Victor Alexander
Personal information
Born (1969-08-31) August 31, 1969
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
19911995Golden 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
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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.

College career

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 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
YearGamesMinFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBPFASTTOBLKSTLPTS
1987–88 Iowa St23120183000363219474239
1988–89 Iowa St2992324041200971492558635813026577
1989–90 Iowa St28887226386011001732436443353415552
1990–91 Iowa St311020294446001362012807837855135724
Total1112950778127401336529810247119208120781892

Professional career

NBA

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

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

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2000–01 Tau Ceramica 222030.0.400.250.7407.0.7.9.413.514.5
2002–03 CSKA Moscow 151430.4.415.308.6746.61.11.1.116.616.0
2003–04 CSKA Moscow 191518.2.525.500.6893.2.3.7.39.37.9
Career 564926.1.460.370.7075.6.7.9.112.912.7

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991–92 Golden State 802816.9.529.000.6914.2.4.6.87.4
1992–93 Golden State 725924.3.516.455.6855.81.3.5.711.2
1993–94 Golden State 693919.1.530.154.5274.51.0.4.58.7
1994–95 Golden State 502924.7.515.240.6005.81.2.6.610.0
2001–02 Detroit 1506.5.353.000.5001.9.4.0.12.7
Career 28615520.1.518.286.6344.8.9.5.68.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992 Golden State 406.0.600.0001.0001.5.3.5.01.8
2002 Detroit 103.0.000.000.0001.0.0.0.00.0
Career 505.4.500.0001.0001.4.2.4.01.4

References

  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 2021-03-04.
  6. "Victor Alexander Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
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