Rex Walters

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Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American former professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University. Walters played collegiately at Northwestern University before transferring to Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1993.

The 6'4" shooting guard was selected out of the University of Kansas by the New Jersey Nets with the 16th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. Walters played in the National Basketball Association from 1993 until 2000. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in his third season and also played with the Miami Heat.

His father is a white American while his mother is Japanese.

He played in Spain (León and Gran Canaria) after leaving the NBA.

Following his playing career in the NBA, Rex Walters embarked on a coaching career, serving as an assistant for Matt Doherty at Florida Atlantic University. With Doherty's acceptance of a coaching position at Southern Methodist University, Walters was named the sixth head men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University on April 28, 2006.

Preceded by Matt Doherty

Florida Atlantic University Men's Basketball Head Coach 2006–

Succeeded by N/A