Alejandro Daniel "Alex" Pérez Kaufmann (born July 1, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball team in international competitions.
_2_Banvit_B.K._TSL_20190504_(cropped).jpg) Pérez with Banvit in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 2 – Tofaş | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | July 1, 1993 San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Mexican | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Soles de Mexicali | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bucaneros de La Guaira | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Soles de Mexicali | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Soles de Mexicali | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | VEF Rīga | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Banvit | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Konyaspor | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Büyükçekmece Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Tofaş | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editOn June 17, 2016, Pérez signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the 2016–17 season.[1]
On July 24, 2017, Pérez signed a one-year deal with the Latvian team VEF Rīga.[2] Pérez helped them to reach the 2018 Latvian League Finals and the 2018 VTB League Quarterfinals. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the Latvian League and the VTB League), Pérez averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.
On July 4, 2018, Pérez signed with the Turkish team Banvit for the 2018–19 season.[3] He finished the season averaging 14.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the Turkish Basketball Super League, along with 12.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and league-high 1.9 steals in the Basketball Champions League.
On July 9, 2019, Pérez signed a three-year deal with Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.[4]
He signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League on June 26, 2020.[5] In six games, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game.
On November 14, 2020, Perez signed with Fenerbahçe.[6] On June 17, 2021, Pérez officially parted ways with the Turkish club.
On July 4, 2021, he has signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[7]
On July 21, 2022, he has signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]
On August 2, 2023, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9]
On June 19, 2024, he signed with Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]
National team career
editPérez is a member of the Mexico national basketball team, he participated at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Maccabi Haifa signs Alex Perez". Sportando.com. June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Alex Perez signs with VEF Riga". Sportando.com. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Banvit adds Alex Perez". Sportando.com. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Zalgiris officially adds Alex Perez". Eurohoops. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Bahcesehir announces Alex Perez". Sportando. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (November 14, 2020). "Fenerbahce inks Alexander Perez Kaufmann". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe'den Telekom'a". Sportando. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Konyaspor, Alex Perez'i açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ @buyukcekmecebsk (August 2, 2023). "Onvo Büyükçekmece Basketbol'a hoş geldin Alex Perez" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Tofas signs Alex Perez". Sportando. June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ 2017 FIBA AmeriCup profile