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Maurice Baker : biography

July 28, 1979 –

Maurice Baker (born on July 28, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League.

Having played college basketball at Dixie State and Oklahoma State, Baker spent time in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers.

Since 2004, Baker has had several stints with the Dakota Wizards (now the Santa Cruz Warriors) of the Continental Basketball Association and NBA D-League. He was named to the 2009 D-League All-Star Game on February 3, 2009. He has also played professionally in Syria, Puerto Rico, Russia, Lithuania, France and the Philippines.

Professional career

In 2003, Baker joined BC Avtodor Saratov of the Russian Basketball Super League for 4 games and averaged 4.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists. In March 2004, Baker signed with Al Ittihad and later with Correcaminos Matamoros of the Mexican LNBP.http://courtvisionxl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012-Profile10.pdf

He signed with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA in December 2004. In February 2005, Baker signed with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA and played one game before returning to the Dakota Wizards. Baker then signed a 10-day contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 22, 2005 and played four games.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bakerma01.html

In October 2005, Baker again signed with the Dakota Wizards. In January 2006, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian LKL.

Baker signed with the Dakota Wizards, now with the NBA Development League, for a third stint for the season before signing with Paris-Levallois of French LNB Pro A in January 2008. For a fourth stint with the team, Baker signed with Dakota for the season.

In the summer of 2009, Baker played 16 games for Atleticos de San German of Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He then played the 2009–2010 season for AEK Larnaca of Cyprus Basketball Division 1. Baker then played 10 games for Indios de Mayaguez of BSN from April 2010.

For 2010–2011, Baker played for Ola Verde de Poza Rica of the Mexican LNBP. He then played in summer 2011 for the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association and Guaiqueries de Margarita of the Venezuelan Venezuela. For a fifth stint with the team, Baker played for the Dakota Wizards in the season.