Chad Baker-Mazara officially announces he will return to Auburn for another season
AUBURN — Chad Baker-Mazara will return for another season, he confirmed on Wednesday.
“My work is not yet finished,” Baker-Mazara said in Spanish via a social media post on Auburn basketball’s X account. “War Eagle!”
Baker-Mazara was a junior this season and will be returning for his senior season with the Tigers.
He scored 10 points per game, recorded 3.7 rebounds per game and dished out over two assists per game this season for the Tigers. Baker-Mazara played in 35 games, starting the final nine. His highest scoring game of the season came at Georgia, pouring in 25 points in his first start of the season.
During SEC play, Baker-Mazara shot 47 percent from three, going 24-51 from beyond the arc. He was also an 88 percent FT shooter in league play.
In 21 total SEC games this season, including the conference tournament, Baker-Mazara recorded a positive box score plus/minus in 17 games, and recorded a double-digit positive box score plus/minus nine times.
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Baker-Mazara scored in double figures in eight of Auburn’s final 10 games of the season before the NCAA Tournament, and was named to the SEC Tournament’s All-Tournament team.
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Impact of Baker-Mazara’s decision on Auburn’s roster
The former San Diego State, Duquesne and Northwest Florida State College transfer was easily one of Auburn’s most valuable players this season. Baker-Mazara is currently, with the season wrapping up, the No. 18 overall-ranked player nationally per the Evan Miya player ratings. He possessed an average box score plus/minus over over 7 this season. Per Torvik’s analytics, Baker-Mazara was the third most valuable player on the team behind only Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams, averaging a box score plus/minus this season of +8.6. Baker-Mazara was never in danger of leaving the program and is projected to start at the small forward position for the Tigers next season.
