Rex Alexander
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Rex E. Alexander (June 1, 1924 – March 28, 1982) was a
college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...
who was the head coach of the
Murray State Racers The Murray State Racers are the athletic teams that represent Murray State University (MSU), located in Murray, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship ...
from 1954 to 1958. A native of
Union County, Kentucky Union County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,668. Its county seat is Morganfield. The county was created effective January 15, 1811. The county is located on the east bank of the Ohio ...
, Alexander played forward for the Racers' basketball team and graduated from the school in 1949. He served as assistant coach under Harlan Hodges until Hodges left for
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
in 1954. After former
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
head coach Tom Scott turned down the job, Alexander was promoted to head coach. In his four seasons at Murray State, Alexander had a 45–54 record and no tournament appearances. He also led the Murray State baseball team to 5–11 record in 1955. He asked to be relieved of his head coaching duties after the 1957–58 season and was replaced by
DePauw University DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...
head coach Cal Luther. He remained with the school as an assistant coach and professor and in 1976 he was the recipient of the Murray State Distinguished Professor award. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. Alexander's son David played basketball at
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky is the western portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It generally includes part or all of several more widely recognized regions of the state. ;Always included * The Jackson Purchase, the state's westernmost generally recogniz ...
in 1971. His grandson Troy played for
Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...
. He died in an automobile accident on March 28, 1982.


References


External links


Sports Reference
– Rex Alexander * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Rex 1924 births 1982 deaths Basketball coaches from Kentucky Murray State Racers baseball coaches Murray State Racers men's basketball coaches Murray State Racers men's basketball players Murray State University alumni Murray State University faculty People from Union County, Kentucky Road incident deaths in Kentucky