Paris Bass
No. 35 – South Bay Lakers | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | August 29, 1995 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Seaholm (Birmingham, Michigan) |
College | Detroit Mercy (2014–2016) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017 | Erie BayHawks |
2018 | El Million Yireh |
2018 | Titanes del Licey |
2018 | Jose Horacio Rodriguez |
2018 | Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor |
2019 | CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago |
2019 | Club Rafael Barias |
2019 | Jose Horacio Rodriguez |
2019 | Indios de San Francisco de Macorís |
2020 | CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago |
2020 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2020 | Cimarrones del Choco |
2021 | CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago |
2021 | Club Rafael Barias |
2021 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2021–present | South Bay Lakers |
2021–2022 | Phoenix Suns |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Paris Bass (born August 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Detroit Mercy Titans.
High school career[]
Bass attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan. As a senior, he averaged 23.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Bass earned Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) All-State Team and the Detroit News All-Metro North First Team honors. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bass committed to play college basketball at Detroit Mercy.[1]
College career[]
Bass redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Bass was named Horizon League Freshman of the Year.[1] He missed the first eight games of his sophomore season with a suspension. Bass averaged 18.4 points, 8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a sophomore, earning First-team All-Horizon League honors.On May 10, 2016, Bass was removed from the Detroit Mercy program.[2]
Professional career[]
Austria and NBA D-League (2016–2017)[]
On July 27, 2016, Bass signed his first professional contract with the Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga.[3] He did not make his debut for Traiskirchen.[4] In February 2017, Bass signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League.[5] In 15 games, he averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[6]
Dominican, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, and Colombia (2018–2021)[]
In 2018, Bass played for three teams in the Dominican Republic: El Million Yireh of the TBS, Titanes del Licey of the LNB, and Jose Horacio Rodriguez of the Superior Basketball Tournament of Espaillat (BSE).[4][7]
Between November 17 and December 15, 2018,[4] Bass played for Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor of the Taiwanese Super Basketball League.[8]
In 2019, Bass played for four teams in the Dominican Republic: CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago of the Santiago League, Club Rafael Barias of the TBS, Jose Horacio Rodriguez of the BSE,[9] and Indios de San Francisco de Macorís of the LNB.[4][10] With Indios de San Francisco, he helped the team win the championship and was named MVP of the tournament and of the Final Series.[11]
In January 2020, Bass re-joined CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago of the Santiago League and averaged 23.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[4] Bass joined the Atléticos de San Germán of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional on March 5, 2020.[12] In his first season with the team, he averaged 22.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.[13] On September 24, 2020, Bass signed with Cimarrones del Choco of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano.[14]
In March 2021, Bass re-joined CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago for a third stint.[4] He also had a second stint with Club Rafael Barias between May 5 and June 1, 2021.[4] He re-joined the Atléticos de San Germán in July 2021[4] and averaged 22.7 points per game during the season.[13]
South Bay Lakers and Phoenix Suns (2021–present)[]
In October 2021, Bass joined the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League after a successful tryout.[15] He was named to the NBA G League All-Showcase Team.[16]
On December 31, 2021, Bass signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns via the hardship exemption.[17] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns on January 12.[18]
On January 22, 2022, Bass was reacquired by the South Bay Lakers.[19]
References[]
- ^ a b "Phoenix Suns Sign Former Titan Standout Paris Bass". Detroit Mercy Titans. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Farrell, Perry (May 10, 2016). "Detroit Mercy leading scorer Paris Bass one of 2 removed from team". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Former Titans Bass, Wilson to play basketball overseas". The Detroit News. July 27, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Paris Bass". usbasket.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Former Titan Paris Bass Signs With NBDL's Erie BayHawks". Detroit Mercy Titans. February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Windisch, Ti (May 24, 2017). "Milwaukee Bucks Pre-Draft Workouts: Another Badger visits the Bucks". Behind the Bucks Pass. FanSided. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "En gran faena París Bass anota 57 puntos y José Horacio domina semifinal del BSE". elnuevodiario.com.do (in Spanish). October 4, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Pan, Jason (November 26, 2018). "Kinmen Kaoliang hand Dacin Tigers their fourth straight loss since opener". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "París Bass y Branden Dawson conducen al José Horacio inicio semifinal basket de Moca". elnacional.com.do (in Spanish). August 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Garcia, Hector (September 8, 2019). "Paris Bass es cuarto refuerzo Indios de San Francisco". Momento Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Gomez, Renso (December 30, 2021). "Paris Bass rumbo a la NBA con los Suns de Phoenix Suns". elfildeo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Modestti, Luis (March 5, 2020). "Paris Bass (ex CDP) signs at San German". Latinbasket. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Paris Bass, refuerzo de los Atléticos de San Germán, firmará contrato de 10 días con los Suns de Phoenix". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Cimarrones add Bass to their roster, ex San German". Latinbasket. September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Kioski, Nick (October 23, 2021). "South Bay Finalizes Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Paris Bass Earns NBA Call-Up with Phoenix Suns". Our Sports Central. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Olson, Kellan (December 31, 2021). "Phoenix Suns sign F Paris Bass to 10-day hardship deal". Arizona Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Suns' Paris Bass: Joining Suns again". CBS Sports. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Colombia
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball players
- Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players
- People from Birmingham, Michigan
- Phoenix Suns players
- Small forwards
- South Bay Lakers players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players