Courtney Alexander

Courtney Jason Alexander (born 27 April 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.

After playing high school basketball at C.E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina, Alexander, a shooting guard, was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2000 NBA Draft out of Fresno State and the University of Virginia, and his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on the same day. He played for the Mavericks for before being traded during his rookie season to the Washington Wizards where he played until 2002. He was then traded in the offseason to the New Orleans Hornets. A highlight of his career was a 33-point effort for the Wizards against the Toronto Raptors on April 18, 2001 when guards Michael Jordan and Jerry Stackhouse were both out with injuries. He later signed with the Sacramento Kings but was released before ever playing a game for them. On October 8, 2006, Alexander was signed by the Denver Nuggets^[1] after being out of the league for three seasons, but was waived on October 15. ^[2]