Demetrius Alexander

Demetrius Alexander (born November 3, 1975) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played both power forward and center positions.

Demetrius Alexander
Personal information
Born (1975-11-03) November 3, 1975
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolHazelwood Central
(Florissant, Missouri)
CollegeHutchinson CC (1994–1996)
Alabama (1996–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2012
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1998Atlanta Trojans
1998–1999Idaho Stampede
1999Atlanta Trojans
1999–2000Osaka Helios
2000San Diego Stingrays
2000–2001Hapoel Galil Elyon
2001–2002Hapoel Jerusalem
2002–2003Pallalcesto Amatori Udine
2003–2004Haifa/Nesher BC
2004Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2004–2005CB Valladolid
2005–2006Changwon LG Sakers
2006Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2006–2007Caja San Fernando
2007–2009Barons/LMT Rīga
2009BC Donetsk
2009Kavala B.C.
2010–2011BC Azovmash
2012Bnei HaSharon
2012St. Louis Phoenix
Career highlights and awards

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
  • Missouri High School Player of the Year :1994

Pro career

References
  1. "Israeli Super League Profile". basket.co.il. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  2. "Italian League Profile". Legabasket.it. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  3. "Azovmash adds big man Demetrius Alexander". Eurocupbasketball.com. January 11, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. "Azovmash re-sign Curry, House and Alexander". Sportando.com. July 10, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. "Week 3 MVP: Demetrius Alexander, BC Azovmash". Eurocupbasketball.com. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. "Bnei Hasharon tabs Demetrius Alexander". Sportando.com. January 19, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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