Alex Caruso

Alex Caruso
No. 21 Oklahoma City Blue
Position Guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1994-02-28) February 28, 1994
College Station, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school A&M Consolidated
(College Station, Texas)
College Texas A&M (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2016)
  • SEC All-Defensive Team (2016)

Alex Caruso (born February 28, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Texas A&M.

High school career

Caruso attended A&M Consolidated High School in his native College Station, Texas, where he played basketball under head coach Rick German. As a senior, he averaged 18 points and nine rebounds and was named TABC All-Regional, All-State as well as TABC All-Star and district MVP after leading his team to the postseason.[1]

College career

After graduating high school, Caruso joined the Texas A&M Aggies. In 137 games over his four-year career, he averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.02 steals per game, finishing as the school's all-time leader in assists with 649 and steals with 276. As a senior, he earned SEC All-Defensive Team and second-team All-SEC honors.[1][2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Caruso joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[3] On September 23, 2016, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder,[2] but was later waived by the Thunder on October 17.[4] On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.[5]

Personal life

He is the son of Mike and Jackie Caruso and has two sisters who are both Aggies; Megan, class of '14, and Emily, class of '18. His father played four years at Creighton and is currently an associate athletic director at Texas A&M.[1]

Caruso grew up around the A&M program, spending many seasons as a ball boy for the Aggies. He majored in sports management.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Texas A&M bio". The12thMan.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Thunder Adds Caruso, Tarczewski and Wright to Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  3. Stuter, Bret (July 1, 2016). "Philadelphia 76ers Release Full Summer League Roster". TheSixerSense.com. Fansided. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  4. "Thunder sign Reggie Williams". NBA.com. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

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