Paris Bass (born August 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball for the Detroit Mercy Titans.
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Position | Small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-08-29) August 29, 1995 (age 27) Detroit, Michigan |
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 |
2021–2022 | South Bay Lakers |
2021–2022 | Phoenix Suns |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On September 14, 2022, Bass signed with the Utah Jazz,[22] but was waived 2 days later.[23]