His best outing of the season came against Georgia Tech, where he scored 14 points on 6-8 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds, a double-double that served as a coming-out moment for the 6-foot-8, 205-pound wing.Bassong is from Paris, France, and played his high school basketball for Overtime Elite's Jelly Fam squad before arriving in Tallahassee. At OTE, he averaged 15.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in 15.6 minutes, scoring in double figures in 16 of 20 games, including five 20-point outings, and finishing with four double-doubles.He also represented his home country of France at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland during the summer of 2025, appearing in seven games and averaging 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and nearly one assist per game.Bassong was a top priority for Luke Loucks and the FSU staff to retain entering the offseason and had publicly committed to returning before a breakdown in contract negotiations led him to enter the transfer portal on the final day of the window.

At Mississippi State, he joins fellow transfer Kendyl Sanders from Utah, giving the Bulldogs another long, lengthy wing piece as Jans attempts to return the program to the NCAA Tournament after missing the field for the first time in his four-year tenure. For Florida State, the departure further underscores the importance of Cooper Schwieger's last-minute addition and the development of AJ Swinton, who is recovering from a torn ACL, as the Seminoles look to replace the contribution of one of the most physically versatile forwards on their roster heading into Year 2 of the Loucks era.Follow us @FSUWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida State news, notes, and opinions.This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: FSU basketball Thomas Bassong commits to Mississippi State