Jimmy Bass Class: Senior Hometown: Bronxville, NY High School: Iona Prep School Height / Weight: 6-0 / 165 Birthdate: 05/08/1983

Spent much of his career just outside Notre Dame's singles lineup ... hard worker made great strides throughout his career, improving volleys and aggressiveness ... adept at constructing points ... consistent player was good barometer for teammates in practice ... posted a 16-5 (.762) career record in singles ... was 8-2 at home and 14-2 when winning the opening set ... earned monogram in final season.

AS A SENIOR: Concluded career with near-perfect singles campaign ... went 7-1 in fall action, with only defeat coming against teammate Patrick Buchanan in the C flight quarterfinals of the Crimson Tide Fall Championships ... also competed in the Tom Fallon Invitational and Wolverine Invitational ... prevailed in his only two three-set affairs, beating Western Michigan's Bryan Norville and Reid Bourgeois of Southern Mississippi ... went 4-5 in doubles, playing with four different partners ... was 2-0 in dual action for his first two career dual victories ... first paired with Nick Chimerakis to win 8-6 at No. 3 against Toledo, clinching the doubles point ... then teamed with his brother, Stephen, to win 8-5 against Marquette at No. 3.

AS A JUNIOR: Made dual-match doubles debut with Nick Chimerakis at No. 3 against Illinois State, losing 8-3 to Ben Cappuccitti and Tim Link ... played in two fall tournaments, going 5-1 in singles ... was 2-1 in flight D of the Rice Crowne Plaza Invitational, with the loss coming in three sets against Tulsa's Luc Maasdorp ... lost just six games in winning three matches in Tom Fallon Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw first dual-match action in 2002-03, losing at No. 6 singles vs. Illinois and Virginia Tech ... won two matches in qualifying of ITA Midwest Championships in only fall action after battling a rib injury.

AS A FRESHMAN: Excelled in only collegiate action in 2001-02, winning both of his singles and both of his doubles matches in the Tom Fallon Invitational ... defeated Harvard's Dan Haimovic and Ball State's Klint Knable in singles ... teamed with Chancey Martin to win a pair of doubles contests against Ball State teams.

IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Had successful summer in 2002 playing ITA summer circuit events on east coast ... advanced to semifinals in singles at Penn State tournament and managed quarterfinal appearance at Mary Washington College event, losing to eventual champion on both occasions ... teamed with Todd Goldberg of St. John's to advance to the doubles semifinals at Penn State ... played on European satellite tour in summer of 2001.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Top-ranked doubles player in USTA Eastern section in 1999 and was fifth in singles ... was ranked 22nd nationally in doubles and 67th in singles in `99 ... ranked 76th in singles in 2000 ... won backdraw to finish ninth at USTA Boys' 16s National Indoor Championships in `99 ... led Iona Prep to New York City Catholic High School title as a senior, with 9-0 record at No. 1 singles ... team MVP as a senior ... also was MVP at Bronxville High School as a freshman before transferring to Iona ... member of National Honor Society ... father James played tennis at Pace University ... brother Stephen is a junior on the Irish tennis team ... born May 8, 1983, in Bangkok, Thailand ... named to Dean's List in fall 2004 semester ... tabbed a BIG EAST Academic All-Star in 2004-05 ... graduated in May 2005 from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance.