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Jersey Number 23
Trey Alexander
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- High School:
- Heritage Hall
- Deals:
Bio
Tournament Time, by Trey Alexander (March 12, 2024)
Trey Alexander Player Profile/Clippings (PDF)
2023-24: Junior at Creighton
• Second Team All-BIG EAST choice.
• Scored 20 points in 15 games this year, and team is 18-2 all-time when he scores 20+ points.
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 20 & Jan. 29.
• First among nation’s Power 6 players with 37:15 of playing time per game.
• Top 20 in the BIG EAST in minutes (1st), scoring (6th), defensive rebounds (6th), assists per game (7th), assist/turnover ratio (7th), free throw percentage (9th), double-doubles (15th), 3-pointers per game (15th) and rebounding (19th).
• One of 20 men on the NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch List and one of 50 men on the Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watch List and Preseason Wooden Award Watch List.
• No. 12 on CBS Sports Preseason Top 100 And 1 player list.
• 1 of 10 men named to Jerry West Shooting Guard of Year Late Season Watch List.
• Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST and Preseason All-American by CBS Sports (Third Team) and 247Sports (Third Team).
• First CU player with 20+ points in first four games since Doug McDermott.
• Made 7-of-8 shots and scored 20 points vs. Florida A&M (Nov. 7).
• Followed that with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and career-high five steals vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 11).
• Had 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists vs. Iowa (Nov. 14), coming an assist shy of CU’s first points/rebound/assist triple-double.
• Posted 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 18).
• Had 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 9).
• Owned game-high 22 points in win vs. Alabama (Dec. 16).
• Had 16 points (including all 8 of CU’s in overtime) and career-high 15 rebounds vs. Villanova (Dec. 20).
• Finished with 25 points in win at Georgetown (Jan. 2).
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in Jan. 6 win vs. No. 23 Providence (Jan. 6).
• Made two go-ahead free throws with 12.3 seconds left to beat St. John’s (Jan. 13).
• Had 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three blocks, including go-ahead three-pointer in final minute of triple-overtime to help CU win at Seton Hall (Jan. 20).
• Had 27 points and added nine rebounds vs. Xavier (Jan. 23).
• Put up 23 points and seven assists vs. DePaul (Jan. 27), his 3rd straight 20+ pt game.
• Scored 22 points vs. Butler (Feb. 2), adding eight rebounds and four assists.
• Owned 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists at Xavier (Feb. 10).
• Scored 26 points, including season-high six three-pointers, vs. DePaul (Feb. 13).
• Poured in a season-high 31 points at Madison Square Garden vs. St. John’s, making 12-of-23 shots (Feb. 25).
• Had 15 points and 10 assists in win vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 28), then followed that up with second straight points/assists double-double when he had 18 points and career-high 11 assists in win over No. 5 Marquette (March 2nd).
• Scored 17 points, including game-winning basket with 0.2 seconds left, in 69-67 win at Villanova (March 9).
• Had 19 points vs. Akron in NCAA Tournament win (March 21).
• Owned 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists while playing all 50 minutes in NCAA Tournament win vs. Oregon (March 23).
Summer 2023: Bahamas Tour
• Averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds while playing in two games.
• Had 11 points and six assists in opener vs. Raw Talent Elite.
• Closed his trip with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. BC Kaunas Zalgiris.
2022-23: Sophomore at Creighton
• Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST pick after averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists while starting all 37 games.
• One of four men in CU history with multiple games of seven three-pointers, joining Ethan Wragge, Kyle Korver and Mitch Ballock.
• Scored career-high 32 points with career-high seven three-pointers in Christmas Day win vs. DePaul.
• Poured in 27 points in win vs. Villanova, including 4-4 free throws after CU fell behind with 34 seconds left (Feb. 4).
• Had 25 points in 23 minutes in win vs. Georgetown, making 7-of-10 three-pointers.
• Made 10-of-11 free throws and scored 20 points in win vs. No. 19 Providence (Jan. 14).
• Owned 12 points and career-high three blocked shots in season-opener vs. St. Thomas (Nov. 7).
• Made four three-pointers and scored 14 points in win vs. North Dakota (Nov. 10).
• Had 12 points and career-high nine rebounds in win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 17), adding three assists and two steals.
• Scored in double-figures in all three games of the Maui Invitational (Nov. 21-23), starting with 17 points in win vs. No. 21 Texas Tech.
• Made first five shots and had 15 points and seven rebounds vs. No. 14 Arizona in title game of Maui Invitational.
• Had 17 points vs. BYU (Dec. 10), including eight points during a late 12-0 run as CU retook the lead vs. the Cougars.
• Delivered a season-high eight assists in win at Seton Hall (Feb. 8).
• Led CU with 17 points in just 23 minutes vs. No. 21 UConn (Feb. 11).
• Scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds at DePaul (March 4).
• Had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in win vs. No. 11 Baylor to secure trip to the Sweet 16 (March 19).
• Scored 19 points in Sweet 16 win vs. Princeton (March 24).
• Only 28 turnovers in the final 20 games (662 minutes).
2021-22: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists while appearing in all 35 games, including 13 starts.
• Averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists and 4.0 assists in 34.2 minutes per game in eight full games without Ryan Nembhard after shifting into the starting point guard role.
• One of three Bluejays named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 24, Feb. 7 and Feb. 28.
• Ranked sixth among all players with 7.0 assists per NCAA Tournament game.
• Made first career start on Feb. 12 at Georgetown, finishing with seven points and six assists in 37 minutes.
• Owned five points, four rebounds and two steals in regular-season debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 9).
• Owned eight rebounds in a reserve role at Nebraska (Nov. 16).
• Had go-ahead basket in game-ending 30-9 run as Creighton rallied to beat SIU Edwardsville, finishing with nine points (Nov. 27).
• Made 5-of-8 shots and scored 10 points in 30 minutes off the bench while finishing +23 in 79-59 win vs. No. 9 Villanova (Dec. 9).
• Poured in 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win vs. St. John’s (Jan. 19).
• Had 12 points and added seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in comeback win vs. DePaul (Jan. 22)..
• Scored all 11 of his points after half in win at No. 17 UConn (Feb. 1).
• Scored 13 points and tied his season-high with eight rebounds vs. Marquette (Feb. 20).
• Scored all 16 of his points in second half of road win at St. John’s, also adding five rebounds and six assists (Feb. 23).
• Made his Madison Square Garden debut with 11 points, six rebounds, two steals and eight assists in win vs. Marquette (March 10).
• Scored all 15 of his points in second half of BIG EAST Tournament semifinal win vs. No. 11 Providence (March 11).
• Played all 40 minutes in BIG EAST Tournament title game versus No. 8 Villanova (March 12), owning eight points and five rebounds.
• Scored a season-high 18 points in his NCAA Tournament debut vs. San Diego State (March 17), including the game-tying basket in the final 15 seconds of regulation and the go-ahead bucket with 1:08 left in overtime.
• Owned 14 points and career-high nine assists in NCAA Tournament game vs. No. 3 Kansas (March 19), playing all 40 minutes.
Heritage Hall High School
• The final piece of Creighton’s prized 2021 class, Alexander signed with CU on June 7th.
• Averaged 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior, earning Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year acclaim while also being named to The Oklahoman’s Super 5 All-State First Team for the third time.
• Regarded as a four-star prospect by ESPN (No. 55), 247Sports (No. 73) and Rivals (No. 81), and the top-ranked recruit from Oklahoma.
• The all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Heritage Hall High School history.
• Averaged 26.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a junior, when he was named a MaxPreps Junior
All-American.
• As a sophomore, he put up 24 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game, earning Greater Metro Athletic Conference MVP accolades.
• As a freshman was named Little All-City Player of the Year when he averaged 19 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest.
• Scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter of the 2018 state title game to help Heritage to the Class 4A title as a freshman, one of three state title games he played in.
Player Profile
Year Junior
Position Guard
Height 6’4”
Weight 190
Wingspan 6’9.5”
Max Vertical 35”
Major Healthy Life Management
Awards & Honors
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 1/24
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 2/7
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 2/28
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST
2022-23 True Blue Award (The Billy’s)
2023-24 247Sports Preseason Third Team All-American
2023-24 Associated Press All-BIG EAST Second Team
2023-24 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/20
2023-24 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 1/29
2023-24 CBS Sports Preseason Third Team All-American
2023-24 Dick Vitale National Player of the Week, 1/8
2023-24 Midseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10 List (10)
2023-24 NABC Division I Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (20)
2023-24 NABC Second Team All-District 5
2023-24 Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason 50 Watch List (50)
2023-24 Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST
2023-24 Preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (20)
2023-24 Preseason Wooden Award Watch List (50)
2023-24 Second Team All-BIG EAST
Personal
• Son of Steve and Pamela Alexander.
• Has one sister, Makayla.
• Is a cousin of Mike Conley Jr.
• Uncle D’Angelo Alexander played hoops at Oklahoma and Charlotte while another uncle, Xavier Alexander, played basketball at George Washington and Southern Nazarene.
• Favorite school tradition is the Pink Out.
• Chose Creighton because of the play style.
• Historical event he would have liked to witness was the Olympics with the Dream Team.
• Favorite book is Mamba Mentality.
• Sports hero is Michael Jordan.
• Nickname is Tricky.
• Favorite historical leader is MLK.
Trey Alexander Player Profile/Clippings (PDF)
2023-24: Junior at Creighton
• Second Team All-BIG EAST choice.
• Scored 20 points in 15 games this year, and team is 18-2 all-time when he scores 20+ points.
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 20 & Jan. 29.
• First among nation’s Power 6 players with 37:15 of playing time per game.
• Top 20 in the BIG EAST in minutes (1st), scoring (6th), defensive rebounds (6th), assists per game (7th), assist/turnover ratio (7th), free throw percentage (9th), double-doubles (15th), 3-pointers per game (15th) and rebounding (19th).
• One of 20 men on the NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch List and one of 50 men on the Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason Watch List and Preseason Wooden Award Watch List.
• No. 12 on CBS Sports Preseason Top 100 And 1 player list.
• 1 of 10 men named to Jerry West Shooting Guard of Year Late Season Watch List.
• Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST and Preseason All-American by CBS Sports (Third Team) and 247Sports (Third Team).
• First CU player with 20+ points in first four games since Doug McDermott.
• Made 7-of-8 shots and scored 20 points vs. Florida A&M (Nov. 7).
• Followed that with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and career-high five steals vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 11).
• Had 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists vs. Iowa (Nov. 14), coming an assist shy of CU’s first points/rebound/assist triple-double.
• Posted 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds vs. Texas Southern (Nov. 18).
• Had 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 9).
• Owned game-high 22 points in win vs. Alabama (Dec. 16).
• Had 16 points (including all 8 of CU’s in overtime) and career-high 15 rebounds vs. Villanova (Dec. 20).
• Finished with 25 points in win at Georgetown (Jan. 2).
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in Jan. 6 win vs. No. 23 Providence (Jan. 6).
• Made two go-ahead free throws with 12.3 seconds left to beat St. John’s (Jan. 13).
• Had 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three blocks, including go-ahead three-pointer in final minute of triple-overtime to help CU win at Seton Hall (Jan. 20).
• Had 27 points and added nine rebounds vs. Xavier (Jan. 23).
• Put up 23 points and seven assists vs. DePaul (Jan. 27), his 3rd straight 20+ pt game.
• Scored 22 points vs. Butler (Feb. 2), adding eight rebounds and four assists.
• Owned 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists at Xavier (Feb. 10).
• Scored 26 points, including season-high six three-pointers, vs. DePaul (Feb. 13).
• Poured in a season-high 31 points at Madison Square Garden vs. St. John’s, making 12-of-23 shots (Feb. 25).
• Had 15 points and 10 assists in win vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 28), then followed that up with second straight points/assists double-double when he had 18 points and career-high 11 assists in win over No. 5 Marquette (March 2nd).
• Scored 17 points, including game-winning basket with 0.2 seconds left, in 69-67 win at Villanova (March 9).
• Had 19 points vs. Akron in NCAA Tournament win (March 21).
• Owned 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists while playing all 50 minutes in NCAA Tournament win vs. Oregon (March 23).
Summer 2023: Bahamas Tour
• Averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds while playing in two games.
• Had 11 points and six assists in opener vs. Raw Talent Elite.
• Closed his trip with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. BC Kaunas Zalgiris.
2022-23: Sophomore at Creighton
• Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST pick after averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists while starting all 37 games.
• One of four men in CU history with multiple games of seven three-pointers, joining Ethan Wragge, Kyle Korver and Mitch Ballock.
• Scored career-high 32 points with career-high seven three-pointers in Christmas Day win vs. DePaul.
• Poured in 27 points in win vs. Villanova, including 4-4 free throws after CU fell behind with 34 seconds left (Feb. 4).
• Had 25 points in 23 minutes in win vs. Georgetown, making 7-of-10 three-pointers.
• Made 10-of-11 free throws and scored 20 points in win vs. No. 19 Providence (Jan. 14).
• Owned 12 points and career-high three blocked shots in season-opener vs. St. Thomas (Nov. 7).
• Made four three-pointers and scored 14 points in win vs. North Dakota (Nov. 10).
• Had 12 points and career-high nine rebounds in win vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 17), adding three assists and two steals.
• Scored in double-figures in all three games of the Maui Invitational (Nov. 21-23), starting with 17 points in win vs. No. 21 Texas Tech.
• Made first five shots and had 15 points and seven rebounds vs. No. 14 Arizona in title game of Maui Invitational.
• Had 17 points vs. BYU (Dec. 10), including eight points during a late 12-0 run as CU retook the lead vs. the Cougars.
• Delivered a season-high eight assists in win at Seton Hall (Feb. 8).
• Led CU with 17 points in just 23 minutes vs. No. 21 UConn (Feb. 11).
• Scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds at DePaul (March 4).
• Had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in win vs. No. 11 Baylor to secure trip to the Sweet 16 (March 19).
• Scored 19 points in Sweet 16 win vs. Princeton (March 24).
• Only 28 turnovers in the final 20 games (662 minutes).
2021-22: Freshman at Creighton
• Averaged 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists while appearing in all 35 games, including 13 starts.
• Averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists and 4.0 assists in 34.2 minutes per game in eight full games without Ryan Nembhard after shifting into the starting point guard role.
• One of three Bluejays named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 24, Feb. 7 and Feb. 28.
• Ranked sixth among all players with 7.0 assists per NCAA Tournament game.
• Made first career start on Feb. 12 at Georgetown, finishing with seven points and six assists in 37 minutes.
• Owned five points, four rebounds and two steals in regular-season debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 9).
• Owned eight rebounds in a reserve role at Nebraska (Nov. 16).
• Had go-ahead basket in game-ending 30-9 run as Creighton rallied to beat SIU Edwardsville, finishing with nine points (Nov. 27).
• Made 5-of-8 shots and scored 10 points in 30 minutes off the bench while finishing +23 in 79-59 win vs. No. 9 Villanova (Dec. 9).
• Poured in 11 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win vs. St. John’s (Jan. 19).
• Had 12 points and added seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in comeback win vs. DePaul (Jan. 22)..
• Scored all 11 of his points after half in win at No. 17 UConn (Feb. 1).
• Scored 13 points and tied his season-high with eight rebounds vs. Marquette (Feb. 20).
• Scored all 16 of his points in second half of road win at St. John’s, also adding five rebounds and six assists (Feb. 23).
• Made his Madison Square Garden debut with 11 points, six rebounds, two steals and eight assists in win vs. Marquette (March 10).
• Scored all 15 of his points in second half of BIG EAST Tournament semifinal win vs. No. 11 Providence (March 11).
• Played all 40 minutes in BIG EAST Tournament title game versus No. 8 Villanova (March 12), owning eight points and five rebounds.
• Scored a season-high 18 points in his NCAA Tournament debut vs. San Diego State (March 17), including the game-tying basket in the final 15 seconds of regulation and the go-ahead bucket with 1:08 left in overtime.
• Owned 14 points and career-high nine assists in NCAA Tournament game vs. No. 3 Kansas (March 19), playing all 40 minutes.
Heritage Hall High School
• The final piece of Creighton’s prized 2021 class, Alexander signed with CU on June 7th.
• Averaged 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior, earning Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year acclaim while also being named to The Oklahoman’s Super 5 All-State First Team for the third time.
• Regarded as a four-star prospect by ESPN (No. 55), 247Sports (No. 73) and Rivals (No. 81), and the top-ranked recruit from Oklahoma.
• The all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Heritage Hall High School history.
• Averaged 26.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a junior, when he was named a MaxPreps Junior
All-American.
• As a sophomore, he put up 24 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game, earning Greater Metro Athletic Conference MVP accolades.
• As a freshman was named Little All-City Player of the Year when he averaged 19 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest.
• Scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter of the 2018 state title game to help Heritage to the Class 4A title as a freshman, one of three state title games he played in.
Player Profile
Year Junior
Position Guard
Height 6’4”
Weight 190
Wingspan 6’9.5”
Max Vertical 35”
Major Healthy Life Management
Awards & Honors
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 1/24
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 2/7
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 2/28
2021-22 Dean’s List
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST
2022-23 True Blue Award (The Billy’s)
2023-24 247Sports Preseason Third Team All-American
2023-24 Associated Press All-BIG EAST Second Team
2023-24 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/20
2023-24 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 1/29
2023-24 CBS Sports Preseason Third Team All-American
2023-24 Dick Vitale National Player of the Week, 1/8
2023-24 Midseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 10 List (10)
2023-24 NABC Division I Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (20)
2023-24 NABC Second Team All-District 5
2023-24 Naismith Trophy Men’s Preseason 50 Watch List (50)
2023-24 Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST
2023-24 Preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (20)
2023-24 Preseason Wooden Award Watch List (50)
2023-24 Second Team All-BIG EAST
Personal
• Son of Steve and Pamela Alexander.
• Has one sister, Makayla.
• Is a cousin of Mike Conley Jr.
• Uncle D’Angelo Alexander played hoops at Oklahoma and Charlotte while another uncle, Xavier Alexander, played basketball at George Washington and Southern Nazarene.
• Favorite school tradition is the Pink Out.
• Chose Creighton because of the play style.
• Historical event he would have liked to witness was the Olympics with the Dream Team.
• Favorite book is Mamba Mentality.
• Sports hero is Michael Jordan.
• Nickname is Tricky.
• Favorite historical leader is MLK.
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