WICHITA, Kan. – Ron Baker is the ninth All-American in Wichita State basketball history.
The junior guard from Scott City, Kan. was named Wednesday to USA Today's 2nd Team All-America list.
Baker is averaging a team-high 15.0 points for a WSU team that ranks 12th nationally and will enter next week's NCAA Tournament with a 28-4 record. He's been one of the nation's most well-rounded players, averaging 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals.
A two-time First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection and a Wooden Award Finalist, Baker also was named to the USBWA All-District VII team earlier this week.
Baker joins teammate Fred VanVleet (a third-teamer last year on both the NABC and Sporting News teams) and Cleanthony Early (a 2014 Consensus Second Team selection) as All-Americans who have played under Gregg Marshall.
Prior to the trio of Baker, Early and VanVleet, WSU hadn't produced a full-fledged All-American since 1985 when Xavier McDaniel was a first-team honoree.
WSU All-Americans:
(List does not include Honorable Mention selections)
1927 – Ross McBurney
1954, 55 – Cleo Littleton
1963, 64, 65 – Dave Stallworth
1982 – Cliff Levingston
1982, 83 – Antoine Carr
1984, 85 – Xavier McDaniel
2014 – Cleanthony Early
2014 – Fred VanVleet
2015 – Ron Baker
