Tell Me Your Story Coach

EP 60 - Rex Walters, Basketball Analyst for Westwood One, FS1 & Oakland U. Former FAU, USF Head Coach

March 27, 2022 Kevin Mondro / Rex Walters Season 1 Episode 60
Tell Me Your Story Coach
EP 60 - Rex Walters, Basketball Analyst for Westwood One, FS1 & Oakland U. Former FAU, USF Head Coach
Show Notes

Coach Rex Walters,
In this episode, you’ll hear from Coach Rex Walters. Coach Rex is currently an analyst for Westwood One, FS1, and Oakland University. He was also an accomplished player for Northwestern and Kansas. And, under the guidance of Coach Roy Williams, Coach Rex played in the 1993 Final Four. Coach Walters was selected as the 16th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. After a seven-year playing career, Coach Rex started his coaching career as a high school assistant coach in Kansas (Blue Valley NW High School). After a short high school career, Coach Rex made his journey in college. After assistant stops at Valparaiso and Florida Atlantic, Coach Rex was named the Head Coach of Florida Atlantic in April 2006. After back-to-back winning seasons, Coach Rex was named the Head Coach of the University of San Francisco. Coach Walters led the Dons for eight seasons. And twice he had 20-plus win seasons and was named the WCC Coach of the Year in 2014. After his tenure in San Fran, Coach Walters assisted Coach Stan Van Gundy in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans. As you can tell, Coach Walters coaching experience is extensive and impressive. And, he is open about so many topics in this conversation. If you are a young coach, wait to hear what Coach Rex feels are important traits of an assistant coach. In addition, his love, respect and admiration for Roy Williams, Homer Drew, and Stan Van Gundy is so powerful. Finally, the level of vulnerability and openness that Coach Rex talks about in this podcast is truly admirable. Coach Rex loves to put players and the team in positions to be successful. He also shares how Coach Van Gundy is so great at getting players to be the best versions of themselves. Trust me, we are all going to be so much better coaches and leaders after listening to Coach Rex Walters. 

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