Billy Baron

Baron playing for Crvena zvezda in 2023
No. 12 – KK Soko Berislavci
Position	Shooting guard
League	ABA League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1990-12-11) December 11, 1990 (age 33) Altoona, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, Rhode Island) Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College	Virginia (2010–2011) Rhode Island (2011–2012) Canisius (2012–2014)
NBA draft	2014: undrafted
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Lietuvos rytas
2015–2016	Spirou Charleroi
2016–2017	UCAM Murcia
2017–2018	Eskişehir Basket
2018–2020	Crvena zvezda
2020–2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022–2024	Olimpia Milano
2024-present	KK Soko Berislavci
Career highlights and awards
LBA champion (2023) VTB United League champion (2022) VTB United League Supercup winner (2022) VTB United League Sixth Man of the Year (2022) All-VTB United League Second Team (2022) VTB United League Three-point contest champion (2022) VTB United League All-Star (2022) ABA League champion (2019) Serbian League champion (2019) ABA League Finals MVP (2019) Serbian League Finals MVP (2019) ABA League Supercup winner (2018) MAAC Player of the Year (2014) 2× First-team All-MAAC (2013, 2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA AmeriCup 2017 Argentina

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

High school

Baron attended and played high school basketball at Bishop Hendricken High School, in Warwick, Rhode Island, and at Worcester Academy, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

College career

Baron began his college basketball career with Virginia (2010–2011). He then played college basketball with Rhode Island (2011–2012). He finished his college basketball career with the Canisius Golden Griffins, in 2014. He was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, of the 2013–14 season^[1] and he was also named to the All-MAAC First Team in 2013 and 2014.

Professional career

Baron played with the Chicago Bulls' summer league squad, in the 2014 NBA Summer League. He then began his pro career in 2014, with the Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius, playing in the Lithuanian League and the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup. He then played with the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, in the 2015 NBA Summer League.

He joined the Belgian club Spirou Charleroi in 2015, playing in the Belgian League and the EuroCup. He then moved to the Spanish club UCAM Murcia, in 2016, where he played in the Spanish League and the EuroCup. He moved to Turkey in 2017, signing with the Turkish Super League club Eskişehir Basket.

In July 2018, he moved to Serbia and signed with Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.^[2][3] With the Zvezda, he won the Adriatic SuperCup and the Adriatic League in 2019, becoming the ABA League Finals MVP. In June 2019, he extended the contract with the Zvezda for one more year.^[4]

On July 15, 2020, Baron signed a two-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[5] He averaged 9.9 points per game. On July 2, 2021, Baron agreed to an additional one-year extension of his contract.^[6]

On June 28, 2022, Baron signed a two-year contract with Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the EuroLeague.^[7]

National team career

Baron has been a member of the senior United States national team. He was a member of Team USA at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Personal

Baron is the son of former Canisius basketball head coach, Jim Baron, and the younger brother of the professional basketball player, Jimmy Baron.^[8]