Kenny Bassett joined the Knights as a graduate assistant in 2016. In 2015, he was a Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship participant with the Philadelphia Eagles. While there, he contributed on the offensive side of the ball assisting the quarterbacks.
Bassett is a former running back at the University of Oregon from 2010-14 and was put on scholarship after spring drills in 2013. As a senior, he received the Senior Academic Achievement Award due to success in the classroom as well as on the field. Bassett made appearances on the Pac-12 Academic All-Conference Second Team in 2012 and was an Honorable Mention choice in 2013.
A native of Beverly Hills, Calif., Bassett received his bachelor's degree in finance from Oregon in 2015.
As of April 2017