Ty-Shon Alexander


Ty-Shon Alexander is an American college basketball player for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference.

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. 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. He was considered a four-star recruit and was ranked no. 86 in his class by Rivals.com. Alexander committed to Creighton on October 31, 2015, turning down offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Virginia Tech.

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. He posted 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman playing backup to Marcus Foster. 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. Alexander scored a career-high 36 points on November 22, 2018, in a 87–82 win against Clemson. 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. As a sophomore, Alexander averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Alexander was an All-Big East Honorable Mention selection alongside teammate Martin Krampelj. Alexander surpassed the 1,000 point mark in a loss to Georgetown on January 16, 2020, finishing with 14 points. At the conclusion of the regular season, Alexander was named to the First Team All-Big East. 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. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

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. The team won bronze.

Career statistics

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