Alex Condon
Alexander Condon is an Australian college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference.
Early life and career
Condon was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He initially attended Hale School. Condon also played Australian [rules football] and was considered a top prospect in the 2022 AFL draft.Condon opted to focus solely on basketball and enrolled at the Basketball Australia Centre for Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport, which is partnered with the NBA Global Academy. He played two seasons for the BA Centre of Excellence men's team in the NBL1, averaging 6.9 points and 6.0 rebounds in 15 games during the 2022 [NBL1 season|2022 season], and 11.4 points and 8.8 rebounds in eight games during the 2023 season.
College career
Condon signed to play college basketball at Florida.Condon was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team in the 2023–24 [Florida Gators men's basketball team|2023–24 season] with the Florida Gators after averaging 7.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.
Condon entered his sophomore season as a starter for the Gators. He helped the Gators finish the Florida Gators [men's basketball">Florida Gators men's basketball">Florida Gators [men's basketball team|2024–25 season] with a 36–4 record while winning the 2025 [NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA championship]. In the final of the NCAA tournament, Condon recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a 65–63 win over Houston. In the dying seconds of the game, Condon dove on a loose ball to help the Gators secure the win. In 37 games, he averaged 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. Throughout the year, Condon was recognised as the SEC Player of the Week three times. He was subsequently named third-team All-SEC.