Armon Bassett

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Armon Bassett
Personal information
Born (1986-12-28) December 28, 1986 (age 37)
Terre Haute, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–2011
Position Point guard
Career history
2010–2011 Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards

Armon Bassett (born December 28, 1986) is a former American professional basketball player. Bassett played collegiately at Indiana University prior to transferring to Ohio University, where he led the team to the NCAA tournament. [1]

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He was drafted in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft by the Maine Red Claws but cut prior to the season. [2] He played one season professionally with Ironi Ramat Gan of Israel. [3]

Personal

A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Bassett attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School before attending Hargrave Military Academy for a prep year.

MAC

Bassett led 9th seeded Ohio to win the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament, of which he was named MVP.

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References

  1. Armon Bassett Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine player profile
  2. Steve Solloway: D-Leaguers scrapping for spots Portland Press Herald, November 16, 2010
  3. Eurobasket.com Profile