1. Cliffton Nirgel Alexander was born on November 16,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Guaiqueries de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.
60 Facts About Cliff Alexander
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Cliff Alexander declared himself eligible for the 2015 NBA draft but was undrafted.
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Cliff Alexander played one season for the Portland Trail Blazers and earned a second year of NBA service with the Brooklyn Nets.
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Cliff Alexander played in high school at Curie High School in Chicago where he won Naismith and Mr Basketball USA recognition as national player of the year.
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Cliff Alexander did not play organized basketball until eighth grade, but by late in his freshman season he became a notable contributor to his high school's varsity team.
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Cliff Alexander was ranked among the top 20 prospects in the national class of 2014 prior to his sophomore season.
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Cliff Alexander was contrasted with crosstown rival Jahlil Okafor, especially as a senior when they vied for national attention.
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Cliff Alexander was heavily recruited by many top Division I basketball programs and his recruitment was widely followed.
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Cliff Alexander played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit, earning co-MVP of the Jordan Brand Classic.
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Cliff Alexander led Curie to the 2014 Chicago Public High School League city championship in a quadruple-overtime game against Okafor that was the lead story on SportsCenter.
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Cliff Alexander, who was a highly regarded football player, did not play organized basketball until eighth grade.
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Cliff Alexander missed the first ten games due to a heart murmur.
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However, as Alexander entered his sophomore season, he was one of three area prospects that were firmly among the national class of 2014's top 25 prospects.
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On January 22,2013, Okafor and Cliff Alexander went head to head in CPL play.
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At the June 2012 Pangos All-American Camp, Cliff Alexander was selected as the Most Outstanding Player.
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Cliff Alexander, who was already a top 5 recruit according to some sources, endured a Summer 2012 foot injury that sidelined him.
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Cliff Alexander noted that the class has a chance to rival if not surpass the classes of 1998 and 2011 which each had nine top 100 players.
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Cliff Alexander was recognized as a 2013 All-CPL first team selection by the Chicago Sun-Times along with Parker, Okafor, Kendrick Nunn and Garrett.
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Cliff Alexander was recognized as an Associated Press All-State Class 4A first team selection along with Parker, Okafor, Malcolm Hill and Sterling Brown.
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Cliff Alexander has become a member of the Mac Irvin Fire AAU team along with Okafor.
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Cliff Alexander was flanked by his father and mother.
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Cliff Alexander was joined on the Chicago Tribune preseason Illinois Mr Basketball top 5 by Okafor, Brunson, Ulis and Keita Bates-Diop.
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Some stats that Cliff Alexander posted were so impressive as to cause disbelief to some, including Chicago Tribune high school basketball writer Mike Helfgot and several of his associates.
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Curie trailed by 9 points entering the fourth quarter, but Cliff Alexander had 13 of his 30 points in the final 4 minutes and 30 seconds to key the comeback.
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Cliff Alexander's performance moved him to the top of the rankings in the Mr Basketball USA midseason tracker.
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Cliff Alexander was ranked first by a wide margin and held the number one position on 7 out of 10 ballots.
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Against North Lawndale, Cliff Alexander had 27 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks.
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Cliff Alexander had a triple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks.
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Okafor and Cliff Alexander vied for a host of local and national player of the year awards, with each winning multiple national player of the year awards.
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Cliff Alexander posted 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 blocks despite fouling out in the final minute of regulation time.
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Cliff Alexander was selected to the 10-man Team USA for the 17th annual Nike Hoop Summit on April 12,2014, at the Moda Center.
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Cliff Alexander was selected along with fellow Chicagoan Okafor and fellow Kansas commit Oubre.
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Cliff Alexander was selected to the 24-player 37th annual April 2,2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game at the United Center.
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Cliff Alexander was joined as a McDonald's All-American by fellow Chicagoans Ulis and Okafor as well as Oubre.
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Cliff Alexander was recognized as first team All-City along with Young teammates White and Okafor as well as Louis Adams, Jr.
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Cliff Alexander was recognized as one of twenty Parade All-Americans.
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Cliff Alexander was named Associated Press Class 4A 1st team All-state with Okafor, Brunson, Ulis and Sean O'Mara.
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Cliff Alexander was a USA Today first team All-USA Boys Basketball Team selection along with Okafor, Oubre, Mudiay, and Stanley Johnson.
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Cliff Alexander was listed as a John R Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 candidate and a Wayman Tisdale Award Watch list selection.
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Cliff Alexander was named Big 12 newcomer of the week on January 26,2015.
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Cliff Alexander was not selected in the draft and became the second top-five college recruit to go undrafted after Scotty Hopson.
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Cliff Alexander joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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Cliff Alexander averaged 6.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 22 minutes per game in the Summer League.
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On July 24,2015, Cliff Alexander signed a 2-year, $1.4 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Cliff Alexander missed the entire preseason with the Trail Blazers due to his knee but made the roster and entered the season behind Meyers Leonard, Mason Plumlee, Ed Davis, Noah Vonleh, and Al-Farouq Aminu on the depth chart.
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On March 10,2016, using the flexible assignment rule, Cliff Alexander was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the D-League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors.
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On July 7,2016, Cliff Alexander was waived by the Trail Blazers.
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On September 8,2016, Cliff Alexander signed with the Orlando Magic, but was later waived on October 16 after appearing in two preseason games.
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On January 31,2017, Cliff Alexander was traded to the Long Island Nets in exchange for a 2017 third-round draft pick.
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Cliff Alexander was waived two days later before appearing in a game for the Nets.
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Cliff Alexander joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2019 NBA Summer League.
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On November 24,2020, Cliff Alexander signed with the Busan KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League to replace Marcus Derrickson.
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On July 14,2021, Cliff Alexander signed with the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League.
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In October 2023, Cliff Alexander joined Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.
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In June 2024, Cliff Alexander joined Guangxi Rhinos of National Basketball League.
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Cliff Alexander averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists in 20.5 minutes in 10 games.
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On December 19,2024, Cliff Alexander joined the Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League to replace Michael Young.
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On March 2,2025, Cliff Alexander signed with the Guaiqueries de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.
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Cliff Alexander was selected by USA Basketball to represent Team USA in the inaugural 2013 FIBA Americas 3x3 U18 Championship in August.
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Cliff Alexander picked up basketball late due to the lack of available safe courts to play on in his Chicago West Side neighborhood known as the Brian Piccolo community.