2016-17: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team, his first all-conference award…Selected to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team, one of just 10 players in the conference to receive such honors…Started in all 28 games in which he appeared, averaging 11.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 26.8 minutes per contest…Ranked second in the GLIAC in rebounds per game (8.4) and third in total boards (235) and defensive rebounds (185)…Also finished 12th in the league in offensive boards (50) and blocked shots (22), 23rd in field goal percentage (49.6) and 24th in steals (28)…Finished 10th in GVSU history with 690 career rebounds…Posted strong shooting percentages for the year: 49.6 percent from the field, 38.2 percent (34-of-89) from three-point range, and 76.6 percent (36-of-47) at the line…Led team in all four rebounding categories for the season and led GVSU in rebounding in 19 of 28 games…His 235 total rebounds are the second-most in a single season by a Laker since 2007-08…One of five Lakers with more assists (62) than turnovers (55)…Voted team’s most valuable player and top defensive player…One of just eight players in the GLIAC with at least 20 blocks (22) and 20 steals (28), joining teammate Juwan Starks in that rare club…Recorded double-digits in scoring in 16 games to go with eight games of 10 or more rebounds…Notched five of GVSU’s eight double-doubles on the year…Tallied either 10 points or 10 rebounds in 14 of final 17 games…First double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds came in just 19 minutes of 85-48 home win over Trinity Christian (11/18)…Supplied season-high 15 rebounds to go with 13 points against Upper Iowa (11/25)…Made 7-of-8 shots and recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists in 87-75 home win over Ashland (12/19)…Notched 21 points (4-of-7 three-pointers), eight rebounds, and five assists in 93-78 road victory at Northwood (1/12)…Tallied career-high 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting to go with eight rebounds and a pair of blocks in 80-71 home win over Saginaw Valley State (1/21)…Collected 12 rebounds in 79-56 road victory at Northern Michigan and 94-83 home win versus Northwood (2/9)…Recorded final career double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes of 74-57 home victory against Michigan Tech (2/16)…Added 17 points and nine rebounds against Northern Michigan (2/18) on Senior Day two days later.
2015-16: Played in 28 games and made eight starts…Averaged 8.5 points and 5.9 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per game…Ranked 13th in the GLIAC in offensive rebounds (60), 18th in rebounds per game (5.9), 22nd in total rebounds (166), and 25th in defensive rebounds (106)…Also finished the year ranked 18th in the league with 35 steals…Posted strong overall shooting percentages: 49.4 percent from the field, 46.5 percent (20-43) from three-point range, and 73.2 percent at the free throw line…Led team with 35 steals and ranked second with 15 blocks…Team leader in rebounding in eight games…Chosen as GVSU’s co-defensive player of the year…Recorded three double-doubles, including two double-doubles in the first four games of the season…Notched 15 points and season-best 13 rebounds in home win over Grace Bible (11/23)…Totaled nine points in season-opening win over Quincy (11/14) and 12 points in the next day’s victory over Missouri-St. Louis (11/15), recording 10 rebounds in each win…Supplied 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 17 minutes of home victory over Northwood (1/23)…Poured in season-high 16 points (6-of-8 field goals, 2-of-3 three-pointers) in only 17 minutes of home win against Northern Michigan (1/14)…Tallied team-best 14 points and added seven boards in GLIAC Tournament at Ashland (3/1)…Knocked down 20 three-pointers on the year, which doubled his combined total from his freshman and sophomore seasons (10 combined)…Nailed a trifecta in 13 games, with season-best 3-for-4 performance from beyond the arc at Lake Superior State (1/21)…Recorded a steal in 19 games, including 10 games of multiple steals…Picked up season-high four thefts against Missouri-St. Louis (11/15) and Grace Bible (11/23)…Blocked career-high three shots in home win over Wayne State (1/2).
2014-15: Appeared in 27 games, making three starts in the middle of the season…Averaged 5.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game…Ranked 11th in the GLIAC in offensive rebounds (56) and 15th in the league in total rebounds (153) and rebounds per game (5.7)…Pulled down 25 rebounds in four-overtime loss at Ashland (12/4), the most boards by a GVSU player since at least 1978, a span of 36 years…The 25 rebounds tied for the second-most by a Division II player this season and the sixth-most by any player in the NCAA (Division I, II, or III)…Finished second on the team in offensive rebounds, total boards, and rebounds per game, while ranking third in steals (23), blocks (nine), and fourth in made field goals (53)…Scored in double figures in five games and had three double-digit rebounding efforts…Three double-doubles tied for team-high…In addition to 25 rebounds against Ashland, he played a career-high 47 minutes and scored a career-best 17 points in that contest…Notched 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 17 minutes of victory over Purdue North Central (12/20)…Added 12 points and eight boards against Lake Superior State (1/22)…Tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season (fifth of his career) in home win over Hillsdale (2/21).
2013-14: Played in all 27 games as a true freshman, starting final 11 contests...Averaged 6.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game...Tied for the team lead with 55 offensive rebounds, ranked second in total rebounds (136), tied for second in blocked shots (12), and tallied third-most steals (25)...Scored in double-figures eight times...Recorded a pair of double-doubles, including 13 points and season-best 12 rebounds in win at Saginaw Valley State (1/30), followed by 12 points and 10 boards in home win over Northern Michigan (2/6)...Notched season-high 16 points (making 7-of-11 field goals) and eight rebounds in just 25 minutes of road win at Ohio Dominican (12/17)...Tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, and season-high five steals in home upset victory over #23 Lake Superior State (1/23).
High School: Played at Battle Creek Central High School under head coach Greg Williams...Two-time team most valuable player and two-time captain of the Bearcats...Recorded a 66-15 record at Battle Creek Central, including winning a conference championship during his senior year...Bearcats were 55-6 in his freshman, sophomore, and senior seasons...Averaged over 13 points and more than eight rebounds a game during his high school career, shooting over 50 percent from the field...Best statistical season came as a sophomore when he averaged 13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.4 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game as team went 18-2...Earned all-state honorable mention plaudits, as well as all-conference and all-city honors...Also played four years of baseball and two seasons of football at Battle Creek Central...Participated in National Honor Society and Red Cross Club.
Personal: Son of Rodney Sr. and Carol Alexander...Enjoys fishing, hunting, camping, coaching, tutoring, and playing sports...Majoring in biology.
