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Alex Poythress (born September 6, 1993) is an American-Ivorian professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He won the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2011–12 in his senior year of high school, and was the TSSAA Class AAA Mr. Basketball his senior year. He was a 5-star recruit out of Northeast High School in Clarksville, Tennessee, during 2011–12. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.

Alex Poythress

Poythress in Kentucky's 2013 Blue-White scrimmage
No. 22 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Ligat HaAl EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-06) September 6, 1993 (age 29) Savannah, Georgia
Nationality	American/Ivorian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Northeast (Clarksville, Tennessee)
College	Kentucky (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016 / Undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2017	Philadelphia 76ers
2017–2018	Indiana Pacers
2017	→ Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018–2019	Atlanta Hawks
2018–2019	→ Erie BayHawks
2019	Jilin Northeast Tigers
2019–2020	Galatasaray
2020–2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2022–present	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
VTB United League champion (2022) All-NBA D-League Second Team (2017) NBA D-League All-Rookie Team (2017) NBA D-League All-Star (2017) SEC All-Freshman Team (2013) McDonald's All-American (2012) First-team Parade All-American (2012)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Poythress was rated as the number 17 player in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100,[1] the number 10 player by Scout.com,[2] and the number 8 player by Rivals.com.[3]

Poythress chose Kentucky over offers from Florida, Tennessee, Memphis, and Vanderbilt, among others.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Poythress PF	Clarksville, TN	Northeast HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97

College career

On December 12, 2014, Poythress was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during practice the previous day.[4][5]

Poythress returned to Kentucky for his senior season,[6] and averaged 10.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. As of the 2020–21 season, Poythress remained one of only five players to play four scholarship seasons under John Calipari at Kentucky. [7]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Poythress joined the Orlando Magic for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2016, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.[8] He was waived by the Pacers on October 17, 2016 after appearing in two preseason games.[9] On October 31, 2016, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Pacers.[10]

Philadelphia 76ers (2017)

On April 2, 2017, Poythress signed with the Philadelphia 76ers to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Philadelphia had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15.[11] He made his NBA debut that night, scoring 11 points in 24 minutes off the bench in a 113–105 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[12] On April 11, 2017, he signed with the 76ers for the remainder of the season.[13]

Indiana Pacers (2017–2018)

On August 22, 2017, Poythress signed a two-way contract by the Indiana Pacers. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Pacers and their G-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, with him projected to return to Fort Wayne once again for the majority of the season.[14] However, on December 28, 2017, Poythress' contract would be converted into a full, regular season contract despite him playing in only 11 games with the Pacers by that point.[15] On July 6, 2018, he was waived by the Pacers.[16]

Atlanta Hawks (2018–2019)

On August 20, 2018, Poythress signed a two-way deal with the Atlanta Hawks.[17] Poythress appeared in 21 games for the Hawks (one start), averaging 5.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[18] He also averaged 23.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.2 blocks in 18 G-League games for the Erie Bayhawks.[19]

Jilin Northeast Tigers (2019)

On August 12, 2019, Poythress signed with Jilin Northeast Tigers of the CBA.[20]

Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta (2019–2020)

On December 2, 2019, he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[21] Poythress averaged 12.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the team.[22]

Zenit (2020–2022)

On July 7, 2020, he signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.[23] On June 16, 2021, Poythress renewed his contract with the Russian club.[24]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–present)

On June 21, 2022, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroLeague.[25]

International career

Poythress received an Ivorian passport in 2022 in order to play for their national team and to not be considered an import player under the Cotonou Agreement. [26]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Philadelphia	6	1	26.2	.463	.316	.800	4.8	.8	.5	.3	10.7
2017–18	Indiana	25	0	4.2	.423	.364	–	.7	.1	.1	.0	1.0
2018–19	Atlanta	21	1	14.5	.494	.391	.621	3.6	.8	.2	.5	5.1
Career		52	2	10.9	.472	.358	.667	2.3	.5	.2	.3	3.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Kentucky	33	31	25.8	.581	.424	.689	6.0	.7	.3	.4	11.2
2013–14	Kentucky	40	0	18.4	.497	.242	.625	4.5	.4	.3	.7	5.9
2014–15	Kentucky	8	8	20.3	.381	.000	.857	3.8	.3	.5	1.5	5.5
2015–16	Kentucky	31	23	23.6	.601	.304	.706	6.0	.3	.6	.7	10.2
Career		112	62	22.1	.551	.302	.686	5.3	.5	.4	0.7	8.6

References

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio

На других языках

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[de] Alex Poythress

Alexander Poythress (* 6. September 1993 in Savannah (Georgia))[1] ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Alex Poythress

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[es] Alex Poythress

Alex Poythress (Savannah, Georgia, 6 de septiembre de 1993) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de Maccabi Tel-Aviv de la Ligat Winner. Con 2,05 metros de estatura, juega en las posiciones de ala-pívot o pívot.

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[ru] Пойтресс, Алекс

Алекс Пойтресс (англ. Alex Poythress; род. 28 октября 1993, Саванна, штат Джорджия, США) — американский и ивуарийский профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции тяжёлого форварда.

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