18 Facts About Charles Bassey

Charles Bassey played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Charles Bassey was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021 NBA draft.

At that age, he was discovered by a youth basketball coach while Charles Bassey was selling fried chicken on the side of a road and wearing flip-flops that were too small for him.

Charles Bassey stopped playing soccer soon after, instead focusing on developing his basketball skills.

At age 14, Charles Bassey was named most valuable player of basketball camp Giants of Africa, a program established by Toronto Raptors executive Masai Ujiri.

Charles Bassey competed in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game, where he was named MVP.

Charles Bassey still made his season debut, and head coach Jeff Merritt was fired for playing an ineligible player.

St Anthony withdrew from the TAPPS and joined the Texas Christian Athletic League, allowing Charles Bassey to become eligible again.

Charles Bassey made the decision after Hennssy Auriantal, his legal guardian and an assistant coach at St Anthony, was dismissed from the program.

Charles Bassey was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top centers in the 2018 class.

Charles Bassey recorded the most rebounds, blocks and double-doubles by a freshman in program history.

Charles Bassey averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.

Charles Bassey was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 53rd pick by the Philadelphia 76ers, subsequently joining them for the 2021 NBA Summer League.

On October 13,2022, Charles Bassey was waived by the 76ers.

The next day, the Spurs announced that Charles Bassey was diagnosed with a fracture of his left patellar tendon, ending his season.

In December 2023, Charles Bassey tore his left anterior cruciate ligament, prematurely ending another season.

On July 8,2024, Charles Bassey was waived by the Spurs only to be re-signed nine days later.

At the time, Charles Bassey considered moving back to Nigeria, but his father Akpan Ebong Charles Bassey encouraged him to stay for financial reasons.