Dan Alexander

Dan Alexander

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Arcadia, Calif.

High School:
Arcadia

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 180

Position:
MB

2007: Appeared in 71 games on the season... averaged 2.01 kills and 1.23 blocks per game while hitting .375... finished third on the team with 16 service aces... 87 total blocks were fourth on the squad... finished 10th in the MPSF in blocking at 1.25 blocks per game... moved into the starting lineup mid-way through the year when Dean Bittner moved to the opposite spot... hit .769 (11-1-13) against Cal Baptist on Feb. 9 and his .706 (14-2-17) against Penn State... was named to the Active Ankle/Long Beach Guesthouse Classic All-Tournament Team... hit .500 and averaged 2.00 kills and 1.30 blocks per game as the 49ers defeated IPFW and Penn State... had a career-high 17 kills against Pepperdine on March 24... career-best 12 blocks (12 BA) on April 6 vs. Hawaii... led the squad in blocking in six matches... he tallied nine blocks on March 29 at BYU and eight at Stanford and at home against Penn State, both victories.

2006: Redshirted for the 49ers.

High School: Selected second team All-American in 2005 by Mizuno/Volleyball Magazine... prepped at Arcadia High School where he lettered three years in both volleyball and basketball... was voted Arcadia High School's Athlete of the Year... selected first team All-CIF in volleyball as well as All-Pacific League... helped lead Arcadia to three consecutive Pacific League championships... in basketball he helped lead the Apaches to a second place league finish and once scored 45 points in a game.

Quick Facts: Born Daniel John Alexander on August 29, 1986 in Arcadia, California... son of Daniel and Cathleen Alexander... named to the Principal's Recognition Roll as a prep athlete... competed for the Riptides Club Team for two years out of Redondo Beach... team won the 2005 Junior Olympics and Alexander was named to the All-Tournament Team... a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit... is a communication studies major... named a 49er Academic All-Star in Fall 2006.

YR MP/GP K K/G E TA PCT AS SA SE D D/G BS BA TB B/G

2007 24/71 143 2.01 45 261 .375 2 16 68 18 0.25 6 81 87 1.23

ALEXANDER'S CAREER HIGH'S

Kills: 17 vs. Pepperdine, 3/24/07 Total Attempts: 26 vs. Pepperdine, 3/24/07 Hitting Percentage: 1.000 (3-0-3) vs. UCSB, 1/26/07 Service Aces: 4 vs. IPFW, 3/16/07 Digs: 3 vs. 2 Opponents Blocks: 12 vs. Hawaii, 4/6/07