Ty-Shon Alexander

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Ty-Shon Alexander
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Alexander (front) with Creighton in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-07-16) July 16, 1998 (age 26)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College Creighton (2017–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2020–2021 Phoenix Suns
2021 →Canton Charge
2021–2022 Virtus Bologna
2022 Pallacanestro Trieste
2022–2023 Greensboro Swarm
2023 Delaware Blue Coats
2023–2024 Koroivos
2024–2025 Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
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Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Ty-Shon Leron Alexander (born July 16, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. Following his college career, Alexander signed with the Phoenix Suns in November 2020 after going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft. During his rookie season with the Suns, he reached the NBA Finals. Since leaving the Suns, he has split his career between playing the NBA G League and with various teams in Europe. In 2021 he won the Italian Supercup with Virtus Bologna and in 2023 he won the NBA G League championship with the Delaware Blue Coats.

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Alexander was a member of the United States national team that finished third at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.

High school career

Alexander attended Concord High School his freshman year and was named to the All-South Piedmont 3A Conference team and earned honorable mention on MaxPreps.com's Freshman All-American Team. He transferred to Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina as a sophomore. As a junior, he moved on to Oak Hill Academy. [1] Alexander scored 50 points in a game as a senior. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a senior, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc. [2] He was considered a four-star recruit and was ranked No. 85 in his class by Rivals. Alexander committed to Creighton on October 31, 2015, turning down offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Virginia Tech. [3]

College career

On November 20, 2017, Alexander was named Big East freshman of the week after registering 14 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 92–88 victory over Northwestern. [4] He posted 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman playing backup to Marcus Foster. [5] In the offseason after his freshman year, Alexander made a point to take 100 shots before bed and work on his shooting technique in order to become Creighton's next great scorer. [6] Alexander scored a career-high 36 points on November 22, 2018, in a 87–82 win against Clemson. [7] He was named Big East player of the week on January 28, 2019, after contributing 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in a 91–87 win against Georgetown. [8] As a sophomore, Alexander averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. [9] Alexander was an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection alongside teammate Martin Krampelj. [10] Alexander surpassed the 1,000 point mark in a loss to Georgetown on January 16, 2020, finishing with 14 points. [11] At the conclusion of the regular season, Alexander was named to the First Team All-Big East. [12] As a junior, Alexander averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, finishing second in the Big East in free throw percentage at 86 percent and sixth in the conference at three-point shooting at 39.9 percent. [13] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [14]

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2020–2021)

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Alexander signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns. [15] Alexander made his NBA debut on December 27, 2020, in a 116–100 win over the Sacramento Kings. He got a rebound and an assist two days later in a blowout 111–86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Since the Phoenix Suns did not assign their Northern Arizona Suns franchise to the 2021 NBA G League Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, his G League rights were transferred to the Canton Charge for his rookie season. [16] Alexander made it to the 2021 NBA Finals, but the Suns lost in 6 games to the Milwaukee Bucks. On August 26, 2021, he was waived by the Suns. [17]

Virtus Bologna (2021–2022)

In September 2021, Alexander signed a two-year deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [18] On 21 September, the team won its second Supercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84. [19] However, on 15 February 2022, Alexander and the club agreed on ending the contract. [20]

Pallacanestro Trieste (2022)

On 15 February 2022, Alexander was signed by Pallacanestro Trieste, another team of LBA. [21]

Greensboro Swarm (2022–2023)

Alexander joined the Charlotte Hornets for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [22] He later joined the Greensboro Swarm training camp roster. On November 4, 2022, he was named to the opening night roster. [23]

Delaware Blue Coats (2023)

On February 24, 2023, Alexander was traded to the Delaware Blue Coats, [24] and eventually helped the team win the NBA G League title. [25]

Koroivos (2023–2024)

On November 22, 2023, he joined Koroivos of the Greek A2 Elite League. He went on to average 17.5 points per game, being one of the best players in the league.

Panionios (2024)

On June 26, 2024, he joined Panionios of the Greek Basket League. He left the team without appearing in a single game for them.

Keflavík (2024–2025)

On November 13, 2024, Alexander signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [26] During the regular season, he averaged 20.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists. On 27 March 2025, he scored a season high 38 points in Keflavík's 119–114 win against Þór Þorlákshöfn in the last game of the regular season, securing the final berth in the playoffs. [27] In the playoffs, he averaged 18.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists in Keflavík's 0–3 first round loss against Tindastóll.

National team career

In the summer of 2019, Alexander was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. [9] The team won bronze. [28]

Personal life

Alexander is the son of Eric and Tina Alexander. He has one brother, Rodjrick. [29]

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Phoenix 1503.2.250.222.500.7.4.0.1.6
Career1503.2.250.222.500.7.4.0.1.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Phoenix 101.31.000——.0.0.0.02.0
Career101.31.000——.0.0.0.02.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Creighton 33117.7.418.333.7072.11.8.3.15.5
2018–19 Creighton 343432.6.406.365.7944.02.71.2.315.7
2019–20 Creighton 313134.7.431.399.8605.02.31.3.316.9
Career986628.2.418.372.8133.72.3.9.212.7

References

  1. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon. "Alexander succeeding at Creighton but wants to be better". Omaha World-Herald . Independent Tribune. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (March 29, 2017). "Want to watch Creighton basketball recruits Ty-Shon Alexander and Jacob Epperson? Turn on the Dick's Nationals prep tournament". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Report: Four-star guard Ty-Shon Alexander commits to Creighton". Sports Illustrated . October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Xavier's Bluiett, Creighton's Alexander Take MBB Weekly Honors". Big East Conference . November 20, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (July 26, 2018). "25 Days of Jays: No. 25 Ty-Shon Alexander". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (September 24, 2018). "Ty-Shon Alexander made a point this offseason to become Creighton's next great scorer". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ty-Shon Alexander scores career-high 36 points to help Creighton upset No. 16 Clemson". Omaha World-Herald . November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Creighton's Alexander, Marquette's Hauser Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference . January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Nyatawa, Jon (June 19, 2019). "Current Bluejay Ty-Shon Alexander and former CU center Geoffery Groselle selected for Pan-Am games". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (March 10, 2019). "Two Bluejays earn All-Big East honorable mention status; Zegarowski named to all-freshman team". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. ↑ Tjaden, Joe (January 16, 2020). "25th ranked Creighton men's basketball drops road game at Georgetown". Norfolk Daily News . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ Smith, Rex (March 8, 2020). "Alexander, Zegarowski named to All-BIG EAST teams". WOWT. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "NABC Honors Alexander, Zegarowski and McDermott". Creighton Bluejays . March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ Dauster, Rob (April 10, 2020). "Creighton's Ty-Shon Alexander declares for NBA draft". NBC Sports . Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ Boan, Christopher (November 19, 2020). "Suns signing undrafted guard Ty-Shon Alexander to 2-way contract". Arizona Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ Canton Charge add four players as NBA G League training camp approaches
  17. ↑ Scott, Dana (August 26, 2021). "Suns waive guard Ty-Shon Alexander". AZCentral. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  18. ↑ Ty-Shon Alexander è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Virtus Segafredo Bologna
  19. ↑ Basket, la Virtus Bologna vince la Supercoppa: Milano ancora ko, la Repubblica
  20. ↑ "Ty-Shon Alexander, risoluzione consensuale". virtus.it. February 15, 2022.
  21. ↑ TY-SHON ALEXANDER È BIANCOROSSO!, Pallacanestro Trieste
  22. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Greensboro Swarm Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". oursportscentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  24. ↑ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  25. ↑ Levick, Noah (April 7, 2023). "Delaware Blue Coats win G League championship; Jaden Springer named Finals MVP". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  26. ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (November 13, 2024). "Keflavík semur við leikmann sem hefur skorað tvö stig í úrslitaeinvígi NBA". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  27. ↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (March 27, 2025). "Uppgjörið: Þór - Keflavík 114-119 - Keflvíkingar tryggðu sér sæti í úrslitakeppninni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  28. ↑ "U.S. Men Rally To Win Bronze Medal at Pan American Games". USA Basketball. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Ty-Shon Alexander - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
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