Baron Named AP Honorable Mention All-America
MAAC Sports
Canisius guard Billy Baron received Associated Press All-America honorable mention honors, the AP announced on Monday. Baron is the fourth player in school history to earn All-America honors and is the first Golden Griffin since Ray Hall was recognized following the 1984-85 season.
Baron, the 2014 Pepsi MAAC Player of the Year, finished his senior season in averaging 24.1 points, 5.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. He scored a team-high 821 points, making him just the second player in school history to score more than 800 points in a single season, and his 180 assists in 2013-14 make him just the third player in program history to dish out 150-plus assists in back-to-back years.
Baron scored in double figures 33 times, had 20-plus points 26 times and scored 30 or more points in a game nine times in 2013-14, highlighted by a career-high 40 points in a win at Siena on Feb. 16. A two-time All-MAAC First Team honoree, Baron set Canisius’ single-season record with 107 makes from 3-point range.
Baron closed out his two-year career at Canisius ranked 11th in school history with 1,405 career points, and ninth all-time in program history with 351 career assists. He is just the fourth player in Canisius history to score more than 1,400 points and dish out more than 350 career assists, and his career scoring average of 20.7 points per game ranks fourth all-time as well.
Baron joins former Griffs Johnny McCarthy (1955-56), Larry Fogle (1973-74) and Hall as the only Canisius players to garner All-America accolades.