2009:Earned second varsity letter...Ranked second on the team in receptions (36), receiving yards (605) and TD receptions (8)...Averaged a team-best 16.8 yards per catch...Caught 19 passes for 280 yards and five TDs in four NCAA playoff games...Hauled in 23 receptions for 344 yards in last five games...Caught two passes for 62 yards, including a long of 52 yards, vs. Saginaw Valley State (9/12)...Hauled in two passes for 59 yards and two TDs at Michigan Tech (9/26)...Tallied three catches for 35 yards and two TDs vs. Hillsdale (11/21) in NCAA playoff second-round game...Caught seven passes for a career-high 127 yards and one TD at Minnesota-Duluth (11/28) in NCAA DII Quarterfinal game...Caught one pass for seven yards and a TD vs. Carson-Newman (12/5)...TD catch vs. Carson-Newman was featured on ESPN's SportsCenter and showed up at No. 7 on the top 10 plays...Hauled in a career-high eight passes for 111 yards and a TD vs. NW Missouri State (12/12) in NCAA DII title game.
2008: Redshirted after breaking collar bone in season-opener vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Caught two passes for 78 yards and a TD versus the Greyhounds before sustaining injury.
2007: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action as a wide receiver and on special teams...Hauled in six passes for 58 yards and a TD, while rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries...Rushed three times for 23 yards and a TD, while catching two passes for 22 yards and a TD at Mercyhurst (10/6)...Hauled in three passes for 27 yards and rushed four times for 14 yards vs. Northern Michigan (11/10).
2006: Earned first varsity letter...Played in all 15 games as a reserve wide receiver and special teams performer...Caught four passes for 85 yards on the season with a long of 47...Hauled in all four catches against Mercyhurst (10/7)...Recorded three solo tackles and five assisted, for a total of eight tackles on the year.
2005: Redshirted.
High School: Prepped at Portage Northern High School...Played for Pete Schermerhorn...Earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors as a senior...Caught 35 passes for 827 yards and seven TDs as a senior...Named first-team all-conference as a junior when he recorded 43 tackles and a team-high three interceptions.
Personal: Son of Anthony and Annette Bass...Enjoys playing video games.
| Bass's Career Statistics |
| | Rushing | Receiving |
| Year | G | Att | Yds | TD | Lg-Yds. | Avg/C | Avg/G | Rec | Yds | TD | Lg | Rec/G | Avg/C | Avg/G |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 47 | 0.3 | 21.2 | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 1 | 27 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 13 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 5.8 |
| 2008* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 76 | 2.0 | 39.0 | 78.0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36 | 605 | 8 | 52 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 40.3 |
| Total | 41 | 11 | 53 | 1 | 27 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 48 | 826 | 10 | 76 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 20.2 |
