University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Baker arrived in Baltimore as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season after spending four seasons as the video coordinator at Akron.

Baker has helped lead the Retrievers to back-to-back 18-win seasons and the squad has already hosted three home playoff games at the Peake since his arrival. UMBC reached the 2021-22 America East Championship game after finishing second during the regular-season. The team also knocked off a Power 5 opponent, Pittsburgh (ACC), to highlight the non-conference season. The Retrievers finished fourth this past season and hosted a first-round conference tournament contest. In addition, UMBC won a program-record 10 non-conference contests in 2022-2023.

Priot to UMBC, Baker joined the Zips’ staff as the video coordinator in September 2017, arriving from Penn State. He spent two seasons, 2015-2017, with the Nittany Lions as a graduate manager. He assisted in player development and practice duties, as well as editing film for coach analysis and assisting the directors of player development and operations with their daily tasks.

Prior to Penn State, he spent three years with high school and AAU programs around the D.C. area, including U15 Nike Team Takeover. He was also the acting dean of students and educational aide at Lasalle Backus Educational Campus. 

Baker started his career as an undergraduate and graduate assistant coach at his alma mater Quinnipiac, after a career-ending knee injury that prevented him from playing in his sophomore season. He was named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team, averaging 10.9 points per game, Baker was NEC Rookie of the Week twice.

He was a four-year letter winner from Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., where he was named Gatorade Player of the Year (2006). Baker ranks 9th all-time in Washington, DC in single-game scoring (51 points).

Baker earned three degrees, a bachelor’s in media studies and a master’s in Journalism from Quinnipiac, and a second master’s in Educational Leadership from Penn State. 

In addition, Baker is the director of communications for Education Goals Opportunities and Sports (E.G.O.S) non-profit organization.