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Wykevin Bazemore

Wykevin Bazemore

  • Title
    Assistant Men's Basketball Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Email
    wtb2zm@uvawise.edu
  • Phone
    (276) 328-0207

Wykevin Bazemore begins his second season as the assistant men's basketball coach at UVa-Wise. Bazemore served as an assistant men's varsity coach at Southern Alamance High School before joining the college's men's basketball staff and previously spent a season playing professionally overseas in Leon, Spain where he led the league in scoring and rebounding averaging 23.9 points and nine rebounds.

Bazemore earned his degree in sociology in 2015 from Winston-Salem State University where he was a four-year starter on the men's basketball team and a three-year team captain. Named to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) All-Conference team each season of his career, Bazemore became one of four players in CIAA conference history to earn all-conference recognition for four consecutive seasons.

During his time at WSSU, Bazemore was also a four-time BoxToRow All-American selection and a starter on the 2011-12 CIAA Tournament championship team as well as being named CIAA Freshman of the Year that season. He appeared in three conference tournament championships as a Ram and was recognized as the National Black College Freshman of the Year in 2012.

Bazemore completed his career notching 1,337 points and recording 984 rebounds and currently ranks third in WSSU history in career rebounds.

Bazemore is the brother of Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kent Bazemore and is currently pursuing his master's degree in Information Technology from Strayer University.