Joe Alexander (basketball player)

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Joe Alexander
College	West Virginia
Conference	Big East
Sport	Basketball
Position	Forward
Jersey #	11
Class	Sophomore
Career	2005 – present
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Nationality	Republic of China
Born	December 26, 1986 (age 20) Mount Airy, Maryland
High School	Linganore High, Mount Airy, Md.

Joe Alexander (born December 26, 1986 in Taiwan; grew up in Mount Airy, Maryland) is a basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

[edit] Early Life

Born in Taiwan, Alexander moved to the United States in Maryland, where he was introduced to basketball. Alexander averaged 14.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game at Linganore High, which earned him first-team Monocacy Valley Athlete League Chesapeake conference honors. Alexander was named team captain his senior year and selected to the Frederick County all-star first team. He was named Mt. Airy Gazette player of the year, 2004 Frederick Gazette player of the year, earned first-team honors from the Frederick Gazette and Frederick News Post, and was on Washington Post’s honorable mention all-Met team. Alexander also set school records for blocks in a season (90) and season field goal percentage (58.0).

[edit] College Career

Alexander enrolled at West Virginia University in 2005 after attending Hargrave Military Academy for the 2004-2005 season. As a freshman, he played in 10 games, while starters Kevin Pittsnogle and Mike Gansey led the starting senior class. Alexander scored his first collegiate basket against Wofford. His best game his freshman year was against Washington & Jefferson where he scored five points and blocked five shots.

Alexander finally started in the 2006-2007 season. As of 2/12, Alexander averages 12.4 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 26.4 minutes per game. Against DePaul, Alexander posted a career-high 23 points. With 1:30 seconds left in the game, West Virginia led 61-48. Alexander beat the shot-clock with a 21-foot three point shot that has become memorable in the West Virginia season.