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Alex Len (born June 16, 1993) is a Ukrainian basketball center that plays on the NCAA's Maryland Terrapins of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Len was born in Antratsit, Ukraine, where he grew up as a gymnast because he liked Jackie Chan movies. He started playing basketball at the age of 10. He was a standout player on the Ukraine national team at the U-18 European championships in 2010.
He was the recipient of an athletic scholarship from the University of Maryland coach Gary Williams, but Williams resigned after the 2010-11 season, leading to Mark Turgeon to take his place. Len underachieved in his freshman year, averaging 6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, and 2.1 BPG, but showed lottery pick potential after serving a ten game suspension at the beginning of the year. In his sophomore season, he opened up the season on November 9, 2012 against the reigning champion Kentucky Wildcats at the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, led by ESPN's #1 player of the 2012 recruiting class, Nerlens Noel.[1] Len overpowered Noel throughout the entire game, scoring 23 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in a 72-69 loss, while holding Noel to 4 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. The game showed that Len could be a top 5 pick in the upcoming draft, and that Maryland could be a dangerous team in 2012-13.[citation needed] On January 16, 2013, Len ended up scoring 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, including a game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds in the game, to get a 51-50 upset over #14 North Carolina State.
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Name | Len, Alex |
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Short description | Basketball player |
Date of birth | June 16, 1993 |
Place of birth | Antratsyt, Ukraine |
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