| Alex Reese | |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 245 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Rip City Remix |
| Number: | 65 |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Pelham, Alabama, U.S.[1] |
| High School: | Pelham (Pelham, Alabama) |
| College: | Alabama (2017–2021) |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | Amicale Steesel |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | Rip City Remix |
| Team3: | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Years4: | 2024–present |
| Team4: | Rip City Remix |
Alex Reese (born May 21, 1999)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Reese attended Pelham High School in Pelham, Alabama where he averaged a double-double in each season, including 25.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game as a junior, helping the Panthers reach the Sweet 16 as a junior and the Elite Eight during his senior season after the program had only once reached the Sweet 16 previously.[3] For that, he was named the 6A Player of the Year and to the Alabama All-Star Team as a senior and was a two-time All-State First Team selection. He also was a two-time Shelby County Player of the Year, sharing the award as a junior and winning it outright as a senior.[4]
Reese attended Alabama where he played four years and appeared in 124 games, starting 36,[5] while averaging 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds on .369/.282/.706 shooting splits as a senior.[6]
After going undrafted in the 2021, Reese spent a year away from the game working as a bartender and moving furniture,[7] before signing with Amicale Steesel of the Luxembourg Basketball League on July 26, 2022.[8] In 27 games, he averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.1 minutes.
On October 30, 2023, Reese joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers after a tryout,[9] but was waived on November 8.[10] He was later claimed off waivers by the Rip City Remix[11] where he played in 43 games and averaged 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 17.2 minutes.[12]
After joining the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2024 NBA Summer League,[13] Reese signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on September 27, 2024,[14] but was waived on October 16.[15] Three days later, he re-signed with the Thunder,[16] but was waived on October 31 after playing in one game.[17]
On November 3, 2024, Reese returned to the Rip City Remix.[18]
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The son of Brian and Rebakah Reese, he has two brothers. His uncle, Quinton Reese, played football at Auburn and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2000.