Rod Baker
American professional basketball coach (born 1952)
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Rod Baker (born March 18, 1952) is an American professional basketball coach who last served as an assistant coach for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League.
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| Born | March 18, 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Holy Cross (1970–1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1976–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1977 | Brown (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Columbia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Saint Joseph's (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Tufts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Seton Hall (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | UC Irvine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Cincinnati (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Rutgers (associate HC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Grand Rapids Hoops | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Harlem Globetrotters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Rochester Razorsharks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Bakersfield Jam (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Delaware 87ers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | NBA G League Ignite (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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College career
Baker played basketball at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1970 to 1974. While playing, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and was an Education Minor.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Tufts Jumbos (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Tufts | 12–12 | – | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Tufts | 15–10 | – | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Tufts | 15–10 | – | ||||||
| 1986–87 | Tufts | 14–11 | – | ||||||
| 1987–88 | Tufts | 16–9 | – | ||||||
| Tufts: | 72–52 | – | |||||||
| UC Irvine Anteaters (Big West Conference) (1991–1997) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | UC Irvine | 7–22 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
| 1992–93 | UC Irvine | 6–21 | 4–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1993–94 | UC Irvine | 10–20 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
| 1994–95 | UC Irvine | 13–16 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1995–96 | UC Irvine | 15–12 | 11–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996–97 | UC Irvine | 1–25 | 1–15 | 9th | |||||
| UC Irvine: | 52–116 | 29–77 | |||||||
| Total: | 124–168 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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