Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional

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player. Listed at tall, and in weight, he played as a center and

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. Alexander played five seasons in the

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(NBA) for the

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and

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. He also found success in Europe, playing in the top leagues in Greece, Israel, Spain and Russia.

College career

Alexander was considered one of the top low-post scorers in

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history. The burly center was named a first-team All-

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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). In 2017, Alexander was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame as well their all century basketball team.

Professional career

NBA

Alexander was selected by the

, in the first round (17th pick overall) of the

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, after playing

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. Alexander played five seasons in the

(NBA), mainly with the Golden State Warriors, from 1991 to 1995. The Warriors traded him to the

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, along with other players, for B. J. Armstrong, in 1995, but he never officially played for the Raptors. Toronto traded him first to the

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(he failed the physical and the trade was rescinded), and eventually to the

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. The Knicks waived Alexander before he played for them. He had a brief stint with the

, during the 2001–02 season. In his NBA career, Alexander played in a total of 286 games, and averaged 8.9 points per game.

Europe

Alexander also played overseas, for top teams in Greece (

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and

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

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(

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), Spain ( TAU Ceramica) and Russia (

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). During his career in Europe, he played in 115

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games, over 6 EuroLeague seasons. His performances with CSKA earned him an

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First Team selection, in 2003.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Tau Ceramica , 22 , , 20 , , 30.0 , , .400 , , .250 , , .740 , , 7.0 , , .7 , , .9 , , .4 , , 13.5 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",

, 15 , , 14 , , 30.4 , , .415 , , .308 , , .674 , , 6.6 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 16.6 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 19 , , 15 , , 18.2 , , .525 , , .500 , , .689 , , 3.2 , , .3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.3 , , 7.9 , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 56 , , 49 , , 26.1 , , .460 , , .370 , , .707 , , 5.6 , , .7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 12.9 , , 12.7

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Golden State , 80 , , 28 , , 16.9 , , .529 , , .000 , , .691 , , 4.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , .8 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" , Golden State , 72 , , 59 , , 24.3 , , .516 , , .455 , , .685 , , 5.8 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .7 , , 11.2 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" , Golden State , 69 , , 39 , , 19.1 , , .530 , , .154 , , .527 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .5 , , 8.7 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" , Golden State , 50 , , 29 , , 24.7 , , .515 , , .240 , , .600 , , 5.8 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .6 , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" ,

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, 15 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .353 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , .0 , , .1 , , 2.7 , - , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 286 , , 155 , , 20.1 , , .518 , , .286 , , .634 , , 4.8 , , .9 , , .5 , , .6 , , 8.9

Playoffs

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, 1 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 0.0 , - , -class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 5 , , 0 , , 5.4 , , .500 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , .4 , , .0 , , 1.4

References

External links

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Euroleague.net ProfileSpanish League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Victor 1969 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen AEK B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Basketball players from Detroit Baloncesto Málaga players Centers (basketball) Denby High School alumni Detroit Pistons players FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Liga ACB players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade P.A.O.K. BC players PBC CSKA Moscow players Power forwards Qadsia SC basketball players Saski Baskonia players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball