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**Victor Alexander**
	Center, Power forward
Born	August 31, 1969 (age 40); Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
College	Iowa State
Draft	17th overall, 1991; Golden State Warriors
Pro career	1991–2004
Former teams	Golden State Warriors (1991–1995); AEK Athens BC (Greece) (1997–1998); Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) (1998–1999); PAOK BC (Greece) (1999–2000); TAU Ceramica (Spain) (2000–2001); Detroit Pistons (2001–2002); CSKA (Russia) (2002–2004)
Awards	All-Euroleague First Team 2002–03

Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft after playing collegiately at Iowa State University. At 6'9" and 265 pounds, he played as a center/power forward.

Alexander played five seasons in the NBA, mainly for the Golden State Warriors from 1991 to 1995. The Warriors traded him to the Toronto Raptors with other players for B. J. Armstrong in 1995, but never officially played for the Raptors. Toronto first traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers (he failed the physical and the trade was rescinded) and eventually to the New York Knicks. The Knicks waived Alexander before he played for them. He did have a brief stint with the Detroit Pistons during the 2001-02 season. In his NBA career, Alexander played in a total of 286 games and averaged 8.9 ppg.^[1]

Alexander has also played overseas for top teams in Greece (AEK Athens BC and PAOK BC), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Spain (TAU Ceramica) and Russia (CSKA), participating in many Euroleague games. His performances with CSKA earned him an All-Euroleague First Team selection in 2003.

[edit] College career

Victor Alexander was considered one of the top low-block scorers in Iowa State history. The burly center was named a first-team all-Big Eight choice in 1989 and 1991 and his 1,892 career points rank fourth all-time in school history. He led the Big Eight in field goal percentage in 1991 at 65.9 percent. As of 2008, Alexander still holds the Iowa State University Career Highest Field Goal Percentage Record - (min. 200 made), 61.1 percent, (778-1,274).^[2]

Victor Alexander Collegiate Statistics (Iowa State University)
Year	Games	Min	FG	FGA	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	PF	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS
87–88 Iowa St	23	120	18	30	0	3	6	32	19	4	7	4	2	39
88–89 Iowa St	29	923	240	412	0	97	149	255	86	35	81	30	26	577
89–90 Iowa St	28	887	226	386	1	100	173	243	64	43	35	34	15	552
90–91 Iowa St	31	1020	294	446	0	136	201	280	78	37	85	51	35	724
Total	111	2950	778	1274	1	336	529	810	247	119	208	120	78	1892

[edit] NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

[edit] Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Golden State	80	28	16.9	.529	.000	.691	4.2	.4	.6	.8	7.4
1992–93	Golden State	72	59	24.3	.516	.455	.685	5.8	1.3	.5	.7	11.2
1993–94	Golden State	69	39	19.1	.530	.154	.527	4.5	1.0	.4	.5	8.7
1994-95	Golden State	50	29	24.7	.515	.240	.600	5.8	1.2	.6	.6	10.0
2001-02	Detroit	15	0	6.5	.353	.000	.500	1.9	.4	.0	.1	2.7
Career		286	155	20.1	.518	.286	.634	4.8	.9	.5	.6	8.9

[edit] Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Golden State	4	6.0	.600	.000	1.000	1.5	.3	.5	.0	1.8
2001–02	Detroit	1	3.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	0.0
Career		5	5.4	.500	.000	1.000	1.4	.2	.4	.0	1.4

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Alexander NBA career statistics

[1] ISU Cyclone Athletics Basketball Records

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