Lawrence Alexander (basketball) explained

Lawrence Alexander
Number:6
Team:Oberwart Gunners
League:Austrian Basketball Superliga
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:180
Nationality:American
Birth Date:22 October 1991
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois
Highschool:Manual (Peoria, Illinois)
College:North Dakota State (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:BG Göttingen
Years2:2016–2018
Team2:Horsens IC
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:BK Levickí Patrioti
Years4:2019–present
Team4:Oberwart Gunners
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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.

High school career

Alexander 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

As 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

Following 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawrence Alexander - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball.
  2. Web site: NDSU's Alexander Named #SummitMBB Player of the Year . . March 5, 2015. March 5, 2015.
  3. Web site: Lawrence Alexander moves to MBC . Sportando.net . June 30, 2015. June 30, 2015.
  4. Web site: BG Göttingen testet Lawrence Alexander . Göttinger-Tageblatt . June 30, 2015. September 17, 2015.
  5. Web site: Prager . Stefan . Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart bring back Lawrence Alexander . Eurobasket . November 6, 2020 . November 6, 2020.