2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Alexander Strating
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wassenaar, Netherlands
- High School:
- American School of The Hague
2019-20 (Junior): Appeared in 15 contests, averaging just under four minutes per game. Saw his most consistent action during the late preseason/early Pac-12 schedule, a span in which he contributed in seven of nine contests. Played a season-high 10 minutes in the home win over Utah (1/12). Made his lone field goal of the season in the home win over No. 4/6 Oregon (1/2). He won the team's Tebo Family P.A.S.S. Award, recognizing the virtues of Perseverance, Attitude, Selflessness and Success, for the second time.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Provided solid depth to Colorado's front court, playing in 29 games at 8.0 minutes an outing. Averaged just under two points per game, shooting an efficient 68.8 percent from the floor on limited attempts (22-32). He scored 22 of his season's 55 points during four postseason games. After being a healthy scratch in the Pac-12 Tournament opener against California (3/13), he had a memorable outing against Oregon State (3/14) in the quarterfinals with a career-high 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting in 16 minutes. He shot 64 percent from the field during the postseason (9-14). Saw action in all three Postseason NIT games, scoring five points with three rebounds in the first round against Dayton (3/19) and six points on 3 of 4 shooting in the second round against Norfolk State (3/25). He won the team's Tebo Family P.A.S.S. Award, recognizing the virtues of Perseverance, Attitude, Selflessness and Success.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in five games, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds in seven minutes of play. Logged one start against South Dakota State (12/15), a nod to his effort and performance during practices leading up to that game. Made his official Colorado debut with four points and a rebounds vs. Denver (11/14). Had two points, one rebound and one steal in seven minutes in an exhibition win over Colorado Mines. He became a scholarship student-athlete prior to the season after joining the team as a walk-on in 2016-17.
2016-17 (Freshman): Sat out the 2016-17 season as a redshirt in the Colorado program, fully participating in team activities and practices.
High School/Club: A 2015 graduate of the American School of The Hague in his hometown of Wassenaar, The Netherlands. Played both European style club basketball at ZZ Lieden while also playing high school ball for the American School. As a 17-18 year old, played in U-24 Dutch Talent League for his club and was the leading scorer of his team. Also played for his high school in the International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST). Won the ISST’s Final Tournament in Cobham (England) in his senior year in March 2015, earning MVP and All-Tournament Team honors as the tournament's leding scorer, including a 35 point outing against the International School of Brussels. Played for Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA) in Spain in his post-graduate year and played with a CBA team in the National Prep Showcase Albertus Magnus in New Haven, Conn. in November 2015. Colorado coach Tad Boyle watched him play at CBA during his visit to the Spanish Academy in the spring of 2016.
Academics: Graduated from Colorado in May 2021 with bachelor's degrees in both Mathematics and Economics with a minor in Ethnic Studies. Earned honorable mention to the 2018-19 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Academic Team.
Personal: Born Dec. 24, 1996 in Quito, Ecuador. Son of Eric and Henriette Strating. Has a younger sister, Caroline. Father is a Dutch diplomat and mother a German lawyer. Lived in Ecuador, China, Australia, Spain and the Netherlands. Has an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma from the American School of the Hague in the Netherlands. Is fluent in three languages. Selected CU because “the location, campus and academic reputation of the school, together with the possibility to play basketball in a strong conference like the Pac-12 under a top coach like Tad Boyle, formed a combination that no other interested school could match." Says biggest moment in prep career was playing well as a European player at the Prep Showcase in New Haven, Conn. in front of so many college coaches. Will try to combine business and engineering in school and a future career.
