Carlton Baker

4/23: "San Jose State got a major talent when 6-7 wingman Carlton "Odie" Baker (Barton County CC/Great Bend, Kan.) inked his letter of intent with the Spartans. Baker, a well-known prep out of East Chicago, Ind., is a tremendous talent whose recruiting took a serious nosedive after he was accused of hitting an official during a game earlier this season. Though he protested that the contact was incidental, he was suspended for the rest of the season." - ESPN

2/19: "East Chicago native Carlton Baker has a good chance to win his appeal for reinstatement. Baker was suspended for Jayhawk regular season play after his bench clearing brawl vs. Butler Co. Thousands of Barton Co. supporters in and around Great Bend Kansas have signed a petition in hopes Baker will return for The National Tourney." - INBNews.com

2/16: "Here are the facts:
(1) Baker was ejected for the second time this season in a win at Independence C.C. last month.
(2) As per KJCCC rules, he was suspended for the remainder of the regular season.
(3) KJCCC Commissioner Bennie Lee obviously looked at the facts and evidence from the incident and made his ruling." - JucoJunction

1/23: "Barton County's Carlton Baker has been suspended by the Jayhawk Conference commissioner for the remainder of the season. Based upon the events that occurred Saturday night during the Barton County-Butler County men's basket-brawl game, it was absolutely the right call to make. It was Baker's second ejection of the season, having also got tossed during a contest at the conference shootout in December. In Barton County's 19 games this season, it has 18 technical fouls. Baker has nine of the Ts. Last season in a sparkling 32-2 campaign, the Cougars had 30 technical fouls, eight by Baker. This guy is a powder keg waiting for a spark to ignite." - Garden City Telegram

1/21: "Barton beat the Grizzlies 94-87, but the game was marred by the ejection of Cougars star Carlton "Oudi" Baker, who nearly started a full-scale brawl. With 5:59 remaining in the first half, Baker rebounded a missed free throw. Butler forward James Peters slapped up at the ball in Baker's hand, which was called a foul. Baker took exception to Peters' slap, which Wolf would later tell referees was an "uppercut." Baker took one step toward his basket, turned and sprinted the other way, carrying the ball. Near halfcourt, Baker fired the ball at Peters, who was about 12 feet away. The ball missed Peters, but the act set off an altercation at midcourt. Teammates and Wolf tried to restrain Baker, but he threw two punches, at least one of which struck referee Bart McVay in the back of the head. By that time, there were more than 15 players on the court. It took numerous teammates and coaches to get Baker off the floor, and order was finally restored, though Wolf screamed at the referees and angrily ripped off his coat. Baker was given a technical foul for throwing the ball and another for throwing a punch at an official. The ejection is Baker's second this season. Jayhawk Conference rules mandate a suspension for the rest of the season after two ejections. Baker sulked near the bench before heading to the locker room. After ejecting Baker, lead referee John Ronan decided to look at video of the incident to determine if there would be additional penalties. The video shot by Butler's student manager showed Peters' slap was nothing malicious, as he just lifted his hand at the ball. Ronan and McVay looked at the Barton tape to see if players came off the bench -- which, by rule, would be an automatic ejection -- but settled for Baker's two technicals." - Wichita Eagle

1/17: listed as the 47th best SG in the country. List included all Juco's, College players and HS players that play SG. (#1 was Gerald Wallace from Alabama. Kelvin Torbert was 6th)

1/14: "Barton played (and lost) without point guard Eric Bush, a preseason All-American. He was suspended indefinitely by coach Ryan Wolf on Saturday. Bush returned from Christmas break on Thursday after staying in Indiana two extra weeks for personal reasons." The Cougars could have used Bush. It was a tight game for the first 28 minutes. Then Barton seemed to take control behind Carlton Baker. He scored 24 of his 30 points in the second half, helping Barton built a 12-point lead with five minutes to play. - Wichita Eagle

1/13/01: In a loss to Seward Cty JUCO, Baker was 11-21 from the field, 7-7 from the line (30 pts total) and 9 rebounds. - Mike Ryan

12/20: "Carlton Baker, a 6-7, 190 pound pogo stick power forward who excels in transition is considering Illinois State, Houston, West Virginia, Memphis and Hawaii." - Juco Junction

12/13: Rated the best PF at the recent Jayhawk Shootout. "One of four high major prospects on Barton County's squad. Hard to guard inside. Relentless effort on the glass." Baker had 43 points and 17 rebounds in Barton's two wins. - Steve Wacaser, Sporting News

11/26: "The 6-7 Barton County Junior College Sophomore and East Chicago native has led the Kansas JC to an 8-1 record. With averages of 21.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 5 assists per game. Baker has caught the eye of America's Major College Programs and The NBA. Colleges and Universities lining up for Baker's services include UAB, Auburn, LSU, Texas, Houston, Memphis and Hawaii to name the leaders. Baker will graduate in June with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. Barton travels to Coffeyville, Kansas this weekend where they are scheduled to meet Labette and Independence JC'S Scouts from The Los Angeles Lakers and Vancouver Grizzlies will be in attendance to evaluate "Oudie" Baker. - INBNews

11/24: "BARTON defeated a good NEW MEXICO MILITARY team by a score of 123 to 79. Carlton Baker lead the Cougars with 31 points and 12 boards." - Juco Junction Mssg Board

11/3: scored 23 pts and had 8 rebs in a Barton win. Shot 10-18 from the floor, but made just 3-7 FT's. He did get 4 steals.

10/31: "Baker is a tremendous athlete who thrives in an up-tempo setting. Like all of Barton's sophomores, Baker is expected to sign in the spring. Too early to speculate who is in the lead for Baker since a lot could happen between now and the spring. Most of the programs mentioned (Cincy, Houston, UAB and Texas A&M)are indeed involved in Baker's recruitment." - Juco Junction

6/29: "finished his frosh campaign averaging 19 ppg and 8 rpg.Under the stern guidance of Head coach Ryan Wolf (Martinsville,Indiana). Baker academically finished his first year with a 3.2 GPA.Recruiting is wide open Baker tells IBN. "I want a situation where they need me to play 35 minutes per game and score 20 points per game" Baker stated. His favorites at this time are Memphis, Cincinnati, Houston, Louisiana Tech and UAB." - Indiana Basketball News

6/8/2000: Carlton Baker, a 6-7, 185 pound high riser from Barton County C.C. in Great Bend, Kan., has already drawn interest from a number of high major programs this spring, according to his Coach Ryan Wolf. Baker is being pursued by UAB, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, DePaul, Purdue, Memphis and Wyoming. Baker had a tremendous freshman year for Barton County, which was ranked atop the NJCAA poll for much of the past season. - JUCO Junction

2/7: "Carlton Baker(East Chicago)was ejected for defending himself in a fight; and, Barton could not step up their game in his absence. At 22-1 BARTON is still favored for the national crown behind Baker and Jamaal Davis(Merrillville-Purdue)" - Indiana Basketball News

7/6/99: Signed with Barton County JUCO.
http://www.barton.cc.ks.us/sports/mbcarltonbakersigns99.html