Alex Acker
Alex Acker Shooting a free throw for FC Barcelona
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| No. 3 – Pallacanestro Cantù | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Serie A |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 21, 1983 Compton, California |
| Nationality | American/Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Eisenhower (Rialto, California) |
| College | Pepperdine (2002–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2006 | →Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2006–2007 | Olympiacos |
| 2007–2008 | FC Barcelona |
| 2008–2009 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2009 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2009–2010 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2010–2012 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 2012 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| 2013 | Boulazac Dordogne |
| 2013 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2013–2014 | Limoges CSP |
| 2014 | İstanbul BB |
| 2015 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2015–2016 | Sidigas Avellino |
| 2016–present | Pallacanestro Cantù |
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Alex Maurice Acker (born January 21, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.
Acker attended Pepperdine University and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the last pick in the second round (60th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He was assigned to the NBA Development League's Fayetteville Patriots on February 27, 2006.
From 2006 to 2008, Acker played for Olympiacos (2006-07) for whom he averaged 14.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists and for FC Barcelona, averaging 6.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30 games.
On September 29, 2008 it was announced that Acker had signed a deal with his former team, the Detroit Pistons.
On February 16, 2009, Acker was traded by Detroit to the Los Angeles Clippers along with a second round draft pick in 2011 NBA Draft in exchange for a conditional second round draft pick in 2013 NBA Draft. This trade was completed primarily for the Pistons to clear salary cap space and to open a roster spot for trade flexibility.
In May 2009 Acker was featured in an AOL Sports report by NBA Correspondent Elie Seckbach sharing the story of his journey [1].
In August 2009, Acker signed a contract with Olimpia Milano in Italy.
In September 2010 he signed with Le Mans.
In October 2012 he signed a one-year contract with Asseco Prokom Gdynia. In February 2013, he signed a 2-month deal with Boulazac Basket Dordogne. On May 2, 2013 he signed with ASVEL Basket.
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