Scheierman finds footing in the NBA

Former Husky reflects on first year of pro basketball

Baylor Scheierman started to carve out some meaningful minutes in the second half of the regular season with the Boston Celtics, pictured here during his 20-point game against the Brooklyn Nets March 18.
Baylor Scheierman started to carve out some meaningful minutes in the second half of the regular season with the Boston Celtics, pictured here during his 20-point game against the Brooklyn Nets March 18.

Baylor Scheierman had just dropped 20 points off the bench in a 104-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets in front of a jam-packed TD Garden in Boston.  It couldn’t be further from where he came from, a small-town gym in Aurora, Nebraska, where everybody knows your name. Yet, the one consistency was Scheierman’s clean southpaw release and show time flair, interacting with the fans in a way only he ca…