2011-12 Season (Freshman): Summit League Newcomer of the Year and CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman All-American...Started all 31 games...NDSU's second leading scorer and top assist man...Averaged 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and ranked fourth overall in The Summit League with 4.6 assists per game...Nearly posted a triple-double in his first collegiate game with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in an eight-point win at San Francisco...Named to the USF Hilltop Challenge all-tournament team after averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists in a 3-0 weekend...Got his first double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 assists in the 96-69 home rout of Oakland...Scored a season-high 26 points including 14 of 16 free throws in the 84-68 win over Fort Wayne...Named College Sports Madness Summit League Player of the Week after those performances...Drained a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to lift NDSU to a 78-75 win at Oakland Jan. 28 and snap a three-game losing streak...Scored in double digits 23 times including seven straight games to end the year.

High School: Averaged 12 points and 4.5 assists per game for St. John's Northwest Military Academy in Delafield, Wis., during the 2010-11 season...Graduated in 2010 from Peoria Manual High School...Averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game as a senior for the Illinois Class 2A runners-up...First-team all-conference and all-state pick, and state tournament MVP...Also competed in track and cross country for the Rams.

Personal: Undecided on a college major...Born Oct. 22, 1991...Son of Lawrence Sr. and Terry Alexander of Peoria, Ill...Has two sisters, Lawrencia and LaDejah, and one son, Lawrence III.