Erin Alexander

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Erin Alexander
Personal information
Born (1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 49)
Solvang, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight153 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High schoolSanta Ynez
(Santa Ynez, California)
College UC Santa Barbara (1993–1997)
Position Guard
Number15
Career history
1998 Los Angeles Sparks
1998 Utah Starzz
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Player of the Year (1997)
  • 2x First-team All-Big West (1996, 1997)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Erin Christine Alexander (born April 25, 1975) is an American retired basketball player. Alexanders played one season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), splitting it between the Los Angeles Sparks for 12 games and the Utah Starzz for 8 during the 1998 WNBA season. During her time in the league, she averaged 2 points over 7.1 minutes over 20 games. [1]

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Aldridge attended University of California, Santa Barbara, where she played with the Gauchos. She graduated from UCSB in 1998. [2]


Career statistics

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

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1998 Los Angeles 809.131.837.5100.01.90.80.30.00.92.8
Utah 1205.722.726.3100.00.30.30.10.00.41.4
Career1 year, 2 teams2007.127.331.4100.00.90.50.20.00.62.0


College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1993–94 UCSB 27--33.635.685.51.41.90.90.1-6.2
1994–95 UCSB 26--37.531.773.43.33.02.20.2-11.0
1995–96 UCSB 31--42.041.474.84.23.12.70.3-18.4
1996–97 UCSB 30--41.839.481.25.64.22.10.2-18.9
Career114--40.138.378.83.73.12.00.2-13.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. [3]

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References

  1. "Erin Alexander". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. Patton, Mark; Writer, News-Press Senior (2012-02-06). "Dome, Sweet Home for ex-Gaucho Erin Alexander". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. "Erin Alexander College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved July 7, 2024.