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#40 Alex Olsen
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Position:
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Forward
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Height:
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6'6"
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Weight:
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190
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Year:
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Freshman
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Hometown:
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Council Bluffs, Iowa
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High School:
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Abraham Lincoln
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2012-13: Freshman at Creighton
• Walk-on forward who redshirted last season, practicing every day against a 29-6 team.
• Had high school highs of 47 points and 26 rebounds.
• Had three points and a rebound in eight minutes of exhibition win vs. Mary (Nov. 2).
• Grabbed one rebound in first career regular-season action vs. North Texas (11/9).
•Also snared a rebound in final minute vs. UAB (11/14).
• Scored four points on 2-for-2 shooting vs. Presbyterian (11/18).
• Also went 2-for-2 vs. Longwood and scored six points (11/20).
• Swiped two steals in less than a minute vs. Tulsa (12/19).
• Produced two points and two rebounds in road win at Southern Illinois (1/27).
• Had a basket in four minutes of play in MVC Tournament semifinal win vs. Indiana State (3/9).
• Played one minute and grabbed an offensive rebound in NCAA Tournament game vs. Duke (3/24).
2011-12: Redshirted at Creighton
• Practiced but did not play for Creighton’s 2011-12 MVC Tournament championship team that finished 29-6, as part of a redshirt season.
Abraham Lincoln High School
• Averaged 20.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game as a senior while earning Second-Team All-State and team MVP honors.
• Shot 52.4 percent from the floor and 70.9 percent at the line while also blocking 70 shots and picking up 52 steals.
• Also named First-Team All-Substate, First-Team All-Western Iowa and First-Team All-Missouri River Athletics Conference.
• Set single-game school records with 47 points and 26 rebounds.
• As a junior, averaged 7.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest, with a single-game high of 21 points.
• Started all 22 games as both a junior and a senior for the Lynx.
• Earned 10 varsity letters in high school, including four in track, three in basketball and three in football.
• Twice named First-Team All-Conference in football.
• Led football team to first undefeated regular-season as a senior and named offensive MVP.
• Played for Jay Sealer in hoops and Justin Kammrad in football.
More About Alex
Full Name: Alex Kramer Olsen
Birthday: April 28, 1993
Birthplace: Hastings, Neb.
Parents: Walt & Mary Kay Olsen
Siblings: Emily (20)
Major: Business/Pre-Law
Career Ambition: Sports agent
Favorite TV Show: Breaking Bad
Awards & Honors
2011-12
MVC Academic Honor Roll
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