Posh Alexander
No. 0 – St. John's Red Storm | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | March 31, 2001
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Our Saviour Lutheran School (The Bronx, New York) |
College | St. John's (2020–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Posh Alexander (born March 31, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm of the Big East Conference.
High school career[]
Alexander attended Our Saviour Lutheran School in The Bronx, New York. He missed most of his junior season with a broken left arm.[1] Alexander posted a league-record 60 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against Word of God Christian Academy.[2] As a senior, he led his team to the Grind Session title game.[3] Alexander competed for the New York Lightning on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[4] He committed to playing college basketball for St. John's over offers from Dayton, Illinois, Pittsburgh and Seton Hall.[5]
College career[]
On February 3, 2021, Alexander recorded 16 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals in a 70–59 upset win over third-ranked Villanova.[6] In his next game, on February 6, he posted a freshman season-high 21 points and six assists in a 92–81 victory over Providence.[7] Three days later, he earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week honors.[8] At the end of the regular season, Alexander was named Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Big East Freshman of the Year.[9] He became the fourth player to win both awards, joining Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing.[10] He was a unanimous Big East All-Freshman Team selection. As a freshman, Alexander averaged 10.9 points, 4.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He led the Big East and all freshmen nationally in steals per game.[2]
Career statistics[]
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 |
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2020–21 | St. John's | 25 | 24 | 31.0 | .454 | .299 | .725 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | .0 | 10.9 |
References[]
- ^ Braziller, Zach (November 19, 2019). "St. John's signee Posh Alexander nearly gave it all up". New York Post. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Posh Alexander – Men's Basketball". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (December 10, 2020). "Posh Alexander aims to be St. John's-Seton Hall tide-turner". New York Post. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Cordova, David (December 31, 2019). "Coming Into The Season: Posh Alexander & Dylan Wusu". Dave's Joint. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (August 22, 2019). "Four-star guard Posh Alexander commits to St. John's". 247Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Brennan, Sean (February 11, 2021). "Posh And The Frosh". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Posh Alexander Named USBWA National Freshman of the Week". St. John's University Athletics. February 9, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Boone, Kyle; Cobb, David (February 9, 2021). "Frosh Watch: Posh Alexander is Freshman of the Week as rising Red Storm star joins rankings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (March 10, 2021). "Posh Alexander's standout Big East season has him in same company as Allen Iverson". New York Post. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Posh Alexander Takes Top Defensive Honors, Julian Champagnie Named Most Improved". St. John's University. March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from New York City
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players