Alex Pérez (basketball)


Alexander "Alex" Pérez Kaufmann is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball team in international competitions.

Professional career

On June 17, 2016, Pérez signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the 2016–17 season.
On July 24, 2017, Pérez signed a one-year deal with the Latvian team VEF Rīga. Pérez helped them to reach the 2018 Latvian League Finals and the 2018 VTB League Quarterfinals. In 55 games played during the 2017–18 season, Pérez averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.
On July 4, 2018, Pérez signed with the Turkish team Banvit for the 2018–19 season. He finished the season averaging 14.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the Turkish Basketball Super League, along with 12.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds and league-high 1.9 steals in the Basketball Champions League.
On July 9, 2019, Pérez signed a three year deal with Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas. He signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League on June 26, 2020.

National team career

Pérez is a member of the Mexico national basketball team, he participated at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.