Southern Arizona Player of the Year Dillan Baker committed to play for Pima on Thursday. Baker (6-6) helped lead the Lancers to a 26-3 record and a top seed in the AIA playoffs.
Salpointe took runner-up in the 4A Conference with Baker averaging 14.6 points a game and 5.6 rebounds on the year.
NOTE: Baker’s mother, Marcie Aguilar, was part of Mike Candrea’s first National Championship team of 1991 at the University of Arizona.
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