Rod Baker
Encyclopedia
Rod Baker is the Head Coach for the PBL
Champion Rochester Razorsharks
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in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1970–1974. While playing, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and was an Education Minor.
Premier Basketball League
The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
Champion Rochester Razorsharks
Rochester Razorsharks
The Rochester Razorsharks are a professional basketball team based in Rochester, New York. They are members of the Premier Basketball League and play their home games at the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. The Razorsharks were founded in 2005 as a member of the American Basketball...
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College career
Baker played basketball at the College of the Holy CrossCollege of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1970–1974. While playing, he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and was an Education Minor.
College
- 1976–77: Holy Cross – Graduate Assistant
- 1977–79: Brown University – Assistant Varsity Coach
- 1979–82: Columbia University – Assistant Head Coach
- 1982–83: St. Joseph's University – Assistant Coach
- 1983–88: Tufts University: Head Coach
- 1988–91: Seton Hall University: Assistant Coach
- 1991–97: University of California-Irvine: Head Coach
- 1997-00: University of Cincinnati: Assistant Coach
- 2000–01: Rutgers University: Associate Head Coach
Professional
- 2002–2003: Grand Rapids Hoops (CBACBA- Terminology :* Collective bargaining agreement** NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement** NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement* Consensus based assessment* Cost-benefit analysis* Cytometric Bead Array, a bead-based immunoassay- Institutions :...
) – Head Coach & President of Basketball Operations - 2003–2005: Harlem GlobetrottersHarlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
International – Head Coach & Director of Basketball Operations - 2005–2011: Rochester Razorsharks – Head Coach
- 2005–06 ABA Coach of the Year & ABA Champion
- 2007–2008 PBL Coach of the Year & PBL Champion
- 2008–2009: PBLPremier Basketball LeagueThe Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
Coach of the Year & PBLPremier Basketball LeagueThe Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in January 2008. The league had ten teams for the 2008 season and thirteen teams for the 2009 season. Nine teams from Canada and the United States...
Champion
International
- Summer 1993: USA Basketball Men's Team, World University Games – Assistant Coach (Gold Medal Winner)
- Summer 1995: USA Basketball Men's Team, World University Games – Assistant Coach (Gold Medal Winner)
Career highlights
- 1993: Gold Medal in World University Games held in Buffalo, NY
- 1995: Gold Medal in World University Games held in Japan
- 2005–06: ABA Coach of the Year; ABA Champions