Alex Renfroe
 Renfroe with Alba Berlin in 2014 | |
| No. 32 – FC Barcelona Lassa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League |
Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 23, 1986 Hermitage, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American / Bosnian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hume-Fogg (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| College |
Trevecca Nazarene (2004–2006) Belmont (2007–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | VEF Rīga |
| 2010–2011 | KK Zagreb |
| 2011–2012 | New Basket Brindisi |
| 2012–2013 | Valladolid |
| 2013 | Brose Baskets |
| 2013–2014 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |
| 2014 | Laboral Kutxa Vitoria |
| 2014–2015 | Alba Berlin |
| 2015–2016 | Bayern Munich |
| 2016–present | FC Barcelona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gregory Alexander Renfroe (born May 23, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB.
College career
Renfroe played college basketball at Belmont University. He was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2009.[1]
Professional career
Renfroe went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On July 11, 2009 he signed his first professional contract with BK VEF Rīga of Latvia for the 2009–10 season.[2]
In August 2010, he signed with KK Zagreb of Croatia for the 2010–11 season.[3] On July 18, 2011 he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2011–12 season.[4]
On September 24, 2012, he signed with CB Valladolid of Spain for the 2012–13 season.[5] He left them in February 2013, and signed with Brose Baskets of Germany for the rest of the season.[6]
On August 21, 2013, he signed with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia.[7] On May 12, 2014, he signed with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria of Spain for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[8]
On September 24, 2014, Renfroe signed a four-month contract with the German team Alba Berlin.[9] On January 30, 2015, he signed a contract extension with Alba Berlin until June, 2015.[10]
On June 28, 2015, Renfroe signed a two-year contract with the German club Bayern Munich.[11]
On November 29, 2016, he parted ways with Bayern, and signed a contract with the Spanish club FC Barcelona for the rest of the season.[12]
National team
In 2015, Renfroe received a Bosnian passport and represented[13] the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team at EuroBasket 2015.[14]
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Alba Berlin | 24 | 8 | 26.5 | .479 | .457 | .824 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | .1 | 9.8 | 15.0 |
| 2015–16 | Bayern | 10 | 10 | 27.0 | .531 | .440 | .800 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .6 | .2 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| Career | 34 | 18 | 26.7 | .507 | .453 | .817 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 9.9 | 14.0 |
Personal life
Alex has 2 siblings, Jonte and Rachel Renfroe. He is the son of Gregory and Cynthia Renfroe and is married to Brandi Miller Renfroe. His daughter's name is Olivia Rose.
References
- ↑ "Alex Renfroe Named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year". belmont.prestosports.com. March 3, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "VEF Riga inks Renfroe". Sportando.com. July 11, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "KK Zagreb inks Alex Renfroe and Mario Kasun". Sportando.com. August 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Enel Brindisi lands Alex Renfroe". Sportando.com. July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "CB Valladolid officially signs Alex Renfroe". Sportando.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Bamberg officially signs Alex Renfroe". Sportando.com. February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Alex Renfroe signs with Enisey Krasnoyarsk". Sportando.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Laboral Kutxa se refuerza hasta final de temporada con el base Alex Renfroe". Baskonia.com (in Spanish). May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Alba Berlin signs big man Banic, guard Renfroe". Euroleague.net. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Alba Berlin signs Alex Renfroe to a contract extension till June
- ↑ "Alex Renfroe signs a two-year deal with Bayern Munich". Sportando.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Barcelona signs Alex Renfroe". Sportando.com. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ American Alex Renfroe trying to find his way in Bosnia
- ↑ "Alex Renfroe will get Bosnian passport, play at Eurobasket". Sportando.com. June 8, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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