Trey Alexander (basketball)

Trey Alexander (born May 2, 2003) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.

Trey Alexander
Alexander with Creighton in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-05-02) May 2, 2003
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolHeritage Hall
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
CollegeCreighton (2021–2024)
PositionShooting guard
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big East (2024)
  • Big East All-Freshman team (2022)

Early life and high school career

Alexander grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Heritage Hall School.[1] He was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, four assists, and 2.1 steals per game as a senior.[2] Alexander was rated a four-star recruit. In November 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Auburn over offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Kansas.[3] Alexander decommitted from the program at the end of his senior season.[4] He later signed to play for Creighton.[5]

College career

Alexander played in all 35 of Creighton's games during his freshman season and was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[6] He became the Bluejays' starting point guard after Ryan Nembhard suffered a season-ending injury.[7] Alexander averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists, and four assists during the final eight games of the season.[8]

Alexander entered his sophomore season as Creighton's starting shooting guard.[9]

After not getting drafted in the 2024 NBA Draft, Alexander signed a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets.

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Creighton 351326.6.422.281.8183.72.5.7.37.4
2022–23 Creighton 373732.1.447.410.8244.22.61.1.513.6
2023–24 Creighton 353537.3.446.339.8245.74.71.1.417.6
Career 1078532.0.442.358.8224.63.21.0.412.9

References
  1. "Heritage Hall's Trey Alexander tells why he decommitted from Auburn". The Oklahoman. April 23, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. "Creighton commit Trey Alexander is Oklahoma's Gatorade player of the year". Omaha World-Herald. June 4, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. Green, Tom (November 12, 2020). "4-star 2021 shooting guard Trey Alexander commits to Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. "Four-star Auburn basketball signee Trey Alexander reopens recruitment". Montgomery Advertiser. April 22, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. "Creighton basketball: Heritage Hall's Trey Alexander commits to Bluejays". The Oklahoman. June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  6. "Who are the top college basketball players from Oklahoma high schools?". The Oklahoman. January 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  7. "As Trey Alexander moves into new role, Ryan Nembhard ready to help from Creighton's bench". Omaha World-Herald. March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. "The emergence of "combo guard" Trey Alexander could be key on a loaded Creighton roster". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  9. "As starters shine, Creighton basketball's low-scoring bench continues to evolve". Omaha World-Herald. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.


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