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#11 Alex McGuire
Position: Guard
Height: 5'8"
Year: Senior
Hometown: Gambrills, Md.
High School: Arundel
Experience: 3 Letters
Alex McGuire Bio
Courtesy: Army Athletic Communications
Release: 12/31/1999

2007-08 (JUNIOR): First Team All-Patriot League honoree ... named to the Academic Honor Roll ... became the 14th Army player in history to top the 1,000-point plateau on Feb. 16 against Lehigh on ESPNU ... held to single-digit scoring in just seven contests ... second on the team and sixth in the league averaging 11.8 points per game ... led Army in scoring 11 times ... best free throw shooter on the team with a .798 (71-of-89) mark, which ranked third in the Patriot League ... also landed fifth in the league for field goal percentage (.406) and sixth in steals (1.80 per game) ... totaled a season-high 21 points in the team’s first road game at Columbia ... only non-start came on Senior Day against Navy ... scored at least 15 points eight times as a junior.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE): All-Patriot League second team member ... started 29 contests ... scored in double figures during 18 tilts ... five games of 20-plus points ... finished ninth in the Patriot League in scoring at 12.1 ppg, sixth in field goal percentage (.445), fifth in assists (2.80 apg) and third in steals (1.77 spg) ... scored 20 points against St. Thomas Aquinas and Brown ... dished out a career-best seven assists in victory at St. John’s ... pulled down five rebounds and added 18 points against Troy ... tied career-high with 22-point performance at Seton Hall  ... 22 points against Central Connecticut State equaled her career high ... grabbed a personal best 10 rebounds versus American, registering her first career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) ... led team with 18 points in win over Colgate and swiped a career-best five steals ... tied season high with 22 points at American.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN): Named the Patriot League “Rookie of the Year” ... Patriot League All-Rookie team selection ... Patriot League all-tournament team ... started 17 games but appeared in all 31 ... second on the team in scoring (11.0) and assists (53) ... named the Patriot League’s “Rookie of the Week” twice ... second in the single-season charts in free throw percentage .856 (77-90) ... 340 points tied for third on the freshman scoring chart ... scored in double figures during 20 contests ... made first collegiate start versus Holy Cross playing 34 minutes and chipped in 12 points ... scored 18 points at Lehigh ... had 19 points at American, and dished out five assists ... perfect 8-for-8 from the line at Navy ... career- and season-high scoring output of 22 points at Colgate ... logged a career-best 39 minutes against Navy with 18 points and seven boards ... buried game-winning free throws against Bucknell ... scored 18 points and dished out five assists in the Patriot League title game against Holy Cross ... registered eight points, three assists and two rebounds against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament.

Background: Two-time team captain at Arundel ... three-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro and two-time Washington Post All-Metro first team selection ... averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game throughout her career ... earned the Anne Arundel County “Player of the Year” Award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... holds the school record for points (2,086) ... led squad to the Maryland 4A State Championship in 2004 ... earned the Baltimore Sun All-Metro “Player of the Year” award in 2004 ... MVP of the Maryland Basketball Officials Association Holiday Hoops Classic Tournament in 2003 ... three-time captain of the volleyball ... led team to the county and league championship in 2004 ... three-time consensus first team All-County for volleyball ... National Honor Society ... French National Honor Society.

Personal: Given name is Alexandra Claire McGuire ... born on April 1, 1987 in Fort Carson, Colo. ... parents’ names are Steve and Mellanie McGuire ... one brother, Matthew ... father, Steve, and two uncles, Mike and Mark McGuire, all attended the United State Military Academy ... grandfather, James Hopewell, is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant ... grandfather, Ed McGuire, is a World War II veteran ... great-grandfathers, Francis (Bud) McGuire and Charlie McDermott, served in the Army during World War I ... served as a Summer Garrison Regiment Company Commander in 2008 ... oversaw Cadet Advanced Training cell ... company C-2 ... major is American Legal Systems.

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