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  Armon Bassett

Armon Bassett

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Terre Haute, Ind.

High School:
South Vigo

Last College:
Indiana

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175

Position:
Guard

Experience:
2L

Transfer from Indiana ... will sit out the 2008-09 campaign due to NCAA transfer rules ... originally signed with coach Mike Davis while he was at Indiana.

Indiana (2006-08)

Third Team All-Big Ten selection as chosen by the conference media and coaches in 2008 ... led the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage (45.4) and fifth in the league in 3-pt. field goals made (2.38) ... ninth in the league in assists (3.31) ... scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range vs. Chattanooga ... also chipped in six rebounds and five assists against the Mocs ... had 14 points, four rebounds and five assists against Longwood ... was second on the team with 19 points against UNC Wilmington, on 4-of-5 shooting beyond the three point line ... dished out six assists vs. Georgia Tech ... scored 12 points and recorded four assists at Southern Illinois ... played 39 minutes vs. Tennessee State, netting eight points with three rebounds and three assists ... scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting while recording five assists and three steals against Chicago State ... shot 3-for-5 from the floor, including three made shots from long range for 11 points against Illinois, all in the second half ... made 5-of-6 three-point attempts en route to a 17-point performance against Penn State ... led IU with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from three-point range against UConn ... added two rebounds, three assists, zero turnovers and two steals versus the Huskies ... recorded a game-high six assists against Northwestern ... went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and scored 16 points at Illinois ... added a career-high seven rebounds against the Illini ... shot a career-high 12 3-pointers, which shares ninth place in IU school history ... was red-hot vs. Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, making 7-of-9 shots, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range for 21 points ... also contributed a season-high seven assists, three rebounds and two steals against the Razorbacks. As a freshman, Bassett played in 32 games and started 24 ... averaged 9.5 points per game and finished second on the team with 97 assists ... finished eighth in the Big Ten after leading the team with a 41.0 percent success rate from three-point range ... grabbed 2.4 rebounds per contest ... had nine points and three assists in the NCAA Tournament against Gonzaga (3/15/07) ... logged a career-high 42 minutes and poured in a team-high 18 points at the Big Ten Tournament vs. Illinois (3/9/07) ... scored 10 points and matched a career high with nine assists at Northwestern (2/28/07) ... netted a career-high 25 points and dished out five assists at Michigan State (2/24/07) ... recorded 16 points with five assists, five rebounds and three steals at Purdue (2/15/07) ... tallied 15 points with five assists and five rebounds against Illinois (2/10/07) ... tallied fourth straight double-figure scoring effort with 13 points at Connecticut, including the final four points of the game from the free throw stripe (1/20/07) ... recorded third straight double-figure scoring effort with 10 points against Iowa (1/16/07) ... scored 14 points at Penn State, 11 in the second half, for his second straight game in double figures (1/13/07) ... tallied 13 points in his Big Ten debut at Ohio State, including a 3-of-4 performance from beyond the arc (1/2/07) ... recorded third straight game in double figures with 20 points vs. IUPUI (12/22/06) on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with five assists ... scored a team and then-career-high 16 points at No. 10/11 Duke, going 4-of-5 from 3-point range (11/28/06).

High School

Earned a four star rating from Scout.com and three stars from Rivals.com ... averaged 24 points, six rebounds and six assists for a Hargrave Military Academy Hargrave ... team ranked second nationally among prep schools ... was among 10 prep school teammates to earn Division I scholarships, including Marreese Speights (Florida), Jonathan Mandelove (Connecticut) and Vernon Macklin (Georgetown) ... as a senior at Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Bassett averaged 22.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists to earn a spot on the 2005 Indiana All-Star Team ... Bassett was a McDonald's All-American Nominee as a senior and competed on the Indiana Junior All-Star Team in 2004 ... Bassett played four years of varsity basketball and was a three-time all-conference and all-star honoree who led his team to the 2005 semi-state final four.

Personal

Full name is Armon Donte Bassett ... born Dec. 28, 1986 in Hammond, Ind. ... parents are Anthony Bassett and Anita Burks ... academic major is philosophy ... has three brothers and two sisters.