USC transmits Chad Baker Mazara on his Dominican roots

Do not call the traveler. Chad Baker Mazara said that his journey through four universities allowed him to land in the place he was looking for since the beginning of his adventure in university basketball.

Baker-Mazara, 25, reached USC in May. The veteran hopes to help young players in the treasury room and on the field after joining his fifth team since 2020.

He started his journey with duquesne in 2020-21, then moved to San Diego for the 2021-22 season in search of better suitability on the list. A academic academic fell behind him in San Diego and he was rejected from the team when he could not catch up. Baker Mazara then traveled to the eastern coast to play with the state of northwestern state in the state of Florida during the 2022-23 season while returning to the right track before he got a place in the Ubourne list during the seasons of 2023-25.

It was a unique journey, but he was confident that he would write the most important chapter in his basketball career with Trojan horses next season.

He was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican, and grew up under the influence of his father, who played basketball for the Dominican national team and in many international championships. From an early age, Baker Mazara knew he wanted to play basketball.

“My father was my first coach, a role model. Watching playing a permanent impression on me,” said Baker Mazara Los Angeles Times Espanyol.

Although he tried other sports, including football and baseball, the basketball was his favorite. His dream began to play at higher levels in picking up momentum when he was a teenager when he moved to New Jersey. He played at the Cologne High School and then at the Spire Academy, where he began obtaining national recognition.

His university career was a written thing. He started in duquesne, with an average of 9.5 points for each game and had some distinct shows. Then his work came in the state of San Diego, where he was the sixth year at the Mountain West conference. Then he fell to the level of Junior College with North West Florida State College and had an effective role in the team in winning the NJCAA National Championship. There, he exploded in an aggressive manner, with average of more than 15 points per game and shooting 46.9 % of the three points line.

His performance opened the door for Oborn. In two seasons with the tigers, he founded himself as a major player and a major player. Contribute to defense, maturity and efficiency from the ocean. In his second year, average of 12.3 points, 3 rebound balls, and 2.7 decisive passes for each game, which helped Oporn to reach the fourth final. During the semi -finals against Michigan state, hands were temporary plans to jump to the professional level.

“I would have announced the draft this year, but with injury, I will not be able to show my best,” he said.

Baker-Mazara, a 6-foot and 7-footed athlete who can play forward, decided to completely recover and grant the last university basketball.

After Obourne offered Baker Mazara’s colleague nearly twice his name and photo and proverb, he entered the transport portal. The USC Mosemian coach, a large scale, fell the largest loss from the SEC list during the external seasons period.

“He is a proven winner and will be a player we can play all over the Earth,” said Mousaian, shortly after Baker Mazara’s signature with USC. “… you play Chad with an incredible passion and passion that can raise a crowd from the house.”

Baker-Mazara is its arrival to USC at the end of the symbolism of the cycle.

He said: “When I was younger, I came to visit the university with my aunt, who came out from here.” “I saw Nicolas Fukvich wandering on the campus and told myself:” I want to play here one day. “

Now this dream is a fact.

It is directed by Musselman, who was previously a major coach in the American Professional League. Baker-Mazara is a certificate in multidisciplinary studies with minors in sports, Spanish and sociology.

“It drives us to monotheism inside and outside the stadium,” said Baker Mazara on Mossisman. “He wants to have a real relationship between us as a group. You can say that men want to compete and win together.”

Baker-Mazara works to prosper in the spotlight, not only for himself and his family but for others who may be an inspiration from his journey. He is proud to be a high -level Dominican player in an American college, a space with limited Latin representation.

“Every year there are more Latinists knocking on the doors,” he said. “The important thing is that when you get there, you only represent your country, but an entire Latin society. I want people to understand that I am not the same in court.

With the disturbances created by the migration raids in southern California, Baker-Mazara wants to work as an example of a migrant who offers positive contributions.

“When I got here, they made it very difficult for me,” he said about his arrival in the United States, “They did not want to allow me to play or anything like that. Of course, I lower my head, focused, put my eyes on myself, and we look where I am now, thank God.

One of Baker Mazara’s roles admires is Hansel Emmanuel, the Dominican young man who lost his left arm at an accident at the age of 6 when a wall of concrete blocks collapsed. Today, it is competing at the highest level of university basketball.

“It was a shock to the entire country when that happened, because Hansel was always a talented child. This accident has caused a lot of noise there. Since his childhood, you can say that he is different,” said Baker Mazara, who has known Emmanuel since childhood because their parents were friends.

Emmanuel was not chosen in the American Professional League draft, but he signed a bilateral contract with Houston Ructas.

“What he liked is his mentality,” said Baker Mazara on Emmanuel. “It never allowed what might seem to be a defect to download.

Their relationship is still strong even though they do not speak every day.

Baker Mazara said: “It is like my little brother.” “We live 15 minutes from each other when we are at home. It knows that it is with one phone call, it can count on.”

Baker-Mazara is also Cuban Bryant as a main source of inspiration.

“Kobe died the day before my birthday,” said Baker Mazara. “Since that year, I have not celebrated until that day. It was like a family member’s loss.”

The Partin 24 shirt had a deep impact on the life of Baker Mazar.

“Regardless of my father, Kobe was one of the reasons that prompted the basketball,” said Baker Mazara. “One of my dreams was to come and my vision was playing. It didn’t happen, but I feel here in a spirit. This is his city. This is Cuban Bryant.”

Baker-Mazara is trying to simulate MAMBA in his daily routine, in the way he competes and faces challenges.

If it does not reach the American Professional League, Baker Mazara plans to find professional play opportunities at the international level.

“I came from Santo Domingo. I am not afraid to play in any country,” he said. “As long as I can feed my family and put an example for my little sister, I will continue.”

this The article appeared for the first time in Spanish Via Times En Español.