Demetrius Alexander Explained

Demetrius Alexander
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:242
Nationality:American
Birth Date:3 November 1975
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Highschool:Hazelwood Central
(Florissant, Missouri)
College:Hutchinson CC (1994–1996)
Alabama (1996–1998)
Draft Year:1998
Career Start:1998
Career End:2012
Years1:1998
Team1:Atlanta Trojans
Years2:1998–1999
Team2:Idaho Stampede
Years3:1999
Team3:Atlanta Trojans
Years4:1999–2000
Team4:Osaka Helios
Years5:2000
Team5:San Diego Stingrays
Years6:2000–2001
Team6:Hapoel Galil Elyon
Years7:2001–2002
Years8:2002–2003
Years9:2003–2004
Years10:2004
Years11:2004–2005
Years12:2005–2006
Years13:2006
Years14:2006–2007
Years15:2007–2009
Years16:2009
Years17:2009
Years18:2010–2011
Years19:2012
Years20:2012
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Demetrius Alexander (born November 3, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played both power forward and center positions.

College career

Alexander played junior college basketball at the Hutchinson Community College before moving to the University of Alabama, where he graduated in 1998.

Professional career

He arrived in Europe in 2000, signing with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Super League. He also played later in Israel with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. and Haifa/Nesher BC.[1] For the 2002–03 season he signed with Pallalcesto Amatori Udine of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[2]

For the 2005–06 season he signed with Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League. In April 2006 he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the French League for the rest of the season.

In the summer of 2006 he signed with Caja San Fernando of the Spanish ACB League for the 2006–07 season. Between 2007 and 2009 he played with Barons/LMT Rīga of the Latvian Basketball League. In February 2009, he signed with BC Donetsk of Ukraine for the rest of the 2008–09 season.

For the 2009–10 season Alexander signed with Kavala B.C. of Greece, but he left them in January 2010, and signed with BC Azovmash of Ukraine.[3] In July 2010, he re-signed with them for one more season.[4] In December 2010, he was named Eurocup MVP for Round 3.[5]

In January 2012, he signed with Bnei HaSharon of Israel.[6] However, he left them after only one game and returned to United States to play with St. Louis Phoenix.

Awards and accomplishments

High school

Pro career

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Israeli Super League Profile. April 2, 2014. basket.co.il.
  2. News: Italian League Profile. Legabasket.it. April 2, 2014.
  3. News: Azovmash adds big man Demetrius Alexander. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074446/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/64919/3735/azovmash-adds-big-man-demetrius-alexander. dead. April 7, 2014. April 2, 2014. Eurocupbasketball.com. January 11, 2010.
  4. News: Azovmash re-sign Curry, House and Alexander. April 2, 2014. Sportando.com. July 10, 2010.
  5. News: Week 3 MVP: Demetrius Alexander, BC Azovmash. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074435/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/79563/3735/week-3-mvp-demetrius-alexander-bc-azovmash. dead. April 7, 2014. April 2, 2014. Eurocupbasketball.com. December 1, 2010.
  6. News: Bnei Hasharon tabs Demetrius Alexander. April 2, 2014. Sportando.com. January 19, 2012.