Bassey, who played prep ball for Aspire Academy in Louisville, was originally a member of the 2019 class but has graduated and will reclassify into 2018.
Bassey is a consensus five-star prospect across all recruiting sites. He was rated the No. 3 overall prospect in the country in the 2019 class by Rivals and ESPN, and the No. 5 overall prospect by 247Sports.
Those sites list the 6-foot-11 Bassey as the No. 2 center in the nation. He joins Class of 2017 center Mitchell Robinson as five-star prospects to sign with the Hilltoppers under Stansbury’s watch.
The native Nigerian averaged 19.