Demetrius Alexander (born November 3, 1975) is an American retired professional

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player. He played both

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and center positions.

College career

Alexander played junior college basketball at the

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before moving to the

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, where he graduated in 1998.

Professional career

He arrived in Europe in 2000, signing with

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of the

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. He also played later in Israel with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. and Haifa/Nesher BC. For the 2002–03 season he signed with Pallalcesto Amatori Udine of the Italian

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. For the 2005–06 season he signed with

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of the

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. In April 2006 he signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2006 he signed with Caja San Fernando of the Spanish

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for the 2006–07 season. Between 2007 and 2009 he played with Barons/LMT Rīga of the

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. In February 2009, he signed with

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of Ukraine for the rest of the 2008–09 season. For the 2009–10 season Alexander signed with Kavala B.C. of Greece, but he left them in January 2010, and signed with

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of Ukraine. In July 2010, he re-signed with them for one more season. In December 2010, he was named Eurocup MVP for Round 3. In January 2012, he signed with

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of Israel. However, he left them after only one game and returned to United States to play with St. Louis Phoenix.

Awards and accomplishments

High school

*Missouri High School Player of the Year :1994

Pro career

* FIBA EuroCup Champion: (2008) * Latvian League Champion: (2007–08) *

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Champion: (2009–10) *

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MVP (2000) *

MVP (2008) * Ukrainian SuperLeague All-Star Game (2009) * Ukrainian SuperLeague All-Star Game MVP (2009) *

All-Star Game (2006) * FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day (2008)

References

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