Alex Gross is taking his talents abroad.
The 2018 Hauser graduate will be spending the next year overseas as he signed with ZZ Leiden Basketball in Netherlands, a team from the BNXT, on Monday.
Leiden is located southwest of Amsterdam.
Gross will arrive in Netherlands on Aug. 17. He will spent a month practicing with the team until the season begins on Sept. 17.
“It’s a great team,” Gross said. “It’s another great opportunity that I have to try to maximize my talents and get better and further my career. I’m looking forward to the opportunity. It’s a great first step. To be able to step in and play with this team in a nice city, I think it is going to be great for my career.”
Gross played four years at Olivet Nazarene, then spent his fifth season as a graduate transfer at Morehead State. A Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and first-team NAIA All-American at Olivet, he went on to average 12.0 points and team highs of 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game and was named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year this past season. He wrapped up playing in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) over the summer.
Outside of basketball, it will be a big adjustment for Gross living overseas until May, which is approximately the end of the season.
“It’s going to be a really cool adventure,” Gross said. “Not many people get to travel and see these awesome parts of the world. It’s going to be hard being away from family and friends, but it’s such a unique opportunity that I’ve been blessed to be able to do. I get to play the game I love and make a career out of it. Going on this adventure at age 23 is kind of crazy. It’s too cool of an opportunity to pass up.”
