Carys Baker

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Hartford, Conn.
High School:
Loomis Chaffee
Prev School:
Virginia Tech

Carys Baker trasnferred to Louisville ahead of the 2026-27 season after playing three seasons at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech - Junior Year (2025-26)

Started in all 33 games, seeing a team-high 32.6 minutes on the court
Averaged 14.3 points while adding 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
Finished the season ranked top 20 in the ACC in 12 statistical categories, including four in the top 10
Tallied 20 points versus Oregon State on Nov. 29, scoring 12 in the fourth quarter, while adding seven rebounds. Also shot 61.5 percent (8-13) from the field overall and 75 percent (3-4) from beyond the arc against the Beavers
Notched her first double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds on 10-16 shooting against Florida on Dec. 4
Scored 23 points, her third straight game with 20-plus points, which included four three-pointers and four assists against Radford on Dec. 21
Went on a nine-game double figure scoring streak during ACC play, the longest of her career. During that span, she averaged 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game
Matched her season-best four assists at SMU (Jan. 15) while adding 15 points
Posted a career-highs in points (24) and free throws made and attempted (8-9) versus Clemson on Jan. 22
Knocked down a season-best five three-pointers to go with a game-high 21 points on Feb. 5 at Notre Dame
Reset her career-high 24 points on the road at Stanford (Feb. 12) to go with her 10-15 (0.667) shooting performance from the field overall
Logged at least one block in nine straight games (Jan. 29-March 5), the longest streak of her career
Recorded her second double-double of the season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon on March 20 where she scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds
Matched the program record for rebounds (14) and tied second for three-pointers made (5) in a NCAA tournament game during her performance against the Ducks
Pulled down seven or more rebounds 15 times this season, including a six-game streak from Feb. 19-March 20

Virginia Tech - Sophomore Year (2024-25)

Started all 32 contests averaging 12.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game
Made her first career start in the season-opening win over UNC Wilmington where she scored 14 points on Nov. 4
Scored in double figures for the first time in an ACC contest at No. 8 Duke (Dec. 8) with 11 points
Recorded the first double-double of her career versus Campbell with 10 points and 10 rebounds on Dec. 21
Dropped seven three-pointers for 23 points at Miami (Jan. 5)
Secured her first double-double in ACC play against No. 3 Notre Dame (Jan. 30) with 17 points and 11 rebounds
Scored a career-high 24 points versus Syracuse on Feb. 6 where her 11 field goals were a personal best
Went 5-5 beyond the arc at Virginia on Feb. 9, tying Cayla King’s program record for most three-pointers made in a row in a single game. Also had a career-high six assists in the contest

Virginia Tech - Freshman Year (2023-24)

Appeared in every game off the bench, playing 11.7 minutes per game
Averaged 3.4 points per game, shooting 38 percent from beyond the three-point line
Scored in double figures twice, with a season-best 18-point performance against LIU on Dec. 6 where she went 4-6 from beyond the arc

Prep and Personal

Attended Loomis Chaffee for five years and was an NEPSAC Class A champion in 2021-22
Competed in volleyball for two years in high school
Played club ball for Team Exodus NYC EYBL for three years with coach Thomas Davis
Ranked 58 in 2023 ESPN HoopGurlz recruiting rankings
Daughter of Maura Rodgers and Vin Baker
Father Vin played hoops at Hartford (class of 1993) and is in their Hall of Fame. He played 15 seasons in the NBA and was a four-time All-Star, currently an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks
Mother Maura played hoops at Hartford (class of 1993)