Alessandro Lever

Alessandro Lever (born 4 December 1998) is an Italian college basketball player for the Grand Canyon Antelopes of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Alessandro Lever
Lever with Reggiana in September 2016
No. 25 – Grand Canyon Antelopes
PositionCenter
LeagueWestern Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998
Bolzano, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
CollegeGrand Canyon (2017–present)
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Reggiana
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2018)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2020)
  • WAC Freshman of the Year (2018)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Italy
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2016 TurkeyTeam

Youth career

On September 10, 2014, Lever signed with Italian side Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, he played 3 games for the team in the 2015–16 season.[1] He played a EuroCup game for the team in the 2015–16 season.[2] In the 2016–17 season, he played a single game for the team where he scored three points and had a rebound.[3][4][5]

College career

Lever began playing college basketball for Grand Canyon in Phoenix in 2017. In his freshman season, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. In his sophomore year, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[6] In his Junior season he averaged 16 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per came.[7] In a match against Illinois State, Lever scored 23 points as Grand Canyon won, 68–63.[8] Lever was named to the Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference.[9]

National team career

Lever represented Italy in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia where he averaged 5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[10] He also participated in the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.[11] He also participated in the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship where he averaged 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists.[12]

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Gran Canyon 342721.3.453.321.7664.41.2.4.412.2
2018–19 Gran Canyon 343325.5.447.354.7484.31.4.4.112.5
2019–20 Gran Canyon 303033.5.535.383.7896.02.2.5.215.7

References
  1. "Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Rosters".
  2. "Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Rosters".
  3. "ALESSANDRO LEVER". proballers.com.
  4. "2016-2017 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Roster". RealGM.com.
  5. "Alessandro Lever". RealGM.com.
  6. "Alessandro Lever". Foxsports.com.
  7. "Alessandro Lever". SportsReference.
  8. "Alessandro Lever carries GCU basketball past Illinois State". azcentral.com.
  9. "2020 WAC Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. "Alessandro Lever".
  11. "Alessandro LEVER".
  12. "Alessandro LEVER". Fiba.basketball.
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