Griquas and Cheetahs After playing for the side in 2005 and 2006, he then moved to
Kimberley to join . He made his debut in the
2008 Vodacom Cup competition, starting the match against former side in
East London and scoring a try to help Griquas to a 15–5 win. He played in eight matches, scoring five tries. His first-ever
Currie Cup season in
2008 saw him score a further six tries in eleven matches. As a Griquas player, he could also play
Super Rugby for the . He was included in the in the
2009 Super 14 season, scoring one try in five appearances. He also scored one try in his three appearances for in the
2009 Vodacom Cup. He started twelve matches for in the
2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, as well as one substitute appearance and scored six tries to once again feature in the top ten try scorers list. 2010 was Basson's most prolific season of all. He scored five tries in just four starts for the in the
2010 Super 14 season, six tries in his seven matches in the
2010 Vodacom Cup for , finishing joint third overall try scorer in the competition. and two tries in a
compulsory friendly match against prior to the
2010 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He then broke the record for the most number of tries scored in a single
Currie Cup season, scoring no less than 21 for Griquas in the
2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.
Bulls Basson signed a two-year contract with the Blue Bulls Company on 19 September 2010. He later extended his contract, signing on until October 2016. In 2011, Basson was the joint top try scorer in the
2011 Super Rugby season with eleven tries for the , along with
Sean Maitland and
Sarel Pretorius.
Stormers Oyonnax Basson joined French
Top 14 side in December 2017, signing as a
medical joker for the injured
Matt Hopper.
Southern Kings Basson returned to South Africa in 2018 to join the ahead of the
2018–19 Pro14. ==National team==