Wingate University Athletics

2015-16: Mike Baez earned All-SAC Freshman team honors in his first season at Wingate, while also earning a spot on the All-SAC Tournament team…Appeared in all 33 games for the Bulldogs, making 27 starts…Finished second on the team with 13.3 points per game, finishing third on the team with 5.9 rebounds per contest…Knocked down 59 threes on the year, ranking second on the Bulldogs…Scored in double figures 23 times as a freshman, compiling six double-doubles…Scored in double figures in 14 of Wingate’s last 15 games, including all five postseason contests…Had 21 points and 12 rebounds in his collegiate debut, while compiling 17 points and 10 boards in his second game…Followed a 19-point effort at Lenoir-Rhyne with 18 points in the win over No. 20 UNC Pembroke…Registered back-to-back 13-point, 12-rebound efforts against Newberry and LMU…Had 16 points in the victory over ninth-ranked Queens…Had 18 points in the win at Tusculum, while pouring in 22 points at Queens…Had 22 points on eight-of-10 shooting in the win at Carson-Newman, followed by a 20-point performance against Catawba…Had 25 points on nine-of-14 shooting in the SAC Tournament victory against Carson-Newman, adding 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocks…Scored 16 points in the SAC semifinal win against No. 20 Queens…Registered 16 points in the overtime win against Montevallo in the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to Wingate: Baez averaged 19.9 points per game during his senior season at United Christian Academy…He also compiled 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in his final season…Registered 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest during his high school career.