Alexander Provides Effort, Energy for Senators

Ivan McDowell, Southeast/Mid-South Editor

December 18, 2008 –The 2008-2009 version of the Sparkman Senators has plenty of star power up and down its line up. Junior forward Kendal Jennings is a long, lanky, 6-foot-6 post player with tremendous upside. Shooting guard Tevin Scruggs is a bulldog of a player with a deadly touch from beyond the arc. But every team, if they’re going to be a championship team, needs a glue guy; you know that guy that gets all the floor burns. The guy that grabs all the loose balls, corrals the key rebounds or makes defensive stops to help his team win. For Sparkman that player is Theo Alexander.

Not a statistical dynamo, but always in the right place at the right time, what Alexander lacks in overwhelming stats he more than makes up for in energy and effort. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound forward brings his lunch pail every night to go to work and do all the little things for Coach Luther Tiggs’ bunch, often getting overshadowed by those around him who put up more gaudy numbers. Alexander, however, doesn’t seek the spotlight, but rather toils in anonymity with the knowledge that he’s done whatever was necessary to propel his team to victory.

Theo Alexander makes Sparkman (AL) go.

“That’s what I bring to the table,” said Alexander, who has had multiple games with double-digit rebounds.

“I think coach expects senior leadership and hustle out of me. Whatever it takes to help my team win that’s what I’ll do.”

Recently having participated in the SportsMed Shootout over the Thanksgiving holiday, Alexander says it was a learning experience and exposed him to different styles of basketball and raised levels of competition. While Sparkman finished 2-2 for the tourney, Alexander played some of his best ball of the season snagging boards and finishing around the rim with regularity. For his efforts Alexander was named to the all-tournament team. Colleges and Universities have begun to take notice.

The University of North Alabama, as well as, Division III schools Oglethorpe, Rhodes and Suwanee have all shown varying degrees of interest in the senior Alexander not only for his exploits on the floor, but also for his diligence in the classroom. He sports a 3.7 GPA and is looking to focus on electrical engineering upon entering college.

“I think I have a lot to offer a school whether it is on the basketball floor or in the classroom.”

Alexander further opined, “My work ethic, intelligence and all-around good nature are what have drawn the attention of colleges. No matter the circumstance, I always give 100%.”