Rex Walters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
Rex Walters
Date of birth March 12, 1970 (age 37)
Place of birth Omaha, Nebraska
Sport Men's basketball
College Florida Atlantic University
Title Head coach
Record with Team 15-14 (57.1%)
Overall Record 15-14 (57.1%)
School as a player
1989-1991
1991-1993		 Northwestern
Kansas Jayhawks
Position Guard
Coaching positions
2006-present Florida Atlantic University

Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American 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.

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Rex also had a role in the basketball movie Blue Chips staring Nick Nolte.
  • His father is a white American while his mother is Japanese.
  • He played in Spain (León and Gran Canaria) after leaving the NBA.

[edit] External links


Preceded by
Matt Doherty		 Florida Atlantic University
Men's Basketball Head Coach
2006–		 Succeeded by
N/A


Williams • Loomis • Billerman • Green • Doherty • Walters

This biographical article relating to a U.S. basketball coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../r/e/x/Rex_Walters_7f62.html"