Eddie Basden

infobox NBA Player


name = Eddie Basden
nickname =
position = Shooting guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5
weight_lbs = 216
league = NBA
team = Miami Heat
number =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|2|15
birth_place = Upper Marlboro, Maryland
college = Charlotte
draft = Undrafted
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 2005
career_end =
former_teams = Chicago Bulls (2005-06)
Fenerbahçe (2006-07)
Cholet Basket (2007-08)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (2008)
awards = Conference USA Player of the Year (2005)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year (2004, 2005)

Edward Richard Basden (born February 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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.Fact|date=February 2007 He is the Conference USA all-time leader in career steals.Fact|date=February 2007

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 of Turkey. He is averaging 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 25 minutes for Fenerbahçe in Euroleague. After Fenerbahçe, he played for Cholet Basket until February 2008, when he was signed by Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany.

Career

* 2005-06 Chicago Bulls
* 2006-2007 Fenerbahçe
* 2007-2008 February Cholet Basket
* 2008 February - Present Telekom Baskets Bonn

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
* 2007 Turkish Basketball League Champion with Fenerbahçe
* 2008 NBA Signed by the Miami Heat

Vital statistics

*Position: Shooting Guard/Small Forward
*Height: 1.96 m
*College: Charlotte
*Team: Telekom Baskets Bonn

External links

* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/kurumsal/kategori.asp?ContentCategoryID=38&ContentID=6530 Player Profile]