Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
	Gilgeous-Alexander in 2022
No. 2 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 12, 1998 (age 26); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Thomas More (Hamilton, Ontario); Sir Allan MacNab (Hamilton, Ontario); Hamilton Heights Christian Academy; (Chattanooga, Tennessee);
College	Kentucky (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018: 1st round, 11th overall pick
	Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Los Angeles Clippers
2019–present	Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA All-Star (2023, 2024); 2× All-NBA First Team (2023, 2024); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2019); Lionel Conacher Award (2023); Second-team All-SEC (2018); SEC All-Freshman Team (2018); SEC tournament MVP (2018);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ˈʃeɪ ˈɡɪldʒəs/ SHAY GHIL-jəs;^[1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected 11th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2018 NBA draft before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers that same night.

In his rookie year, Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team before being traded to the Thunder in July 2019. In his first year with Oklahoma City, he was their leading scorer and helped them make the playoffs as a fifth seed. After dealing with injuries the next two seasons, Gilgeous-Alexander was named to his first NBA All-Star Game and was voted to the All-NBA First Team in 2023, when he finished fourth in the league in scoring with 31.4 points per game.

With the Canadian national basketball team, Gilgeous-Alexander won the bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and was named to the World Cup All-Tournament Team. He was given the Northern Star Award in 2023 as Canadian athlete of the year, only the second basketball player so honoured.

^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

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