_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93023.jpg) Poythress in 2023 | |
| No. 22 – Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | VTB United League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 6, 1993 Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality | American / Ivorian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northeast (Clarksville, Tennessee) |
| College | Kentucky (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2017 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2017–2018 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2017 | → Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2018–2019 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2018–2019 | → Erie BayHawks |
| 2019–2020 | Galatasaray |
| 2020–2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2023–2024 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2024–present | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alex Poythress (born September 6, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Ivorian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He won the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2011–12 in his senior year of high school, and was the TSSAA Class AAA Mr. Basketball his senior year. He was a 5-star recruit out of Northeast High School in Clarksville, Tennessee, during 2011–12. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Finished his career with 966 points, 597 rebounds and 77 blocks, becoming just the 12th player in program history with at least 900 points, at least 500 rebounds and at least 70 blocks.