Josh Alexander (basketball)

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Josh Alexander
Personal information
Born (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 36)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school C. E. Byrd
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
College Stephen F. Austin (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2015
Position Small forward
Career history
2009–2010 Polonia Warsaw
2011 Trefl Sopot
2011–2012 Bakken Bears
2012–2013 RTV21
2013Maccabi Beer Yaakov
2013–2014 A.S. Ramat HaSharon
2014–2015 BC Orchies
2015Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Alexander (born September 28, 1987) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Stephen F. Austin.

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College career

Alexander was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year. [1] As a junior, Alexander averaged 16.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He was named Southland Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Southland. [2] Alexander averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a senior. [3] He helped the team reach their first NCAA Tournament in 2009. He finished his career with 1,074 points and 684 rebounds. [4]

Professional career

In September 2009, Alexander signed his first professional contract with Polonia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League. [4] In December 2011, he signed with the Bakken Bears of the Danish league. He was named regular season and tournament MVP after leading the team to the championship. [5] In 2013, Alexander joined Maccabi Beer Yaakov of the Israeli National League and averaged 20.2 points per game. For the 2013–14 season, he signed with A.S. Ramat HaSharon and averaged 19.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In August 2014, Alexander signed with BC Orchies of the French Nationale Masculine 1. [6]

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References

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  2. Williams, Brandon (March 11, 2008). "SFA's Alexander named Southland player of the year". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. "Ranking the 65 teams in the NCAA tournament". The Oklahoman . March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 James, Nick (September 17, 2009). "SFA Hooper Josh Alexander Going Pro Like Matt Kingsley". KTRE. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. "LIST OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS, 2011-12: FUTURE NEARLY UPON US EDITION". Ball in Europe. June 10, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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