1. Billy Baron born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, attended and played high school basketball at Bishop Hendricken High School, in Warwick, Rhode Island, and at Worcester Academy, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
36 Facts About Billy Baron
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In November 2010, it was announced that Billy Baron was going to be joining University of Virginia for his freshman season.
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On February 3,2011, it was announced that Billy Baron was leaving the Virginia men's basketball program and was planning on transferring to University of Rhode Island that semester where his father was the men's head basketball coach.
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Billy Baron had played in 17 games and averaged 3 points.
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On June 2012, Billy Baron decided to leave the program after his father was fired as coach.
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Billy Baron had two years eligibility remaining at whichever school he chose.
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In 20 games with Rhode Island, Billy Baron averaged 13 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
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In July 2012, Billy Baron followed his father to Canisius College to finish out his collegiate career.
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Billy Baron scored a total of 584 points, the most for a Canisius player in 28 seasons.
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Billy Baron led the team and ranked third in the MAAC with his 17.2 points per game.
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Billy Baron led the MAAC with 5 assists per game, which ranked 62nd nationally.
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Billy Baron was named the Canisius Male Student Athlete of the Year.
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Billy Baron was named the Pepsi MAAC Player of the year and earned All-MAAC First Team honors for the second straight season.
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Billy Baron led the team and ranked second in the MAAC with 24.1 points per game.
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Billy Baron is the third Canisius player to average better than 24 points per game for a season.
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Billy Baron was the first male athlete at Canisius to win the Male Athlete of the Year award in back-to-back academic years.
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In June 2014, it was announced that Billy Baron would be joining the Chicago Bulls for NBA Summer League after going undrafted.
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Billy Baron played in 5 games and averaged 5.6 points, 2.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game.
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On July 22nd, 2014, Billy Baron announced that he had signed a contract with BC Rytas of Lietuvos krepsinio lyga.
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In June 2015, Billy Baron became a member of the Detroit Pistons NBA Summer League team.
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Billy Baron played in 2 games and averaged 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
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On July 14,2018, Billy Baron signed with KK Crvena zvezda.
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Billy Baron became the first signing of the club for the season.
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On June 10,2019, Billy Baron extending his contract with the team to stay for a second season.
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Billy Baron played 25 matches in the tournament and averaged 10.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
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On December 31,2021, Billy Baron was named the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 18 MVP after leading his team by scoring 25 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.
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On June 28,2022, Billy Baron signed with Olimpia Milano of Lega Basket.
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In November 2022, Billy Baron suffered a hamstring injury in his left thigh after a game against Real Madrid which had him sidelined for two weeks.
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In June 2023, Billy Baron underwent surgery in his right elbow one day after helping his team in the best of seven finals of the league.
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In October 2023, Billy Baron had to undergo another surgery on his right elbow followed by a six-week rehabilitation period.
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In February 2024, Billy Baron was sidelined indefinitely after undergoing treatment and more evaluations for his injury.
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On September 26,2024, Billy Baron signed with Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On October 12,2024, Billy Baron announced his retirement from basketball on social media stating that he had been struggling with injury issues over the last couple of seasons.
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Billy Baron has been a member of the senior United States national team.
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Billy Baron was a member of Team USA at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.
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Billy Baron is married to former Canisius college softball player Valorie Nappo.