Brett Basanez
Encyclopedia
Brett Stephen Basanez is an American football
quarterback
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
at Northwestern
.
Basanez has also been a member of the Chicago Bears
.
at St. Viator
in Arlington Heights
. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl
game in 2000.
at Northwestern University
in Evanston, Illinois
, where he holds many school records for passing categories, including passing yards (10,580) and total offense (11,576). Basanez ranks 13th on the NCAA
's all-time list for total offense, and 28th on the all-time list for passing yards. He was close to becoming the only player in NCAA
history with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards (Basanez picked up 996 yards on the ground while at NU). He set two Sun Bowl records in the 2005 Sun Bowl
: 38 completions and total offense
of 448 yards. His 50 attempts in the game are tied for second, with Kyle Orton
and Byron Leftwich
in all-time bowls, trailing only Mike Kafka
, another Northwestern Wildcat QB.
Single season
Single game
as an undrafted free agent following the 2006 NFL Draft
on May 1, 2006. He was waived on September 2 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10.
Basanez suffered a hand injury prior to the start of the 2007 season
and was placed on injured reserve
on August 28, 2007, ending his season.
He was released on August 30, 2008 during final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3.
in February 2009 to a two-year contract. He was waived on September 5 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was promoted to the active roster on December 30. He was waived/injured on May 19, 2010, and reverted to injured reserve
. He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 12, 2010.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
.
Basanez has also been a member of the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Early years
Basanez played high school footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
at St. Viator
St. Viator High School
St. Viator High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It serves as a college preparatory school with approximately eleven-hundred students from the mid- and outer-northwest suburbs of Chicago...
in Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....
. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game held in early January in San Antonio, Texas. Currently played in the Alamodome, the game brings 90 of the nation's top high school football players in an East versus West matchup. In addition to the Bowl game, there is the U.S...
game in 2000.
College career
Basanez played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, where he holds many school records for passing categories, including passing yards (10,580) and total offense (11,576). Basanez ranks 13th on the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's all-time list for total offense, and 28th on the all-time list for passing yards. He was close to becoming the only player in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
history with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards (Basanez picked up 996 yards on the ground while at NU). He set two Sun Bowl records in the 2005 Sun Bowl
2005 Sun Bowl
The 2005 Sun Bowl, known as the Vitalis Sun Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2005 in El Paso, Texas. It was the 72nd Sun Bowl. It featured the , and the Northwestern Wildcats. UCLA overcame a 22-0 deficit to Northwestern in the first quarter to win 50-38. This is the...
: 38 completions and total offense
Total offense
Total offense is an American football and Canadian football statistic representing the total number of yards rushing and yards passing by a team or player...
of 448 yards. His 50 attempts in the game are tied for second, with Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
and Byron Leftwich
Byron Leftwich
Byron Antron Leftwich is an American football quarterback in the National Football League who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars seventh overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University.Leftwich has also played...
in all-time bowls, trailing only Mike Kafka
Mike Kafka
Michael John "Mike" Kafka is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.Kafka attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago,...
, another Northwestern Wildcat QB.
School records
Career- Total Offense (11,576)
- Passing Attempts (1,584)
- Passing Completions (913)
- Passing Yards (10,580)
- Passing Touchdowns (44) (ties record)
- Wins (22)
- Games Passing for 200 Yards (26)
- Games Passing for 300 Yards (10)
- Games Passing for 400 Yards (3)
- Consecutive Games Passing for 200 Yards (10)
- Consecutive Games Passing for 300 Yards (5)
Single season
- Total Offense (4,045) 2005
- Passing Attempts (497) 2005
- Passing Completions (314) 2005
- Passing Yards (3,622) 2005
- Passing Touchdowns (21)
- Passing Yards Gained in Two Consecutive Games (824) 2005
- Passing Yards Gained in Three Consecutive Games (1,155) 2005
- Passing Yards Gained in Four Consecutive Games (1,481) 2005
- Passing Yards Gained in Five Consecutive Games (1,819) 2005
- Games Passing for 200 Yards (11) 2005
- Games Passing for 300 Yards (7) 2005
- Consecutive Games Passing for 200 Yards (9) 2005
- Consecutive Games Passing for 300 Yards (5) 2005
- Passing Efficiency Rating (135.1) 2005
- Passing Completion Percentage (.632) 2005
Single game
- Total Offense (548) vs. TCU, 2004
- Passing TD's in a Half (3) vs. TCU, 2004 (ties record)
- Passing Completion Percentage (.806, 25-of-31) vs. Illinois, 2005
Carolina Panthers
Basanez was signed by the Carolina PanthersCarolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
as an undrafted free agent following the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...
on May 1, 2006. He was waived on September 2 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3. He was promoted to the active roster on December 10.
Basanez suffered a hand injury prior to the start of the 2007 season
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
and was placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
on August 28, 2007, ending his season.
He was released on August 30, 2008 during final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad on September 3.
Chicago Bears
Basanez was signed by the Chicago BearsChicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in February 2009 to a two-year contract. He was waived on September 5 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was promoted to the active roster on December 30. He was waived/injured on May 19, 2010, and reverted to injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
. He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 12, 2010.