Lawrence Alexander (born October 22, 1991) is an American basketball player for Oberwart Gunners in the Austrian Basketball Superliga. He played college basketball for the North Dakota State Bison. He can play both point guard and shooting guard.
| No. 6 – Oberwart Gunners | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Austrian Basketball Superliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 22, 1991 Peoria, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Manual (Peoria, Illinois) |
| College | North Dakota State (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | BG Göttingen |
| 2016–2018 | Horsens IC |
| 2018–2019 | BK Levickí Patrioti |
| 2019–present | Oberwart Gunners |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editAlexander attended Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois. As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. His team were the 2A state runners-up. He was a first-team all-conference and all-state pick.[1]
College career
editAs a senior in 2014–15, Alexander averaged 20.8 points per game. He was named the Summit League Player of the Year that season, and led the Bison to a regular season Summit League championship and an NCAA tournament berth.[2]
Professional career
editFollowing his college career, Alexander signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Bundesliga. After being waived, Alexander joined BG Göttingen on a trial contract,[3][4] but has since signed a two-year contract with Horsens IC of the Danish league Basketligaen. After two seasons with Horsens IC, Alexander signed one-year deal with BK Levickí Patrioti (Slovakia).
Alexander signed with the Oberwart Gunners in Austria in 2019. He averaged 17 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. On November 6, 2020, Alexander re-signed with the team.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lawrence Alexander - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball".
- ^ "NDSU's Alexander Named #SummitMBB Player of the Year". The Summit League. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Lawrence Alexander moves to MBC". Sportando.net. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "BG Göttingen testet Lawrence Alexander". Göttinger-Tageblatt. June 30, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Prager, Stefan (November 6, 2020). "Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart bring back Lawrence Alexander". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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