[3] As a junior, Bassi was put on a line with Bruce Fennie and Dennis O'Connell, forming a potent trio that pushed BU towards the top of the conference.
He was also able to rely on his experience as a boxer to establish his toughness; after knocking out a Harvard player in the 1966 Beanpot tournament with one punch, few were willing to challenge Bassi to additional fights.
BU returned to the NCAA tournament due to their Runner-up finish and met the Big Red again in the championship game.
[6] In the fall of that year, he joined Niagara College as a member of the athletic department faculty and immediately took over as the head coach of the ice hockey team.
He spent the next thirty years working in that capacity and added stints as coach of the tennis, touch football and cross-country teams as well.