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Angel Baker: the motor that keeps the Lady Rebels going

As women’s history month is wrapping up, we could not miss the chance to highlight a woman who has had a tremendous impact on women’s basketball at Ole Miss and throughout the state of Mississippi.

Angel Baker was recently presented with the 2023 Gillom Trophy, an award given annually since 2008 to the most outstanding women’s basketball player in the state. The trophy is named for Ole Miss All-American Peggie Gillom-Granderson and has been awarded to players in Rebel uniforms for the past three consecutive years.

Baker, an Indianapolis native, attended Pike High School, where she averaged 22.