Billy Baron

Billy Baron
	Crvena zvezda in 2019
Personal information
Born	December 11, 1990 (age 33)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Hendricken; (Warwick, Rhode Island); Worcester Academy; (Worcester, Massachusetts);
College	Virginia (2010–2011); Rhode Island (2011–2012); Canisius (2012–2014);
UCAM Murcia
2017–2018	Eskişehir Basket
2018–2020	Crvena zvezda
2020–2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022–2024	Olimpia Milano
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA AmeriCup

William James Baron (born December 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian league Lega A and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.88 m (6'2") tall shooting guard.

High school

Baron attended and played high school basketball at Bishop Hendricken High School, in Warwick, Rhode Island, and at Worcester Academy, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

College career

Baron began his college basketball career with Virginia (2010–2011). He then played college basketball with Rhode Island (2011–2012). He finished his college basketball career with the Canisius Golden Griffins, in 2014. He was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, of the 2013–14 season^[1] and he was also named to the All-MAAC First Team in 2013 and 2014.

Professional career

Baron played with the

Lithuanian League and the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup. He then played with the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, in the 2015 NBA Summer League

.

He joined the Belgian club

UCAM Murcia, in 2016, where he played in the Spanish League and the EuroCup. He moved to Turkey in 2017, signing with the Turkish Super League club Eskişehir Basket

.

In July 2018, he moved to Serbia and signed with Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.^[2]^[3] With the Zvezda, he won the Adriatic SuperCup and the Adriatic League in 2019, becoming the ABA League Finals MVP. In June 2019, he extended the contract with the Zvezda for one more year.^[4]

On July 15, 2020, Baron signed a two-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[5] He averaged 9.9 points per game. On July 2, 2021, Baron agreed to an additional one-year extension of his contract.^[6]

On June 28, 2022, Baron signed a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.^[7]

National team career

Baron has been a member of the senior United States national team. He was a member of Team USA at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Crvena zvezda	26	25	24.6	.419	.403	.855	2.7	2.2	.8	.0	11.6	11.0
2020–21	Zenit	39	1	18.6	.449	.448	.865	1.4	1.7	.4	.0	9.6	7.8
2021–22	Zenit	23	1	20.4	.404	.357	.836	1.7	2.2	.2	.0	11.2	9.9
2022–23	Olimpia	30	16	25.1	.459	.403	.875	2.4	2.1	.6	.0	11.0	11.1
Career		118	43	21.9	.435	.405	.858	2.0	2.0	.5	.0	10.7	9.7

Personal

Baron is the son of former Canisius basketball head coach, Jim Baron, and the younger brother of the professional basketball player, Jimmy Baron.^[8]

References

^ "MAAC Announces 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Awards". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
^ "Billy Baron pens contract with Crvena zvezda". aba-liga.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
^ "Zvezda signs scoring ace Baron". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^ "Billy Baron extends contract with Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
^ "Zenit lands shooting guard Baron". euroleague.net. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "Zenit St Petersburg, Billy Baron agree to extend contract until 2023". Sportando. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ "Here is Billy Baron: "It's been a goal of mine to play for a club of this level"". Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ Borzello, Jeff (February 13, 2014). "Billy Baron hopes to end up-and-down journey on a high note". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

External links

[1] "MAAC Announces 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Awards". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.

[2] "Billy Baron pens contract with Crvena zvezda". aba-liga.com. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[3] "Zvezda signs scoring ace Baron". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[4] "Billy Baron extends contract with Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.

[5] "Zenit lands shooting guard Baron". euroleague.net. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[6] Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 2, 2021). "Zenit St Petersburg, Billy Baron agree to extend contract until 2023". Sportando. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

[7] "Here is Billy Baron: "It's been a goal of mine to play for a club of this level"". Retrieved June 28, 2022.

[8] Borzello, Jeff (February 13, 2014). "Billy Baron hopes to end up-and-down journey on a high note". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

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v t e Olimpia Milano current roster
0 Lô 2 Poythress 3 Bortolani 7 Tonut 9 Melli (C) 12 Baron 13 Napier 17 Ricci 21 Flaccadori 22 Hall 30 Caruso 31 Shields 33 Mirotić 42 Hines 77 Voigtmann
Head coach: Messina