Atlantic senior point guard Austin Alexander officially signed his letter of intent Tuesday morning to continue his education and basketball career at Northwestern College in Orange City.

The point guard averaged 11.9 points and 4 assists per game during his junior season in which the Trojans earned their way to the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament. Alexander shot 46% from the field and from three point range last year. Austin has also been active on the AAU basketball circuit this summer. Austin said he chose Northwestern over a couple of other GPAC schools and some Division II programs.  He said he felt very comfortable there after a visit.

Alexander likes the faith aspect of the Christian school and his intended major of Secondary Education is offered there so those were both strong factors. Atlantic Assistant Coach Jacey Hoegh played at Northwestern so he put in a good word during the process.

The Northwestern College Red Raiders play in the NAIA’s Great Plains Athletic Conference and went 27-7 last season under Head Coach Kris Korver. Korver said Austin has been a high recruiting priority for them for a long time.

Korver thinks Austin’s ability to shoot the three definitely plays in to their system but he likes his versatility.

Korver has four Seniors on this year’s Red Raiders team so he thinks Alexander will have the chance to contribute in the early part of his career. Alexander will be one of 4 returning starters for Coach Alan Jenkins’ Trojan squad this season