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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name               = Josh Alexander
| image              =
| height_ft          = 6
| height_in          = 5
| weight_lb          = 210
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1987|9|28}}
| birth_place        = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| high_school        = [[C. E. Byrd High School|C. E. Byrd]]<br/>(Shreveport, Louisiana)
| college            = [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball|Stephen F. Austin]] (2005–2009)
| draftyear          = 2009
| career_start       = 2009
| career_end         = 2015
| career_number      =
| career_position    = [[Small forward]]
| years1             = 2009–2010
| team1              = [[Polonia Warsaw (basketball)|Polonia Warsaw]]
| years2             = 2011
| team2              = [[Trefl Sopot]]
| years3             = 2011–2012
| team3              = [[Bakken Bears]]
| years4             = 2012–2013
| team4              = [[KB RTV21|RTV21]]
| years5             = 2013
| team5              = Maccabi Beer Yaakov
| years6             = 2013–2014
| team6              = [[A.S. Ramat HaSharon]]
| years7             = 2014–2015
| team7              = [[BC Orchies]]
| years8             = 2015
| team8              = Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek
| highlights=
* [[Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Southland Player of the Year]] (2008)
* First-team All-[[Southland Conference|Southland]] (2008)
* Second-team All-Southland (2009)
* Southland Freshman of the Year (2006)
}}
'''Joshua Alexander''' (born September 28, 1987) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball at [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball|Stephen F. Austin]].
==College career==
Alexander was named [[Southland Conference]] Freshman of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alexander the Great |url=https://www.kltv.com/story/11145945/alexander-the-great/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=KLTV |date=September 17, 2019}}</ref> As a junior, Alexander averaged 16.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He was named [[Southland Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Southland Player of the Year]] as well as First Team All-Southland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Brandon |title=SFA's Alexander named Southland player of the year |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/college-basketball-men/article/SFA-s-Alexander-named-Southland-player-of-the-year-1618673.php |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=March 11, 2008}}</ref> Alexander averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a senior.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranking the 65 teams in the NCAA tournament |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3353677/ranking-the-65-teams-in-the-ncaa-tournament |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=[[The Oklahoman]] |date=March 16, 2009}}</ref> He helped the team reach their first NCAA Tournament in 2009. He finished his career with 1,074 points and 684 rebounds.<ref name="james">{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Nick |title=SFA Hooper Josh Alexander Going Pro Like Matt Kingsley |url=https://www.ktre.com/story/11146116/sfa-hooper-josh-alexander-going-pro-like-matt-kingsley/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=KTRE |date=September 17, 2009}}</ref>
==Professional career==
In September 2009, Alexander signed his first professional contract with [[Polonia Warsaw (basketball)|Polonia Warsaw]] of the [[Polish Basketball League]].<ref name="james" /> In December 2011, he signed with the [[Bakken Bears]] of the Danish league. He was named regular season and tournament MVP after leading the team to the championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS, 2011-12: FUTURE NEARLY UPON US EDITION |url=https://www.ballineurope.com/champions-list-5918/ |website=Ball in Europe |access-date=February 2, 2022 |date=June 10, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Alexander joined Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov of the [[Liga Leumit (basketball)|Israeli National League]] and averaged 20.2 points per game. For the 2013–14 season, he signed with [[A.S. Ramat HaSharon]] and averaged 19.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. In August 2014, Alexander signed with [[BC Orchies]] of the French  [[Nationale Masculine 1]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Josh Alexander switches to Orchies |url=https://www.latestbasketballnews.com/josh-alexander-switches-orchies/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=Latest Basketball News |date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/josh-alexander-1.html SportsReference profile]
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[[Category:1987 births]]
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[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Denmark]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in France]]
[[Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel]]
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[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Bakken Bears players]]
[[Category:KB RTV21 players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Shreveport, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Hapoel Migdal HaEmek B.C. players]]
[[Category:Small forwards]]
[[Category:Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball players]]
[[Category:Trefl Sopot players]]