He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and Morgan State Bears.

[1] Baxter won the 2016 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Contest.

[4] Baxter averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game during his freshman season with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

[7] Baxter treated practice sessions as his game time and credits the period with helping him develop a better feel for basketball.

[6] Baxter desired to transfer to a team with coaches that had experience sending players to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[13] On August 9, 2021, Baxter was named as the MEAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year for his academic and extracurricular work.

[21][22] In October 2022, Baxter had a three-game stint with Deportivo San José of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol during the 2022 season.

[24][25] Baxter's G League player rights were traded to the Long Island Nets on September 21, 2023[26] and on October 28, he joined them.

[28] In November 2023, Baxter had a three-game stint with Trouville of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).

[33] On May 28, 2024, Baxter signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League,[34] but was waived on June 5.