Dr. Rex Alexander is a former basketball college basketball coach who was the head coach of the Murray State Racers

Murray State Racers

Murray State University features 15 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Racers, with the exception of the baseball team which is known as the Thoroughbreds. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Ohio Valley Conference. Football competes the Football...

 from 1954-1958.

An assistant under Harlan Hodges

Harlan Hodges

Harlan Hodges is an American basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at Murray State and Idaho.-Early career:Hodges' coaching career began at West Frankfort High School in West Frankfort, Illinois. In his 12 seasons at WFHS, Hodges' Redbirds won their regional tournament three...

, Alexander was promoted to head coach in 1954 after Hodges left MSU for Idaho

Idaho Vandals

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 and former North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

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 head coach Tom Scott

Tom Scott (coach)

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 turned down the job. In his four seasons at Murray State, Alexander had a 45-54 record and no tournament appearances. He was replaced by DePauw University

DePauw University

DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...

 head coach Cal Luther

Cal Luther

Cal Luther is an American basketball coach. He was head men's coach at DePauw, Murray State, Longwood, Tennessee-Martin, and Bethel College. He was also head coach of the Egyptian national basketball team.-Early life:...

 on March 5, 1958, but stayed on as an assistant coach. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.

Alexander's son David played basketball at Western Kentucky in 1971. His grandson Troy currently plays for Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

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