2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

22 Jeannot Basima

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Goma, Congo
  • High School John Carroll School

Biography

2024-25: Played in 10 games for the Bulldogs…Had five points vs. Emerson…

2023-24: Missed the season due to injury.

Before Yale: Averaged 15 points and seven rebounds at the John Carroll School in Maryland… In his career scored 1,516 points and grabbed 669 rebounds… Earned All-BCL and All-MIAA honors as a senior… Named to DMV Elite All-Maryland team… 2021 Plevak MVP, one of only four sophomores in BCL history… Two-time All-County selection… Helped lead John Carroll to the 2021 BCL Tournament championship… Played for Global Squad AAU team where he was the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Personal: Returned home to Congo in the summer of 2023 for the first time in five years and hosted a basketball camp for children… Collected shoes, clothes, basketballs and gear to donate when he was back in Congo.
 
Why Yale? “Because it’s one of the best universities in the world and it is a life changing opportunity not just for me but for my family and my community back home in Congo.”
 
Favorite Athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Favorite NBA Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Favorite Movie: Coming To America
Favorite Song or Artist: Gunna
Biggest Inspiration: My family, specifically my brother

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023-24First Year

    G
    6'4" 190 lbs
    5
  • 22

    2024-25Sophomore

    G
    6'4" 190 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2025-26Junior

    G
    6'4" 190 lbs
    22