PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Was not drafted by the NBA out of college in 2019…signed by the HEAT on July 15, 2019…waived by Miami on Oct. 19, 2019…signed as a free agent by the HEAT to a two-way contract on Jan. 15, 2020.

2019-20 SEASON:

Split the season between the HEAT of the NBA and the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League…came off the bench in both games in which he appeared for the HEAT and tallied two points and three rebounds in 13:22 of action…made his NBA debut vs. Milwaukee on Aug. 6…missed a total of 11 games due to a hyperextended right knee & PCL sprain (9 from Feb. 5-26, one each on Mar. 4 and Mar. 11)…was a DNP-CD once (Aug. 8) and a healthy scratch on the Inactive List five times…missed 15 games while on NBA G League assignments…appeared in 23 games for the Skyforce (21 starts) and averaged 10.6 points (.692 FG%, .714 FT%), 9.1 rebounds, 2.17 blocks, 1.0 assists and 25.1 minutes…led the Skyforce in rebounds per game and ranked second in field goal percentage, offensive rebounds and blocks and third in total rebounds…topped Sioux Falls in scoring once and rebounds 15 times…scored in double figures 13 times, including one 20-point performance…grabbed double-figure rebounds nine times and posted seven double-doubles…had multi-blocks in a game 14 times, including a season-high eight in the season opener at Iowa on Nov. 8…NBA Season Highs: Two Points (vs. Indiana, Aug. 14), two rebounds (vs. Indiana, Aug. 14) and 12:00 minutes (vs. Indiana, Aug. 14).

BEFORE NBA

Played four seasons at the University of Tennessee, appearing in 135 of a possible 138 career games (105 starts) and averaged 4.6 points (.585 FG%, .638 FT%), 4.9 rebounds, 1.37 blocks and 17.8 minutes…finished his career ranked second in blocks and fifth in offensive rebounds on UT’s all-time lists…became just the 13th player at UT to start at least 100 games…as a senior, started all 37 games for the Vols and averaged 7.3 points (.614 FG%, .658 FT%), 6.6 rebounds, 1.73 blocks and 23.8 minutes…his 64 blocks were the second-most for a single-season in school history and his 96 offensive rebounds ranked as the sixth-most…helped the Vols go on an 18-game winning streak, achieve a No. 1 ranking in the weekly polls for the first time since the 2007-08 season and advance to the Sweet 16…led the team in blocks and offensive rebounds and finished second in total rebounds…posted a 14-point, 17-rebound double-double at Missouri on Jan. 8, becoming the first Vol to record at least 15 rebounds since Jarnell Stokes on Mar. 23, 2014…scored a career-high 19 points vs. Wake Forest on Dec. 22…as a junior, started all 34 games in which he appeared and averaged 5.6 points (.681 FG%, .712 FT%), 5.6 rebounds, 1.68 blocks and 20.3 minutes…his 57 blocks were the most by a junior in UT history…ranked sixth in the SEC in offensive rebounds per game and eighth in blocks per game…shot 75 percent (38-51) from the field in SEC games…recorded 17 multi-block games…recorded a steal with 38 seconds remaining to help seal a win vs. Georgia on Mar. 3 and clinch a share of the SEC regular season championship…as a sophomore, appeared in all 32 games (23 starts) and averaged 3.3 points (.466 FG%, .500 FT%), 4.0 rebounds, 1.03 blocks and 14.0 minutes…as a freshman, appeared in 32 games (11 starts) and averaged 1.7 points (.432 FG%, .656 FT%), 3.2 rebounds, 0.97 blocks and 12.2 minutes…named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll…finished second on the team in blocks…blocked at least three shots seven times, including a season-high six shots at TCU on Jan. 30.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Kyle John Soloman Alexander…is the son of Joseph and Audrey Alexander…his father played college basketball at Niagara University (1982-86), scoring more than 1,200 points…has two older sisters, Kayla and Kesia…his sisters combined to write and illustrate a children’s book, “The Magic of Basketball”, that was released in August 2019…his oldest sister, Kayla, who was a 6’4 center at Syracuse from 2009-13 and left as the school’s all-time leading scorer and shot blocker, has spent the last seven years playing in the WNBA with San Antonio, Indiana and currently with the Chicago Sky…earned his Bachelor of Communications degree from Tennessee in three years…initially wanted to major in cinema studies at UT but it didn’t fit with the Vols practice schedule, so after getting his degree in communications in three years he then did an internship in the UT film department his final year…when his playing career is over he would love to get into the TV and film production industry…had originally wanted to be an actor before he grew so tall, limiting his opportunities…in his free time he loves watching movies and Netflix, playing video games and being around the water either swimming, boating or riding jet skis…grew up playing soccer and still enjoys playing it…also played hockey and volleyball while growing up…didn’t start playing competitive basketball until the age of 16…credits his prep school coach Larry Blunt as someone who made a difference in his life, offering him a scholarship after a five-month training period that helped him get to where he is now…was a roommate of Nuggets guard Jamal Murray at Orangeville Prep…was one of 24 players selected to play in the 2015 BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game in Toronto…grew up a Raptors fan as a kid in Toronto and lists former HEAT All-Star Chris Bosh as his favorite former player…lists the Bible he received as a gift at Tennessee with his name engraved in it as his most prized possession and takes it everywhere with him…is a big fan of entertainers Drake, Ed Sheeran and Khalid…his pre-game routine consists of always putting his left sock on first and after getting dressed praying for the health of both teams…wears size 15 sneakers.