| Eddie Basden |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
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| High School:
Eleanor Roosevelt
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 205
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| Position:
Guard/Forward
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| Birthdate:
02/15/1983
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2003-04:
C-USA Defensive Player of the Year ... 2nd on team in rebounds and assists; 1st in steals; double-figures points; .536 FG% ... Only player in C-USA to rank among leaders in rebounding (12th; 6.4), steals (2nd; 68, 2.27), and FG% (5th; .536) while scoring double-digit points ... 1st in C-USA in 3FG% in C-USA games only (.533) ... 2nd on team w/18 games in double figures (13-5) ... Career-high 15 rebounds in UAB in C-USA Tourney (1 shy of tourney record) ... 5 steals vs. Tulane in C-USA Tourney (1 shy of tourney record) ... First 49er to post back-to-back 60-steal seasons (61, last year; 68, this year) ... defended power forwards (i.e UC's Maxiell) or perimeter players (i.e. UL's Garcia) ... at least one steal in all but two games and 3 or more in 14 games ... 11.8 ppg; 6.6 rpg; .554 FG% in C-USA play .... Car.-high 27 pts (4-4 3FG; 7-7 FT) @ ECU added team-high 6 asts and 7 rebs ... vs. Marq.: 6-of-6 FG; 15 pts; car.-hi 7 asts and four steals ... 5th all-time in career steals (171) ... Hit 3-of-4 FT in final 16 seconds to secure win at #7/#7 Syracuse (16 pts; 5 asts) ... Game-tying coast-to-coast layup as time expired in 1st OT of 49ers double-OT win at ODU to rank #5 on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays ... 1st career double-double vs. George Washington (14p, 10r) .... Named C-USA best defender by two preseason mags (Athlon; Street & Smith's).
2002-03:
49ers leader in rebounds (6.9 - 14th in C-USA) and steals (61); 2nd is assists (74) ... averaged 6.3 points .... ranked third in C-USA in steals with 61 ... 7th in C-USA in offensive rebounds (3.0/gm), helping 49ers lead league in that category ... with 6.9 rebounds, is the first wing player to lead 49ers in rebounding since 1st team all-C-USA choice Galen Young (1999) ... tied school-record with seven steals vs. DePaul ... numbers improved to 7.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in C-USA play, with .532 shooting pct. ... season-high 19 points vs. Southern Miss ... double-figures in four C-USA games (USM, 19; Cincy, 10; @ UAB, 15; Marq., 13) ... seven or more rebounds 17 times ... hit first 19 free throws of season for string of 21 straight dating to 01-02 ... 17 multiple-steal games ...season-high 10 rebs at Indiana and ECU.
2001-02:
Regular in the 49ers main seven-man rotation ... averaged 18.9 minutes ... solid numbers of 4.3 points; 4.3 rebounds and .469 FG% ... second on the team with 42 steals; fourth in rebounding ... season-best 5 steals in win over #25 Marquette ... top game with season-best 12 points (5-10 FG); 9 rebounds and four steals at Miami ... had nine points vs. Louisville ... had 12 rebounds in win over DePaul; nine vs. Tulane ... came off knee surgery (left knee - meniscus) in summer, `01.
At Roosevelt High:
Averaged 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, four steals and three assists to lead the Raiders to the 4A state finals (runner-up to Magruder) ... ranked as high as #72 by Prep Stars, #78 by All-Star Sports, #82 by Sporting News and #87 by Hoop Scoop ... Prince George's County Player of the Year ... first team all-D.C. Metropolitan Area (all-Met) ... rated sixth-best wing guard at adidas ABCD Camp ... one of nation's top 10 wing guards by Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports ... graduated as Roosevelt's all-time leader in points (1119), assists (288) and steals (277) ... led AAU team to a 65-6 record and a #6 National Ranking ... originally signed with Massachusetts but was given a release when head coach Bruiser Flint resigned. Personal: Mother is Deborah Dawson and he has a sister, Tia Basden as well as six other stepbrothers and sisters ... was born Feb. 15, 1983.
