11 Nala Baker
Nala Baker
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Pensacola, Fla.
  • High School:
    Pensacola HS
  • Previous College:
    Bishop State CC
  • Position:
    Guard
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    8.6
  • fg %
    43.2
  • 3pt %
    43.0
  • ft %
    81.5
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    1.3

Bio

Career Accolades

2023-24 (Junior)

Made 29 appearances, making 20 starts in her second season with Catawba ... Averaged 8.6 points per game on 43 percent shooting from the field and 43 percent shooting from three-point range, the third best three-point shooting season in program history ... Dropped 20 points in the season-opening win vs. Columbus State on Nov. 17 ... Recorded a career-high 21 points in the 15-point win over Lenoir-Rhyne on Dec. 2 ... Had 17 points and five assists in the win over Anderson in which the team eclipsed the 100-point mark

2022-23 (Sophomore)

Played in 18 games, including two starts for the SAC regular season and Southeast Regional Tournament champions ... Averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17 minutes per game ... Scored a season-high 10 points in wins vs. Mount Olive on Nov. 12 and at Wingate on Jan. 18 ... Recorded six points and four rebounds in 19 minutes of action in the Final Four game vs. Minnesota-Duluth on Mar. 22

2021-22 (Freshman) - Bishop State CC

Appeared in 29 games, making 17 starts for Bishop State CC in Alabama ... Averaged 5.1 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16 minutes of action per contest ... Scored a season-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds vs. USC Salkehatchie on Nov. 13 ... Added 15 points, five rebounds and four steals vs. Southern Union State CC on Nov. 18

High School

Four-sport athlete at Pensacola HS, running cross country and track while playing basketball and flag football ... Earned first team all-conference in basketball

Personal

Daughter of Tiffany and Alan Baker ... Born Oct. 18, 2001 in Troy, Ala. 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 28 Newberry W, 84-52
Mar 2 Emory & Henry W, 90-60
Mar 5 vs. Virginia-Wise W, 96-78
Mar 7 vs. Wingate L, 90-77
Mar 15 UNC Pembroke W, 58-48
Mar 16 #11 Ga. Southwestern L, 88-63
  Overall Conf
Games 29 19
Games started 20 14
Minutes 701 436
Minutes per game 24.2 22.9
FG 80-185 46-117
FG Pct 43.2 39.3
3PT 37-86 20-54
3PT Pct 43.0 37.0
FT 53-65 30-37
FT Pct 81.5 81.1
Off rebounds 36 22
Def rebounds 43 25
Total rebounds 79 47
Rebounds per game 2.7 2.5
Personal fouls 66 44
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 38 25
Turnovers 48 28
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.9
Steals 49 29
Blocks 2 2
Points 250 142
Points per game 8.6 7.5
Points per 40 min 14.3 13.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 at North Carolina St.   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 vs. Columbus St. W, 83-72 1 34 7-12 58.3 3-4 75.0 3-3 100.0 20
Nov 18 at Ga. Southwestern W, 78-68 1 29 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 21 Chowan W, 79-62 1 23 4-6 66.7 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 13
Nov 27 at North Georgia L, 72-57 1 16 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 2 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 71-56 1 35 6-9 66.7 3-5 60.0 6-6 100.0 21
Dec 9 Mars Hill W, 66-56 1 27 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 5-6 83.3 7
Dec 13 Anderson (S.C.) W, 101-88 1 31 5-12 41.7 3-7 42.9 4-4 100.0 17
Dec 16 USC Aiken W, 83-60 1 22 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Dec 19 UNC Pembroke W, 66-61 1 32 5-9 55.6 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 3 at Coker W, 84-72 1 14 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 6 at Emory & Henry W, 77-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Wingate L, 78-65 1 22 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 13 Lincoln Memorial W, 70-58 1 21 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 20 at Tusculum W, 90-81 1 24 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 24 Wingate W, 84-75 1 23 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 27 at Virginia-Wise L, 81-71 1 22 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
Jan 31 at Limestone W, 70-64 1 24 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 3 Carson-Newman W, 76-74 1 30 1-7 14.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 7 at Newberry W, 55-43 1 14 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 10 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 84-83 1 28 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 14 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 81-66 1 13 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 17 Coker W, 73-60 0 19 3-7 42.9 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 21 Limestone W, 80-47 - 22 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 2-3 66.7 12
Feb 24 at Mars Hill W, 83-73 - 27 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 2-6 33.3 15
Feb 28 Newberry W, 84-52 0 14 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Mar 2 Emory & Henry W, 90-60 0 26 3-11 27.3 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 8
Mar 5 vs. Virginia-Wise W, 96-78 0 25 4-8 50.0 3-4 75.0 4-4 100.0 15
Mar 7 vs. Wingate L, 90-77 0 34 5-7 71.4 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 14
Mar 15 UNC Pembroke W, 58-48 0 27 4-10 40.0 2-5 40.0 3-5 60.0 13
Mar 16 #11 Ga. Southwestern L, 88-63 0 23 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 2 at North Carolina St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 vs. Columbus St. W, 83-72 1 34 2 4 6 3 3 1.0 3 0 2 -
Nov 18 at Ga. Southwestern W, 78-68 1 29 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 3 0
Nov 21 Chowan W, 79-62 1 23 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 2 0 2 0
Nov 27 at North Georgia L, 72-57 1 16 0 1 1 0 5 0.0 0 0 3 0
Dec 2 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 71-56 1 35 3 4 7 2 5 0.4 2 1 1 0
Dec 9 Mars Hill W, 66-56 1 27 4 0 4 2 0 - 2 0 4 -
Dec 13 Anderson (S.C.) W, 101-88 1 31 1 3 4 5 2 2.5 4 0 2 0
Dec 16 USC Aiken W, 83-60 1 22 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 3 0 4 0
Dec 19 UNC Pembroke W, 66-61 1 32 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 3 0 3 0
Jan 3 at Coker W, 84-72 1 14 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 3 0
Jan 6 at Emory & Henry W, 77-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Wingate L, 78-65 1 22 0 1 1 2 1 2.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 13 Lincoln Memorial W, 70-58 1 21 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 1 0 1 0
Jan 20 at Tusculum W, 90-81 1 24 0 2 2 3 1 3.0 4 0 1 -
Jan 24 Wingate W, 84-75 1 23 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 1 0 5 1
Jan 27 at Virginia-Wise L, 81-71 1 22 0 1 1 0 2 0.0 5 0 5 1
Jan 31 at Limestone W, 70-64 1 24 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 3 Carson-Newman W, 76-74 1 30 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 0 1 1 -
Feb 7 at Newberry W, 55-43 1 14 2 1 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 0
Feb 10 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 84-83 1 28 1 1 2 1 0 - 2 0 3 0
Feb 14 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 81-66 1 13 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
Feb 17 Coker W, 73-60 0 19 2 1 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 0
Feb 21 Limestone W, 80-47 - 22 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 24 at Mars Hill W, 83-73 - 27 1 2 3 1 3 0.3 1 0 4 -
Feb 28 Newberry W, 84-52 0 14 1 1 2 0 0 - 2 0 1 0
Mar 2 Emory & Henry W, 90-60 0 26 5 3 8 4 1 4.0 3 0 2 0
Mar 5 vs. Virginia-Wise W, 96-78 0 25 2 1 3 2 3 0.7 4 0 2 0
Mar 7 vs. Wingate L, 90-77 0 34 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 2 0 1 0
Mar 15 UNC Pembroke W, 58-48 0 27 5 2 7 0 2 0.0 1 0 1 0
Mar 16 #11 Ga. Southwestern L, 88-63 0 23 2 2 4 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 34 2 17.4 1.2-3.9 30.1 0.3-1.5 20.0 0.8-1.0 76.5 3.4
2023-24 29 20 24.2 2.8-6.4 43.2 1.3-3.0 43.0 1.8-2.2 81.5 8.6
2024-25 28 28 29.1 4.0-11.4 35.5 2.0-6.1 32.9 1.7-2.4 71.2 11.8
Total 91 50 23.2 2.6-7.0 36.6 1.1-3.4 33.7 1.4-1.8 76.4 7.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 34 2 593 40-133 30.1 10-50 20.0 26-34 76.5 116
2023-24 29 20 701 80-185 43.2 37-86 43.0 53-65 81.5 250
2024-25 28 28 815 113-318 35.5 56-170 32.9 47-66 71.2 329
Total 91 50 2109 233-636 36.6 103-306 33.7 126-165 76.4 695

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 34 2 17.4 2.7-9.0 30.1 0.7-3.4 20.0 1.8-2.3 76.5 7.8
2023-24 29 20 24.2 4.6-10.6 43.2 2.1-4.9 43.0 3.0-3.7 81.5 14.3
2024-25 28 28 29.1 5.5-15.6 35.5 2.7-8.3 32.9 2.3-3.2 71.2 16.1
Total 91 50 23.2 4.4-12.1 36.6 2.0-5.8 33.7 2.4-3.1 76.4 13.2

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 34 2 17.4 1.0 1.4 2.3 1.6 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.1
2023-24 29 20 24.2 1.2 1.5 2.7 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.7 0.8 1.7 0.1
2024-25 28 28 29.1 1.4 1.8 3.1 2.3 0.0 1.9 2.8 0.7 1.4 0.0
Total 91 50 23.2 1.2 1.5 2.7 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.8 0.7 1.4 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 34 2 593 33 46 79 54 0 17 34 0.5 39 3
2023-24 29 20 701 36 43 79 66 2 38 48 0.8 49 2
2024-25 28 28 815 38 49 87 64 1 52 78 0.7 38 0
Total 91 50 2109 107 138 245 184 3 107 160 0.7 126 5

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 34 2 17.4 2.2 3.1 5.3 3.6 0.0 1.1 2.3 0.5 2.6 0.2
2023-24 29 20 24.2 2.1 2.5 4.5 3.8 0.1 2.2 2.7 0.8 2.8 0.1
2024-25 28 28 29.1 1.9 2.4 4.3 3.1 0.0 2.6 3.8 0.7 1.9 0.0
Total 91 50 23.2 2.0 2.6 4.6 3.5 0.1 2.0 3.0 0.7 2.4 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 29 20 24.2 2.8-6.4 43.2 1.3-3.0 43.0 1.8-2.2 81.5 8.6
Conference 19 14 22.9 2.4-6.2 39.3 1.1-2.8 37.0 1.6-1.9 81.1 7.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 9 25.0 2.8-6.9 40.4 1.4-3.6 38.9 2.1-2.5 84.2 9.1
Away 11 10 21.2 2.0-4.9 40.7 0.5-1.7 31.6 1.3-1.8 70.0 5.8
Neutral 3 1 31.0 5.3-9.0 59.3 3.3-4.3 76.9 2.3-2.3 100.0 16.3
Result Wins 23 16 24.8 3.1-6.9 44.9 1.3-3.0 43.5 2.0-2.4 83.6 9.5
Losses 6 4 21.7 1.5-4.5 33.3 1.2-2.8 41.2 1.2-1.7 70.0 5.3
Month November 4 4 25.5 3.5-6.8 51.9 1.5-2.5 60.0 2.0-2.2 88.9 10.5
December 5 5 29.4 3.8-8.4 45.2 1.6-4.0 40.0 4.2-4.4 95.5 13.4
January 7 7 21.4 1.7-4.7 36.4 0.7-2.1 33.3 1.1-1.1 100.0 5.3
February 8 4 20.9 2.4-5.5 43.2 0.9-2.0 43.8 0.9-1.6 53.8 6.5
March 5 0 27.0 3.2-7.8 41.0 2.2-5.0 44.0 1.8-2.6 69.2 10.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 29 20 701 80-185 43.2 37-86 43.0 53-65 81.5 250
Conference 19 14 436 46-117 39.3 20-54 37.0 30-37 81.1 142
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 15 9 375 42-104 40.4 21-54 38.9 32-38 84.2 137
Away 11 10 233 22-54 40.7 6-19 31.6 14-20 70.0 64
Neutral 3 1 93 16-27 59.3 10-13 76.9 7-7 100.0 49
Result Wins 23 16 571 71-158 44.9 30-69 43.5 46-55 83.6 218
Losses 6 4 130 9-27 33.3 7-17 41.2 7-10 70.0 32
Month November 4 4 102 14-27 51.9 6-10 60.0 8-9 88.9 42
December 5 5 147 19-42 45.2 8-20 40.0 21-22 95.5 67
January 7 7 150 12-33 36.4 5-15 33.3 8-8 100.0 37
February 8 4 167 19-44 43.2 7-16 43.8 7-13 53.8 52
March 5 0 135 16-39 41.0 11-25 44.0 9-13 69.2 52

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 29 20 24.2 4.6-10.6 43.2 2.1-4.9 43.0 3.0-3.7 81.5 14.3
Conference 19 14 22.9 4.2-10.7 39.3 1.8-5.0 37.0 2.8-3.4 81.1 13.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 15 9 25.0 4.5-11.1 40.4 2.2-5.8 38.9 3.4-4.1 84.2 14.6
Away 11 10 21.2 3.8-9.3 40.7 1.0-3.3 31.6 2.4-3.4 70.0 11.0
Neutral 3 1 31.0 6.9-11.6 59.3 4.3-5.6 76.9 3.0-3.0 100.0 21.1
Result Wins 23 16 24.8 5.0-11.1 44.9 2.1-4.8 43.5 3.2-3.9 83.6 15.3
Losses 6 4 21.7 2.8-8.3 33.3 2.2-5.2 41.2 2.2-3.1 70.0 9.8
Month November 4 4 25.5 5.5-10.6 51.9 2.4-3.9 60.0 3.1-3.5 88.9 16.5
December 5 5 29.4 5.2-11.4 45.2 2.2-5.4 40.0 5.7-6.0 95.5 18.2
January 7 7 21.4 3.2-8.8 36.4 1.3-4.0 33.3 2.1-2.1 100.0 9.9
February 8 4 20.9 4.6-10.5 43.2 1.7-3.8 43.8 1.7-3.1 53.8 12.5
March 5 0 27.0 4.7-11.6 41.0 3.3-7.4 44.0 2.7-3.9 69.2 15.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 29 20 24.2 1.2 1.5 2.7 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.7 0.8 1.7 0.1
Conference 19 14 22.9 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 0.1 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.5 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 25.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 2.0 0.1 1.5 1.7 0.9 1.8 0.1
Away 11 10 21.2 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.9 1.5 0.6 1.2 0.0
Neutral 3 1 31.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.7 0.0 1.7 2.3 0.7 3.0 0.0
Result Wins 23 16 24.8 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.3 0.0 1.5 1.6 0.9 1.7 0.1
Losses 6 4 21.7 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 0.2 0.7 1.8 0.4 1.7 0.0
Month November 4 4 25.5 0.8 2.3 3.0 2.5 0.0 1.5 2.8 0.5 1.3 0.0
December 5 5 29.4 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.8 0.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 2.8 0.2
January 7 7 21.4 0.0 1.1 1.1 3.0 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.6 0.0
February 8 4 20.9 1.1 0.9 2.0 1.8 0.0 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.1
March 5 0 27.0 2.8 1.8 4.6 1.4 0.0 1.4 1.6 0.9 2.4 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 29 20 701 36 43 79 66 2 38 48 0.8 49 2
Conference 19 14 436 22 25 47 44 2 25 28 0.9 29 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 375 26 25 51 30 1 23 25 0.9 27 2
Away 11 10 233 6 12 18 31 1 10 16 0.6 13 0
Neutral 3 1 93 4 6 10 5 0 5 7 0.7 9 0
Result Wins 23 16 571 33 37 70 52 1 34 37 0.9 39 2
Losses 6 4 130 3 6 9 14 1 4 11 0.4 10 0
Month November 4 4 102 3 9 12 10 0 6 11 0.5 5 0
December 5 5 147 10 10 20 14 0 13 9 1.4 14 1
January 7 7 150 0 8 8 21 2 8 9 0.9 11 0
February 8 4 167 9 7 16 14 0 4 11 0.4 7 1
March 5 0 135 14 9 23 7 0 7 8 0.9 12 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 29 20 24.2 2.1 2.5 4.5 3.8 0.1 2.2 2.7 0.8 2.8 0.1
Conference 19 14 22.9 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.0 0.2 2.3 2.6 0.9 2.7 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 15 9 25.0 2.8 2.7 5.4 3.2 0.1 2.5 2.7 0.9 2.9 0.2
Away 11 10 21.2 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.3 0.2 1.7 2.7 0.6 2.2 0.0
Neutral 3 1 31.0 1.7 2.6 4.3 2.2 0.0 2.2 3.0 0.7 3.9 0.0
Result Wins 23 16 24.8 2.3 2.6 4.9 3.6 0.1 2.4 2.6 0.9 2.7 0.1
Losses 6 4 21.7 0.9 1.8 2.8 4.3 0.3 1.2 3.4 0.4 3.1 0.0
Month November 4 4 25.5 1.2 3.5 4.7 3.9 0.0 2.4 4.3 0.5 2.0 0.0
December 5 5 29.4 2.7 2.7 5.4 3.8 0.0 3.5 2.4 1.4 3.8 0.3
January 7 7 21.4 0.0 2.1 2.1 5.6 0.5 2.1 2.4 0.9 2.9 0.0
February 8 4 20.9 2.2 1.7 3.8 3.4 0.0 1.0 2.6 0.4 1.7 0.2
March 5 0 27.0 4.1 2.7 6.8 2.1 0.0 2.1 2.4 0.9 3.6 0.0

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