Ty-Shon Alexander
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Born | Charlotte, North Carolina | July 16, 1998|||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | |||||||||||
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College | Creighton (2017–2020) | |||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||
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Ty-Shon Alexander (born July 16, 1998) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference.
High school career
Alexander attended Concord High School his freshman year and was named to the All-South Piedmont 3A Conference team and earned honorable mention on MaxPreps.com’s Freshman All-American Team. He transferred to Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina as a sophomore. As a junior, he moved on to Oak Hill Academy.[1] Alexander scored 50 points in a game as a senior. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a senior, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc.[2] He was considered a four-star recruit and was ranked no. 86 in his class by Rivals.com. Alexander committed to Creighton on October 31, 2015, turning down offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Virginia Tech.[3]
College career
On November 20, 2017, Alexander was named Big East freshman of the week after registering 14 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 92–88 victory over Northwestern.[4] He posted 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman playing backup to Marcus Foster.[5] In the offseason after his freshman year, Alexander made a point to take 100 shots before bed and work on his shooting technique in order to become Creighton's next great scorer.[6] Alexander scored a career-high 36 points on November 22, 2018, in a 87–82 win against Clemson.[7] He was named Big East player of the week on January 28, 2019, after contributing 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in a 91–87 win against Georgetown.[8] As a sophomore, Alexander averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[9] Alexander was an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection alongside teammate Martin Krampelj.[10] Alexander surpassed the 1,000 point mark in a loss to Georgetown on January 16, 2020, finishing with 14 points.[11] At the conclusion of the regular season, Alexander was named to the First Team All-Big East.[12] As a junior, Alexander averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, finishing second in the Big East in free throw percentage at 86 percent and sixth in the conference at three-point shooting at 39.9 percent.[13] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[14]
National team career
In the summer of 2019, Alexander was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru.[9] The team won bronze.[15]
Career statistics
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 |
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2017–18 | Creighton | 33 | 1 | 17.7 | .418 | .333 | .707 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 |
2018–19 | Creighton | 34 | 34 | 32.6 | .406 | .365 | .794 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 15.7 |
2019–20 | Creighton | 31 | 31 | 34.7 | .431 | .399 | .860 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .3 | 16.9 |
Career | 98 | 66 | 28.2 | .418 | .372 | .813 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 12.7 |
References
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon. "Alexander succeeding at Creighton but wants to be better". Omaha World-Herald. Independent Tribune. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (March 29, 2017). "Want to watch Creighton basketball recruits Ty-Shon Alexander and Jacob Epperson? Turn on the Dick's Nationals prep tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Four-star guard Ty-Shon Alexander commits to Creighton". Sports Illustrated. October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Xavier's Bluiett, Creighton's Alexander Take MBB Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. November 20, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (July 26, 2018). "25 Days of Jays: No. 25 Ty-Shon Alexander". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (September 24, 2018). "Ty-Shon Alexander made a point this offseason to become Creighton's next great scorer". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Ty-Shon Alexander scores career-high 36 points to help Creighton upset No. 16 Clemson". Omaha World-Herald. November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Creighton's Alexander, Marquette's Hauser Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Nyatawa, Jon (June 19, 2019). "Current Bluejay Ty-Shon Alexander and former CU center Geoffery Groselle selected for Pan-Am games". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (March 10, 2019). "Two Bluejays earn All-Big East honorable mention status; Zegarowski named to all-freshman team". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Tjaden, Joe (January 16, 2020). "25th ranked Creighton men's basketball drops road game at Georgetown". Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Rex (March 8, 2020). "Alexander, Zegarowski named to All-BIG EAST teams". WOWT. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "NABC Honors Alexander, Zegarowski and McDermott". Creighton Bluejays. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (April 10, 2020). "Creighton's Ty-Shon Alexander declares for NBA draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Men Rally To Win Bronze Medal at Pan American Games". USA Basketball. August 4, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
External links
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Creighton Bluejays men's basketball players
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina