Xavier Alexander

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Xavier Alexander
No. 6 – Tangerang Hawks
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueIBL
Personal information
Born (1988-10-19) October 19, 1988 (age 35)
Forest Park, Oklahoma
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMidwest City
(Midwest City, Oklahoma)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Tulsa 66ers
2012–2013Siarka Tarnobrzeg
2013–2015Tulsa 66ers/Oklahoma City Blue
2015–2020Singapore Slingers
2018–2019Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2021–2022Kaohsiung Aquas
2022Halcones de Xalapa
2022–2023Singapore Slingers
2023Kaohsiung Aquas
2023–presentTangerang Hawks
Career highlights and awards

Xavier Allen Alexander (born October 19, 1988), nicknamed "X-Man", is an American professional basketball player who plays for Tangerang Hawks of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for George Washington Revolutionaries and Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm.

High school career[edit]

Alexander attended Midwest City High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. As a senior, he averaged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, helping the Bombers post a 27–1 record in 2006–07.[1]

College career[edit]

George Washington[edit]

In his freshman season at GWU, Alexander played 23 games, averaging 4.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In his sophomore season, he played 13 games, averaging 3.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[2]

Southern Nazarene[edit]

In 2009, Alexander transferred to Southern Nazarene University. In his junior season, he was named to the All-NAIA D1 first team. In 31 games, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. In his senior season, he earned All-Sooner Athletic Conference first team and NAIA All-American honors. In 32 games, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Alexander went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.

Tulsa 66ers[edit]

On November 3, 2011, he was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 NBA D-League draft by the Tulsa 66ers.[4]

Siarka Tarnobrzeg[edit]

On August 9, 2012, he signed with Siarka Tarnobrzeg of Poland for the 2012–13 season.[5]

Tulsa 66ers (second stint)[edit]

In November 2013, he was reacquired by the Tulsa 66ers.[6]

Oklahoma City Blue[edit]

On November 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue.[7]

Singapore Slingers[edit]

On October 4, 2015, Alexander signed with the Singapore Slingers of the ASEAN Basketball League.[8] Alexander signed with the Singapore Slingers for a fifth consecutive season since 2015.[9]

Kaohsiung Aquas[edit]

On September 10, 2021, Alexander signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League.[10]

Singapore Slingers (second stint)[edit]

On October 25, 2022, Alexander re-signed with the Singapore Slingers of the ASEAN Basketball League.[11]

Kaohsiung Aquas (second stint)[edit]

On March 8, 2023, Kaohsiung Aquas registered Alexander as import player.[12] On March 17, Alexander re-signed with the Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League.[13]

ABL career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Singapore 28 28 36.5 .430 .170 .520 10.0 5.4 2.3 .8 18.1
2016–17 Singapore 25 25 39.2 .490 .260 .610 9.8 6.2 2.7 .8 19.3
2017–18 Singapore 23 23 39.5 .450 .290 .680 9.5 7.4 2.6 .7 24.6
2018–19 Singapore 36 36 39.2 .450 .330 .720 8.8 7.9 1.8 .5 21.3
Career 112 112 38.7 .450 .280 .640 9.5 6.8 2.2 .7 20.8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Xavier Alexander Bio". Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Xavier Alexander College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Xavier Alexander - Men's Basketball". Southern Nazarene University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "TULSA 66ERS ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jeziora Tarnobrzeg tabs Xavier Alexander". Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "66ers Open Training Camp on Friday". NBA.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Singapore Slingers completes international roster spots with twin signing". SlingersNation.com. October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Asian Basketball | asian basketballleague.com". ABL. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "ABL年度洋將MVP「X-Man」亞歷山大加盟高雄海神". NOWnews. September 10, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Basketball: Asean league to tip off on Jan 2 in Singapore". The Straits Times. October 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "2023.03.08聯盟公告". T1 League (Press release). March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "海神元年奪冠班底回歸拚2連霸 「X-Man」:非常興奮!". ETtoday. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

External links[edit]

ABL Career Statistics[1]

  1. ^ "Xavier Alexander". aseanbasketballleague.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.