Former Hendricken Star Billy Baron Gets a Shot with Chicago Bulls

Former Hendricken Star Billy Baron Gets a Shot with Chicago Bulls

Billy Baron, the former Hendricken star who played one semester at URI before transferring, has agreed to play for the Chicago Bulls in the upcoming NBA Summer League. 

Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news.  Baron went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft.

 

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Undrafted guard Billy Baron of Canisius has agreed to join the Chicago Bulls summer league entry in Vegas, league sources tell Yahoo.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 27, 2014

Baron won 3 state championships at Hendricken and committed to the University of Virginia for his college choice.  After a semester with the Cavaliers, he opted to transfer to Rhode Island to play for his father, Jim. When Jim Baron was fired by URI the following season, Billy Baron elected to leave the Rams and follow his father to Canisius College, where he played his final 2 college seasons.

Baron was one of the top players in college basketball last season as a senior, averaging 24.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game for Canisius.  He shot 46% from the field, 42% from 3-point range, and 88% from the line as a senior.

The 6'2" Baron faces an uphill battle to make an NBA roster, but he's earned an opportunity with Chicago to try to impress someone this summer.  Chicago's first summer league game is July 12th.