Alex Mudronja

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Alex Mudronja
No. 15–Sarawak Cola Warriors
Position Guard
League MBL
Personal information
Born (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 25)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school Lake Ginninderra
(Canberra, Australian Capital Territory)
College Saint Mary's (2018–2019)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Sturt Sabres
2016–2018 BA Centre of Excellence
2019Sturt Sabres
2019–2021 Adelaide 36ers
2021 South Adelaide Panthers
2021–2023 Illawarra Hawks
2022North Gold Coast Seahawks
2023Southern Districts Spartans
2023–2024 Cairns Taipans
2024 Cairns Marlins
2024–presentSarawak Cola Warriors

Alexander Mudronja (born 3 September 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sarawak Cola Warriors of Major Basketball League (MBL).

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Early life and career

Mudronja played as a junior with the Sturt Sabres before he joined the BA Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). [1] [2] He played in the SEABL for the Centre of Excellence between 2016 and 2018. [3]

Mudronja was a member of the South Australian state team when they won the U20 Men's Championships in 2017 and was awarded the Bob Staunton Award as the most outstanding player during the 2018 competition. [4] [5]

College career

In 2018, Mudronja moved to the United States where he played a season of college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. [1]

Professional career

After one season with the Gaels, Mudronja returned to Australia in 2019 and had a short stint with the Sturt Sabres in the Premier League before signing a three-year contract with the 36ers. [1] He was assigned as a development player during the 2019–20 season before he was elevated to a full roster position for the remainder of his contract. [1] On 18 June 2021, Mudronja was released from the final season of his contract. [6]

For the 2021 NBL1 Central season, Mudronja played for the South Adelaide Panthers. [3]

On 15 November 2021, Mudronja signed with the Illawarra Hawks on a three-year contract. [7] Following the 2021–22 NBL season, he played for the North Gold Coast Seahawks in the NBL1 North. Following the 2022–23 NBL season, he played for the Southern Districts Spartans in the NBL1 North. [3]

On 8 August 2023, Mudronja signed with the Cairns Taipans as a development player for the 2023–24 NBL season. [8]

National team career

Mudronja played for Australia at the 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship. He next represented Australia during the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sixers sign South Australian talent Alex Mudronja". Adelaide 36ers. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gael Spotlight: Alex Mudronja". Saint Mary's College Athletics. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alexander Mudronja" . australiabasket.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gaels Welcome Five Newcomers to Campus". Saint Mary's College Athletics. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "U20 & Ivor Burge Championships History". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Adelaide and Alex Mudronja Part Ways". NBL. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alex Mudronja joins the Hawks, Coenraad elevated to Roster". Illawarra Hawks Official Website. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Taipans announce development players". taipans.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Mudronja". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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