Joe Alexander (born December 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Alexander, who at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 230 lb (100 kg) plays both forward positions, was selected for the 2007 All-Big East squad during his collegiate career with West Virginia and was an All-American Honorable Mention. He was selected eighth overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Though an expatriate, he is t...
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Joe Alexander (born December 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Alexander, who at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 230 lb (100 kg) plays both forward positions, was selected for the 2007 All-Big East squad during his collegiate career with West Virginia and was an All-American Honorable Mention. He was selected eighth overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Though an expatriate, he is the first Taiwanese-born player to play in the NBA.
Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Alexander moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., when he was two. When he was eight, his family relocated to China when his father got a job working for Nestlé. Alexander lived for the next six years in China (in Hong Kong for six months, and then in Beijing) where he became nearly fluent in Mandarin. While Alexander lived in Hong Kong, he attended the Hong Kong International School in Tai Tam. Alexander and his family lived in a separated ex-pat community with...
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