Kwame Alexander (basketball)

Kwame Alexander
No. 44 – Club Trouville
Position	power forward
League	LUB
Personal information
Born	December 7, 1990 (age 33); Moreno Valley, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Rancho Verde; (Moreno Valley, California)
College	Irvine Valley (2009–2010); Cal State San Bernardino (2010–2013);
Taurinos de Aragua
2023	Pioneros de Los Mochis
2023	Soles de Santo Domingo Este
2023–present	Club Trouville
Career highlights and awards
	2× CIBACOPA All-Star (2022, 2023); CIBACOPA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2022); Cyprus Basketball League All-Star (2015); 2× First-team All-CCAA (2012, 2013);

Quintin Kwame Alexander (born December 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Club Trouville of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.

High school and college career

At Rancho Verde he was named to the all-league first-team while leading his team to a 23–6 record as a senior. His team went 22–7 while he was a junior and won the league title.

In 2008–09 at Irvine Valley College he averaged 9.5 points and 8 rebounds per contest while shooting at a 61.6 percent clip earning him second-team all-league honors.

After a successful high school career, he went to Cal State San Bernardino and in 2010–11, as a sophomore, he played in 23 games with the Coyotes, starting twice. He led the CCAA in FG percentage (608–79-130), ranked 9th in rebounds (6 rpg) and ranked 7th in blocked shots (1 bpg) while averaging 9.8 points per contest. He scored in double figures in 12 games, had two double-doubles: a 14 points and 10 rebounds performance at Cal State East Bay and a 17 points, 14 rebounds game against defending NCAA champion Cal Poly Pomona. He was named CCAA Player of the Week on February 27. He hit all 7 shots in the CSUEB game, second-best FG effort in the CCAA and scored a season-best 23 points against CSU Monterey Bay.

In 2011–12, as a junior, he appeared in all 26 games starting on 21 gaining a reputation as one of the best big men in Division II thanks to his explosive vertical game and difficulty to handle within 10 feet of the basket. He was named first-team All-CCAA and a second-team Daktronics All-West Region averaged 10.6 points and a CCAA-leading 7.9 rebounds a game. During the season, he earned five double-doubles, scored in double figures 14 times and had double-digit rebound games for nine times. He scored a season-high 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting with 13 rebounds against Sonoma State on January 21. He earned national notoriety with an incredible throw-down dunk against Cal State Stanislaus landing him on ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Day on Valentine's Day, being the second best on that list.^[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

Rethymno Aegean. On January 6, 2014, he left Rethymno and four days later signed with Bosnian team HKK Čapljina Lasta

.

After the 2013–2014 season concluded he moved to Cyprus to play with Enosis Neon Paralimni until January 31, 2015, when he left the Cypriot outfit and signed with Korean team

Aries Trikala of Greece. On May 4, he left Aries and signed with NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association as their A import for the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup.^[2]

On August 8, 2016, Alexander signed with BC Nokia in Finland.^[3] Alexander was released by BC Nokia on October 17, 2016, after appearing in only three games.^[4]

In 2022, Alexander was named an All-Star while playing for Mexican team Pioneros de Los Mochis in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).^[5] He also won the Slam Dunk Contest.^[6] He repeated as an All-Star in 2023.^[7]

Personal

He is the son of Kwame and Olufemi Alexander and majored in sociology. He is dating Ogom Chijindu, who competes in the women's

Legends Football League and appeared on the TV show Basketball Wives.^[8]

References

^ Kwame Alexander Video: Watch Cal State Bernardino's Thunderous Jam
^ NLEX Road Warriors add Alexander to their roster, ex Trikalla
^ "Urheilullinen Kwame Alexander BC Nokiaan". korisliiga.fi (in Finnish). August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ BC Nokia on purkanut Kwame Alexanderin sopimuksen (in Finnish)
^ Rojas, Roberto; Hernández Molina, Nestor (May 7, 2022). "Cibacopa: Listas las selecciones para el juego de estrellas". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
^ Chávez, Isac (May 14, 2022). "Ricardo Calatayud y Quintin Alexander, lucen en el arranque del Juego de Estrellas". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved November 6, 2022.
^ Romero, Marcos (April 23, 2023). "Lucen talentos en Juego de Estrellas Cibacopa 2023". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^ Ingold, Russell (June 21, 2018). "Local player in Legends Football League joins cast of 'Basketball Wives' TV show". Fontana Herald News. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

External links

[1] Kwame Alexander Video: Watch Cal State Bernardino's Thunderous Jam

[2] NLEX Road Warriors add Alexander to their roster, ex Trikalla

[3] "Urheilullinen Kwame Alexander BC Nokiaan". korisliiga.fi (in Finnish). August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[4] BC Nokia on purkanut Kwame Alexanderin sopimuksen (in Finnish)

[5] Rojas, Roberto; Hernández Molina, Nestor (May 7, 2022). "Cibacopa: Listas las selecciones para el juego de estrellas". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved November 5, 2022.

[6] Chávez, Isac (May 14, 2022). "Ricardo Calatayud y Quintin Alexander, lucen en el arranque del Juego de Estrellas". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved November 6, 2022.

[7] Romero, Marcos (April 23, 2023). "Lucen talentos en Juego de Estrellas Cibacopa 2023". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[8] Ingold, Russell (June 21, 2018). "Local player in Legends Football League joins cast of 'Basketball Wives' TV show". Fontana Herald News. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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