Alex Montgomery

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Alex Montgomery
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Personal information
Born (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 35)
Tacoma, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln (Tacoma, Washington)
College Georgia Tech (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2011–2018
Position Guard / forward
Career history
20112014 New York Liberty
20152017 San Antonio Stars
2018 Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (2011)
  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year (2010)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com

Alexandria Rochell "Alex" Montgomery (born November 12, 1988) is a retired basketball player who last played for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Career statistics

WNBA

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2011 New York 3009.032.944.464.71.80.70.30.20.62.5
2012 New York 2608.137.534.872.71.80.40.60.10.52.5
2013 New York 34023.038.430.284.65.21.70.60.21.76.1
2014 New York 342021.940.943.168.83.91.00.70.21.15.3
2015 San Antonio 14316.737.720.070.04.10.70.60.51.14.9
2016 San Antonio 25714.335.731.375.02.11.60.40.20.83.6
2017 San Antonio 343123.537.030.782.65.72.10.60.31.46.0
2018 San Antonio 1906.426.333.3100.00.90.50.10.10.30.8
Career8 years, 2 teams2166116.337.434.176.53.41.20.50.21.04.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2011 New York 204.033.30.00.00.00.00.00.50.51.0
2012 New York 2011.028.625.075.03.00.01.00.00.04.0
Career2 years, 1 team407.530.020.075.01.50.00.50.30.32.5


College

Source [1]

Legend
  GPGames 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 Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Georgia Tech 31 335 42.733.7 73.8 5.4 2.1 1.7 0.810.8
2008–09 Georgia Tech 30 410 38.4 36.076.3 6.7 1.9 2.50.7 13.7
2009–10 Georgia Tech 28 333 36.8 32.4 78.0 6.0 1.9 0.9 0.1 11.9
2010–11 Georgia Tech 3548740.2 35.4 80.28.62.32.1 0.2 13.9
Career 124 1565 39.5 34.5 77.4 6.8 2.1 1.8 0.5 12.6

WNBA

Montgomery was selected the first round of the 2011 WNBA draft (10th overall) by the New York Liberty. [2]

On April 16, 2015 Montgomery was traded to the San Antonio Stars in exchange for the ninth-overall pick of the 2015 WNBA draft. [3]

On February 23, 2018 Montgomery was signed by the Chicago Sky after her contract with San Antonio expired. [4]

LBF

Alex Montgomery served from October 2012 to April 2013 by the Sport Club do Recife, the biggest club in the Northeast of Brazil. Montgomery played a key role in the team from Recife, helping lead them to a championship.

Early life

During her senior season at Lincoln High School in 2007, Alex Montgomery averaged 22.3 points, 18.8 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 6.4 blocks per game. She had seven quadruple-doubles and even a rare quintuple-double in a win over Central Kitsap, finishing with 27 points, 22 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks and 10 steals.

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  2. draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  3. Stars Acquire Alex Montgomery from New York Liberty in Exchange for Ninth Overall Pick
  4. "Sky Sign Veteran Guard-Forward Alex Montgomery". sky.wnba.com. sky.wnba.com. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.