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Victor Alexander
Personal information
Born (1969-08-31) August 31, 1969 (age 55)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
High schoolDenby (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeIowa State (1987–1991)
NBA draft1991: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1991–2005
PositionCenter / power forward
Number52, 9
Career history
1991–1995Golden State Warriors
1996Estudiantes de Olavarría
1996–1997AEK Athens
1997Atléticos de San Germán
1997–1998AEK Athens
1998–1999Maccabi Tel Aviv
1999–2000PAOK
2000–2001Tau Ceramica
2001–2002Detroit Pistons
2002–2003CSKA Moscow
2003Unicaja Málaga
2003–2004CSKA Moscow
2004–2005Al Qadsia
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,542 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,384 (4.8 rpg)
Assists257 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1989 Duisburg National team

Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" (2.08 m)[1][2][3] tall, and 273 pounds (124 kg) in weight, he played as a center and power forward. Alexander played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons. He also found success in Europe, playing in the top leagues in Greece, Israel, Spain and Russia.

College career

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Alexander was considered one of the top low-post scorers in Iowa State history. The burly center was named a first-team All-Big Eight Conference choice in 1989 and 1991, and his 1,892 career points scored ranks fourth all-time in the school's history. He led the Big Eight in field goal percentage in 1991, at 65.9 percent. As of 2010, Alexander still held the Iowa State University career highest field goal percentage record (min. 200 made), at 61.1 percent (778 out of 1,274).[4]

In 2017, Alexander was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame as well their all century basketball team.[5]

Collegiate Statistics
Year Games Min FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
1987–88 Iowa St 23 120 18 30 0 0 3 6 32 19 4 7 4 2 39
1988–89 Iowa St 29 923 240 412 0 0 97 149 255 86 35 81 30 26 577
1989–90 Iowa St 28 887 226 386 0 1 100 173 243 64 43 35 34 15 552
1990–91 Iowa St 31 1020 294 446 0 0 136 201 280 78 37 85 51 35 724
Total 111 2950 778 1274 0 1 336 529 810 247 119 208 120 78 1892

Professional career

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NBA

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Alexander was selected by the Golden State Warriors, in the first round (17th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft, after playing college basketball at Iowa State University. Alexander played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), mainly with the Golden State Warriors, from 1991 to 1995. The Warriors traded him to the Toronto Raptors, along with other players, for B. J. Armstrong, in 1995, but he never officially played for the Raptors.

Toronto traded him first to the Cleveland Cavaliers (he failed the physical and the trade was rescinded), and eventually to the New York Knicks. The Knicks waived Alexander before he played for them. He had a brief stint with the Detroit Pistons, during the 2001–02 season. In his NBA career, Alexander played in a total of 286 games, and averaged 8.9 points per game.[6]

Europe

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Alexander also played overseas, for top teams in Greece (AEK Athens and PAOK), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Spain (TAU Ceramica) and Russia (CSKA Moscow). During his career in Europe, he played in 115 EuroLeague games, over 6 EuroLeague seasons. His performances with CSKA earned him an All-EuroLeague First Team selection, in 2003.

Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Tau Ceramica 22 20 30.0 .400 .250 .740 7.0 .7 .9 .4 13.5 14.5
2002–03 CSKA Moscow 15 14 30.4 .415 .308 .674 6.6 1.1 1.1 .1 16.6 16.0
2003–04 CSKA Moscow 19 15 18.2 .525 .500 .689 3.2 .3 .7 .3 9.3 7.9
Career 56 49 26.1 .460 .370 .707 5.6 .7 .9 .1 12.9 12.7

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Golden State 80 28 16.9 .529 .000 .691 4.2 .4 .6 .8 7.4
1992–93 Golden State 72 59 24.3 .516 .455 .685 5.8 1.3 .5 .7 11.2
1993–94 Golden State 69 39 19.1 .530 .154 .527 4.5 1.0 .4 .5 8.7
1994–95 Golden State 50 29 24.7 .515 .240 .600 5.8 1.2 .6 .6 10.0
2001–02 Detroit 15 0 6.5 .353 .000 .500 1.9 .4 .0 .1 2.7
Career 286 155 20.1 .518 .286 .634 4.8 .9 .5 .6 8.9

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Golden State 4 0 6.0 .600 .000 1.000 1.5 .3 .5 .0 1.8
2002 Detroit 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0
Career 5 0 5.4 .500 .000 1.000 1.4 .2 .4 .0 1.4

References

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  1. ^ "Victor Alexander | Golden State Warriors". www.nba.com.
  2. ^ "Euroleague Basketball". Euroleague Basketball.
  3. ^ "VICTOR JOE ALEXANDER Height 2.08m".
  4. ^ "ISU Cyclone Athletics Basketball Records".
  5. ^ "Victor Alexander (2017) - Hall of Fame". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Victor Alexander Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
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