JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team added a guard in the early signing period, when Pensacola State College's Kevin Baker inked his National Letter of Intent to play for the Gamecocks.
 
Baker, a 6-foot-1 guard from St. Louis, played the last two seasons at PSC, where he averaged 10.8 points and three assists per game. He grabbed 3.3 boards per game and shot 37 percent from behind the arc in guiding PSC to an 18-12 record. He was a two-time All-Panhandle selection for the Pirates.
 
"We are excited to welcome Kevin to the Jacksonville State basketball family," head coach James Green said. "Kevin has been a winner on both the prep and junior college levels, and we feel he has the potential to be a key piece in our back court going into the future." 
 
His best game of the year came against eventual NJCAA National Champion Northwest Florida, when he connected of 7-of-10 attempts from 3-point range en route to a 23-point performance.
 
He originally signed with Missouri State out of the Missouri Valley Conference but was released from his scholarship before signing with JSU. He will sit the 2015-16 season and will become eligible for the 2016-17 season. He will have two years of eligibility with the Gamecocks.
 
Baker prepped at Madison Prep in St. Louis, where he led the Bears to the Missouri Class 3A State Championship as a senior in 2013.