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20 Justin Bassey
20 Justin Bassey
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Year: Fr
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
High School: Colorado Academy
Position: G

Career Highs:
Points: 16, at Cornell 1/27/2017
FG: 6, at Dartmouth 1/7/2017
FGA: 9, at Dartmouth 1/7/2017
3FG: 3, 3 times
3FGA: 4, 3 times
FT: 4, 5 times
FTA: 5, vs. Fisher 11/17/16
Rebounds: 10, at Princeton 2/4/2017
Assists: 4, twice
Blocks: 1 twice
Steals: 3, at Cornell 1/27/2017
Minutes 36, twice

Freshman (2016-17):
Played in 27 games, starting 20, including 15 of the last 16 ... Averaging 6.1 points per game and 4.6 rebounds ... Posted double-figures seven times ... Led the team in rebounding four times ... In his first career action and start, posted 14 points in 22 minutes on 4-of-6 shooting, adding four rebounds and an assist ... Notched seven points and seven rebounds against Holy Cross (Nov. 22) ... Posted four points and five rebounds in the win at Houston (Dec. 23), helping to get a stop on the final possession ... Registered 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-4 from behind the arc at Vermont (Jan. 2) ... Registered 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, adding a team-high six boards at Dartmouth (Jan. 7) ... Posted six points and paced the team in rebounds (eight) against McGill (Jan. 10) ... Notched six points and four rebounds against Dartmouth (Jan. 21) ... Recorded a career-high 16 points at Cornell (Jan. 27) on 5-of-6 shooting, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining ... Against Penn and Princeton (Feb. 3-4), averaged 7.5 points and 8.0 rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting ... Registered 11 points at Brown (Feb. 10) on 3-of-4 shooting ... Posted eight points and eight rebounds against Cornell (Feb. 18) ... Notched 13 points and six rebounds at Princeton (March 3) ... Registered five points and six rebounds against Yale (March 11) in the Ivy League tournament. 

Background:
Four-year letterwinner at Colorado Academy … Served as captain as a junior and senior … Tabbed as the All-State Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Named to the All-Colorado team as a junior and senior, was a three-time All-State first team pick (2013, 2014, 2015), and earned second team All-State honors as a freshman … Selected to play in the Colorado High School All-Star Game as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Graduated as Colorado Academy’s all-time leading scorer with 2,159 career points … Served as a mentor and guest speaker for Project Greer Street … Helped establish an annual charitable basketball tournament at Colorado Academy. 

Recent Games
Feb 18 Cornell W, 87-75
Feb 24 Yale W, 77-64
Feb 25 Brown W, 77-58
Mar 3 at Princeton L, 73-69
Mar 4 at Penn L, 75-72
Mar 11 vs. Yale L, 73-71
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 14
Games started 20 12
Minutes 740 430
Minutes per game 27.4 30.7
FG 57-101 38-60
FG Pct 56.4 63.3
3PT 20-49 13-28
3PT Pct 40.8 46.4
FT 31-38 19-23
FT Pct 81.6 82.6
Off rebounds 22 14
Def rebounds 101 57
Total rebounds 123 71
Rebounds per game 4.6 5.1
Personal fouls 55 27
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 40 26
Turnovers 25 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.6 1.4
Steals 18 13
Blocks 2 1
Points 165 108
Points per game 6.1 7.7
Points per 40 min 8.9 10.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 14 Crimson Madness   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 MIT W, 78-63 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 vs. Stanford L, 80-70 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Fisher W, 78-51 1 22 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 14
Nov 22 Holy Cross L, 63-52 1 35 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Nov 26 at Massachusetts L, 70-66 1 27 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 29 George Washington L, 77-74 1 18 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 Fordham W, 64-52 - 13 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 6 Northeastern W, 86-80 - 17 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 at Boston College W, 74-66 1 30 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 23 at Houston W, 57-56 - 21 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 30 Howard W, 67-46 - 10 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 2 at Vermont L, 82-71 - 22 4-5 80.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 7 at Dartmouth W, 74-58 - 30 6-9 66.7 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 14
Jan 10 McGill W, 70-45 1 34 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 16 at Bryant W, 70-65 1 31 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 21 Dartmouth W, 82-68 1 29 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 27 at Cornell W, 77-71 1 34 5-6 83.3 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 16
Jan 28 at Columbia L, 65-62 1 21 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 3 Penn W, 69-59 1 26 4-4 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-2 0.0 10
Feb 4 Princeton L, 57-56 1 34 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 10 at Brown W, 87-74 1 33 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 11
Feb 11 at Yale W, 75-67 1 25 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 17 Columbia W, 78-72 1 36 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 18 Cornell W, 87-75 1 36 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 24 Yale W, 77-64 1 35 3-5 60.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
Feb 25 Brown W, 77-58 - 25 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Mar 3 at Princeton L, 73-69 1 35 5-6 83.3 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 13
Mar 4 at Penn L, 75-72 1 31 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 11 vs. Yale L, 73-71 1 30 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 14 Crimson Madness   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 MIT W, 78-63 - 9 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 0 1 0
Nov 11 vs. Stanford L, 80-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Fisher W, 78-51 1 22 1 3 4 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 22 Holy Cross L, 63-52 1 35 0 7 7 1 0 - 0 0 3 -
Nov 26 at Massachusetts L, 70-66 1 27 0 5 5 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Nov 29 George Washington L, 77-74 1 18 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 3 Fordham W, 64-52 - 13 0 1 1 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 6 Northeastern W, 86-80 - 17 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 5 1
Dec 7 at Boston College W, 74-66 1 30 0 3 3 3 0 - 2 0 2 -
Dec 23 at Houston W, 57-56 - 21 2 3 5 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 30 Howard W, 67-46 - 10 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 2 at Vermont L, 82-71 - 22 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 7 at Dartmouth W, 74-58 - 30 1 5 6 3 1 3.0 2 0 1 0
Jan 10 McGill W, 70-45 1 34 2 6 8 3 0 - 1 1 2 -
Jan 16 at Bryant W, 70-65 1 31 2 7 9 0 2 0.0 1 0 2 0
Jan 21 Dartmouth W, 82-68 1 29 0 4 4 2 1 2.0 1 1 3 -
Jan 27 at Cornell W, 77-71 1 34 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 -
Jan 28 at Columbia L, 65-62 1 21 3 1 4 1 4 0.3 1 0 2 -
Feb 3 Penn W, 69-59 1 26 2 4 6 0 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 4 Princeton L, 57-56 1 34 1 9 10 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 10 at Brown W, 87-74 1 33 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 3 -
Feb 11 at Yale W, 75-67 1 25 0 5 5 3 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Columbia W, 78-72 1 36 1 4 5 4 2 2.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 18 Cornell W, 87-75 1 36 2 6 8 3 1 3.0 1 0 4 -
Feb 24 Yale W, 77-64 1 35 1 5 6 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 -
Feb 25 Brown W, 77-58 - 25 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 4 -
Mar 3 at Princeton L, 73-69 1 35 1 5 6 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 -
Mar 4 at Penn L, 75-72 1 31 2 2 4 4 2 2.0 0 0 2 0
Mar 11 vs. Yale L, 73-71 1 30 1 5 6 1 0 - 1 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 27 20 27.4 2.1-3.7 56.4 0.7-1.8 40.8 1.1-1.4 81.6 6.1
2017-18 31 27 32.9 2.4-5.3 45.7 1.2-2.8 42.5 2.0-2.5 81.6 8.0
2018-19 27 23 28.2 3.0-6.1 49.4 1.0-3.0 32.9 1.9-3.2 59.3 9.0
Total 85 70 29.7 2.5-5.1 49.7 1.0-2.6 38.5 1.7-2.4 72.0 7.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 27 20 740 57-101 56.4 20-49 40.8 31-38 81.6 165
2017-18 31 27 1021 75-164 45.7 37-87 42.5 62-76 81.6 249
2018-19 27 23 762 82-166 49.4 27-82 32.9 51-86 59.3 242
Total 85 70 2523 214-431 49.7 84-218 38.5 144-200 72.0 656
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 27 20 27.4 3.1-5.5 56.4 1.1-2.6 40.8 1.7-2.1 81.6 8.9
2017-18 31 27 32.9 2.9-6.4 45.7 1.4-3.4 42.5 2.4-3.0 81.6 9.8
2018-19 27 23 28.2 4.3-8.7 49.4 1.4-4.3 32.9 2.7-4.5 59.3 12.7
Total 85 70 29.7 3.4-6.8 49.7 1.3-3.5 38.5 2.3-3.2 72.0 10.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 27 20 27.4 0.8 3.7 4.6 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.1
2017-18 31 27 32.9 1.2 4.7 5.9 2.2 0.1 2.5 2.7 1.0 1.3 0.1
2018-19 27 23 28.2 1.6 4.9 6.6 2.0 0.0 1.9 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.4
Total 85 70 29.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 2.1 0.0 2.0 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 27 20 740 22 101 123 55 1 40 25 1.6 18 2
2017-18 31 27 1021 37 147 184 69 3 79 83 1.0 40 3
2018-19 27 23 762 44 133 177 55 0 52 53 1.0 24 11
Total 85 70 2523 103 381 484 179 4 171 161 1.1 82 16
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 27 20 27.4 1.2 5.5 6.6 3.0 0.1 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.1
2017-18 31 27 32.9 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.7 0.1 3.1 3.3 1.0 1.6 0.1
2018-19 27 23 28.2 2.3 7.0 9.3 2.9 0.0 2.7 2.8 1.0 1.3 0.6
Total 85 70 29.7 1.6 6.0 7.7 2.8 0.1 2.7 2.6 1.1 1.3 0.3
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 27 20 27.4 2.1-3.7 56.4 0.7-1.8 40.8 1.1-1.4 81.6 6.1
Conference 14 12 30.7 2.7-4.3 63.3 0.9-2.0 46.4 1.4-1.6 82.6 7.7
Exhibition 1 - 9.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Home 14 10 26.4 1.9-3.6 54.0 0.6-1.6 36.4 1.1-1.4 80.0 5.6
Away 12 9 28.3 2.3-4.0 58.3 0.9-2.1 44.0 1.2-1.5 83.3 6.8
Neutral 1 1 30.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 1.0-2.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.0
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Wins 18 12 27.1 2.2-3.8 56.5 0.6-1.6 35.7 1.6-1.9 82.9 6.5
Losses 9 8 28.1 2.0-3.6 56.3 1.1-2.3 47.6 0.2-0.3 66.7 5.3
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November 4 4 25.5 1.8-3.8 46.7 0.8-2.0 37.5 1.5-1.8 85.7 5.8
December 5 1 18.2 1.0-2.8 35.7 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.2-0.4 50.0 2.2
January 7 5 28.7 2.6-4.7 54.5 1.0-2.6 38.9 2.0-2.1 93.3 8.1
February 8 7 31.3 2.4-3.5 67.9 0.8-1.5 50.0 1.2-1.6 76.9 6.8
March 3 3 32.0 2.7-3.7 72.7 1.3-2.3 57.1 0.0-0.3 0.0 6.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 27 20 740 57-101 56.4 20-49 40.8 31-38 81.6 165
Conference 14 12 430 38-60 63.3 13-28 46.4 19-23 82.6 108
Exhibition 1 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
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Home 14 10 370 27-50 54.0 8-22 36.4 16-20 80.0 78
Away 12 9 340 28-48 58.3 11-25 44.0 15-18 83.3 82
Neutral 1 1 30 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
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Wins 18 12 487 39-69 56.5 10-28 35.7 29-35 82.9 117
Losses 9 8 253 18-32 56.3 10-21 47.6 2-3 66.7 48
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November 4 4 102 7-15 46.7 3-8 37.5 6-7 85.7 23
December 5 1 91 5-14 35.7 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
January 7 5 201 18-33 54.5 7-18 38.9 14-15 93.3 57
February 8 7 250 19-28 67.9 6-12 50.0 10-13 76.9 54
March 3 3 96 8-11 72.7 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 20
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 27 20 27.4 3.1-5.5 56.4 1.1-2.6 40.8 1.7-2.1 81.6 8.9
Conference 14 12 30.7 3.5-5.6 63.3 1.2-2.6 46.4 1.8-2.1 82.6 10.0
Exhibition 1 - 9.0 0.0-4.4 0.0 0.0-4.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Home 14 10 26.4 2.9-5.4 54.0 0.9-2.4 36.4 1.7-2.2 80.0 8.4
Away 12 9 28.3 3.3-5.6 58.3 1.3-2.9 44.0 1.8-2.1 83.3 9.6
Neutral 1 1 30.0 2.7-4.0 66.7 1.3-2.7 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 6.7
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Wins 18 12 27.1 3.2-5.7 56.5 0.8-2.3 35.7 2.4-2.9 82.9 9.6
Losses 9 8 28.1 2.8-5.1 56.3 1.6-3.3 47.6 0.3-0.5 66.7 7.6
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November 4 4 25.5 2.7-5.9 46.7 1.2-3.1 37.5 2.4-2.7 85.7 9.0
December 5 1 18.2 2.2-6.2 35.7 0.0-1.8 0.0 0.4-0.9 50.0 4.8
January 7 5 28.7 3.6-6.6 54.5 1.4-3.6 38.9 2.8-3.0 93.3 11.3
February 8 7 31.3 3.0-4.5 67.9 1.0-1.9 50.0 1.6-2.1 76.9 8.6
March 3 3 32.0 3.3-4.6 72.7 1.7-2.9 57.1 0.0-0.4 0.0 8.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 27 20 27.4 0.8 3.7 4.6 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.1
Conference 14 12 30.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 1.9 0.0 1.9 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.1
Exhibition 1 - 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Home 14 10 26.4 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.4 0.1 1.5 0.7 2.1 0.4 0.1
Away 12 9 28.3 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.6 0.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.0
Neutral 1 1 30.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 - 1.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0
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Wins 18 12 27.1 0.8 3.7 4.4 2.1 0.1 1.6 0.7 2.2 0.8 0.1
Losses 9 8 28.1 0.9 3.9 4.8 2.0 0.0 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.0
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November 4 4 25.5 0.3 3.8 4.0 2.3 - 0.8 0.3 3.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 1 18.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.2 0.2 1.4 0.2 7.0 0.4 0.0
January 7 5 28.7 1.1 4.0 5.1 1.9 0.0 1.4 1.7 0.8 1.3 0.3
February 8 7 31.3 0.9 4.5 5.4 2.1 0.0 1.6 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.0
March 3 3 32.0 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.7 0.0 2.3 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 27 20 740 22 101 123 55 1 40 25 1.6 18 2
Conference 14 12 430 14 57 71 27 0 26 18 1.4 13 1
Exhibition 1 - 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 0 0
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Home 14 10 370 10 54 64 33 1 21 10 2.1 6 2
Away 12 9 340 11 42 53 19 0 18 15 1.2 11 0
Neutral 1 1 30 1 5 6 3 - 1 0 - 1 0
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Wins 18 12 487 14 66 80 37 1 29 13 2.2 15 2
Losses 9 8 253 8 35 43 18 0 11 12 0.9 3 0
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November 4 4 102 1 15 16 9 - 3 1 3.0 0 0
December 5 1 91 2 10 12 11 1 7 1 7.0 2 0
January 7 5 201 8 28 36 13 0 10 12 0.8 9 2
February 8 7 250 7 36 43 17 0 13 8 1.6 5 0
March 3 3 96 4 12 16 5 0 7 3 2.3 2 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 27 20 27.4 1.2 5.5 6.6 3.0 0.1 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.1
Conference 14 12 30.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 2.5 0.0 2.4 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.1
Exhibition 1 - 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 8.9 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Home 14 10 26.4 1.1 5.8 6.9 3.6 0.1 2.3 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.2
Away 12 9 28.3 1.3 4.9 6.2 2.2 0.0 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.3 0.0
Neutral 1 1 30.0 1.3 6.7 8.0 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 - 1.3 0.0
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Wins 18 12 27.1 1.1 5.4 6.6 3.0 0.1 2.4 1.1 2.2 1.2 0.2
Losses 9 8 28.1 1.3 5.5 6.8 2.8 0.0 1.7 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.0
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November 4 4 25.5 0.4 5.9 6.3 3.5 0.0 1.2 0.4 3.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 1 18.2 0.9 4.4 5.3 4.8 0.4 3.1 0.4 7.0 0.9 0.0
January 7 5 28.7 1.6 5.6 7.2 2.6 0.0 2.0 2.4 0.8 1.8 0.4
February 8 7 31.3 1.1 5.8 6.9 2.7 0.0 2.1 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.0
March 3 3 32.0 1.7 5.0 6.7 2.1 0.0 2.9 1.3 2.3 0.8 0.0
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