Charles A. Bassey (an haife shi a watan Oktoba 28, 2000) ɗan wasan ƙwallon kwando ne na Najeriya don ƙungiyar San Antonio Spurs na ƙungiyar ƙwallon kwando ta ƙasa (NBA). Ya buga wasan kwando na kwaleji don Western Kentucky Hilltoppers . Philadelphia 76ers ne ya tsara shi a cikin daftarin 2021 NBA .
Rayuwar farko
Bassey an haife shi ne a Legas, Najeriya, inda ya buga kwallon kafa har zuwa shekaru 12, yana da shekaru 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) a lokacin. [1] A wannan shekarun, wani matashin mai horar da ‘yan wasan kwallon kwando ya gano shi a lokacin da Bassey ke siyar da soyayyen kaza a gefen titi kuma sanye da fulp-flops wadanda suka yi masa yawa. [2][3] Ya daina buga ƙwallon ƙafa ba da daɗewa ba, maimakon haka ya mai da hankali kan haɓaka ƙwarewar ƙwallon kwando. A lokacin yana da shekaru 14, Bassey an nada shi dan wasa mafi daraja (MVP) na sansanin kwando Kattai na Afirka, shirin da babban jami'in Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri ya kafa. [2][4]
Aikin makarantar sakandare
A lokacin 14, Bassey ya tsaya 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) kuma ya koma Amurka don ci gaba da wasan kwando a makarantar St. Anthony Catholic High School, makaranta mai zaman kansa a San Antonio, Texas . [5] A lokacin, daukar manazarta sun dauke shi a matsayin daya daga cikin mafi kyawu a cikin ajinsa. [6][7] A matsayinsa na sabon ɗan wasa, Bassey ya sami maki 20.2, 17.1 rebounds da 5.9 tubalan kowane wasa, yana jagorantar ƙungiyarsa zuwa wasan taken Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). [8][9] Bassey ya yi takara a cikin Jordan Brand Classic International Game, inda aka ba shi suna MVP. [10] Kafin kakar wasansa na biyu, TAPPS ta yanke hukuncin cewa Bassey bai cancanta ba, tare da St. Anthony ya shigar da kara. [11][12] Har yanzu ya buga wasansa na farko a kakar wasa, kuma an kori kociyan kungiyar Jeff Merritt saboda buga dan wasan da bai cancanta ba. [13] St. Anthony ya janye daga TAPPS kuma ya shiga Texas Christian Athletic League, ya ba Bassey damar sake cancanta. [14]
Don ƙaramar kakarsa, Bassey ya koma DeSales High School a Louisville, Kentucky kuma ya fara buga ƙwallon kwando don Kwalejin Kwando na Aspire a Louisville. Ya yanke shawarar ne bayan da aka kori Hennssy Auriantal, mataimaki na shari'a kuma mataimakin koci a St. Anthony daga shirin. [15][16] A matsayinsa na ƙarami, ya sami matsakaicin maki 19.4 da sake dawowa 12.8 a kowane wasa. [17]
A kan Nuwamba 18, 2018, Bassey ya rubuta sabon kakar-mafi girman maki 25 da sake dawowa 10 a cikin asarar 78 – 62 zuwa UCF . [18] A ranar 31 ga Janairu, 2019, ya buga maki 22 da sake dawowa 18, mafi yawan koma bayan wani sabon dan Western Kentucky tun 1972. [19] A matsayin sabon ɗan wasa, Bassey ya ƙaddamar da maki 14.6, 10 rebounds da 2.4 tubalan kowane wasa, yana samun Teamungiyar Farko Duk- Taro Amurka, Mai Karewa na Shekara da Freshman na Year girmama. Ya rubuta mafi yawan koma baya, tubalan da ninki biyu ta wani sabo a tarihin shirin. [20] Bassey's season sophomore ya gajarta sakamakon karayar tibial plateau da ya sha a kan Arkansas wanda ya bukaci tiyata. Ta hanyar wasanni 10, yana matsakaicin maki 15.3, 9.2 rebounds da 1.6 tubalan kowane wasa.
A ranar 26 ga Nuwamba, 2020, Bassey ya rubuta maki 21, sake dawowa 14 da babban aiki-bakwai bakwai a cikin nasara da ci 75–69 akan Memphis . [21] A ranar 10 ga Disamba, yana da babban aiki-maki 29 da sake komawa 14 a cikin nasara 86–84 akan Gardner – Webb . [22] A ƙarshen kakar wasa ta 2020–21 na yau da kullun, an nada shi a matsayin Gwarzon Dan Wasan Amurka na Shekara, yayin da yake maimaita matsayin Gwarzon Dan wasan Kare na shekara. Ya samu maki 17.6 a kowane wasa, 11.6 rebounds da 3.1 tubalan kowane wasa. Bayan kakar wasa, ya ayyana don daftarin NBA na 2021, ya bar sauran cancantarsa na kwaleji. [23]
Sana'ar sana'a
Philadelphia 76ers (2021-2022)
An zaɓi Bassey a zagaye na biyu na daftarin NBA na 2021 tare da zaɓi na 53 na Philadelphia 76ers, [24] daga baya ya shiga su don gasar bazara ta 2021 NBA . [25] A ranar 24 ga Satumba, 2021, ya sanya hannu tare da 76ers. [26]
A ranar 13 ga Oktoba, 2022, 76ers sun yi watsi da Bassey. [27]
San Antonio Spurs (2022-yanzu)
A ranar 24 ga Oktoba, 2022, San Antonio Spurs sun sanar da cewa sun rattaba hannu kan Bassey zuwa kwantiragin hanyoyi biyu, lokacin raba lokaci tare da haɗin gwiwar Spurs' NBA G League, Austin Spurs . [28] An nada shi zuwa wasan farko na G League na gaba na gaba don kakar 2022 – 23. [29] A ranar 14 ga Fabrairu, 2023, Spurs sun canza yarjejeniyar Bassey zuwa kwangilar shekara hudu, dala miliyan 10.2. [30][31] A ranar 14 ga Maris, 2023, yayin nasarar 132–114 akan Orlando Magic, ya sami rauni a gwiwar hagu. Kashegari, Spurs ta sanar da cewa Bassey ya kamu da karaya na kashin sa na hagu, ya kawo karshen kakarsa. [32] A cikin Disamba 2023, Bassey ya yage ligament na gaba na hagu (ACL), da wuri ya ƙare wani kakar. [33]
Rayuwa ta sirri
Ba da daɗewa ba bayan ya isa Amurka yana ɗan shekara 14, mahaifiyar Bassey ta rasu. A lokacin, Bassey yayi tunanin komawa Najeriya, amma mahaifinsa Akpan Ebong Bassey ya karfafa masa gwiwa ya zauna saboda dalilai na kudi. [7][34][35]
Charles Bassey a cikin mutane
Kocin kwando haifaffen Kanada, Hennssy Auriantal, wanda ke tafiyar da ƙungiyar Yes II Success kungiyar da ke kawo 'yan wasa na duniya zuwa makarantu masu zaman kansu na Amurka, ya taimaka wajen kawo Bassey zuwa Amurka. [36][37] A ranar 31 ga Maris, 2017, Auriantal da matarsa sun sami damar zama mai kula da Bassey. [35] Daga baya mahaifin Bassey ya shigar da kara a sake bude shari’ar tare da baiwa dan wasan da ya shirya gasar kwallon kwando ta Najeriya John Faniran tsare a kan dansa, amma an yi watsi da karar saboda rashin tantancewa. [9][35]
