Trey Alexander (basketball)

Trey Alexander (born May 2, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.

Trey Alexander

Alexander with Creighton in 2024
No. 23 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(2003-05-02) May 2, 2003 (age 21) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
College	Creighton (2021–2024)
NBA draft	2024: undrafted
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Denver Nuggets
2024–present	→Grand Rapids Gold
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big East (2024) Big East All-Freshman team (2022)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life and high school career

Alexander grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Heritage Hall School.^[1] He was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, four assists, and 2.1 steals per game as a senior.^[2] Alexander was rated a four-star recruit. In November 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Auburn over offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Kansas.^[3] Alexander decommitted from the program at the end of his senior season.^[4] He later signed to play for Creighton.^[5]

College career

Alexander played in all 35 of Creighton's games during his freshman season and was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.^[6] He became the Bluejays' starting point guard after Ryan Nembhard suffered a season-ending injury.^[7] Alexander averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists, and four assists during the final eight games of the season.^[8]

Alexander entered his sophomore season as Creighton's starting shooting guard.^[9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Alexander joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2024 NBA Summer League^[10] and on July 10, 2024, he signed a two-way contract with the team.^[11]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Creighton	35	13	26.6	.422	.281	.818	3.7	2.5	.7	.3	7.4
2022–23	Creighton	37	37	32.1	.447	.410	.824	4.2	2.6	1.1	.5	13.6
2023–24	Creighton	35	35	37.3	.446	.339	.824	5.7	4.7	1.1	.4	17.6
Career		107	85	32.0	.442	.358	.822	4.6	3.2	1.0	.4	12.9

References

1. "Heritage Hall's Trey Alexander tells why he decommitted from Auburn". The Oklahoman. April 23, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
2. "Creighton commit Trey Alexander is Oklahoma's Gatorade player of the year". Omaha World-Herald. June 4, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
3. Green, Tom (November 12, 2020). "4-star 2021 shooting guard Trey Alexander commits to Auburn". AL.com. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
4. "Four-star Auburn basketball signee Trey Alexander reopens recruitment". Montgomery Advertiser. April 22, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
5. "Creighton basketball: Heritage Hall's Trey Alexander commits to Bluejays". The Oklahoman. June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
6. "Who are the top college basketball players from Oklahoma high schools?". The Oklahoman. January 14, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
7. "As Trey Alexander moves into new role, Ryan Nembhard ready to help from Creighton's bench". Omaha World-Herald. March 4, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
8. "The emergence of "combo guard" Trey Alexander could be key on a loaded Creighton roster". Omaha World-Herald. October 12, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
9. "As starters shine, Creighton basketball's low-scoring bench continues to evolve". Omaha World-Herald. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
10. "DENVER NUGGETS ANNOUNCE 2024 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER AND MINI-CAMP SCHEDULE". NBA.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
11. "NUGGETS SIGN HALL AND ALEXANDER TO TWO-WAY CONTRACTS". NBA.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

External links

• Creighton Bluejays bio