Rob Baker
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 28/06/98
- Place of Birth: Woodstock, Georgia (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 211
- Weight (KG): 93
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Harvard (2016–2020)
- NBL DEBUT: 19/09/25
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- NBL History: New Zealand 2026
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Robert Baker was born in Woodstock, Georgia (USA) and attended The Walker School in Marietta, Georgia, where he was a four-year starter on the basketball team and also earned two varsity letters in baseball. He captained the basketball team for three seasons and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,535 career points. Baker earned first team All-State, All-Region, All-County, and team MVP honors as both a junior and senior, and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee. Off the court, he was a member of the National Latin Honor Society, a National Latin Exam Gold Medalist, and a four-year member of the Latin Club, concert band, and jazz band, as well as a member of the chess club.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Rob Baker made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 27 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.
Rob Baker currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers and has played 25 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 10 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists since entering the league in 2025.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27 | New Zealand | 13-20 (7) | 25 | 325.5 | 251 | 121 | 16 | 94 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 90 | 197 | 46% | 43 | 111 | 39% | 28 | 41 | 68% | 58% | 57% | 19 | Totals | 25 | 325 | 251 | 121 | 16 | 94 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 90 | 197 | 45.7% | 43 | 111 | 38.7% | 28 | 41 | 68.3% | 58% | 57% | 0 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 27 | New Zealand | 13-20 (7) | 25 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 46% | 1.7 | 4.4 | 39% | 1.1 | 1.6 | 68% | 58% | 57% | 19 | Total | 25 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 45.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.7% | 1.7 | 4.4 | 68.3% | 58% | 57% | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
FIBA EXPERIENCE
NBA EXPERIENCE
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- October 12, 2024: Signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Orlando Magic.
- October 16, 2024: Waived by the Orlando Magic.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Slovakia – Iskra Svit (2021) | Puerto Rico – Cariduros de Fajardo (2023) | Japan – Akita Northern Happinets (2023) | Germany – Alba Berlin (2025)
Robert Baker began his professional career in February 2021 with Iskra Svit in the Slovak Basketball League, where he averaged 14.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks across 14 games.
He spent 2021-2023 playing in the G-League, before signed with the Cariduros de Fajardo in Puerto Rico in April 2023. There, he averaged 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 blocks in eight games.
The following season he joined Japan’s Akita Northern Happinets, producing 8.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.2 steals over 14 games before departing in December.
After another short G League stint he signed with Alba Berlin in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.
COLLEGE
Robert Baker played four collegiate seasons at Harvard from 2016–17 through 2019–20, appearing in 99 games with 39 starts across his career while averaging 4.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 14.9 minutes per game, shooting 44.2 percent from the field, 33.5 percent from three-point range, and 77.5 percent from the free-throw line.
As a senior in the 2019–20 season, Baker started 26 of 29 games and delivered career-best numbers with 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game, while shooting 47.2 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from deep, and 81.8 percent from the line.
During that senior season, he led the team in scoring four times, rebounding eight times, and assists once, with standout performances including 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Massachusetts on December 7, a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Yale on February 7, and 18 points with eight rebounds at Brown on February 8.
He also matched his career-high of 13 rebounds against Texas A&M on November 28 and recorded a season-high four blocks on two occasions, with his senior campaign earning him Harvard’s John Harnice ’84 Spirit Award.
As a junior in the 2018–19 season, Baker averaged 4.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game while helping Harvard secure its second straight Ivy League Championship and a berth in the NIT, highlighted by a career-high 13 rebounds at Howard on January 21, four three-pointers and 13 points against Yale on February 1, and a career-high five blocks versus Columbia on February 8.
In his sophomore season during 2017–18, Baker appeared in 22 games with three starts, averaging 2.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, and recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against St. Joseph’s on November 24 as Harvard won the Ivy League title and returned to the NIT.
As a freshman in the 2016–17 season, he played 22 games and averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per contest, with a season-high eight points against Penn on March 4.
Across his Harvard career from 2016–17 to 2019–20, Baker’s achievements included two Ivy League championships, two NIT appearances, and career highs of 19 points, 13 rebounds, and five blocks.
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