Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey has decided to enter the 2021 NBA draft following his junior season and fully intends to go pro, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
“I’m declaring for the draft and hiring an agent,” said Bassey, who nearly went pro after his freshman year in 2019. “I’m completely going into this one for sure.”
As Givony details, Bassey was this season’s Conference USA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, returning from a left leg fracture that sidelined him for the majority of the 2019/20 season.
The No. 25 prospect on ESPN’s big board, Bassey averaged a double-double in 28 games for Western Kentucky in 2020/21, posting 17.6 PPG, 11.6 RPG, and an impressive 3.1 BPG.
Givony writes that the big man has “significant potential” as a defender at the NBA level, and is developing an outside shot to go along with his impressive above-the-rim finishes.
would of liked him to go into the transfer portal last year or heck even this year to power 5 conference.
Read this quickly and thought it was Charles Barkley entering the draft. Was like that is an all time Hoops rumors April Fools
Second best Center in draft. Solid big who plays on blocks. Runs the floor good athlete for his size. I think he’s still a little raw so I see upside. As Junior coming out with good size. He can play as backup next yr. Right now he’s in late 1st rd. I can see Bucks, Lakers, Clippers taking him. Would love to pick him up if he goes top of 2nd rd. With Mitch we’d have strong young bigs.