Alex Mudronja

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Alex Mudronja
No. 7Fortaleza Basquete Cearense
Position Guard
League Novo Basquete Brasil
Personal information
Born (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 26)
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
2024–2025Sarawak Cola Warriors
2025Delhi Dribblers
2025–present Mount Gambier Pioneers
2025–present Fortaleza Basquete Cearense

Alexander Mudronja (born 3 September 1999) is an Australian professional basketball player for Fortaleza Basquete Cearense of the Novo Basquete Brasil. He is also contracted with the Mount Gambier Pioneers of the NBL1 South.

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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 Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). [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]

Mudronja joined the South Adelaide Panthers of the NBL1 Central for the 2021 NBL1 season. [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 of the NBL1 North during the 2022 NBL1 season. Following the 2022–23 NBL season, he played for the Southern Districts Spartans during the 2023 NBL1 North season. [3]

On 8 August 2023, Mudronja signed with the Cairns Taipans as a development player for the 2023–24 NBL season. [8] Following the NBL season, he joined the Cairns Marlins for the 2024 NBL1 North season. [9]

Mudronja joined the Sarawak Cola Warriors of the Major Basketball League Malaysia for the 2024–25 season. [3] He then joined the Delhi Dribblers of the Indian National Basketball League (INBL) for the 2025 season. [10] [11] He later joined the Mount Gambier Pioneers of the NBL1 South for the 2025 NBL1 season. [12]

In December 2025, Mudronja joined Fortaleza Basquete Cearense of the Novo Basquete Brasil. [3]

He is set to re-join the Pioneers for the 2026 NBL1 South season. [13]

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. [14]

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 4 5 "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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. 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. "Alex Mudronja". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. "Delhi Dribblers Starting Five". instagram.com/inbl.basketball. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  11. "International Players" (PDF). inblpro.com. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  12. "Experienced campaigner signs on | The SE Voice". sevoice.com.au. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  13. "World of experience returns to Pioneers | The SE Voice". sevoice.com.au. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  14. "Alexander Mudronja". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.