Alex Caruso
Alex Michael
Caruso was born on February 28, 1994. He is an American professional basketball
player who plays for the Chicago Bulls. Caruso is nicknamed "Bald
Mamba" or "Carushow", he played college basketball for the Texas
A&M Aggies, earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference (SEC)
distinction when he was a senior in the year 2016. In the year 2020, he won the
NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. Caruso was a pupil at A&M
Consolidated High School in his hometown of College Station, Texas, where the
basketball team was led by the coaching of head coaches Rusty Segler and Rick
German. The average was 18 rebounds a game as a senior. After taking his team
to the postseason, he was awarded TABC All-Regional and All-State, as well as
TABC All-Star, and district MVP. After graduating from high school, Caruso
joined the Texas A&M Aggies. Through 137 games in his four-year career, he
averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.02 steals per game. He was crowned as
the all-time school leader in assists at 649 and steals with 276, surpassing
David Edwards in those categories. He helped lead the Aggies to Sweet 16 in the
NCAA Tournament as a senior, and was awarded SEC All-Defensive Team honours.
Caruso did not get drafted during the 2016 NBA Draft. He signed with the
Philadelphia 76ers to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League. He signed with the
Oklahoma City Thunder on September 23rd 2016, but was removed by the Thunder on
October 17. The Thunder purchased him by the Oklahoma City Blue, a participant
in the NBA Development League on November 3. Caruso was signed by the Lakers to
play in the 2017 NBA Summer League. After a string of successful games,
including one where Caruso was in the position of Lonzo Ball, and also led the
Lakers to victory, Caruso was officially signed to his first two-way contract
with the Lakers on July 13, 2017.

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