UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   HOY, DENNIS
   BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC
   P O BOX  626
   BASSETT, VA  24055
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC
   BSET
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   NOVEMBER 26, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   VICE PRESIDENT-CORPORATE RETAIL
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |350 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| *OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)|22.625 | | | | | |11-07|2-06-|COMMON |1,000 | |1,000 |D | | | | | | | | |-97 |07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| **OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY|32.25 | | | | | |11-07|3-23-|COMMON |20,000 | |20,000 |D | | ) | | | | | | |-00 |08 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| **OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY|14.875 | | | | | |1-18-|1-17-|COMMON |4,446 | |13,334 |D | | ) | | | | | | |01 |10 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| **OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY|14.875 | | | | | |1-18-|1-17-|COMMON |4,444 | | | | | ) | | | | | | |02 |10 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| **OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY|14.875 | | | | | |1-18-|1-17-|COMMON |4,444 | | | | | ) | | | | | | |03 |10 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| **OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY|14.70 |1-15-|A |V|10,000 |A |1-15-|1-14-|COMMON |3334 | |10,000 |D | | ) | |02 | | | | |03 |12 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |1-15-|1-14-| |3333 | | | | | | | | | | | |04 |12 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |1-15-|1-14-| |3333 | | | | | | | | | | | |05 |12 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: *GRANTED UNDER THE 1993 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, WHICH IS A RULE 16b-3 PLAN. **GRANTED UNDER THE 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN, WHICH IS A RULE 16b-3 PLAN. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON DENNIS HOY DATE NOVEMBER 26, 2002