Jordan Baker Named All-CEBL Second Team
The forward receives his fourth straight All-CEBL selection.
EDMONTON, AB- Edmonton Stingers forward Jordan Baker has been named to the All-CEBL Second Team and CEBL All-Canadian Team. The selection is Baker’s fourth straight All-CEBL team, being awarded Second Team in 2019 and First Team in 2020 and 2021, winning Canadian Player of the Year in the former and runner up in the latter. It is also Baker’s second straight CEBL All-Canadian selection since the Canadian-only all-star team’s inception in 2021.
“It’s a special honour considering the growth of the CEBL in both Canadian and international talent,” said Baker, who averaged 11.3 points and a league-best 9.5 rebounds per game this past season. Baker also led his team in assists per game (4.7) and steals per game (1.7). “All the credit goes to my teammates who, despite an up-and-down season, played hard and represented Edmonton as true professionals from start to finish.”
The Stingers finished 10-10 in the regular season, falling one game shy of a home court advantage in the playoffs. They took their postseason on the road, where they fell to the Saskatchewan Rattlers 94-91 to cut their threepeat dreams short. Baker notched 9 points and 11 rebounds in the defeat.
“Baker’s effort, production, and leadership remained consistent even though we were inconsistent as a team this year. Once again he led the league in rebounding,” said head coach and general manager Jermaine Small. Baker also led the league in rebounding in 2019 and 2020. “Summer in, summer out, Baker proves that he’s the most dependable Canadian in the league since its inception.”
Baker proved to be a reliable offensive weapon, knocking down 50% of his field goal attempts while providing a much needed steadiness and consistency to the Stingers offense, which at times struggled to find an identity. His 11.3 points per game were third on the team with a season best of 18 on July 6th against the Niagara River Lions, and he posted several double-digit rebounding efforts including a career best 16-board performance against the Montreal Alliance on June 20th. All in all Baker tallied 7 double-doubles in 20 games played. Far from the tallest in the league at 6’8”, the 230lbs forward used his exceptional positioning, strength, and tenacity to his advantage on both ends of the floor.
Transitioning back to his coaching role, Baker will lead the NAIT Ooks through their 2022-23 ACAC season in his second year as head coach. Last season the team finished 6-10, earning a playoff berth but soon faced a first round exit in the ACAC playoffs.
EDMONTON, AB
About The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 75 percent of its 2021 rosters being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season runs from May through August. Head to CEBL.ca for more information or follow the league (@cebleague) on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
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