_(cropped).jpg) Caruso with the Chicago Bulls in 2022 | |
| No. 9 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 28, 1994 College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | A&M Consolidated (College Station, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2017–2021 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2017–2019 | →South Bay Lakers |
| 2021–2024 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2024–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Alex Michael Caruso[1] (born February 28, 1994)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Bald Mamba", in honor of Kobe Bryant, the "“Bald Eagle” ", or "Carushow",[3][4] he played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors as a senior in 2016. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 as well as earning two consecutive all-defensive teams as a member of the Chicago Bulls in 2023 and 2024.
- ^ 2016 NBA Draft Media Guide (PDF). NBA. 2016. p. 36. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Alex Caruso Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "How Lakers Guard Alex Caruso Really Feels About His 'Bald Mamba' Nickname". SportsCasting.com. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "The People's Superstar in Los Angeles, Alex "Carushow"". Medium.com. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.