RON BAKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Wichita St.-Saint Louis Preview
Wichita State is off to another unbeaten start. Maintaining it could be difficult as it heads into what figures to be an emotionally charged atmosphere.
Saint Louis will be honoring former coach Rick Majerus on the one-year anniversary of his death in Sunday's home matchup with the No. 12 Shockers.
Wichita State (7-0) captured the CBE Classic with Tuesday's 75-62 win over...
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Ron Baker Could Become First Round Prospect
Ron Baker is the leading scorer on the No. 12 ranked Wichita State Shockers and is becoming a more highly regarded NBA prospect.
Baker is a 6'3, redshirt sophomore combo guard.
"Myself and a lot of NBA scouts are very high on Wichita State's Ron Baker," wrote Chad Ford. "He's sitting in the 40s on our Big Board right now, but the more I watch him play and...
Recap: Baker leads No. 12 Wichita St past BYU 75-62
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ron Baker scored 23 points, making six straight free throws down the stretch, and No. 12 Wichita State held off BYU for a 75-62 victory Tuesday night in the title game of the CBE Classic.
Fred VanVleet and Cleanthony Early added 12 points each for the Shockers (7-0), who trailed by two at halftime but used hustle and physical play inside to wear down the Cougars...
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Preview: Shockers to take on BYU in CBE final
Wichita State hasn't been troubled very much this season.
That may change against BYU.
Ron Baker looks to continue his superb shooting and help the No. 12 Shockers overcome the high-scoring Cougars in the championship game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
Wichita State (6-0) is beating opponents by an average of 22.0 points, while limiting them...
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BYU-Wichita St. Preview
Wichita State hasn't been troubled very much this season.
That may change against BYU.
Ron Baker looks to continue his superb shooting and help the No. 12 Shockers overcome the high-scoring Cougars in the championship game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
Wichita State (6-0) is beating opponents by an average of 22.0 points, while limiting them...
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Baker paces No. 12 WSU in 90-72 rout of DePaul
Wichita State had been having trouble getting started, stumbling against overmatched teams such as William & Mary and Tennessee State before pulling away in the second half.
The Shockers didn't waste any time putting away DePaul on Monday night.
Led by 21 points from Ron Baker and 17 from Tekele Cotton, the No. 12 Shockers used a big first-half run to seize control. Wichita...
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Wichita State overwhelms D-II foe
There was a reason Emporia State coach Shaun Vandiver knew that No. 16 Wichita State was not the ideal opponent on no rest.
''There's a reason they were in the Final Four last year,'' Vandiver said, ''and that's because coach (Gregg) Marshall preaches and only recruits players who play physically all the time.''
That was certainly too much...
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WSU's Baker making up for lost time in big way
You ask Ron Baker if this is what he expected the Sweet 16, the glitz of Los Angeles, the mayor of his tiny Kansas hometown declaring Thursday Ron Baker Day and he offers up this story, from about two years back:
Somewhere along Highway 56, during the three-hours-and-change drive back west to Scott City, Kan., Ron was on the return leg of his official visit to Wichita State. And...
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March 28, 2013
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