Eddie Basden
| Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 15, 1983 Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Charlotte |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Conference USA Player of the Year (2005) Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2005) | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edward Richard Basden (born February 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player with Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor.
Basden, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, played high school basketball at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, where he played against his now former teammate at Chicago Mike Sweetney. He originally committed to play college basketball at UMass but was released from his letter of intent following the resignation of Minutemen head coach Bruiser Flint, and Basden then committed to play for Charlotte. During his career with the 49ers he was named Conference USA Player of the Year in 2005, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. In his senior season he was also named National Defensive Player of the Year by many college basketball analysts. 49ers fans loved him for his defensive intensity as well as his powerful crowd-pleasing dunks.[citation needed] He is the Conference USA all-time leader in career steals.[citation needed]
Basden went undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft, but was invited to play on the Chicago Bulls Reebok Summer League team, where a strong performance earned him a two-year contract with the Bulls. He appeared in 19 games for the Bulls in 2005-2006, averaging 2.1 points per game.
On August 18, 2006, Basden was traded by the Bulls to the Cleveland Cavaliers for center Martynas Andriuskevicius. He was later signed by Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor of Turkey. He is averaging 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 25 minutes for Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor in Euroleague.
Career
- 2005-06 Chicago Bulls
- 2006 Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2006-Present Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor
Career Highlights
- 2004 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2005 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year
- 2005 Conference USA Player of the Year
Vital statistics
- Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward
- Height: 1.96 m
- College: Charlotte
- Team: Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor