Alexander was born on 27^th April 1977 to Allana and Joseph Alexander in Bridgeport, Conn. His siblings include two brothers and one sister. Alexander did his graduation from Jordan High School in Durham N.C. in 1995. He became state of North Carolina's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and also earned third-team All-America recognition from BlueChip and Parade magazines. His brother, Andre, played basketball at Norfolk State University. Courtney was the first player in the history of the Western Athletic Conference to become the nation’s leading scorer. He gradually improved his scoring in each of his 4 seasons in college (13.9, 14.8, 21.4, 25.3). He played for the University of Virginia in his first two seasons.

In 1998 he was transferred to Frenso. He has a nice midrange game but since he remains focused on scoring his pick becomes pretty scary. Perhaps he is the best shooting guard in the Draft as viewed by many.