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Al-Hala signs Alex Young, ex Al Ittihad

Alex Young

Alex Young

Al-Hala Muharraq (Premier League) signed experienced 35-year old American forward Alex Young (198cm-96kg-1989, college: IUPUI) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Young played last season at Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabian SBL league. In 5 games he had 10.0ppg, 4.4rpg and 1.6apg.
He was voted to Israeli League All-Star Game back in 2015 and 2018.
The previous (2022-23) season he was tested by Al Ahli in Qatari where in two games he recorded very impressive stats: 22.0ppg, 10.0rpg, 10.0apg and 3.0spg in that year.
He is quite experienced player. He has played in eight different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and of course North America). Young has played previously professionally in China (Beijing), France (Chalons Reims), Israel (Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Ironi Nahariya), Italy (Orlandina and Basket Barcellona), Russia (Enisey), Egypt (Al Ahly Cairo), United Arab Emirates (Al Sharjah) and The Basketball Tournament (Armored Athlete and Midwest Dream).
He graduated from Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ-Indianapolis in 2012 and it will be his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season as a professional player. Young was selected to Israeli League All-Star Game back in 2015 and 2018.

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