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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Avery Nelson
Jon Klemme
Avery Nelson
Avery Nelson
Avery Nelson
Jon Klemme
Charmaine Haas
Avery Nelson
Kory Burdick/NSU
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12 Gavin Baumgartner

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plymouth, Minn.
  • Highschool Wayzata

Biography

2022-23: Concluded his historic Dragon career with another trip to the All-NSIC First Team after averaging 13.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 44.2 percent from the floor...led MSUM in total assists, dishing out 134 in 31 games played...scored a season-high 24 points against St. Cloud State on December 31...finished his career as MSUM's third all-time leading scorer (1,945) and third all-time assists leader (432)...one of only three players to ever accrue over 400 assists in program history...NSIC All-Tournament team...NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence...Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award honoree...CSC Academic All-District selection

2021-22: Named to All-NSIC Second Team...played in 31 and started 29 games… averaged a team-high 30.8 minutes per game… averaged 11.8 points per game on 43 percent shooting… scored a season-high 32 points against Mayville State on 11/19/2021… averaged 4.6 rebounds per game and 3.3 assists per game… had a team-high 9 assists against St. Cloud State on 2/27/2022…named to NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence. 

2020-21: Started all 16 games and helped Dragon men reach NCAA tournament second round… led the team in minutes with 31.4 minutes per game… averaged 13.3 points per game… averaged 2.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, and had 10 steals… dropped a season-high 29 points against UMary on 2/3/21… pulled down 12 rebounds in a season-high against Northern State on 2/28/21...named to NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

2019-20: All-NSIC First Team selection...started all 31 games…led the teams in minutes with 31.8 minutes per game… averaged 17.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game… shot 50.5 percent (186-of-368) from the field…scored a season high 31 points against Minnesota Crookston (12/06/19) … pulled down a season high 11 rebounds against Minnesota State-Mankato (1/31/20)… named to the NSIC All-Academic Team.

2018-19: Started all 31 games…averaged 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game…scored in double-figures in 22 games…recorded a career-high 28 points on two occasions…had a career-high 12 rebounds against U-Mary (12/14/18)…shot .521 percent (138-of-303) from the field…had a career-high three steals against Concordia Moorhead (11/13/18)…posted a career-high seven assists against Concordia-St. Paul (2/2/19)

2017-18: Sat out as a redshirt.

Prep: Surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career while averaging 16 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior...NHR AAAA 2nd Team All-State...was an All-Conference and All-State Academic selection who led his team to a Minnesota AAAA third place finish at state while earning a spot on the All-Tournament team..four-year starter and captain for Wayzata High School, having averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game during his junior season.  He is a two-time slam-dunk champion, a sharp shooter award winner, and a recipient of the Mr. Everything award.

Personal: Son of Carin and Todd Baumgartner...finance and accounting major and is pursuing a master's in business administration..born Sept. 15, 1998.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2017-18Redshirt

    Guard
    6'4"
    13
  • 13

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'4"
    13
  • 12

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4"
    12
  • 12

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'4"
    12
  • 12

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    6'4"
    12
  • 12

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'4"
    12