Alexander Bassel
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
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- Year:
- R-Fr.
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- Previous School:
- Lexington Christian Academy
Bio
Fall 2021 (R-Freshman): Bassel competed in one of Tech’s four events in the fall, completing three rounds of play… made his collegiate debut at the Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26)… shot a 245 in the tournament, delivering a season-best round of 77… rounded out the fall with a scoring average of 81.67.
Spring 2021 (Freshman): Bassel sat out the 2021 spring campaign as a redshirt.
Fall 2020 (Freshman): The 2020 fall season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: Bassel was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Eric Geldolf at Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington, Ky.… captured regional individual medalist honors as a senior… as a sophomore, helped lead his team to a state title… racked up a scoring average of 72.2 during his senior campaign… as a junior, compiled a 73.6 scoring average while placing in the top-10 of the AJOA… also placed third at the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier.
Personal: Son of Amy and Darren Bassel… born October 14, 2001… full name is Alexander Hans Bassel.
Academic: Majoring in psychology… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech golf coach Polk Brown announced the annual postseason awards for the Golden Eagle men's team Friday, with four student-athletes taking home honors for the 2021-22 campaign.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – For the third time in the 2021-22 campaign, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team delivered a runner-up finish, closing out the rain-shortened Big Blue Intercollegiate with a spectacular showing Tuesday afternoon. The finish marked the Golden Eagles' fifth top-five result of the year.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team wraps up the 2021-22 regular season at the Big Blue Intercollegiate, hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee State at the Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn. from Monday, Apr. 11 to Tuesday, Apr. 12.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – It was a highly successful first day of the Big Blue Intercollegiate for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team Monday, despite seeing a chunk of the second round come to an abrupt halt due to inclement weather.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team captured its fourth top-five finish of the year Tuesday afternoon, securing a third-place showing at its own, annual Bobby Nichols Scramble at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate officially got underway Monday after Sunday's initial round was cancelled due to snow, and the Tennessee Tech men's golf team made the first trip around Sevierville Golf Club count.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team returns to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the ninth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club. Due to inclement weather, including heavy amounts of snow in Sevierville, the tournament has been changed to a 36-hole event.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It was a historic day for Tennessee Tech’s Nick Sutton on the links Tuesday afternoon, as the sophomore took home his first collegiate medalist honors by claiming the Battle at Black Creek individual title for the Golden Eagle men’s golf team.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team continued its hot run through the fall Monday afternoon, concluding the first two rounds of action at the Battle at Black Creek in third place among a hefty field of 17 teams.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is set to complete its fall campaign Monday and Tuesday, heading south for the Battle at Black Creek hosted by in-state foe Chattanooga at Black Creek Golf Club.