BALTIMORE, Md. (April 5, 2023) — New Zealand will be Troy Baxter Jr.'s new home away from home.
Baxter, a former Morgan State basketball standout, has signed a new contract to play for the Canterbury-Rams for upcoming 2023 season.
The Rams are a New Zealand basketball team based in Christchurch. The Rams compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Cowles Stadium.
The 27-year old most recently played at Khatsaga in Mongolian MNBA. He also played for Antranik in Lebanese LBL where he averaged 15 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.5 apg and 1.5 bpg.
Baxter has played in four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). The Dominican Republic's Indios and Paraguay's San Jose have also been among Baxter's professional stops.
Baxter spent a season with the Windy City Bulls, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago 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.
Baxter also played for the Grand Rapids Drive, Wisconsin Herd, and Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the G League.
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.
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