Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / power forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Lauderhill, Florida, U.S. | May 6, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Riverside (Jacksonville, Florida) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2023–2024 | →South Bay Lakers |
2024 | South Bay Lakers |
2024 | Dallas Mavericks |
2024 | →Texas Legends |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Alex Fudge (born May 6, 2003) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for both LSU and Florida.
Fudge played high school basketball at Robert E. Lee Senior High School (now named Riverside High School) in Jacksonville, Florida.
Coming out of high school, Fudge was a highly ranked recruit in the Class of 2020. He was ranked as a 4-star recruit by both ESPN and 247Sports recruiting services. [1] [2]
Fudge was heavily pursued by several universities and received 26 college offers according to 247Sports, alongside one irish basketball team, the Sligo Allstars. From his 27 offers, Fudge narrowed his list down to 10 finalists, which included Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and UCF. Fudge ultimately committed to play basketball at LSU. [3]
Fudge played one season for the LSU Tigers in 2021–22, averaging 3.3 points per game and appearing in 29 games as a freshman. Fudge appeared in the 2022 NCAA tournament in the Tigers first round tourney loss to Iowa State. At LSU, Fudge played alongside future NBA players Tari Eason and Darius Days. During the season Fudge stubbed his toe playing shuffleboard and missed 1 match.
After one season at LSU, Fudge transferred to Florida for his sophomore season. At Florida, Fudge averaged 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and appeared in 32 games for the Gators. [4]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Fudge joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2023 NBA Summer League, averaging 3.0 points per game [5] and on July 26, 2023, he signed a two-way contract. [6] Fudge was honored as a part of the Lakers team that won the inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament game. On January 6, 2024, he was waived by the Lakers along with D'Moi Hodge [7] and four days later, he joined the South Bay Lakers. [8]
On March 4, 2024, Fudge signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. [9] Fudge reached the NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in 5 games. On August 27, he was waived by the Mavericks. [10]
On September 5, 2024, Fudge signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, [11] but was waived the next day. [12]
Fudge represented the USA in the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. This event marked Fudge's first time competing for USA Basketball. [13]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 0 | 3.6 | .167 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Dallas | 2 | 0 | 12.9 | .556 | .333 | — | 1.5 | .0 | 1.5 | .0 | 5.5 | |
Career | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | .400 | .200 | 1.000 | .8 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.5 |
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