Courtney Jason Alexander (born April 27, 1977) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

After playing high school basketball at Masuk High School in

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Alexander moved to

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, to play for C. E. Jordan High School to finish his high school career. A

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, he played

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and Fresno State, and he led the nation in scoring in the 1999–2000 season at Fresno State. He was selected by the

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with the 13th overall pick in the

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; his rights were traded to the

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on the same day. He played for the Mavericks before being traded during his rookie season to the

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where he played until 2002. He was named to the All-Rookie 2nd Team. He was then traded in the offseason to the

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. A highlight of his career was a 33-point effort for the Wizards against the

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on April 18, 2001 when Richard Hamilton was out with injuries. He suffered a tear of his Achilles' tendon in 2003 while with the Hornets, and after rehabilitating his injury, he later signed with the

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but was released before ever playing a game for them due to an injury to the tendons in his left foot. On October 8, 2006, Alexander was signed by the

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after being out of the league for three seasons, but was waived on October 15. Because of his 3-year hiatus and being waived in October 2006 by the Nuggets before ever playing a game for them, Alexander's final NBA game was actually played on May 2, 2003, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Philadelphia 76ers. In that game, he only recorded 2 points as the Hornets would lose the series 4 - 2 and being eliminated from the playoffs.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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