BALTIMORE, Md. (October 5, 2023) -- The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have acquired the returning player rights to former Morgan State men's basketball standout Troy Baxter Jr. Baxter, who has experienced success overseas, will be on the Nets roster for the start of the 2023-24 season.
Long Island will tip off the season at home on Friday, Nov. 10, against the Raptors 905. The Nets will then host the Greensboro Swarm on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at Nassau Veterans Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.
Baxter has played in four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). He has experienced success overseas where he has played in the Dominican Republic, Paraguay. Mongolia, Lebanon and most recently helped lead the Canterbury Rams to capturing the 2023 New Zealand NBL championship.
Baxter played in 20 games and averaged just over 24 minutes per contest, while posting 17.2 points, and shot 54.2 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from beyond the arc. He also had 22 blocked shots with the Rams.
The 27-year old returns to the NBA G League where he spent a season with the Windy City Bulls. He played in 20 games and averaged just over 10 minutes per contest, while posting 4.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and shooting 43 .9 percent from the field with Windy City. The Bulls finished the season in 11th place in the G League's Eastern Conference with a 15-19 record.
Baxter also participated in the G League with the Grand Rapids Drive, Wisconsin Herd and Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
Baxter, a Tallahassee, Fla. native, made his mark as one of the top players in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). As a senior, Baxter was named to the All-MEAC First Team and All-Defensive Team, finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in scoring (17.1), No. 3 in blocks (1.7) and entered the MEAC Tournament shooting 44.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 73.4 percent from the free throw line.
Baxter recorded his sixth 20-point performance of the year against Norfolk State, scoring a game-high 21 points on Feb. 14 at Hill Field House. He also scored double-figures 14 times, including a season-high 28-point performance in a 95-82 victory at Coppin State on January 30, 2021.
Baxter's postseason awards also include being named: Second Team All-America; All-District Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC); and 2020-21 HBCU All-Stars by the HBCU All-Stars LLC & CBS Sports.
Baxter also won the 2021 College Slam Dunk Contest held at the 32nd annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships in Indianapolis. He became the first player to win both the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk and the college slam dunk titles.
Baxter, who came to Morgan State in 2019, graduated with his bachelor's degree in Applied Liberal Studies in May.
ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND NETS
The Long Island Nets are the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. The team was founded ahead of the 2016-17 season and plays its home games at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Following a record-setting 2018-19 season, Long Island made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, won the Eastern Conference Championship and reached the NBA G League Finals. For more information, please visit longislandnets.com and follow @longislandnets on Twitter and Instagram.
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