Rex Walters has made head coaching stops with the Grand Rapids Drive, the University of San Francisco and Florida Atlantic University.
13 Facts About Rex Walters
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Rex Walters is biracial; his mother is Japanese and his father is white.
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Rex Walters played at Northwestern University and was All Big 10 honorable mention leading the team in scoring.
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Rex Walters was named to the All-Big Eight team both seasons and was Big Eight Male Athlete of the Year as a senior in 1993.
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Rex Walters' professional playing career spanned 10 seasons, including seven seasons in the NBA with the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat.
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Rex Walters had stints with Baloncesto Leon, the Kansas City Knights and CB Gran Canaria.
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Rex Walters was ranked the 20th best assistant basketball coach in the country at the mid-major level by The Hoop Scoop online in 2005.
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April 15,2008 Rex Walters was hired to replace Eddie Sutton who was hired to replace Jesse Evans.
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On June 29,2016, Rex Walters was named the head coach of the Grand Rapids Drive.
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On July 1,2017, Rex Walters was named an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.
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Rex Walters was hired by Eric Musselman as Special Assistant to the head coach at Nevada.
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Rex Walters joined the Wake Forest basketball program in May 2019 as an Associate Head Coach under Danny Manning.
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On November 16,2020, Rex Walters was hired as assistant coach by the New Orleans Pelicans.