Paris Bass

Paris Bass (born August 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Detroit Mercy Titans.

Paris Bass
No. 35 – Capitanes de Arecibo
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1995-08-29) August 29, 1995
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSeaholm
(Birmingham, Michigan)
CollegeDetroit Mercy (2014–2016)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Erie BayHawks
2018El Million Yireh
2018Titanes del Licey
2018Jose Horacio Rodriguez
2018Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
2019CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago
2019Club Rafael Barias
2019Jose Horacio Rodriguez
2019Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
2020CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago
2020Atléticos de San Germán
2020Cimarrones del Choco
2021CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago
2021Club Rafael Barias
2021Atléticos de San Germán
2021–2022South Bay Lakers
2021–2022Phoenix Suns
2022–2023Salt Lake City Stars
2023Wisconsin Herd
2023–presentCapitanes de Arecibo
Career highlights and awards
  • BSN Most Valuable Player (2020)
  • BSN Second Team (2023)
  • BSN Best Five (2020)
  • LNB champion (2019)
  • TBS champion (2019)
  • Dominican LNB Most Valuable Player (2019)
  • Dominican LNB Finals MVP (2019)
  • 2× BSN top scorer (2020–21, 2021–22)
  • First-team All-Horizon League (2016)
  • Horizon League Freshman of the Year (2015)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Bass attended Seaholm High School (Head Coach Jose Andrades) 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 / Phoenix Suns (2021–2022)

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]

Bass joined the Los Angeles Lakers' 2022 NBA Summer League roster.[20] In his Lakers Summer League debut, Bass scored fifteen points, six rebounds, and three blocks in a 100–66 win against the Miami Heat.[21]

Salt Lake City Stars (2022–2023)

On September 14, 2022, Bass signed with the Utah Jazz,[22] but was waived 2 days later.[23] On October 23, 2022, Bass joined the Salt Lake City Stars training camp roster.[24] On January 1, 2023, Bass was waived.[25]

Wisconsin Herd (2023)

On January 6, 2023, Bass was acquired by the Wisconsin Herd. [26] On February 11, 2023, he set the Herd record for highest amount of points scored in a single game with 50 points.

Capitanes de Arecibo (2023–present)

On March 28, 2023, Bass signed with Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican league.[27]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Phoenix 203.5.333.0001.0002.0.0.5.03.0
Career 203.5.333.0001.0002.0.0.5.03.0

References
  1. "Phoenix Suns Sign Former Titan Standout Paris Bass". Detroit Mercy Titans. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. Farrell, Perry (May 10, 2016). "Detroit Mercy leading scorer Paris Bass one of 2 removed from team". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. "Former Titans Bass, Wilson to play basketball overseas". The Detroit News. July 27, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. "Paris Bass". usbasket.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. "Former Titan Paris Bass Signs With NBDL's Erie BayHawks". Detroit Mercy Titans. February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. Windisch, Ti (May 24, 2017). "Milwaukee Bucks Pre-Draft Workouts: Another Badger visits the Bucks". Behind the Bucks Pass. FanSided. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. "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.
  8. Pan, Jason (November 26, 2018). "Kinmen Kaoliang hand Dacin Tigers their fourth straight loss since opener". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. "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.
  10. Garcia, Hector (September 8, 2019). "Paris Bass es cuarto refuerzo Indios de San Francisco". Momento Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. 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.
  12. Modestti, Luis (March 5, 2020). "Paris Bass (ex CDP) signs at San German". Latinbasket. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. "Cimarrones add Bass to their roster, ex San German". Latinbasket. September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  15. Kioski, Nick (October 23, 2021). "South Bay Finalizes Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  16. "Paris Bass Earns NBA Call-Up with Phoenix Suns". Our Sports Central. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  17. Olson, Kellan (December 31, 2021). "Phoenix Suns sign F Paris Bass to 10-day hardship deal". Arizona Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  18. "Suns' Paris Bass: Joining Suns again". CBS Sports. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  19. "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  20. "Los Angeles Lakers 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  21. "Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Jul 2, 2022 Box Scores | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  22. "Utah Jazz Sign Paris Bass". www.nba.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  23. "Utah Jazz Waive Bass and Sneed". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  24. "Stars Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". oursportscentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  25. "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  26. "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  27. La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (March 31, 2023). "OFICIAL: El delantero Paris Bass llegará hoy a Puerto Rico para integrarse a los Capitanes de Arecibo según informa el coapoderado Ángel Edgardo García" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
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