Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Land Prep School Star
May 17, 2000 | Men's Basketball
May 17, 2000
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech head basketball coach James Dickey announced today that Rodney Bass (Baltimore, Md. / Lutheran Prep [Philadelphia, Pa.]) has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University and compete for the Red Raiders beginning in the 2000-01 season. Bass is the fourth signee of the spring period and seventh overall.
"Rodney is a talent who can score and also is a quality person," Dickey said. "Also, having an extra year in prep school is an advantage in terms of maturity and experience. Rodney is a tremendous addition to an already skilled recruiting class."
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard/forward was twice an invitee to the NIKE Invitational Camp and was a two-time All-Metro selection. He averaged 21 points and eight rebounds per game this past season and led Lutheran Prep to a 25-8 record.
According to his prep school coach, David Anwar, Bass also was recruited by Connecticut, Providence, Miami (Fla.), Villanova and USC. Anwar also describes Bass as a "big guard, small forward who can score."
Bass joins Brannon Hayes (Port Arthur, Texas / Thomas Jefferson), Andre Emmett (Dallas, Texas / Carter) and Mikey Marshall (Tulia, Texas / Tulia) in the spring signing class. Marcus Shropshire (Grand Prairie, Texas / South), Jamal Brown (Dallas, Texas / Fort Scott CC) and Jermichael Miller (Houston, Texas / Wheatley) all signed with Texas Tech in the fall period.
