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American basketball player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alex David O'Connell (born June 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and Creighton Blue Jays.
Free Agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | June 2, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Milton (Milton, Georgia) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Reyer Venezia |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
O'Connell attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia 30 miles north of Atlanta. As a junior, he averaged 22.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game earning Georgia Class 6A All-State honors.[1]
O'Connell was rated as four-star recruit in the class of 2017.[2][3][4] On August 26, 2016, O'Connell committed to Duke, over other offers from Louisville, Syracuse, and UCLA.[5][6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Alex O'Connell SG |
Milton, GA | Milton High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 26, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 58 247Sports: 65 ESPN: 87 | ||||||
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In his freshman season at Duke, O'Connell averaged 3.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game playing behind Grayson Allen.[7] As a sophomore, O'Connell saw more minutes and became a key reserve player for the 2018-19 team where he averaged 5.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[8] In his Junior season, O'Connell appeared in 29 games averaging 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds while shooting 40% from the field and 27% from 3-point range.[9]
On April 8, 2020, O'Connell transferred to Creighton.[10][11] On January 19, 2022, O'Connell scored 28 points and 7 rebounds in a 87-64 win against St. John's.[12] On February 14, 2022, O'Connell scored 27 points and 3 rebounds in a 88-77 victory over Georgetown.[13]
On October 14, 2022, O'Connell signed with the Stockton Kings.[14]
On July 20, 2023, O'Connell signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A.[15]
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O'Connell's father David also played college basketball at Duke from 1973 to 1976.[16]
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