Billy Baron

Billy Baron
	Baron playing for Crvena zvezda in 2019
Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
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);
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Lietuvos rytas
2015–2016	Charleroi
2016–2017	Murcia
2017–2018	Eskişehir
2018–2020	Crvena zvezda
2020–2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022–2024	Olimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards
	2x LBA champion (2023, 2024); VTB United League champion (2022); VTB United League Supercup winner (2022); VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year (2022); All-VTB United League Second Team (2022); VTB United League Three-point contest champion (2022); VTB United League All-Star (2022); ABA League champion (2019); Serbian League champion (2019); ABA League Finals MVP (2019); Serbian League Finals MVP (2019); ABA League Supercup winner (2018); MAAC Player of the Year (2014); 2× First-team All-MAAC (2013, 2014);
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA AmeriCup

William James Baron (born December 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) 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 Chicago Bulls' summer league squad, in the 2014 NBA Summer League. He then began his pro career in 2014, with the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, playing in 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 Spirou Charleroi in 2015, playing in the Belgian League and the EuroCup. He then moved to the Spanish 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	—	11.2	9.9
2022-23	Olimpia Milano	30	16	25.1	.459	.403	.875	2.4	2.1	.6	.0	11.0	11.1
2023-24	Olimpia Milano	3	0	15.7	.273	.000	1.000	2.3	3.0	1.3	—	2.3	3.7
Career		121	43	21.8	.433	.402	.859	2.0	2.0	.5	.0	10.5	9.6

EuroCup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2014-15	Rytas	17	0	11.5	.534	.475	.700	1.0	.8	.3	—	6.1	5.3
2015-16	Spirou Charleroi	10	10	32.7	.446	.459	.846	3.6	4.2	.7	—	20.7	17.8
2016-17	UCAM Murcia	14	12	25.4	.400	.341	.909	2.2	2.3	.7	—	13.0	9.9
2018-19	Crvena zvezda	16	16	26.9	.500	.494	.816	2.6	2.8	.5	—	12.9	13.2
Career		57	38	23.0	.459	.437	.842	2.2	2.3	.5	—	12.3	10.8

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014-15	Rytas	LKL	45	14.6	.416	.373	.607	1.5	1.4	.5	.0	5.7
2015-16	Spirou Charleroi	PBL	30	28.8	.453	.419	.840	2.5	3.9	1.6	.2	16.8
2016-17	UCAM Murcia	ACB	32	22.2	.406	.359	.932	1.9	1.4	.5	.0	10.6
2017-18	Eskişehir	BSL	31	32.1	.453	.439	.895	2.7	3.4	.7	.1	15.8
2018-19	Crvena zvezda	KLS	14	20.3	.485	.452	.900	2.1	2.9	.4	.1	10.9
2018-19	Crvena zvezda	ABA	29	22.0	.487	.418	.847	2.3	2.7	1.0	—	11.5
2019-20	Crvena zvezda	ABA	18	23.8	.478	.430	.800	2.4	2.4	.8	—	12.4
2020-21	Zenit	VTBUL	25	20.2	.445	.435	.846	1.6	2.5	.5	—	10.4
2021-22	Zenit	VTBUL	21	21.8	.446	.426	.931	1.8	2.3	.5	—	13.5
2022-23	Olimpia Milano	LBA	36	22.1	.488	.429	.934	2.2	2.5	.8	.0	11.5
2023-24	Olimpia Milano	LBA	2	9.5	.200	1.000	1.000	—	—	1.0	—	2.5

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Virginia	17	0	11.1	.313	.316	.692	.7	.8	.4	—	3.0
2011-12	Rhode Island	20	14	32.3	.404	.312	.827	4.5	2.6	1.2	—	13.0
2012-13	Canisius	34	33	34.8	.439	.382	.824	4.1	5.0	1.0	—	17.2
2013-14	Canisius	34	34	39.0	.464	.421	.884	4.9	5.3	1.6	—	24.1
Career		105	81	31.8	.439	.384	.850	3.9	4.0	1.1	—	16.3

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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