Ty-Shon Alexander

Ty-Shon Leron Alexander (born July 16, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract currently assigned with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League for the upcoming G League Bubble. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.

Ty-Shon Alexander
Alexander (front) with Creighton in 2019
No. 0 – Phoenix Suns
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-07-16) July 16, 1998
Charlotte, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeCreighton (2017–2020)
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentPhoenix Suns
2021–present→Canton Charge
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2019 Lima National team

High school career

Alexander attended Concord High School his freshman year and was named to the All-South Piedmont 3A Conference team and earned honorable mention on MaxPreps.com's Freshman All-American Team. He transferred to Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina as a sophomore. As a junior, he moved on to Oak Hill Academy.[1] Alexander scored 50 points in a game as a senior. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a senior, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc.[2] He was considered a four-star recruit and was ranked No. 85 in his class by Rivals. Alexander committed to Creighton on October 31, 2015, turning down offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Virginia Tech.[3]

College career

On November 20, 2017, Alexander was named Big East freshman of the week after registering 14 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 92–88 victory over Northwestern.[4] He posted 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman playing backup to Marcus Foster.[5] In the offseason after his freshman year, Alexander made a point to take 100 shots before bed and work on his shooting technique in order to become Creighton's next great scorer.[6] Alexander scored a career-high 36 points on November 22, 2018, in a 87–82 win against Clemson.[7] He was named Big East player of the week on January 28, 2019, after contributing 26 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in a 91–87 win against Georgetown.[8] As a sophomore, Alexander averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[9] Alexander was an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection alongside teammate Martin Krampelj.[10] Alexander surpassed the 1,000 point mark in a loss to Georgetown on January 16, 2020, finishing with 14 points.[11] At the conclusion of the regular season, Alexander was named to the First Team All-Big East.[12] As a junior, Alexander averaged 16.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, finishing second in the Big East in free throw percentage at 86 percent and sixth in the conference at three-point shooting at 39.9 percent.[13] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[14]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Alexander signed an two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns.[15] Alexander made his NBA debut on December 27, 2020 in a 116–100 win over the Sacramento Kings. He got a rebound and an assist two days later in a blowout 111–86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Since the Phoenix Suns did not assign their Northern Arizona Suns franchise to the 2021 NBA G League Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, his G League rights were transferred to the Canton Charge for his rookie season.[16]

National team career

In the summer of 2019, Alexander was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru.[9] The team won bronze.[17]

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
2017–18 Creighton 33117.7.418.333.7072.11.8.3.15.5
2018–19 Creighton 343432.6.406.365.7944.02.71.2.315.7
2019–20 Creighton 313134.7.431.399.8605.02.31.3.316.9
Career 986628.2.418.372.8133.72.3.9.212.7

References
  1. Nyatawa, Jon. "Alexander succeeding at Creighton but wants to be better". Omaha World-Herald. Independent Tribune. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. Nyatawa, Jon (March 29, 2017). "Want to watch Creighton basketball recruits Ty-Shon Alexander and Jacob Epperson? Turn on the Dick's Nationals prep tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. "Report: Four-star guard Ty-Shon Alexander commits to Creighton". Sports Illustrated. October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. "Xavier's Bluiett, Creighton's Alexander Take MBB Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. November 20, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. Nyatawa, Jon (July 26, 2018). "25 Days of Jays: No. 25 Ty-Shon Alexander". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  6. Nyatawa, Jon (September 24, 2018). "Ty-Shon Alexander made a point this offseason to become Creighton's next great scorer". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  7. "Ty-Shon Alexander scores career-high 36 points to help Creighton upset No. 16 Clemson". Omaha World-Herald. November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  8. "Creighton's Alexander, Marquette's Hauser Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  9. Nyatawa, Jon (June 19, 2019). "Current Bluejay Ty-Shon Alexander and former CU center Geoffery Groselle selected for Pan-Am games". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. Nyatawa, Jon (March 10, 2019). "Two Bluejays earn All-Big East honorable mention status; Zegarowski named to all-freshman team". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. Tjaden, Joe (January 16, 2020). "25th ranked Creighton men's basketball drops road game at Georgetown". Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. Smith, Rex (March 8, 2020). "Alexander, Zegarowski named to All-BIG EAST teams". WOWT. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  13. "NABC Honors Alexander, Zegarowski and McDermott". Creighton Bluejays. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  14. Dauster, Rob (April 10, 2020). "Creighton's Ty-Shon Alexander declares for NBA draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  15. Boan, Christopher (November 19, 2020). "Suns signing undrafted guard Ty-Shon Alexander to 2-way contract". Arizona Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. Canton Charge add four players as NBA G League training camp approaches
  17. "U.S. Men Rally To Win Bronze Medal at Pan American Games". USA Basketball. August 4, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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