Taylor Baker (Hoosick Falls, NY) first joined Sage's men’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach in 2019-2020 for Brian Barnes and the Gator men’s basketball team. Baker has since earned his master's degree in organization management at Sage. The 2020-2021 academic year marked the second season Baker assisted with the Gator program and helped the team earn back-to-back Empire 8 playoff berths. He returns this year as an assistant coach with the team having helped the team to the 2021-2022 Empire 8 playoffs.

Baker graduated from Southern Vermont College in 2017 with a degree in Sports Management. During his time as a student-athlete at SVC, Baker was selected to attend the NCAA convention as a conference representative. Baker was also chosen to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in June of 2017. After graduating college, Baker was an assistant coach at SUNY Canton with the men’s soccer program from August of 2017 to March of 2018. 

He played four seasons of college soccer and one season of college basketball at Southern Vermont College. Baker also has worked with the Hoosick Falls Youth Center as the coordinator of youth basketball and has also served as a volunteer with the Hoosick Armory, Youth Center and Community Coalition from 2008 until 2016.