2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Robert Huskey

1 Dawson Baker

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Coto De Caza, Calif.

Biography

2022-23 (Junior)
  • All-Big West Second Team
  • Big West Championship All-Tournament Team
  • Big West All-Academic Team
  • Only Anteater to play and start in all 35 games, averaged 27.3 minutes per game
  • Became the 32nd player in UCI history to reach the 1,000-point career milestone with 1,017-career tallies
  • First Anteater since 2015-16 to score more than 500 points in a season (537 in 2022-23)
  • Led the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game while taking and making the most field goals (188-403, 0.467)
  • Scored in double figures 32 of his 35 games played this season and held a streak of 26 consecutive games where he scored in double-digits
  • Finished the season ranked top-10 in the Big West in field goal percentage (5th), scoring (7th), and free throw percentage (7th)
  • Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game, had 28 steals and dished out 43 assists
  • Scored 11 points on 5-9 shooting in the victory over No. 21 ranked Oregon on Nov. 11
  • Shot a personal best 15 free throws in the conference opener at CSU Bakersfield on Dec. 31 to help set the school record of 51 free throw attempts in a game
  • Recorded his first career double-double against Hawai’i on Jan. 19 with 17 points and 10 rebounds
  • Played a season high 36:02 minutes at Long Beach State on Feb. 4 while tying his career high four steals
  • Posted a career-high 33-point performance in conference action versus UC San Diego on Feb. 23 and set new bests in field goals made (10), field goals attempted (21), three-point field goal attempts (7), and free throws made (10)

2021-22 (Sophomore)
  • All-Big West Honorable Mention
  • Big West All-Academic Team
  • Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Honor Roll)
  • Played in 19 games with 19 starts, averaged 26.8 minutes per game
  • Finished second on the team averaging 11.2 points per game
  • Top 25 in the Big West in scoring
  • Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game, grabbed 13 steals and had 22 assists
  • Knocked down a career high four three-point field goals against Pepperdine on Nov. 20
  • Posted a career-high 24 point performance in conference action at CSUN on Feb. 5
  • Played a season high 33:09 minutes at Cal St. Fullerton on Feb. 24
  • Attempted a career high 16 field goals at Cal Poly on Mar. 3
  • Notched a career high one block against UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 10

2020-21 (Freshman)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year 
  • Played in 25 games with 17 starts as a true freshman, averaged 23.5 minutes per game
  • Finished second on the team averaging 10.7 points per game
  • Led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.396)
  • Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game, grabbed 24 steals and had 33 assists
  • Had a career-high 23 point performance in Conference action against CS Fullerton on Feb. 19


DAWSON BAKER CAREER HIGHS

Points: 33, vs. UC San Diego (02/23/23)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Hawai’i (01/19/23)
Assists: 6, vs. Pepperdine (11/25/20)
Steals: 4, Twice (last at Long Beach State, 02/04/23)
Blocks: 1, Eight times (last vs. UC Riverside, 02/11/23)
FG Made: 10, vs. UC San Diego (02/23/23)
FG Attempts: 21, vs. UC San Diego (02/23/23)
3FG Made: 4, Twice (last vs. Pepperdine, 11/20/21)
3FG Attempts: 7, Three times (last vs. UC San Diego, 02/23/23)
FT Made: 10, Twice (last vs. UC San Diego, 02/23/23)
FT Attempts: 15, at CSU Bakersfield (12/31/22)


CAPISTRANO VALLEY HS
  • Graduated in 2018
  • All-CIF selection
  • CIF 2AA Player of the Year
  • 2x All-State selection
  • CIF Champion
  • His school's career leader in points (2,152) and steals (237) and is second in rebounds (732)
  • Named the MVP of the Sea View League
  • Over four years, averaged 18.6 points per game

PERSONAL
  • Has six siblings. His brothers Davis played basketball at Southern Utah and Dusty played basketball at Weber State
  • Majoring in sociology
  • Graduated high school in 2018 and went on a two-year mission to Micronesia, Guam
  • Speaks more than one language
  • Enjoys playing ping pong

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    1