Rex Walters
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| Rex Walters | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | San Francisco | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Team record | 31-33 (.484) | |
| Born | March 12, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1988–1990 1991–1993 |
Northwestern Kansas |
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| Position | Guard | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008-present |
Valparaiso (asst.) Florida Atlantic (asst.) Florida Atlantic San Francisco |
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Rex Andrew Walters (born March 12, 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a retired American professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco.[1]
Walters played collegiately at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1993. The 6'4" shooting guard was selected 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. After leaving the NBA, Walters played for León and Gran Canaria in Spain. In addition to his playing career, Walters had a minor role in the 1994 film Blue Chips. Walters is multiracial; he is half white and half Japanese.[2]
From 2006–2008, Walters served as the men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University. In April of 2008, he accepted a position as head basketball coach at the University of San Francisco.[1]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 2006–2007 | Florida Atlantic | 16-15 | 10-8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2007-2008 | Florida Atlantic | 15-18 | 8-10 | 4th (East) | |||||
| Florida Atlantic: | 31-33 | 18-18 | |||||||
| Total: | 31-33 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Chu, Bryan. "USF Hires Rex Walters", San Francisco Chronicle, 2008-04-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Asian American basketball leagues boost game skills and ethnic pride
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