2008: Named to the inaugural All-SEC Defensive Team at catcher ... Named the team Defensive Player of the Year ... Led the league in runners caught stealing with 27 ... Led all catchers in runners picked off with three ... Tied for fourth in the league for sac bunts with nine ... Started all 65 games for the Rebels, catching 97 percent of innings played ... Hit .261 on the season with 29 RBI and two home runs ... Hit his first career grand slam against Minnesota (4/23) as he tallied a season-high 4 RBI in the game ... Hit a solo home run against LSU (4/11) in the eighth inning to give the Rebels a 2-1 win over the Tigers ... Posted a season-long five-game hit streak from Murray State (4/22) through the final game of the Arkansas series (4/26) ... Recorded a season-high 20 put outs against Minnesota (2/22) on opening day ... Posted 13 multiple-hit games on the year, including a 4-for-4 performance at Mississippi State (3/14) and a 4-for-5 performance against Arkansas (4/26) ... Also went 3-for-4 against Northwestern State (2/26) ... NCAA REGIONAL: Ended the season on a three-game hit streak as he hit safely in the final three games of the Regional ...

2007: Started 57-of-54 games behind the plate for the Rebels ... Hit .206 with 24 RBI, one home run, four doubles and two triples .... Also scored 16 runs on the year ... Finished the season fourth in the Southeastern Conference in sac bunts (12) and sac flies (6) ... Posted a season-long five-game hit streak to open the season, helping lead the Rebels offense as he hit .438 with eight RBI ... Went 1-for-1 with 2 sac flies and career-high three RBI in a win over New Orleans (2/11) ... Went 2-for-2 with three two RBI and three runs scored against Austin Peay (3/7) ... Hit his first collegiate home run against No. 4 South Carolina (4/22) ...

SUMMER 2006: Played summer ball for the Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plains League alongside Rebel teammates Cody Overbeck and Zach Miller ... Helped lead the HiToms to the Coastal Plains League Championship ... Hit .311 (23x74) for the second best average on the team as he drew 19 starts behind the plate ... Tallied six RBI and scored 11 runs on the season ... Notched two doubles ...

2006: Saw action in 19 games, starting eight behind the plate ... Hit .250 (8x32) with three runs scored and an RBI ... Drew his first career start against Samford (2/22) ... Made his first start in SEC play at No. 24 Alabama (3/24) as he recorded a season-high nine putouts ... Went 2x3 against Nicholls State (5/2) for his best performance at the plate on the season ... Came up with his first hit against Saint Louis (2/17) as he went 1x1 with an RBI as a pinch hitter ... Scored his first run of the season against Auburn (3/8) with a double ... Did not see action in the postseason ...

SUMMER 2005: Played for the Knoxville Yard Dogs ... Hit .370 during the World Wood Bat Association East Cobb Tournament with three doubles ... Helped lead the Yard Dogs to wins over defending champion South Carolina Diamond Devils and No. 1 ranked East Cobb Braves in the tournament ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-District IV selection ... Named All Prep Extra Team by the Knoxville News Sentinel ... Named to the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association All-Region Team as a senior ... Earned three varsity letters ... Won team's Most Improved Player Award in 2003 ... Coached by Matt Buckner ... Participated in the 2004 Perfect Game National Showcase ... Ranked by Team One Baseball as one of the south's top 30 prospects in 2004 ... Rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 high school prospect in Tennessee ... Hit .360 with five home runs and 30 RBI as a senior ... Also tallied 10 doubles and two triples while scoring 18 runs on the season ... Posted a .990 fielding percentage behind the plate ... Rated by Baseball America as the 159th rated player in the country ... Selected to play in the TBCA Worth Showcase at Middle Tennessee ...

MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Bruce and Donna Basham ... Born: September 8, 1986 ... Father, Bruce, was a four-year letterman in baseball at Tennessee (1977-1980) ... Mother, Donna, played volleyball at Carson-Newman College ... Has one sister, Brittany ... Member of the National Honor Society in High School ... Major is Liberal Arts.