Alessandro Lever
Italian basketball player (born 1998)
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Alessandro Lever (born 4 December 1998) is an Italian basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Lever with Reggiana in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Reyer Venezia | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 4, 1998 Bolzano, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Grand Canyon (2017–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Reggiana | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Pallacanestro Trieste | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Napoli Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Youth career
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. During his senior year, he helped lead Grand Canyon to their first NCAA tournament in program history.[9]
Professional career
After the college years, Lever returned to Italy signing with Pallacanestro Trieste.[10]
On July 3, 2023, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11]
On June 22, 2024, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[12]
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.[13] 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.[14] He also participated in the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship where he averaged 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists.[15]
Career statistics
| 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 |
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| 2017–18 | Grand Canyon | 34 | 27 | 21.3 | .453 | .321 | .766 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | 12.2 |
| 2018–19 | Grand Canyon | 34 | 33 | 25.5 | .447 | .354 | .748 | 4.3 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 12.5 |
| 2019–20 | Grand Canyon | 30 | 30 | 33.5 | .535 | .383 | .789 | 6.0 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | 15.7 |
| 2020–21 | Grand Canyon | 24 | 24 | 28.5 | .509 | .378 | .634 | 5.4 | 1.7 | .3 | .2 | 13.3 |
| Career | 122 | 114 | 26.9 | .485 | .359 | .741 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | 13.4 | |