Daniel Bass is an Australian rules footballer currently on the rookie list for the Port Adelaide Football Club

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL).

Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

-born and raised Bass was a 200 cm, 102 kg basketballer who returned to Australia mid-year after a four year U.S. NCAA basketball stint at Metropolitan State College of Denver

Metropolitan State College of Denver

The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...

 (Colorado). The fact Bass has not been registered with any football league for more than three years means under the AFL’s rookie rules he qualifies to be listed by a club without having to go through the AFL Draft

AFL Draft

The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...

system.

On 29 September, 2011, Port Adelaide announced that Bass would be delisted.