Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Basketball player
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Alexander-Walker in December 2017
Player information
birthday September 2, 1998 (21 years and 365 days)
place of birth Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size 198 cm
Weight 94 kg
position Shooting Guard
college Virginia Tech
NBA draft 2019 , 17th pick, Brooklyn Nets
Club information
society New Orleans Pelicans
league NBA
Clubs as active
2019– United StatesUnited States New Orleans Pelicans

Nickeil Alexander Walker (born September 2, 1998 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian basketball player .

career

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's cousin played as a student at Vaughan Secondary School in the Canadian province of Ontario before moving to the United States , where he worked for the St. Louis Christian Academy, then for the Hamilton Heights Christian Academy. In the spring of 2016, he announced his move to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  (Virginia Tech for short), which took place in the 2017/18 season.

In two years as a player for Virginia Tech, the Canadian played 67 games for the university team and was always in the starting line-up. He achieved averages of 13.5 points as well as four rebounds, 2.7 assists in the basket and 1.4 ball wins per game. In both years he made 58 three-point throws. In April 2019, he ended his university career prematurely and announced his registration for the NBA draft procedure and thus his move to the professional camp. He was selected in 17th place by the New Orleans Pelicans  after the team had secured the right to choose in a swap with the Atlanta Hawks .

National team

At the U18 American Championship in 2016, he was the top scorer of the Canadian national team with an average of 17.4 points per match.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Myles Poet: Canada's Nickeil Alexander-Walker wants to follow cousin into NBA - after 2nd chance at Dance. In: CBC Sports. March 20, 2019, accessed April 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Michael Hayakawa: Alexander-Walker courts basketball scholarship offer from Virginia Tech. November 11, 2016, accessed April 25, 2019 (Canadian English).
  3. ^ SI: Sleeper Emerging as One of the 2018 NBA Draft's Best Guards. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Matt Ellentuck: Terps miss on 4-star 2017 SG Alexander-Walker. May 5, 2016, Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Nickeil Alexander-Walker - Men's Basketball. In: hokiesports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Canadian Nickeil Alexander-Walker entering NBA draft - Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2840928-nickeil-alexander-walkers-2019-draft-scouting-report-analysis-of-pelicans-pick
  8. ↑ Nickeil Walker profiles, FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men 2016. In: fiba.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Alexander-Walker, Nickeil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto