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Grant Basile Season 2022-23

PositionF
Weight235 lbs
Height6-9
ClassGraduate Student
HometownPewaukee, Wis.
High SchoolPewaukee
Previous SchoolWright State

2022-23
• All-ACC honorable mention after leading the Hokies in scoring at 16.4 points per game (ranked seventh among ACC players)
• All-ACC Academic Team
• VaSID first team all-state
• Racked up 354 points during conference play – third-most in the league
• Recorded back-to-back 30-point games vs. Boston College and at Notre Dame, becoming the first Tech men's basketball player to accomplish that feat since Bryant Matthews in Dec. 2003
• Became the first Hokie since Erick Green (2012-13) to have three games of at least 30 points in a season
• At Notre Dame on Feb. 11, Basile knocked down 13 field goals – setting a Virginia Tech record for a player in an ACC game
• Connected on 66 3-pointers, nearly doubling the tally from his last season at Wright State
• Scored double figures in 29 of Tech's 34 games, 10 times going over the 20-point mark
• Three double-doubles on the season
• Led Tech in scoring 15 times and in rebounding nine times
• Named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 30 after averaging 24.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 55.3% from the floor in wins over Duke and Syracuse
• 2022-23 NABC Honors Court

Wright State
• Two-time All-Horizon League second team selection
• Tallied 1,228 career points and 616 career rebounds
• Averaged 12.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for his career as a Raider
• Recorded 16 career double-doubles, including 11 in his final season at Wright State
• Tallied 18.4 points per game in 2021-22
• Connected on 47.6% of his 3-point attempts in 2020-21
• Earned his bachelor's degree in accounting in December 2021
• Chose the Hokies over Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Iowa State.
 
Prep
• Unanimous First-Team All-State
• Second-Team AP All-State
• Conference Player of the Year and first team twice
• Averaged 24.5 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks a game while shooting 68%
• 1,049 career points
• Once scored 49 points and grabbed 23 rebounds twice
• Team was sectional finalist
• Also played for the Wisconsin Shooters
• As a junior, averaged 13.6 points and 11.5 rebounds
• His father, Michael Basile, was his high school coach.

Personal
• Grant Basile
• Born in Pewaukee, Wis.
• Son of Michael Basile and Lisa Nass
• Has three sisters (one of which is his twin) and one brother
• Pursuing a master's degree in OMALS
• Career objective is to play in the NBA.