Maryann Baker

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bishop Lynch HS
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

"Maryann is a warrior, despite three injury-plagued seasons. She has become invaluable and with her work ethic she will continue to shine in key situations." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair

HONORS AND AWARDS)
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

JUNIOR (2009-10)
Played in 32 games of the season averaging 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game off the bench...Contributed a career-high 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals versus North Texas...Registered a career-high nine points shooting a career-best 3-of-4 from behind the three-point arc and played a career-high 23 minutes at TCU...Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-of-2 at the line for eight points against Gonzaga...Contributed a league career-best seven points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting from the floor and 1-of-1 shooting from beyond the arc at No. 4 Nebraska and tied a career high with one blocked shot...Added another perfect shooting performance going 3-of-3 from the floor at Kansas...Received team's Miss Hustle Award and Team Academic Award for the second straight year...Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
Suffered a season-ending injury to her right shoulder...Served as a student assistant coach on the sidelines for the remainder of the season...Played in 21 contests with one start...Averaged 0.9 points and 0.7 rebounds per game...Made her first career start against Colorado and tied a career-high with three rebounds in just the first five minutes of the ballgame...Also saw a career-high 11 minutes of play versus the Buffaloes...Knocked down a pair of free throws in the clutch and grabbed two rebounds in just two minutes of play in a victory at No. 24 Oklahoma State...Hit two key free throws in A&M's late second-half run at No. 3 Oklahoma...Tied a career-high with five points against Mercer in the team's season opener.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)
Played in 25 games of the season averaging 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game...Made her collegiate debut against Wichita State at the 2007 Paradise Jam...Checked into the game at the 1:44 minute mark of the first half and ended the night with four points, three rebounds and one steal in eight minutes of play...Made her first career basket on her second free throw attempt with 11:09 remaining in regulation versus the Shockers...Played five minutes against Michigan in her home debut with two points and one rebound...Registered a season-and career-high five points in eight minutes of action versus Stephen F. Austin...Went 3-of-4 from the charity stripe against the Ladyjacks...Made her Big 12 debut with two minutes of play at No. 25 Colorado...Went 2-for-2 from the floor to finish with four points and a career-best two steals at Nebraska...Drained her first career three-pointer against Missouri in the Big 12 quarterfinals...Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting from the floor in a career-high 10 minutes of play against UTSA in the NCAA First Round.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Rated as the No. 25 best shooting guard in the country by the All-Star Girls Basketball Report...McDonald's High School All-American nominee out of Bishop Lynch Catholic High School...Selected as a TABC All-Star as a senior...Named TABC Co-Player of the Year (large private schools)...Three-time all-state and all-district selection...Two-time TAPPS All-Star...Honored on the BCI Nationals All-American Team...Averaged 13 points, three assists and four rebounds as a junior...Scored a career-high 35 points against Duncanville in November of 2005...Led her team to the TAPPS state title for large schools and earned all-state honors during her junior season...Named district MVP twice...Selected as TAPPS 6-A Female Athlete of the Year...Also lettered in softball...Graduated in the top 20 percent of her class...Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL
Maryann Baker...Born December 26, 1988 in Dallas, Texas...Daughter of Ron and Carol Baker...Has three siblings, Keith (25), Cara (24) and Ben (22)...Hails from an athletic family...Father played college basketball on the NCAA Division III level at Clark University...Her brother, Ben, played baseball at Texas Tech...Sport management major at Texas A&M...Chose A&M over Rice and Oregon State...Was named after her two aunts, Mary and Ann.