Casey Alexander
American basketball player and coach
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| Intro | American basketball player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Sports coach Basketball coach Athlete Basketball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 8 June 1972, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA | |
| Age | 52 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini | |
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Biography
Casey Alexander (born June 8, 1972) is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Belmont University. He previously served as head coach at Stetson University and Lipscomb University.
Playing career
Alexander played college basketball at Belmont University, where he is now a member of the school's athletic hall of fame.
Coaching career
Immediately after graduation, Alexander joined the Belmont coaching staff under Rick Byrd, where he stayed for 16 seasons. He was a part of a coaching staff that reached four NCAA Tournaments. In 2011, Alexander got his first head coaching job at Atlantic Sun Conference rival Stetson, where he guided the Hatters to a 24-36 record in two seasons. On May 18, 2013, Alexander was named the head coach of Lipscomb, remaining in the A-Sun, and returning to his native Tennessee. In 2018, Alexander coached Lipscomb to its first Atlantic Sun title and first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, and coached Lipscomb to its 1st regular season championship in 9 years in 2019. He was the 2018 recipient of the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. On April 10, 2019 he was named new head coach for Belmont University, following former head coach Rick Byrd's decision to retire after 33 seasons.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Stetson Hatters (Atlantic Sun Conference) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Stetson | 9–20 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Stetson | 15–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
| Stetson: | 24–36 (.400) | 17–19 (.472) | |||||||
| Lipscomb Bisons (Atlantic Sun Conference) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Lipscomb | 15–15 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Lipscomb | 14–17 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Lipscomb | 12–21 | 7–7 | T–6th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Lipscomb | 20–13 | 11–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017–18 | Lipscomb | 23–10 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Lipscomb | 29–8 | 14–2 | T–1st | NIT Runner-up | ||||
| Lipscomb: | 113–84 (.574) | 59–31 (.656) | |||||||
| Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Belmont | 26–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I cancelled | ||||
| Belmont: | 26–7 (.788) | 15–3 (.833) | |||||||
| Total: | 163–127 (.562) | ||||||||
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