King's College Athletics

Career Highs
Points: 21 vs. Penn State Lehigh Valley (11/11/21)
Rebounds: 12 at FDU-Florham (1/8/22)
Assists: 3 at Stevens (2/5/22)
Blocks: N/A
Steals: 1 (ten times)

Awards
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
NABC Honors Court (2024)

2023-24: Appeared in five out of a possible 25 games, making one start, as a senior guard for the Monarchs...Recorded five points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of action...Totaled three points with a rebound at DeSales (1/31/24)...King's finished 13-12 overall and 5-9 in MAC Freedom play.

2022-23: Was sidelined due to injury and missed the entirety of the 2022-23 season for the Monarchs...King's finished 9-15 overall and 4-12 in MAC Freedom play.

2021-22: Appeared in 21 out of a possible 24 games and made five starts as a sophomore guard for the Monarchs...Averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds, shooting 29.6 percent from the floor with 19 threes...Dished out 10 assists with 10 steals...Recorded a season-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor and 5-of-8 from three in a win over Penn State Lehigh Valley (11/11/21)...Posted his first career double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in an overtime win over FDU-Florham (1/8/22)...Totaled a season-best three assists in a loss at Stevens (2/5/22)...King's finished 8-16 overall and 3-13 in MAC Freedom play before falling in the MAC Freedom quarterfinals to DeSales.

PRIOR TO KING'S: Competed in basketball for the Gaels of Shelton High School...Was a 1,000 point scorer at Shelton...Earned McDonalds All-American Honors...Named All-State First Team and All-SCC twice in his high school career...Participated in the Connecticut All Star Game...Tabbed as New Haven County All-Team First-Team.

PERSONAL: Son of Tina Pettas and Vasileios Basimakopoulos...Has one sibling, Panayotis...A criminal justice major with minors in history and sociology...Chose King's College over Southern Connecticut "because I fell in love with the school and the basketball program."