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Men's Basketball Action vs North Texas Leonard Harper-Baker (32)

Photo by: Joe Harper/bgnphoto.com

Photo by: Joe Harper

Leonard Harper-Baker

Height:
6-5
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
Prev School:
Moberly Area CC

2019-20 (RS Senior): Started 30 of 31 games, averaging 8.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game (third in league), shooting 48.9 percent ... Led team in rebounding, steals (45), blocks (31) and was second in assists (100), Scored a season-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting in the 72-69 win over Southern Illinois (Dec. 7) ... Finished with double-figure rebounds in 11 games, including each of his final four ... Was two points shy of a triple-double in Feb. 1 overtime win over Charlotte with eight points, 16 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists ... Became only the ninth player in Division I since 2010-11 with that many boards and dimes in a game ... Averaged 10.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists over 38.0 minutes in a four-game span in C-USA play (Jan. 30 - Feb. 8) ... Posted double-doubles against South Alabama, William Carey, SIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee (twice) and UTEP ... Had 18 points and 14 rebounds against the Herd ... Was 9-for-39 from deep.

2018-19 (RS Junior): One of the key contributors to Southern Miss' breakout, 20-win season, starting 29 of his 31 games played and averaging 9.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game with a 56.4 field goal percentage (the latter two serving as team-highs) ... Earned C-USA Player of the Week honors for averaging 16.5 points (on 14-for-21 shooting) and 14.5 rebounds against WKU (Jan. 24) and Marshall (Jan. 26) on the heels of having a 14-rebound game at Old Dominion (Jan. 19) ... His 29 combined boards over two games were the most by a Golden Eagle since Charles Gaines in 2004 ... Scored in double-figures 13 times, including a career-high 21 at FIU on 10-for-11 shooting, which tied for fourth in school history for single-game percentage (92.9) ... Also had 17 points on 8-for-12 free-throw shooting to help Southern Miss to a clutch 73-68 win over UAB on Jan. 12 ... Was 18-for-43 (41.9 percent) on free-throws before that game and was 42-for-57 (73.7 percent) the rest of the way ... Collected a career-high five blocks against both Millsaps (Dec. 11) and ODU (Jan. 19) ... Had 16 points and nine rebounds over 38 minutes in the C-USA Quarterfinal win over Marshall (March 14) ... Played a career-high 42 minutes and contributed 13 points and five boards in the overtime game against UAB (Feb. 23) ... Showed a propensity to hit the occasional three-pointer, going 8-for-23 on the season that began with a swish in the road win at SMU (Nov. 11).

2017-18 (Junior): Redshirted his first season on campus.

Previous: Played two seasons at Moberly Area (Mo.) Community College ... Also attended Detroit Southeastern HS in Michigan.

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