Alex King (basketball)

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Alex King
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King with Telekom Baskets Bonn
Personal information
Born (1985-02-20) February 20, 1985 (age 38)
Ansbach, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2002–2022
Position Small forward / power forward
Number7
Career history
2002–2008 Skyliners Frankfurt
2004–2005→MTV Kronberg
2005–2006→TV Langen
2008–2011 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2011–2013 s.Oliver Baskets
2013–2016 Alba Berlin
2016–2020 Bayern Munich
2020–2022→s.Oliver Würzburg
Career highlights and awards

Alex King (born February 20, 1985) is a German former professional basketball player. He is the all-time leader of games played in the Basketball Bundesliga, with 638 appearances. [1]

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Professional career

On July 8, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with German team Alba Berlin. [2]

On August 19, 2016, he signed a contract with Bayern Munich for the 2016–17 season, including a team option for the 2017–18 season. [3]

On December 11, 2020, he has loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg of Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) until the end of the season. [4]

In September 2021, it was confirmed that King would be loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg for another season. [5]

At the end of 2021–22 season, King decided to retire from professional basketball. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Top Players". statistik.easycredit-bbl.de. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Alba Berlin signs Alex King to a three-year deal". sportando.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alex King signs with Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Würzburg officially signs Alex King on loan". Eurobasket. December 11, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bayern extends Alex King loan to Wurzburg". 9 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Paulding, King say farewell". easycredit-bbl.de. Sportando. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.


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