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Chris Bass
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 180
CLASS: Freshman
EXPERIENCE: HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Lee Academy Prep
HOMETOWN: Baton Rouge, La.
BIRTHDAY: July 22
Updated 04/23/2009

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
Appeared in 28 games, primarily as the back-up point guard for the Tigers, averaging 0.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game ... Had season best six points vs. Grambling (12/13) in a 20-minute stint in which he hit two three pointers and had season best of five rebounds ... Had four points and six assists in 21-minute effort against Northwestern State (11/23) ... Had five assists and no turnovers off the bench in 26 minutes in win at Arkansas, replacing injured Bo Spencer ... Had 43 assists and just 14 turnovers during the season.

PRIOR TO LSU
Played four years as point guard for Carl Parker at Lee Academy ... Team was 25-8 in 2008 with Bass averaging 16.9 points per game and seven assists ... Finished his career with more than 1,000 career points ... Team won 20 games every year he was at Lee and averaged in double-figures all four years.

PERSONAL
Right handed ... Born on July 22, 1988 ... Born in Baton Rouge ... Parents are Charles Joseph and Estelle Bass ... Older brother, Brandon Bass, was the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2004 and the SEC Player of the Year in 2005 ... Drafted in the second round of the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets and now plays for the Dallas Mavericks ... One sister, Dashia ... Undecided on a major ... Chose LSU because he was “always a fan and dreamed of playing (at LSU).

Top Performances

Points
Career: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08

Rebounds
Career: 5, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08

Field Goals Made
Career: 2, three times

3 PT FG Made
Career: 2, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08

Free Throws Made
Career: 3, at Utah, 1/6/09

Assists
Career: 6, vs. NW State, 11/23/08

Blocks
Career: 1, vs. S. Carolina, 1/14/09

Steals
Career: 1, three times

Minutes Played
Career: 26, at Arkansas, 2/18/09

Top Career Scoring Games
1. 6, vs. Grambling State, 12/13/08
2. 5, vs. Alabama, 2/8/09
3. 4, vs. NW State, 11/23/08
4. 3, at Utah, 1/6/09
4. 3, vs. McNeese State, 12/2/2/08
6. 1, twice

 

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