Alexandra Mollenhauer | |
Position: | Small forward |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1998 |
Birth Place: | Lindale, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality: | American / Azerbaijani |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Career Start: | 2013 |
Years1: | 2013 |
Team1: | Caspian Lions |
Years2: | 2015 |
Team2: | Məşəl-3 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Team3: | Məşəl-1 |
Years4: | 2014–2023 |
Team4: | Neftchi |
Years5: | 2022–present |
Team5: | CB Estudiantes |
Alexandra Joy Mollenhauer (born May 4, 1998) is an American-Azerbaijani basketball player who plays as a small forward for CB Estudiantes and is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national 3x3 team. She is a two-time winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017, 2021).
Alexandra Mollenhauer was born on May 4, 1998, in Texas in the United States to basketball player Scott Mollenhauer, who at one time played for such Azerbaijani clubs as Gala, NTD and Aztop, and after finishing his career, remained in Azerbaijan and began working as a coach.
When Mollenhauer was 5 years old, her family moved to Azerbaijan, where she began playing basketball under the guidance of her father.[1] Mollenhauer lived in Azerbaijan until she was 18, and then moved to the United States.[2]
At the age of 15–16, Mollenhauer had been recruited by the Azerbaijani national basketball team.[2]
In 2017, Mollenhauer won gold as part of the Azerbaijani national team at the III Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.[3] In August 2022, at the IV Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, the Azerbaijani national team with Mollenhauer in the team managed to defend the title of champion of the Islamic Games.[4]
In April 2024, the Azerbaijani national team with Mollenhauer in the team became the winner of the 3x3 basketball qualification tournament in Hong Kong, for the first time in history, the team qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4] [5]
Mollenhauer's father, Scott Mollenhauer, is an assistant coach for the Azerbaijan women's basketball team.[6]