Nicholas Baer          

Nicholas Baer attended Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa. He was Conference Player of the Year, team MVP, first team all-state and all-conference, and tabbed Quad City Metro co-Player of the Year as a senior basketball captain.

He was a non-scholarship athlete his first two years, academically, before earning a scholarship following his redshirt freshman season. The only player in program history to surpass 750 points, 500 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals, 100 blocks, and 100 3-point field goals. He was the third Hawkeye since 1980 to lead the team in steals three consecutive seasons. He was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and three-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree for the Iowa men’s basketball team.

His brother Michael Baer was a walk-on basketball player at Iowa from 2017-2021.

Born 3/26/1996 and is 27 years old.