Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ty-Shon Leron Alexander was born on July 16, 1998, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a guard in the NBA.

He is on a two-way contract currently assigned with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League for the upcoming G League Bubble. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.

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. 85 in his class by Rivals. Alexander committed to Creighton on October 31, 2015, turning down offers from Clemson, Charlotte and Virginia Tech.

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.

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Alexander signed an two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns.

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.