She played forward and center for the Connecticut Huskies (UConn) from 1987 to 1991, scoring 2,177 points, a school record until broken in 1998 by Nykesha Sales.

Bascom had a friend from a rival school call her and invite her to try out for an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team in Massachusetts since they didn't have any in the New Hampshire area.

[3] When Bascom used to tell people she was going to UConn, some thought she meant Yukon—as in the frigid Canadian territory—instead of the University of Connecticut, because at that time the school was not well known.

In 1998, Nykesha Sales broke the record via a controversial staged layup at the start of a game after suffering a season-ending injury.

Bascom was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.

[8] Bascom received a special award on February 5, 2011, as part of the National Girls and Women In Sport Day.

Bascom was the recipient of the award recognizing "an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of women's sports on the UConn campus".

The team was coached by Tara VanDerveer, and teammates included Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley.

[11] Kerry was Coach Auriemma's first player to go overseas to play basketball (there was no WNBA at that time).

Kerry was hired as a women's assistant basketball coach at the University of New Hampshire which she held for five years starting in 1996.

Bascom was a full-time case manager for Community Partners, overseeing services for individuals 21 and over with developmental disabilities in Strafford County, New Hampshire, where she helped train athletes for the Special Olympics.