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34 Alex Arians

  • Height
    6-4
  • Weight
    200
  • Position
    Guard
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Madison, Wis.
  • High School
    Edgewood H.S.
  • Major
    Sport and Recreation Administration/Business Economics

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

2022-23: Completed Jackrabbit career among program’s best in multiple categories … finished tenure as SDSU’s all-time games started leader (137) and all-time minutes played record holder (4,427) … also ninth in assists (326), 11th in 3-point percentage (40.7%) and tied for 23rd in points (1,272) … averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals across 27 games … made 23 starts and played 29.5 minutes per contest … shot 46.8% from the field and 40.7% from long range … had top two scoring games of season in final two appearances of career … recorded 18 in quarterfinal win over Omaha followed by 20 points (8-15 FG) in semifinal loss to NDSU … previous season-high 17 points came in loss on Dec. 3 to eventual No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament Alabama … closed out season by scoring eight of last 12 games scoring double digits … Thirteen total contests in double digits … had a season-high nine rebounds in SDSU’s 23-point comeback victory over Eastern Washington on Dec. 10 … registered 14 five-plus rebound performances and eight contests with four-plus assists.

2021-22: Played and started in all 35 games … became SDSU’s 51st member of the program’s 1,000-career point club in the Summit League Championship game versus NDSU … competed 26.6 minutes per game and shot 48.2% from the field, 49.2% from long range and 87.3% at the free throw line … averaged 8.1 points, 4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … scored a season-high 20 points, behind 6-9 shooting and 6-6 at the charity stripe, versus St. Thomas on Jan. 20 … produced 13 double-digit scoring performances including 13 points (5-9 FG) in NCAA Tournament game versus Providence on March 17 … went 5-8 from deep, hitting first four 3-pointers, while scoring 19 in a Jan. 15 matchup against Denver … registered three 6-6 efforts from the free throw line and had a 7-8 outing versus Kansas City on Feb. 26 … had four eight rebound games on the year and two six-assist contests ... Member of the 2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll and the NABC Honors Court.

2020-21: Started all 23 games and averaged 31.8 minutes/game … averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game … ranked 26th nationally and fourth in the league in free throw percentage (.877) … had a string of 29 consecutive makes from the stripe, including his first 18 in league play … third on the team in scoring and second in rebounds … shot 27-61, a team-best 44.3 percent, from behind the arc … also logged eight steals and six blocks on the season … dished a season-high seven assists in a win at Iowa State (12/2) … scored a season-best 18 points against South Dakota (12/12) … registered a career-high two blocks against South Dakota (2/5) … scored in double figures on 16 occasions, including 10 of the first 12 games of the season.
 
2019-20: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 32 games … averaged 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game over 29.7 minutes per contest … fourth on the team in scoring and tied for third in rebounding … finished with team-best 25 steals, dished 61 assists and swatted six blocks … shot 43.7 percent from the field, 34.9 percent from deep (38 3-pointers) and 81.3 percent (52-of-64) at the line … tallied double-doubles against Western Illinois (11/4) with 12 points and 11 rebounds, North Dakota State (1/22) with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Purdue Fort Wayne (3/7) with 15 points and 10 rebounds … scored 10 or more in 14 games … pulled down five or more rebounds in 20 games … dished three or more assists on 10 occasions … led team with 39 assists in league play (tied with teammate Noah Freidel) after transitioning in the point guard role … scored season-high 19 against Omaha (2/8) and grabbed season-high 11 rebounds against North Dakota State (1/22) while dishing a season-best six assists without committing a turnover.
 
2018-19: Appeared in all 33 games with 24 starts, including the final 16 of the season, missing just two starts in Summit League play … averaged 6.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … shot 53.9 percent from the field, 37.3 beyond the arc and 77.8 percent at the line … sank 19 3-pointers on the season … came up with 26 steals … dished 70 assists, scored 206 total points and grabbed 161 rebounds … scored in double figures eight times and had two double-doubles … earned first career start against Colorado State (11/21) and played 20 minutes … logged first-career double-double against Kansas City (11/28) over 36 minutes, scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds … tallied 11 points, six rebounds and an assist against Northern Iowa (12/1) … scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds at Western Illinois (12/28), swiping a team-high four steals to go with two assists in 26 minutes ... posted career-best 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against South Dakota (1/6) ... dished career-high nine assists without committing a turnover against Oral Roberts (1/12) … put together an all-around effort of 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals against North Dakota (2/9), going 6-of-7 from the field over 36 minutes ... just missed a double-double against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21), scoring 13 points with eight rebounds over 40 minutes ... was 5-of-8 from the field, had a 3-pointer and dished two assists against the Mastodons ... logged 36 minutes against South Dakota and had eight points, grabbing three rebounds as well ... added a steal and two assists against the Coyotes ... had 11 points, went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe and added five rebounds against Western Illinois (3/9) … had seven points with seven rebounds at Texas (3/19) in the NIT.
 
2017-18: Did not play … redshirted.
 
BEFORE SDSU: Graduated in May 2017 from Edgewood High School (Madison, Wis.) … a three-year letterwinner in basketball … as a senior, earned First Team WBCA Division II honors while being named Fourth Team All-State by the Associated Press ... named the Badger South Conference Player of the Year in addition to being a First Team pick ... ESPN All-Area First Team honoree ... named Second Team All-Conference and Wisconsin Prep Zone All-Area Second Team as a junior when he averaged 15.8 points per game while adding averages near six rebounds and three assists per contest during 2015-16 season … played AAU ball with Wisconsin Swing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 190 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 200 lbs
    34
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