Alex Bassil

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Durham Academy

Alex Bassil, 5-10, 185 pounds
Pronounced: BUH-seal
Breschi on Bassil: Fighting for the starting goalkeeper position…played half the season a year ago…has had a pretty decent fall…will be fighting for the starting spot.
2018 (Junior): Was Carolina’s starting goalkeeper for the last five games of the season…played in eight games overall, totaling 348 minutes in goal…made 66 saves and allowed 64 goals for a save percentage of .508…allowed 11.03 goals per game…had nine ground balls, including two each against Maryland, Virginia and Syracuse…reached double figures in saves on four occasions, including 14 against Notre Dame while allowing just nine goals in 60 minutes…was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after the Tar Heels’ win over Notre Dame in the regular season finale…also named to the USILA National Team of the Week after his stellar performance against the Fighting Irish…had 10 saves each against Maryland, Virginia and Syracuse…earned honors on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Sophomore): Dean’s List student both semesters…named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll…played in two games…notched 4:49 against UMBC and made one save while facing three shots…also played 1:25 against Dartmouth.
2016 (Freshman): Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...qualified for Dean’s List both semesters.
High School: Graduated in 2015 from Durham Academy in Durham, N.C. ...was coached there by Jon Lantzy (head coach) and assistant coaches Alex Elkins and Marcus Holman...named NCISAA All-State honors his senior year...captained DA lacrosse team as a junior and senior...TISAC All-Conference honoree as sophomore and senior...captain of lax team as junior and senior...USA Today All-USA North Carolina Team as a senior...helped lead DA to state championship game his junior year...on club level, he played TSL in high school and was coached there by Sam Carpenter...received academic honors every semester of high school with no grade lower than a B...president of the Model UN club his senior year…president o Model UNC Club in high school where he was also a regular on the Dean’s List at DA

Personal: Full name is Alex Michael Bassil...the son of Habib and Kathy Bassil...was born May 17, 1996 in Durham, N.C. ...has an older brother, Chris, 29, and older sisters Allie, 27, and Nicole, 24...sociology major…plans to attend medical school…has been named to the Dean’s List in every semester he has attended UNC with no grade lower than a B…has worked in an orthopedic lab the past two summers where he has contributed to papers that are being published.

Catching Up With Alex Bassil
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is repping the best university in the world.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they bring out the best in us as students and athletes.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my sweatpants.
My best friend on my club lacrosse team was C.J. Carpenter and he is now playing at Duke.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because of all the history it represents.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent hanging out with my housemates.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Paddy Sheehan because he can play hot cross buns on the recorder.
My favorite professional sports team is whatever team LeBron is on at the time.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Italy because of the Sistene Chapel.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate food is Al’s Cheeseburgers.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A because of the chicken sandwich.
Sweet, salty or both? Both.
My favorite food made by a relative is Andy’s spaghetti and hot dogs.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Lucha Tigre.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to yesterday’s Jeopardy so I knew all of the answers.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Otzi The Iceman.
People would be very surprised to know I watch 200 plus films every year.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in a city and working at a hospital.
The most interesting or fascinating people I’ve met in my time at UNC is Sally Mack because she is on the wall of legends.