Rex Alexander

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Dr. Rex Alexander is a former basketball college basketball coach who was the head coach of the Murray State Racers from 1954-1958.^[1]

An assistant under Harlan Hodges, Alexander was promoted to head coach in 1954 after Hodges left MSU for Idaho and former North Carolina head coach Tom Scott turned down the job.^[2] In his four seasons at Murray State, Alexander had a 45-54 record and no tournament appearances.^[1] He was replaced by DePauw University head coach Cal Luther on March 5, 1958, but stayed on as an assistant coach.^[3] He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.^[4]

Alexander's son David played basketball at Western Kentucky in 1971.^[5] His grandson Troy played for Southern Methodist University.^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 http://racerhistory.com/
↑ "Alexander Named Basketball Coach at Murray State". Chicago Tribune. June 2, 1954. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Murray Names Luther". Park City Daily News. March 5, 1958. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
↑ http://www.goracers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6700&ATCLID=204764050
↑ "Western Cage Signee". Daily News. May 14, 1971. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
↑ http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/alexander_troy00.html

v t e Murray State Thoroughbreds head baseball coaches

Carlisle Cutchin (1928–1932) No team (1933–1940) Carlisle Cutchin (1941) No team (1942–1945) Carlisle Cutchin (1946–1953) Tony Franc (1954) Rex Alexander (1955) Waldo Sauter (1956–1957) Johnny Reagan (1958–1993) Mike Thieke (1994–2003) Rob McDonald (2004– )

Murray State Racers men's basketball head coaches

Carlisle Cutchin (1925–1941)
Rice Mountjoy (1941–1942)
John Miller (1942–1947)
Carlisle Cutchin # (1947–1948)
Harlan Hodges (1948–1954)
Rex Alexander (1954–1958)
Cal Luther (1958–1974)
Fred Overton (1974–1978)
Ron Greene (1978–1985)
Steve Newton (1985–1991)
Scott Edgar (1991–1995)
Mark Gottfried (1995–1998)
Tevester Anderson (1998–2003)
Mick Cronin (2003–2006)
Billy Kennedy (2006–2011)
Steve Prohm (2011– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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