http://www.paokbc.gr/paokbc/index.php?&PHPSESSID=5fe34a4b3b7b2cf25382fa3403c9178e&file=com_newsview&id=335&PHPSESSID=5fe34a4b3b7b2cf25382fa3403c9178eÇ ÊÁÅ ÐÁÏÊ áíáêïéíþíåé ôç óõìöùíßá ìå ôïí áìåñéêáíü êáëáèïóöáéñéóôÞ Demetrius Alexander, ï ïðïßïò ðñüêåéôáé íá õðïãñÜøåé óõìâüëáéï åíüò Ýôïõò. Ï Alexander åßíáé 33 åôþí, Ý÷åé ýøïò 2ì.04, áãùíßæåôáé óôç èÝóç ôïõ ðÜïõåñ öüñãïõïñíô êáé óôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò óåæüí 2007-08, Ýðáéîå óôç Ëåôïíßá ìå ôç Barons êáôáêôþíôáò ôï Fiba Eurocup.
O Demetrius Darnell Alexander, üðùò åßíáé ôï ðëÞñåò üíïìÜ ôïõ, ãåííÞèçêå óôéò 3 Íïåìâñßïõ 1975 óôï Óåíô Ëéïýéò ôïõ Ìéæïýñé. Îåêßíçóå ôï ìðÜóêåô áðü ôï Hutchinson Community College (1994-96), åíþ óõíÝ÷éóå óôï ðáíåðéóôÞìéï Alabama (1996-98). Ç åðáããåëìáôéêÞ ôïõ êáñéÝñá îåêßíçóå áðü ôï CBA êáé ôïõò Idaho Stampede (1998-99), åíþ Ýðáéîå áêüìç óôïõò Atlanta Trojans (USBL, 1999), óôçí Éáðùíßá (Hitachi Osaka Helios, 1999-00), óôï IBL (San Diego Stingrays, 1999-00) êé áðü ôç óåæüí 2000-01 âñÝèçêå óôçí Åõñþðç. Áñ÷éêÜ óôï ÉóñáÞë üðïõ áãùíßóôçêå äýï óåæüí (2000-02) óôç Hapoel Jerusalem, áêïëïýèçóå ìßá óåæüí óôçí Éôáëßá (Snaidero Udine, 2002-03), åíþ óôç óõíÝ÷åéá áãùíßóôçêå óå Éóðáíßá (Fuenlabrada, 2004 êáé Valladolid 2004-05), ÊïñÝá (Changwon LG Sakers, 2005-06), Ãáëëßá (Pau Orthez, 2006-07, üðïõ êáôÝêôçóå ôçí ðñþôç èÝóç óôçí êáíïíéêÞ ðåñßïäï) êáé Éóðáíßá (Caja San Fernando, 2006-07).
Óôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò ðåñóéíÞò óåæüí áãùíßóôçêå óôç Ëåôïíßá êáé ìå ôç Barons êáôÝêôçóå ôï Fiba Eurocup, Ý÷ïíôáò êáôÜ ìÝóï üñï 15,6 ðüíôïõò (82,5% óôéò âïëÝò, 56,7% óôá äßðïíôá êáé 34,4% óôá ôñßðïíôá) êáé 7,5 ñéìðÜïõíô. Ðñáãìáôïðïßçóå Ýíá áðü ôá êáëýôåñÜ ôïõ ðáé÷íßäéá óôç äéïñãÜíùóç, ðåôõ÷áßíïíôáò 25 ðüíôïõò óôïí çìéôåëéêü ôïõ öÜéíáë öïñ ôïõ Fiba Eurocup áðÝíáíôé óôçí Tartu Rock, åíþ åß÷å ôá ðåñéóóüôåñá “double double” áðü êÜèå Üëëï ðáßêôç ôçò äéïñãÜíùóçò, áöïý ðÝíôå öïñÝò åß÷å äéøÞöéï áñéèìü óå ðüíôïõò êáé ñéìðÜïõíô.
Ìå ôç Barons Ýöôáóå êáé óôï öÜéíáë öïñ ôçò ÂáëôéêÞò Ëßãêáò, êáôáêôþíôáò ôçí ôÝôáñôç èÝóç. Óå 24 áãþíåò åß÷å êáôÜ ìÝóï üñï 11,7 ðüíôïõò (76,7% óôéò âïëÝò, 47,3% óôá äßðïíôá êáé 333,% óôá ôñßðïíôá) êáé 6,3 ñéìðÜïõíô. Áãùíßóôçêå åðßóçò óôï All Star Game ôçò FIBA ðïõ äéåîÞ÷èç óôçí Êýðñï, üðïõ ðÝôõ÷å 13 ðüíôïõò êáé ðÞñå 5 ñéìðÜïõíô.
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