Basketball - NWORA Alexander

Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1968

Gender: Male

Function : Assistant Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Men NGR Nigeria	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #03 AUS Australia 84 NGR Nigeria 67	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #13 NGR Nigeria 92 GER Germany 99	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #26 ITA Italy 80 NGR Nigeria 71	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He was inducted into the Daemen College Hall of Fame in Amherst, NY, United States of America, in recognition of his playing career at the college. (athletics.ecc.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

He led the Erie Community College men's team to the US National Junior College Athletics Association [NJCAA] Region III title in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2018. (athletics.ecc.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

He coached the Nigeria men's team to a second-place finish at the 2017 AfroBasket in Senegal and Tunisia. (athletics.ecc.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

As head coach of Erie Community College in New York, United States of America, he was named NJCAA Region III Coach of the Year on five occasions between 2001 and 2019. He was also named District II Coach of the Year on five occasions between 2001 and 2019. (athletics.ecc.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

Appointment:

Other role:

He is head coach of the Erie Community College men's basketball team in New York, United States of America. He started the role in the 1999/00 season.

Previous role:

He served as head coach of the Cape Verde men's basketball team from 2009 to 2014.
Between 1996 and 1999 he worked as an assistant coach at Medaille College in Buffalo, NY, United States of America.

General Interest

General
FAMILY AFFAIR
His daughter Ronni has played basketball at college level in the United States of America, while his son Jordan represented Nigeria in the sport at the 2019 World Cup in the People's Republic of China. "I'm very proud of him as a parent for all he has done and all the sacrifices he has made. For him to believe in me to come play for Nigeria [Jordan was born in Buffalo, NY, United States of America], as a dad, I'm very proud and I know the sky is the limit for him because he is still a work in progress." (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Feb 2020; espn.com, 30 Aug 2019; theathletic.com, 08 Mar 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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