Kyle John Solomon Alexander (born October 21, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL). He played

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for the

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High school career

Alexander was born in

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and grew up in

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and attended Orangeville Prep in

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, where he would originally play

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and

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before picking up

in grade 11. Alexander would become roommates with

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guard Jamal Murray. Additionally, Alexander played AAU basketball with the CIA Bounce, again teaming up with Murray.

College career

Alexander played college basketball for the

for 4 years. As a senior, he averaged 7.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 23.8 minutes per game. Alexander helped lead the team to the Sweet Sixteen, shooting 61.4 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range.

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Alexander joined the

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for the

2019 NBA Summer League The 2019 NBA Summer League was held at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It began on July 1 and ended on July 15. All 30 teams and two national teams, China and Cr ...

. On July 15, 2019, Alexander was signed by the Heat to a training camp contract. Following training camp, Alexander was added to the roster of the Heat's

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affiliate, the

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Miami Heat (2020)

On January 15, 2020, Alexander signed a two-way contract with the

. The following day, it was announced that Alexander was sidelined with a knee injury. He made his NBA debut on August 6, 2020, where he played one minute off the bench and recorded one rebound in a 130–116 loss to the

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. The Heat reached the

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, but lost in 6 games to the

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Fuenlabrada (2020–2022)

On December 2, 2020, Alexander signed with

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of the Spanish

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. He averaged 9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. On August 23, 2021, Alexander re-signed with the team.

Scarborough Shooting Stars (2022)

On May 16, 2022, Alexander signed with the

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of the CEBL.

Valencia (2022–2023)

On July 22, 2022, Alexander signed with

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of the Spanish

. On June 26, 2023, he parted ways with the club.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2023–2024)

On July 26, 2023, he signed with

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of the

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Türk Telekom (2024–present)

On July 11, 2024, he signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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Personal life

Alexander is the son of Joseph and Audrey Alexander. His father Joseph played college basketball for the

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from 1982 to 1986. He has two sisters, named Kayla and Kesia. His sister Kayla is also a professional basketball player and was a member of the Canada women's national basketball team for

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at the

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, and formerly of the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA ...

of the WNBA.

References

External links

*
Tennessee Volunteers bio
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