Vin Baker

Vin Baker was a power forward and center who helped the United States win basketball gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Baker played in college at the University of Hartford, and was then a first round (eighth overall) pick in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Baker had a 13-year NBA career, playing for the Bucks from 1993-97, and then with the Seattle SuperSonics from 1997-2002. He later played for about a year each with the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Clippers.

Baker was named to the NBA All-Rookie team in 1994. He was a four-time NBA All-Star (1995-98) and was named to All-NBA teams in 1997 (3rd team) and 1998 (2nd team). For his career he averaged 15.0 ppg and 7.4 rebounds/game.

After his playing career Baker started coaching high school ball at St. Bernard School in Uncasville, Connecticut. He later became a broadcaster for the Milwaukee Bucks and in 2017 was named head of the basketball department at Camp Greylock in Becket, Massachusetts. In 2018 Baker became an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, helping lead them to an NBA title in 2021.