Alessandro Lever


Alessandro Lever is an Italian basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.

Youth career

On September 10, 2014, Lever signed with Italian side Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia. In the 2015-16 season he played three games for the team, and then played a EuroCup game. In the 2016–17 season, he played a single game for the team where he scored three points and had a rebound.

College career

Lever began playing college basketball for Grand Canyon in Phoenix in 2017. In his freshman season, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. In his sophomore year, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. In his junior season he averaged 16 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per came. In a match against Illinois State, Lever scored 23 points as Grand Canyon won, 68–63. Lever was named to the Second Team All-Western Athletic Conference. During his senior year, he helped lead Grand Canyon to their first NCAA tournament in program history.

Professional career

After the college years, Lever returned to Italy signing with Pallacanestro Trieste.
On July 3, 2023, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
On June 22, 2024, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.

National team career

Lever represented Italy in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia where he averaged 5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He also participated in the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He also participated in the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship where he averaged 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists.