Antonio Alexe
# Antonio Alexe

Antonio Alexe (21 December 1969 – 21 January 2005) was a Romanian professional basketball player.

He played for Oradea (1988-1993), Szolnoki Olaj KK (Hungary, 1995-1998), Sopron (Hungary, 1999-2000), West Petrom Arad (2000-2002), Falco KC Szombathely (Hungary, 2002-2003) and CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (2003-2005). He died in a car accident. The Arena Antonio Alexe is named after him.

## Personal life

He was born on 21 December 1969 in Constanţa. Alexe was married and had daughter, Paula (born 1995).

He died on 21 January 2005 in a car accident in Sinaia and over 1,500 people participated at his funeral.

## Career

### Club career

He started playing basketball at 11 years old. In 1988 he transferred to Dinamo Oradea, where he was trained by Dan Berceanu. With him in the team, Oradea finished 3rd in the 1991/92 Romanian League, achieving the best performance in the club's history. He was declared the MVP of the Romanian League (6 times) and the MVP of the Hungarian League (3 times).

### International career

He led the junior national team to a 4th place at the 1990 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and a year later, as a captain of the youth team he finished 5th at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Edmonton, Canada.

## Antonio Alexe Memorial Tournament

Antonio Alexe Memorial Tournament is organized in his honour.

### 2008 edition

Macedonia-Austria 91-66 Romania – Swis Lion Vrsec 79-72 Austria – Romania 83-72 Macedonia-Swis Lion Vrsec 87-73 Swis Lions Vrsec – Austria 68-63 Macedonia – Romania 77-70

Standings:

1.Macedonia 2.Romania 3.Swis Lion Vrsec 4.Austria

### 2010 edition

CSU Atlassib Sibiu – Szolnok 71-64 CSM Oradea – BC Mureş Târgu Mureş 84-67 BC Mureş Târgu Mureş – Szolnok 66-61 CSM Oradea – CSU Atlassib Sibiu 72-83 BC Mureş Târgu Mureş – CSU Atalssib Sibiu 93-82 CSM Oradea – Szolnok 75-69

Standings:

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CSM Oradea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 219 | +12 | 5 |
| BC Mureş | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 227 | −1 | 5 |
| CSU Atlassib Sibiu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 229 | +7 | 5 |
| Szolnoki Olaj KK | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 212 | −18 | 3 |
