BACKGROUND!          email us:-courtneyalexander_co@lycos.com

Personal: Born April 27, 1977, in Bridgeport, Conn. ? son of Allana and Joseph Alexander ? has two brothers and one sister ? his brother, Andre, played basketball at Norfolk State University.

High School: Graduated from Jordan High School in Durham, N.C. in 1995 ? was the state of North Carolina's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior in addition to earning third-team All-America recognition from BlueChip and Parade magazines ? as a senior, averaged 30.7 ppg, 9.1 rpg and 3.1 apg ? ended his career as Jordan High's all-time leading scorer (2,087 points), which included a school single-season mark of 797 points his senior year ? averaged 26.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg for his prep career ? was a two-time first-team All-State selection (junior and senior years) and a second-team All-State choice as a sophomore ? played in both the Capital Classic and Converse All-Star games ? selected to play in the Albert Schweitzer International Youth Tournament in Germany in 19944, helping the U.S. team to the World Championship.

2001-02:
Scored a season-high 32 points in a career-high 50 minutes vs. ORL on 3/3...Scored 10+ points 27 times and 20+ points seven times...Started 28 of 56 games played and averaged 14.3 points, 2.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and shot 49.7 percent from the floor as a starter...Recorded a season-high eight rebounds at BOS on 3/10...Scored in double figures in 11 straight games from 3/3 through 3/20...Missed 17 games due to injury.

2000-01
Named NBA Schick Rookie of the Month for the month of April...averaged 22.4 ppg during the month and scored 20 points or more on seven occasions...led the Wizards in scoring four times in April and set a career-high in points with 33 in the last game of the season vs. Toronto (4/18)...finished the season ranked first among the rookies in free throw percentage (.820), fourth in scoring (9.5 ppg), and ninth in both steals (.69 spg) and minutes (21.3 mpg)...led the Wizards in scoring six times...matched or tied his career-high in scoring six times this season...posted double-figures in scoring in 22 of 27 games since joining the Wizards...scored 20+ points 12 times with Washington, 30+ points twice...overall, averaged 9.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game...averaged 17.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game with the Wizards...grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. Houston (3/31)...shot a career-high 11 free throws vs. Utah (3/4)...played in a career-high 47 minutes vs. Toronto (4/18)...tallied 30 points and four assists vs. Cleveland (4/15)...recorded 28 points (11-17 FG) in 38 minutes vs. Chicago (4/11)...scored 17 points (6-10 FG) off the bench at Philadelphia (3/2)...scored 13 points in 23 minutes in his debut as a Wizard vs. Toronto (2/24)...made his first start with the Wizards vs. Detroit (3/14)...posted 15 points and seven boards.