James Edward Baron, Jr. (born May 23, 1986) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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. Standing at , he mostly played at the

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position.

Professional career

He graduated from the

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in 2008 and known for his ability to take and make three-point shots. Jimmy Baron's little brother

Billy Baron William James Baron (born December 11, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.88 m (6'2") tall shooting guard. High school Baron attended and ...

, played at Canisius college, where his father

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coaches. He currently holds many

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records. For example, he is the all time Atlantic 10 leader in three-pointers made. He held the freshman record for most three-pointers made for five years, but it was broken in 2010 by Akeem Richmond. In 2009, he played in Turkey for

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, in the class A league. Baron signed a contract with the Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in the summer of 2012. With Lokomotiv Kuban he won the EuroCup in 2013. On August 24, 2013, Baron signed a one-year contract with the Italian team

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. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On January 13, 2015, he left Fuenlabrada. Three days later, he signed with the Turkish team

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for the rest of the season. On August 4, 2015, he signed with the Belgian club

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for the 2015–16 season. On August 26, 2016, he signed with Lithuanian club Neptūnas. On December 6, 2016, Baron scored a record-setting 42 points and 10

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in a 103–88 victory over

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in the

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. On February 9, 2017, Baron signed for the rest of the season with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. On August 9, 2018, Baron signed with the French team Champagne Châlons-Reims. During the 2019–20 season he averaged 9.9 points and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 40% from beyond the arc. On September 27, 2020, Baron announced his retirement.

References

External links

Belgian League profile

Eurocupbasketball.com profile

RealGM.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baron, Jimmy 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Rhode Island BC Neptūnas players BC Rytas players Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket players Gipuzkoa Basket players Liga ACB players Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. players Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players People from East Greenwich, Rhode Island Point guards Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players Shooting guards Spirou Charleroi players