University of Texas Arlington Athletics

CAREER OVERVIEW
Transferred to UTA from Louisville following his freshman season in 2022-23 … 3-star recruit coming out of high school who chose Louisville over Kansas State, DePaul, Florida Atlantic and others … originally planned to be a part of the 2022 class, reclassified to 2023 and then returned to the 2022 class after completing some course work.
 
AWARDS
2022-23 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT LOUISVILLE (2022-23) | Game-By-Game Stats
Averaged 1.6 and 1.4 rebounds in limited minutes … delivered a trio of season-best six-point outings against Maryland (Nov. 29), Western Kentucky (Dec. 14) and Notre Dame (Jan. 28) … notched four rebounds versus Miami (Dec. 4) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 28) … secured a season-high five boards in a campaign-high-tying 16 minutes in the regular-season finale at Virginia (Mar. 4) … scored his first collegiate points against Arkansas (Nov. 21) … appeared in 17 games and averaged 8.1 minutes per contest.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Scored more than 1,600 career points at Oak Ridge, helping his team to the state semifinals twice and the quarterfinals once … averaged 19.6 points, 4.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game as a senior in 2021-22 … shot 55 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range … received Honorable Mention All-State recognition …. helped lead the Pioneers to a 21-8 record and appearance in the 7A state semis in the second-highest classification in Florida … produced a triple-double in the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival semifinals in Las Vegas with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists … totaled a team-high 27 points and eight assists in the title game and earned all-tournament recognition … in the summer of 2021, he averaged 26.7 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds over five games for E1T1 United at The Circuit Championship.
 
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 21, 2003 … son of Fabrizio Basili … has one sibling: Eli … in his spare time he enjoys fishing, hunting and giving back … basketball player he most admires is the late Kobe Bryant … best moment of his athletic career to this point was winning AAU Nationals and Peach Jam in the same year … Italian and African ethnicity.