Alex Larsson - 2017-18 - Men's Basketball

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21 Alex Larsson

Position Forward
Class Senior
Hometown Södertälje, Sweden
High School Södertälje Knights Club Team

Bio
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Historical

2017-18 Recorded 3 double-doubles this season—15 points, and 13 rebounds at California on November 10th (box score/recap), 12 points, and 15 rebounds at Grand Canyon on December 2nd (box score/recap), and 11 points, and 10 rebounds at UC Santa Barbara on January 6th (box score/recap)...

2016-17 Named to the Big West All Academic Team ... Finished second on the team in field goal percentage, third in rebounding, and third in blocked shots ... Scored a career-high 14 points on two occasions—at UNLV on November 16 (box score/recap) and at Cal State Fullerton on January 18 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at UNLV on November 16 ... Scored in double-figures on seven occasions ... Led the team in scoring on two occasions, and in rebounding four times ... Big West Tournament Grabbed two rebounds in 12 minutes in the Highlanders' First Round loss vs. UC Irvine (box score/recap) ...

2015-16 Named to the Big West Conference, All-Academic Team (story) ... Finished second on the team in field goal percentage, third in rebounding and second in blocked shots ... Reached double-figures in scoring on four occasions ... Scored a season-high 12 points vs. UC Irvine on March 5 (box score/recap) ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at UC Davis on January 21 (box score/recap) ... Blocked a career-high six shots vs. Hawai'i on January 14 (box score/recap) ... Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding on one occasion ... Big West Tournament Scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in 16 minutes in the Highlanders' 82-74 First Round loss to Long Beach State (box score/recap) ...

2014-15 Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding on four occasions ... Scored in double digits on two occasions ... Recorded one double-double on the year scoring a season-high 12 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Abilene Christian on November 29 (box score/recap) ... Tied his career rebound high with 11 boards at UC Davis on March 5 (box score/recap) ... Blocked a career-high three shots on two occasions vs. Cal Poly on February 21 (box score/recap) and vs. Long Beach State on March 7 (box score/recap) ... Big West Tournament Scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in 18 minutes in the Highlanders' 63-54 First Round loss to UC Irvine (box score/recap) ...

High School/Club Team Men's basketball team won the Swedish Championship in 2014 ... Was chosen as MVP of the Swedish Championship ... Youth basketball team won the Swedish Championship in 2014 while being under the age of 18 ... Was named the best center under the age of 18 in Sweden in 2014 ...

Personal Alexandar Larsson is the son of Torbojrn Larsson and Laila Eklund ... Roots for the San Antonio Spurs ... Boris Diaw, Zach Randolph and Kevin Love are his favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating Swedish meatballs ... Favorite movies are "Coach Carter" and "Law Abiding Citizen" ... Watches "Suits" ... His favorite hobby is spending time with his family and friends ... His most memorable sporting achievements were playing on his national team, and being named MVP in the Swedish Championship ... Considers two of his old coaches, Ludurg Degemas and Dick Degemas, to be his greatest influence because he feels they are responsible for his success ... Wants to play basketball professionally after graduation ...