four (2022); lost in national semifinal to North Carolina (81-77)
• Finished with 361 points (4.1 ppg), 95 rebounds (1.1 rpg), 44 assists
• Made 75 three-point field goals (37.9 percent; 75-for-198)

Season: 2022-23 (Michigan)
• Took advantage of the NCAA’s one-time eligibility rule in response covid-19
• Played in all 34 games; with five starts
• Started four of U-M’s final seven games
• Started first game for U-M against No. 1 Purdue (Jan. 26)
• Averaged 5.7 points per game
   • Had seven games in double figures, with one 20-plus
   • Scored first points as a Wolverine against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 7)
   • Scored a season-best 21 points against Toledo (March 14)
• Averaged 2.2 rebounds per game
   • Had 16 games with three-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a career-best-tying five rebounds, twice: Maryland (Jan. 1) and at Michigan State (Jan. 7)
• Shot 39.1 percent (43-for-110) from beyond the arc
   • Tied for second on U-M with 43 three-pointers (Kobe Bufkin)
   • 43 of his 64 field goals (67.2 percent) were three-pointers
   • Had seven games with three-plus three-pointers
   • Made a career-best-tying five three-pointers vs. Toledo (March 14; NIT first round)
• Averaged 16.4 minutes per game
   • Played seven games with 20-plus minutes and one of 30-plus
• Played a career-best 36 minutes against Wisconsin (Feb. 26)

Season: 2021-22 (Duke)
• Team co-captain; alongside Wendell Moore, Jr.
• Played in 34 games; off the bench
• Averaged 4.5 points (153 points)
   • Posted 16 games with five-plus points, with six of 10-plus
   • Had a season-best 13 points against S.C. State (Dec. 14)
• Averaged 1.2 rebounds (40; nine offensive, 31 defensive)
   • Posted three games with four-plus rebounds
   • Had a career-best five rebounds, twice: Campbell (Nov. 13) and S.C. State (Dec. 14)
• Shot 40.5 percent on three-point field goals (30-for-73)
   • Posted five games with three-plus three-point field goals
   • Had a season-best four three-pointers against Florida State (Feb. 19)
• Shot 77.8 percent on free throws (21-for-27)
   • Had a season-best 7-for-7 line against The Citadel (Nov. 22)
• Averaged 12.0 minutes per game
   • Posted 12 games of 15-plus minutes
   • Had a season-best 32 against Campbell (Nov. 13)

Season: 2020-21 (Duke)
• Played a covid-19 shortened non-conference season (five games)
• Played 18 of 20 ACC scheduled games (two affected by covid-19)
• Duke withdrew from ACC Tournament (QF) due to covid-19
• Played in 23 games, with one start
   • Started season opener against Coppin State (Nov. 28); two points, four rebounds
• Averaged 2.9 points (66 points)
   • Posted five games of five-plus points, with two of 10-plus
   • Had a season-best 12 points at Wake Forest (Feb. 17); went 4-for-7 on three-point field goals
• Averaged 1.2 rebounds (27; six offensive, 21 defensive)
   • Had a season-best four rebounds against Coppin State (Nov. 28)
• Made 16 three-point field goals (31.4 percent; 16-for-51)
   • Posted two games with three-plus three-pointers
   • Had a season-best four three-point field goals at Wake Forest (Feb. 17)
• Averaged 11.5 minutes per game
   • Posted eight games of 15-plus minutes
   • Had a season-best 22 minutes vs. Boston College (March 9), ACC Tournament first round

Season: 2019-20 (Duke)
• Season cut short after all postseason events were canceled due to covid-19
• Played in 27 games, with three starts
   • Started first career game against Brown (Dec. 28); two points, two rebounds, two blocks
• Averaged 5.1 points per game (5.1 ppg)
   • Posted 12 games of five-plus points, with four of 10-plus and one of 20-plus
   • Had a career-best 22 points against Wofford (Dec. 19); went 5-for-7 on three-point field goals
• Averaged 1.0 rebounds (24; two offensive, 22 defensive)
   • Had a season-best three rebounds, twice: Central Arkansas (Nov. 12) and at North Carolina (Feb. 8)
• Shot 91.7 percent (11-for-12)
   • Had a season-best 5-for-5 line against Wofford (Dec. 19)
• Made 28 three-point field goals (39.4 percent; 28-for-71)
   • Posted four games with 3+ three-pointers
   • Had a career-best five three-point field goals against Wofford (Dec. 19)
• Averaged 12.5 minutes per game
   • Posted 11 games of 15+ minutes per game
   • Had season-best 24 against Boston College (Dec. 31)

Season: 2018-19 (Duke)
• Played in four games off the bench
   • Activated late in the season following an injury to Zion Williamson
   • Made collegiate debut at Syracuse (Feb. 23), two rebounds
• Scored first collegiate points on a three-pointer vs. North Dakota State (March 22; NCAA)
• Average 1.0 rebounds per game (four rebounds)
   • Had a season-best two rebounds, twice: at Syracuse (Feb. 23) and vs North Dakota State
• Averaged 4.5 minutes per games
   • Posted three games of five-plus minutes
   • Had a season-best seven minutes vs. North Dakota State

Summer 2018 (Canada Tour)
• Played in all three games, providing a spark off the bench
• Averaged 7.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game, with a pair of steals
• Shot 50 percent from the field (7-for-14) and 45.5 percent (5-for-11) from long range

Prep Career
• Reclassified to the Class of 2018
• Four-star recruit ranked as the No. 41 overall prospect and No. 3 player in North Carolina (ESPN)
• Rated as the No. 33 prospect and No. 7 small forward (247 Sports)
• Rated as the No. 48 prospect (Rivals)

Personal
• Born on September 13, 2000, in Fayetteville, N.C.
• Son of Jennifer and Michael Baker
• Earned political science degree (May, 2022) from Duke University
• Enrolled in U-M's School of Social Work
• Pursuing masters of social work at Michigan