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AlexBascom
- position Defensive Tackle
- height 6-5
- Weight 264
- class Senior
- Hometown Louisville, Ky.
- High school St. Xavier
2021 – Junior
- Practiced with the team
- Dean’s List (Fall 2021)
2020 – Sophomore
- Practiced with the team
- Dean’s List (Fall 2020)
- Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 – Freshman
- Practiced with the team
High School
- Three-year letter winner for head coach Kevin Wallace
- Started at defensive end and helped lead the Tigers to 9-4 record as a senior, totaling 54 tackles and 7.0 sacks
- Named All-District as a senior
- Helped St. Xavier go 12-3 and finish as state runner up in 2017
- Also a two-year letter winner as a forward on the basketball team
- Member of the National Honor Society and was named to the President’s List for excelling in the classroom
- Chose Kentucky over Butler, Jacksonville, and Louisville
Personal
- Born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Son of Theresa and Rich Bascom
- Has a twin brother, Richard, also on the team
- Double majoring in finance and management
Alex Says
- He chose Kentucky because he’s been a fan his whole life and he liked the coaching staff
- After his football career, he would like to be a financial advisor
- Three words to describe him are respectable, reliable, and funny
- The best advice he’s ever received is “always remember, things get better”
- The person he admires the most is his grandpa because he’s always been able to make him laugh