Mark Baker (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Mark Baker

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 175

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|11}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio

| nationality = American

| high_school = Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio)

| college = Ohio State (1989–1992)

| draft_year = 1992

| career_start = 1992

| career_end = 2001

| career_position = Point guard

| career_number = 3

| years1 = 1992–1993 | team1 = Columbus Horizon

| years2 = 1993 | team2 = Palm Beach Stingrays

| years3 = 1995 | team3 = Long Island Surf

| years4 = 1996–1997 | team4 = WBC Wels

| years5 = 1997 | team5 = Atlantic City Seagulls

| years6 = 1997–1998 | team6 = Basket Livorno

| years7 = 1998–1999 | team7 = Grand Rapids Hoops

| years8 = {{nbay|1998|end}} | team8 = Toronto Raptors

| years9 = 1999–2000 | team9 = Cibona

| years10 = 2001 | team10 = Florida Sea Dragons

| highlights =

Third-team Parade All-American (1988)

}}

LaMark Anthony Baker (born November 11, 1969) is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the former head coach of the Dayton Jets of the International Basketball League.[http://www.crbasketball.com/53/80.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val* Head coach - Justin Orosz]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

He played collegiately for the Ohio State University{{cite news |author1=Tim Sullivan |title=Baker key to how far Bucks can go |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97993759/baker-key-to-how-far-bucks-can-go/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=22 March 1991 |page=B1|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author1=Roland Queen |author2=Jack Patterson |author3=John Seaburn |title=In Guarded Condition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97993732/guards/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |date=21 November 1991 |pages=D1, D8}}{{cite news |author1=Mike Lucas |title=Buckeyes' Baker leaves everyone hanging |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97893274/buckeyes-baker-leaves-everyone-hanging/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=The Capital Times |date=15 February 1991 |pages=1B–2B|via=Newspapers.com}} as point guard{{cite news |author1=Barry Phillips |title=Baker turns up the heat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/296419046/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=News-Journal |date=29 March 1992 |pages=E1|via=Newspapers.com}} from 1989 to 1992. He is currently sixth in all-time assists in Ohio State history.[http://www.markbakerfoundation.org/AboutUs.htm Mark Baker Foundation About Us page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804213032/http://markbakerfoundation.org/AboutUs.htm |date=2007-08-04 }}

After graduating, he was not drafted and signed with the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets, but was waived before the 1992–93 season started. Baker played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Columbus Horizon (1992–93) and the Grand Rapids Hoops (1998–99), averaging 10.6 points and 7.2 assists per game for his CBA career.1999-2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 244 He played one game for the Toronto Raptors in the 1999 season.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bakerla01.html Baker NBA career statistics]{{cite news |author1=Marc Katz |title=Hundreds heed hoops |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97993661/hundreds-heed-hoops/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=3 July 1999 |pages=5, 7|via=Newspapers.com}} He also played professionally in Italy in Serie A2 for Bini Viaggi Livorno (1997–98).[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BAK-MAR-69 Baker page on the official Serie A site] In 2001, he played for the Florida Sea Dragons of the USBL.[http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&team=1992&option=Florida%20Sea%20Dragons%20%20(USBL)&Cntr=USA&logo=floridas.gif USBasket page on Florida Sea Dragons]