Alec Wintering (born April 26, 1995) is an American

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player for Palencia Baloncesto of the

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. Standing at , he plays as point guard.

College career

Wintering played four seasons of college basketball with the

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. He averaged 14.1 points and 5.2 assists in 110 games with the Pilots. As a freshman in the 2013-14 season, Wintering was the Pilots' starting point guard for the first 27 games of the season before suffering a leg injury. Wintering returned to the starting lineup for the Pilots as a sophomore in 2014-15 and set the Pilots' single-season record for assists with 187. His 45.8% three point shooting ranked fifth best in a season in Pilots' history. For his performances over the season, Wintering was named second team all-

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. As a junior in 2015-16 Wintering again improved his production. He scored 18.3 points per game and led the team in points, assists and steals. His 584 points scored ranked second all-time at Portland in a single season. Wintering was named first team all-WCC at season's end. A repeat performance was expected from Wintering as a senior, and he was named preseason first team all-WCC. He lived up to the billing, scoring 19.5 points and dishing out 5.6 assists per game before a mid-January knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Wintering's final career game for Portland came on January 19, 2017 at

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, when he tore his ACL. Despite missing nearly two months to end the season, Wintering was named honorable mention all-WCC as a senior.

Professional career

Araberri (2017–2018)

In September 2017, Wintering signed a one-year contract with Araberri BC of the Spanish

Dutch Windmills (2018–2019)

On August 1, 2018, Wintering was announced by Dutch Windmills of the

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(DBL). In October 21, he suffered an injury which included a

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. In January, he returned to the starting line up. On 10 April 2019, Windmills withdrew from the DBL due to its financial problems.

CB Peñas Huesca (2019–2020)

On December 21, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

Melilla (2020–2021)

In July 2020, Wintering signed with

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of the LEB Oro.

Real Valladolid (2021–2022)

On July 19, 2021, he has signed with Real Valladolid Baloncesto of the

Palencia Baloncesto (2022-present)

In July 2022, Wintering signed with Palencia Baloncesto of the

References

External links

Portland bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wintering, Alec 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Araberri BC players Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina CB Valladolid players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch Windmills players CB Peñas Huesca players Club Melilla Baloncesto players Point guards Portland Pilots men's basketball players