DETROIT (7/2/2022) -- After getting a chance to play in the NBA this past season, former University of Detroit Mercy basketball standout
Paris Bass will continue his pursuit of staying in the league as he will be a part of the NBA Summer League With Los Angeles Lakers.
Bass signed a pair of 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns during the year and played in two games, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds with a steal. He made his NBA debut on Jan. 2 at Charlotte and had four points and two rebounds, going 2-of-4 from the field, in five minutes and then hit both of his free throws at home four days later against the Clippers.
He was the 22nd Titan all-time to play in the NBA and the first since Ray McCallum suited up for Sacramento and Memphis from 2013-16.
He started and then returned to the NBA G League with the South Bay Lakers and tallied 17.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 44.6 percent from the field, 31.0 percent from three and 75.9 percent from the free throw line.
Bass was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year in 2015 and First Team All-Horizon League and Second Team NABC All-District as a sophomore.
After redshirting the 2013-14 season, he started his collegiate career averaging 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, leading the team in rebounding and finishing second on the team in scoring and assists. He also topped the squad with 35 blocks.
As a sophomore, he led the team in scoring (18.4), rebounding (8.0), blocks (1.4) and steals (1.4), finishing fourth in the HL in blocks, fifth in scoring and rebounding, and tied for sixth in steals. His 18.4 points was 71st in the nation and he also recorded double figures in scoring in 19 of his 24 contests with 13, 20-point outings and seven double-doubles, which was tied for third in the HL in 20-point games and tied for seventh in double-doubles.
After his two years with the Titans, he played in the NBA G League with the Erie Bay Hawks before heading overseas for a few seasons and becoming one of the top scorers in Puerto Rico.
A three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he averaged 23.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Seaholm High School and was named to both the 2013 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) All-State Team and the Detroit News All-Metro North First Team.
The NBA Summer League will get underway on July 2 with the California Classic and will also include the Salt Lake City Summer League (July 5-7) and NBA 2k23 Summer League in Las Vegas (July 7-17).
