Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
	Gilgeous-Alexander in 2022
No. 2 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	July 12, 1998 (age 28); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Thomas More (Hamilton, Ontario); Sir Allan MacNab (Hamilton, Ontario); Hamilton Heights Christian Academy; (Chattanooga, Tennessee);
College	Kentucky (2017–18)
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall
	Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Los Angeles Clippers
2019–present	Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Most Valuable Player (2025); 3× NBA All-Star (2023–2025); 2× All-NBA First Team (2023, 2024); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2019); FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team (2023); Second-team All-SEC (2018); SEC All-Freshman Team (2018); SEC tournament MVP (2018);
Men's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ʃeɪ ˈɡɪldʒəs/ SHAY GIL-jəss; born July 12, 1998) is a Canadian basketball player. He plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

On May 21, 2025, Gilgeous-Alexander was named as the NBA Most Valuable Player. He was only the second Canadian player after Steve Nash in 2005 and 2006 to win the award, and the first Canadian-born player (Nash was born in South Africa but moved to Canada as a toddler).

National team

Gilgeous-Alexander plays for the Canada men's national basketball team. He played for them during the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2023. During the tournament, he helped Canada defeat France, Germany, and World champions Spain to help Canada clinch a spot in the Olympics for the first time since 2000. Canada would defeat the United States to win the bronze medal. It was Canada's first international medal since 1936. He was named to the World Cup All-Tournament Team and also won the 2023 Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year.

Personal life

Gilgeous-Alexander married his girlfriend Hailey Summers in February 2024 and they had their first child Ares in April 2024.

Gilgeous-Alexander has a cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who also plays in the NBA.

References

↑ "Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named 2024-25 Kia NBA MVP". National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
↑ "Down go the champs: Canada knock out Spain in thriller". Canada Basketball. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "Canada holds off U.S. to win bronze at men's Basketball World Cup in OT". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "Dennis Schroder named FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Tissot MVP". FIBA. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tearfully thanks wife during MVP speech". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "NBA Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Girlfriend Hailey Expecting First Baby Together". People. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
↑ "Bonus Timberwolves play-in drama: A battle of cousins at Target Center". Minnesota Star Tribune. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named 2024-25 Kia NBA MVP". National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

[2] "Down go the champs: Canada knock out Spain in thriller". Canada Basketball. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[3] "Canada holds off U.S. to win bronze at men's Basketball World Cup in OT". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[4] "Dennis Schroder named FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Tissot MVP". FIBA. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[5] "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[6] "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tearfully thanks wife during MVP speech". Sportsnet. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[7] "NBA Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Girlfriend Hailey Expecting First Baby Together". People. Retrieved May 29, 2025.

[8] "Bonus Timberwolves play-in drama: A battle of cousins at Target Center". Minnesota Star Tribune. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)