Alex Pérez (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Alex Pérez

| image = Alex Pérez (basketball) 2 Banvit B.K. TSL 20190504 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Pérez with Banvit in 2019

| league = Basketbol Süper Ligi

| team = Tofaş

| number = 2

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 190

| position = Point guard

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|1}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California

| nationality = American / Mexican

| high_school =

| college = Fresno city college

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| years1 = 2013–2015

| team1 = Soles de Mexicali

| years2 = 2015

| team2 = Bucaneros de La Guaira

| years3 = 2015–2016

| team3 = Soles de Mexicali

| years4 = 2016

| team4 = Maccabi Haifa

| years5 = 2017

| team5 = Soles de Mexicali

| years6 = 2017

| team6 = San Lorenzo

| years7 = 2017–2018

| team7 = VEF Rīga

| years8 = 2018–2019

| team8 = Banvit

| years9 = 2019

| team9 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years10 = 2020

| team10 = Bahçeşehir Koleji

| years11 = 2020–2021

| team11 = Fenerbahçe

| years12 = 2021–2022

| team12 = Türk Telekom

| years13 = 2022–2023

| team13 = Konyaspor

| years14 = 2023–2024

| team14 = Büyükçekmece Basketbol

| years15 = 2024–present

| team15 = Tofaş

| highlights =

2× TBSL assists leader (2023, 2025)
FIBA Champions League steals leader (2019)
Estonia/Latvia League All Star (2018)
LNB champion (2017)
LNBP champion (2015)
LNBP All-Star (2016)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|Mexico}}}}

}}

Alejandro Daniel "Alex" Pérez Kauffman (born July 1, 1993) is a Mexican-American professional basketball player for Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball team in international competitions.

Professional career

On June 17, 2016, Pérez signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Maccabi Haifa signs Alex Perez|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/202572/maccabi-haifa-signs-alex-perez.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2018}}{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On July 24, 2017, Pérez signed a one-year deal with the Latvian team VEF Rīga.{{cite news|title=Alex Perez signs with VEF Riga|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/cups/vtb-league/242187/alex-perez-signs-with-vef-riga.html|work=Sportando.com|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 4, 2018}}{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Pérez helped them to reach the 2018 Latvian League Finals and the 2018 VTB League Quarterfinals. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the Latvian League and the VTB League), Pérez averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.

On July 4, 2018, Pérez signed with the Turkish team Banvit for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|title=Banvit adds Alex Perez|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/280200/banvit-adds-alex-perez.html|work=Sportando.com|date=July 4, 2018|access-date=July 4, 2018}}{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He finished the season averaging 14.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the Turkish Basketball Super League, along with 12.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and league-high 1.9 steals in the Basketball Champions League.

On July 9, 2019, Pérez signed a three-year deal with Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.{{Cite web |title=Zalgiris officially adds Alex Perez |author= |website=Eurohoops |date=9 July 2019 |access-date=9 July 2019 |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/904723/zalgiris-officially-adds-alex-perez/}}

He signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League on June 26, 2020.{{cite web |title=Bahcesehir announces Alex Perez |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bahcesehir-announces-alex-perez/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=June 26, 2020 |date=June 26, 2020}} In six games, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game.

On November 14, 2020, Perez signed with Fenerbahçe.{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Fenerbahce inks Alexander Perez Kaufmann |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/653274/Fenerbahce-inks-Alexander-Perez-Kaufmann |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=November 14, 2020 |date=November 14, 2020}} On June 17, 2021, Pérez officially parted ways with the Turkish club.

On July 4, 2021, he has signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=95321|title=Fenerbahçe'den Telekom'a|last=|first=|date=July 4, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 5, 2021}}

On July 21, 2022, he has signed with Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketfaul.com/haber?haber=102329|title=Konyaspor, Alex Perez'i açıkladı|last=|first=|date=July 21, 2022|website=|publisher=basketfaul|language=tr|access-date=August 5, 2022}}

On August 2, 2023, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite instagram |user=buyukcekmecebsk |postid=CvcfhfYK37T |title=Onvo Büyükçekmece Basketbol’a hoş geldin Alex Perez |date=August 2, 2023}}

On June 19, 2024, he signed with Tofaş of Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tofas-signs-alex-perez/|title=Tofas signs Alex Perez|last=|first=|date=June 19, 2024|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 19, 2024}}

National team career

Pérez is a member of the Mexico national basketball team, he participated at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/2017/Alex-Perez 2017 FIBA AmeriCup profile]

References

External links

[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alexander-Perez-Kaufmann/Summary/81574 RealGM profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214415/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Alex_Perez/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile]
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/2981 TBLStat.net Profile]

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Argentina

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:American sportspeople of Mexican descent

Category:Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players