Alex King (basketball)
 King with Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1985 Ansbach, West Germany |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2022 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 7 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2008 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2004–2005 | →MTV Kronberg |
| 2005–2006 | →TV Langen |
| 2008–2011 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2011–2013 | s.Oliver Baskets |
| 2013–2016 | Alba Berlin |
| 2016–2020 | Bayern Munich |
| 2020–2022 | →s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alex King (born February 20, 1985) is a German former professional basketball player. He is the all-time leader of games played in the Basketball Bundesliga, with 638 appearances.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On July 8, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with German team Alba Berlin.[2]
On August 19, 2016, he signed a contract with Bayern Munich for the 2016–17 season, including a team option for the 2017–18 season.[3]
On December 11, 2020, he has loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg of Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) until the end of the season.[4]
In September 2021, it was confirmed that King would be loaned to s.Oliver Würzburg for another season.[5]
At the end of 2021–22 season, King decided to retire from professional basketball.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Top Players". statistik.easycredit-bbl.de. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "Alba Berlin signs Alex King to a three-year deal". sportando.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Alex King signs with Bayern Munich". sportando.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Würzburg officially signs Alex King on loan". Eurobasket. December 11, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Bayern extends Alex King loan to Wurzburg". 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Paulding, King say farewell". easycredit-bbl.de. Sportando. May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Alex King – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (archived) (in German)
- Eurocup Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- FC Bayern Munich basketball players
- German men's basketball players
- German sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- People from Ansbach
- Sportspeople from Middle Franconia
- Power forwards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- Small forwards
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players
- Würzburg Baskets players
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German basketball biography stubs