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Cory Alexander
Personal information
Born (1973-06-22) June 22, 1973 (age 51)
Waynesboro, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeVirginia (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1995–2005
PositionPoint guard
Number1, 7, 2, 12
Career history
19951998San Antonio Spurs
19982000Denver Nuggets
2001Orlando Magic
2002–2003Roanoke Dazzle
2003–2004Virtus Roma
2004–2005Roanoke Dazzle
2005Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,677 (5.5 ppg)
Rebounds481 (1.6 rpg)
Assists834 (2.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Valladolid National team
FIBA U20 Americas Championship
Silver medal – second place 1993 Rosario National team

Cory Lynn Alexander (born June 22, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who is now an announcer for college basketball.

After a career at the University of Virginia (having graduated with a degree in psychology), Alexander was the 29th overall selection in the 1995 NBA draft, chosen by the San Antonio Spurs. He played for the Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, the Orlando Magic and, after a three-year absence from the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats. His NBA career averages include 5.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. He later became a commentator for the ACC Network (Raycom Sports). Cory is currently working for ESPN as a college basketball commentator. He also runs Cory Alexander Basketball School in Richmond, Virginia.

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 San Antonio 60 0 9.3 .406 .394 .640 0.7 2.0 0.5 0.0 2.8
1996–97 San Antonio 80 6 18.2 .396 .373 .736 1.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 7.2
1997–98 San Antonio 37 3 13.5 .414 .313 .676 1.3 1.9 0.7 0.1 4.5
1997–98 Denver 23 19 34.7 .435 .411 .846 4.3 6.0 2.0 0.3 14.0
1998–99 Denver 36 4 21.6 .373 .286 .841 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.1 7.3
1999–00 Denver 29 2 11.3 .286 .257 .773 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 2.8
2000–01 Orlando 26 0 8.7 .321 .250 .667 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 2.0
2004–05 Charlotte 16 1 12.6 .327 .421 .750 1.8 2.3 0.6 0.1 3.1
Career 307 35 15.8 .389 .354 .756 1.6 2.7 0.9 0.1 5.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996 San Antonio 9 0 7.8 .417 .200 .714 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.9
Career 9 0 7.8 .417 .200 .714 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.9

References

  1. ^ Huff, Donald (7 February 1990). "No. 5 Flint Hill shows Harker the way to be". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2018.