Erik Stevenson is on a mission to become Wichita State’s next Ron Baker.
“That’s why I was brought here,” Stevenson said.
WSU Head Coach Gregg Marshall saw something in Stevenson’s game — something that reminded him of a budding freshman star quick to turn All-American. Marshall has described Stevenson as “a Ron Baker type.”
“He’s a hard-nosed player with skills to match,” Marshall said.
Stevenson, a 6-4 shooting guard from Lacey, Washington, won a 3A state title for Timberline High School, averaging just shy of 30 points per game in the state tournament. There, he broke six modern tournament records, including field goals made (43) and points scored (118).