Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Biography

Nickeil Alexander-Walker was part of Canada’s historic bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup. It was Canada’s first ever medal at the tournament. Alexander-Walker was among the players who committed to the national team in 2022, along with his cousin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who is also on the Paris 2024 team.  

Alexander-Walker first played with the senior national team at the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria where Canada lost in the semifinals to Czechia. He next competed internationally in the FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers, appearing in three games in the summer of 2022.

Alexander-Walker had previously represented Canada at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, leading the tournament in scoring with 17.4 points per game as Canada won the silver medal. 

Alexander-Walker was selected 17^th overall by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 NBA Draft. He was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans that summer and made his league debut on October 22, 2019 in his hometown against the Toronto Raptors. In his second season, he scored a career-high 37 points in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on January 13, 2021. At the trade deadline in 2022, he was sent to Portland and then to Utah where he played until being dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves in February 2023. 

Alexander-Walker played collegiately for Virginia Tech. He was a Third-Team All-ACC selection as a sophomore in 2019, helping the Hokies reach the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Tournament.