Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Basketball Player

Birthday July 12, 1998

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Hamilton, Canada

Age 26 years old

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About

Point guard who spent one season at the University of Kentucky before declaring for the NBA. He was selected 11th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who then traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2019, he began playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Before Fame

He spent his early years in Toronto, Canada and played AAU basketball with UPlay Canada. He averaged 18.4 points and 4.8 assists at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Trivia

He won a silver medal representing Canada at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. In the 2024-2025 NBA season he won the Most Valuable Player award.  He was named NBA Finals MVP after leading the Thunder over the Pacers in 2025.

Family Life

He is the son of Olympic sprinter Charmaine Gilgeous. His cousin is basketball player Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Associated With

He was coached by John Calipari at the University of Kentucky.