Posted: February 1, 2023Â
In January 2023, Â鶹Éç Tigers men's basketball alum Alex Carson (BSc’22) received top honours when he was selected as a U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian for the 2021-22 season.
The elite group was honoured by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, at Rideau Hall in the nation’s capital.
Among the 4900+ student-athletes who achieved U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status in 2021-22, one female and one male student-athlete from each of the four U SPORTS conferences were selected to make up the Top 8.
Carson’s hometown is Lower Sackville, and he studied Recreation Management at Dal. He’s a four-time AUS All-Star and was Dal’s Male Athlete of the Year last season, averaging 18.5 points per game during the regular season. He led the Tigers to four conference championships and four trips to the U SPORTS Final 8 during his five seasons, highlighted by a silver medal at the 2020 event, where he was named a championship all-star.
Carson is passionate about giving back to the community and is the co-founder, director, and coach of the that funds a scholarship for young basketball players in Nova Scotia. He has also volunteered with the Special Tigers Sports program and has been an assistant coach with the Nova Scotia provincial Under-16 boys basketball team.
Congratulations to this mighty Tiger!
Alex Carson, flanked by Executive Director, Athletics and Recreation Tim Maloney (left) and Â鶹Éç’s Acting President Frank Harvey (right).