Alex Ruoff

Ruoff began his senior campaign with 19 points, 6 steals, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds against Elon. Then against Longwood he scored 12 and grabbed 7 boards, and then scored 25 points and had 4 steals against Delaware State to open the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament. In the following round against Iowa, he scored 13 points and had 3 assists, and then in the loss to Kentucky he scored 10. As they beat Mississippi, Ruoff scored 16 and had 3 assists. In the next win over Cleveland State, Ruoff became the 45th Mountaineer to exceed 1,000 career points scored with his 5 points in the game. Ruoff missed the following two losses, however, with a shoulder injury sustained in the Cleveland State game.

On July 16, 2017, Ruoff signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona for the 2017–18 season. In July 2018 he signed with Mitteldeutscher BC.

The 2016–17 season Ruoff started with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg but left the club on October 14, 2016, after appearing in five games. Six days later he returned to his former club Göttingen for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketball Bundesliga season.

On June 29, 2015, Ruoff signed with Spanish club Bilbao Basket for the 2015–16 season.

He then had 14 points against South Florida and 13 points against Georgetown. In the 81-63 victory over Rutgers, Ruoff scored 14 points; followed by 15 points and 6 rebounds against Seton Hall. In the 80-53 victory over Providence, Ruoff scored 14 points. In the 20th win of the season, against DePaul, Ruoff scored a team-high 22 points with 4 rebounds. Ruoff scored 12 points in a 79-71 loss to Connecticut. In the 76-62 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the home finale, Ruoff scored 14 points. In an 83-74 overtime victory over Providence, Ruoff scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Ruoff finished the season with 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game on the year.

In the summer of 2013, he signed with BG Göttingen of Germany.

On November 2, 2012, Ruoff was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2012 NBA Development League Draft by the Erie BayHawks. On November 5, he was traded to the Reno Bighorns. On November 6, he was again traded to the Canton Charge. On February 6, 2013, he was waived by Charge. On March 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy. In April 2013, he re-joined Aalstar for the rest of the 2012–13 season.

He joined the New Jersey Nets for the 2010 NBA Summer League. In September 2010, he signed with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium for the 2010–11 season. In 2011, he re-signed with Aalstar for the 2011–12 season. However, in November 2011, he sustained a season-ending injury.

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, he joined the Washington Wizards for the 2009 NBA Summer League. He later joined Belgacom Liege Basket of Belgium for the 2009–10 season.

Alex Ruoff ended his senior season with career-highs of 15.7 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 3.6 rebounds per game. Ruoff had season-highs of 38 points and 8 rebounds against Radford, and 9 assists against Georgetown. Ruoff was one of five players named to ESPN the Magazine's 2008-2009 Academic All-America First team along with being named the 2008-09 Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year. Ruoff was also named as an honorable mention selection to the All-Big East team and was named the Big East's 2008-09 recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.

With the addition of new head coach Bob Huggins, Ruoff and the Mountaineers began hot in his junior season of 2007. He opened his season up with 17 points, then 22 points against Prairie View A&M. In a 74-72 loss to Tennessee, Ruoff scored 14 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished 4 assists. In an 88-59 victory over Auburn, Ruoff scored a career-high 28 points, also adding 3 steals and 3 assists, and 2 rebounds. He then added 15 points and 5 assists in the victory over Duquesne. In the victory over Radford University, Ruoff scored 23 points, then followed it up with 14 points against Canisius.

Ruoff was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and relocated to Spring Hill, Florida in 1999. He attended Central High School in Brooksville, Florida, where he was a four-year varsity player. As a senior, Ruoff averaged 30 points and 12 rebounds before injuring his foot in December. Among other accolades, Ruoff earned all-state honors, Hernando County player of the year, and was nominated as a McDonald's All-American. He holds school records for assists, blocks, and steals, and ties the school record for points in a game. Ruoff was the first Hernando County Boys' basketball player to sign with a division one university. He was the 46th ranked senior in the nation according to hoopmasters.com

Alexander Marc Ruoff (born August 29, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Göttingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. In college, he played shooting guard for the West Virginia Mountaineers basketball team. Ruoff holds school records for the most 3-pointers made in a game and most career 3-point field goals.