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Geo Baker joins elite Rutgers company after Saturday’s performance vs. Wisconsin

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Geo Baker is going to have a spot in the Rutgers history books when his career comes to a close.

Saturday afternoon, Baker scored 16 points to help lead the Scarlet Knights to a 73-65 win over No. 14 Wisconsin in Madison. The victory was significant, as Rutgers has now won three straight games against ranked opponents (No. 13 Michigan State, No. 16 Ohio State, No. 14 Wisconsin). But that’s not the only accomplishment to talk about.

Baker’s 16 points on Saturday makes him just the second player in program history to score 1,550 points, dish out 450 assists, grab 350 rebounds and collect 150 steals. The only other player to do that was Eddie Jordan.

Baker is averaging 12.3 points, 5.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game this season. He missed four contests this year but has provided a nice spark when he’s on the floor for the Scarlet Knights.

Thanks to Baker and this recent surge, Rutgers is right back in the mix for an NCAA Tournament berth. The Scarlet Knights are only 2 games out of first place in the B1G with 6 to play.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB