Ron Baker is a borderline second-round pick in the 2016 NBA draft. However, it's also possible he goes undrafted on June 23.
But be wary of counting out Baker making it to the NBA. He had to walk on and redshirt as a freshman at Wichita State just to earn a spot on the roster. Before that, he had only two Division I scholarship offers: Arkansas-Little Rock and South Dakota State.
Baker turned out to be a hidden gem, maturing into one of the best two-way guards in college basketball during his five years in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers won more games during his eligibility than all but one program in college hoops: Gonzaga.
And the Shockers one-upped them during that stretch by knocking off the No. 1-seeded Zags during the round of 32 on the way to the Final Four in 2013.
Baker was the team's three-point specialist during that run but proved himself to be much more than just a shooter in his final three years.
"Ron's a player," Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall told Bleacher Report during Baker's junior year. "He's not a prototypical shooter—a 2-guard who shoots it. He ...
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2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down Pro Future of Wichita State’s Ron Baker
June 16th, 2016 by C.J. Moore Leave a reply »
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