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Alex Compton was born on 16 March, 1974 in Makati, Philippines, is a Filipino-American former basketball player and former coach. Discover Alex Compton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 16 March 1974
Birthday 16 March
Birthplace Makati, Philippines
Nationality American

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Alex Compton Height, Weight & Measurements

At 49 years old, Alex Compton height is 5′ 11″ and Weight 175 lbs.

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Height 5′ 11″
Weight 175 lbs
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Who Is Alex Compton's Wife?

His wife is Michelle Astudillo

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Wife Michelle Astudillo
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Alex Compton Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alex Compton worth at the age of 49 years old? Alex Compton’s income source is mostly from being a successful former. He is from American. We have estimated Alex Compton's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Timeline

1945

There he helped lead the school's only state championship team since 1945.

After high school, he played for St. Joseph's University and Cornell University.

Although Compton dreamed of playing in a foreign league, he had no clue how to get into one until his junior year at Cornell.

When a coach heard that he was born in the Philippines, he told Compton that he could play on a team in the Philippine Basketball Association.

1974

Alexander M. Compton (born March 16, 1974) is a Filipino-born American retired basketball player and coach.

He also served as the head coach of the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association.

Born in Makati in the Philippines, Compton and his family spent a year in northeastern Thailand when he was ten years old.

His parents, both Southeast Asian Studies scholars, were researchers there.

1988

Compton moved to Madison from Ithaca, New York in 1988, when his parents began working at the University of Wisconsin.

1992

He was a starting guard on the 1992 Madison West High School basketball squad.

1997

He found an agent, who arranged for him to join a team in July 1997, after graduation.

Compton played four seasons in the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association with the Manila Metrostars and the Batangas Blades.

1999

He won the 1999 MBA Most Valuable Player award when the Metrostars won the national title, and won another championship with the Blades in 2001.

2002

By the time the MBA folded in 2002, Compton was a fixture in Philippine basketball and fully assimilated into the culture.

However, he still could not play in the PBA due to the league's eligibility rules, which do not allow naturalized Filipino citizens to play.

Instead, he appeared on television as a basketball analyst, but was finally allowed to play for a short period of time for the Welcoat Dragons in the PBA.

Compton also got an exception from the Philippine Basketball League.

2003

He played for the Sunkist-UST Tigers and the Montaña Pawnshop Jewels from 2003 to 2005.

2005

He led the Jewels to its only PBL crown in the 2005 PBL Open Championship.

2006

In the 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Compton was hired as one of the assistant coaches of the Dragons before being allowed by the PBA to play as the team's second import for the 2007 and 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference, his only PBA appearance as a player.

He was elevated to the assistant head coaching position with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters from 2006 to 2009.

2012

He then moved over to Powerade Tigers as assistant to Bo Perasol until its last conference in 2012.

After the Powerade franchise was sold to GlobalPort, he became an assistant to Luigi Trillo of Alaska.

2013

He helped the squad win the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup, their 14th title and the first in the post-Tim Cone era.

During this time, he also received offers to become the head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the GlobalPort Batang Pier.

2014

Two games into the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, Compton was appointed the head coach of Alaska Aces, replacing Luigi Trillo.

In his first head coaching stint, he led the Aces to the semi-finals, losing to Rain or Shine in full five games.

In the following season, Compton steered the Aces to the 2014–15 Philippine Cup Finals where he went up against Coach Leo Austria, who had been his head coach when they were still with Welcoat.

Alaska went on to lose to the San Miguel Beermen in seven hard-fought games.

2015

He then got to coach the South All-Stars during the 2015 All-Star Weekend.

He also guided the Aces to the 2015 Governors' Cup Finals only to be swept by the Beermen in four games.

In a rematch of the previous season's Philippine Cup Finals, the Beermen once again beat the Alaska Aces in 7 games, completing the Beermen's historic comeback from down 0–3 to win the series.

Alaska returned to the Finals once again in the 2015 Commissioner's Cup, where they lost 4–2 to Rain or Shine.

In 2015, Compton was invited by Philippines men's national basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin to be one of his coaching staff as assistant coach.

He helped the national team to win two silver medals from 2015 William Jones Cup and 2015 FIBA Asia Championship respectively.

2018

In 2018, Compton led Alaska to another Finals appearance, where they lost to the Magnolia Hotshots.

2019

He resigned as coach in 2019 and was replaced by another Alaska franchise legend Jeffrey Cariaso.

2020

Compton officially returned to the program in 2020.

In October of that year, he left the program, returning to the US to be with family.

Compton started being a color commentator in PBA on NBN/IBC.