Alex Jensen
| Dallas Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Canton Charge |
| 2013–2023 | Utah Jazz (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 2015 | Germany (assistant) |
| 2022 | United States |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Alex Jensen (born May 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player, and current assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a standout college player at the University of Utah.
College career
Jensen,
Upon returning from his mission, Jensen entered the starting lineup for the
As a junior, Jensen took another step in his development as he made the All-Western Athletic Conference team (Pacific Division) and the WAC All-Defensive team after averaging 12.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He was also the 1999 WAC men's basketball tournament MVP as he led the Utes back to the NCAA tournament. As a senior, Jensen was the first Mountain West Conference player of the year as the Utes became a charter member of the league. Jensen averaged 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game that season and scored 1,279 points and collected 896 rebounds for his college career.[2]
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Jensen began an international career that would bring him to
Coaching career
In 2007, Jensen left professional basketball to become an assistant coach for his mentor, Rick Majerus, as a member of his new staff at Saint Louis. Jensen remained on Majerus' staff for four seasons, until he was offered the job as the first head coach of the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[4] Jensen was named the NBA D-League's Coach of the Year for 2013 in just his second season.[6] On July 23, 2013, Jensen was added to the Utah Jazz coaching staff to work as a player development assistant.[7] Two years later, on June 26, 2015, he joined Chris Fleming's staff as an assistant for the Germany national team.[8] In August 2022, Jensen led the United States as head coach for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[9] In 2023, he parted ways with the Jazz, and joined the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant coach.
References
- ^ "Utah Utes Men's Basketball player bio". University of Utah. 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "2011–12 Utah Utes Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ Tom Reed (October 18, 2011). "Much-traveled Alex Jensen can relate to the D-League players he's about to coach". The Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Bob Finnan (October 12, 2011). "Cavaliers hire Alex Jensen to coach NBADL team in Canton". The News-Herald. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "Alex Jensen minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Canton's Alex Jensen Named 2012-13 NBA D-League Coach of the Year". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Jazz Names Alex Jensen as Player Development Assistant". nba.com. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ^ "Jazz Assistant Coach Alex Jensen to Join German Men's National Team Coaching Staff". nba.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Alex Jensen To Coach USA Basketball AmeriCup Team". kslsports.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
