Rex Walters
Rex Andrew Walters Sr. (born March 12, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Previously, he was the associate head coach at Wake Forest University under Danny Manning. Prior to Wake Forest, he spent time at Nevada under Eric Musselman. He has made head coaching stops with the Grand Rapids Drive (NBA G-League), the University of San Francisco and Florida Atlantic University.
| Charlotte Hornets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 12, 1970 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Independence (San Jose, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1993: 1st round, 16th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 1993–2003 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 2, 3, 23 |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1993–1995 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1995–1998 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1998–2000 | Miami Heat |
| 2000 | Baloncesto León |
| 2000–2001 | Kansas City Knights |
| 2001–2002 | CB Gran Canaria |
| 2002–2003 | Kansas City Knights |
| As coach: | |
| 2003–2005 | Valparaiso (assistant) |
| 2005–2006 | Florida Atlantic (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Florida Atlantic |
| 2008–2016 | San Francisco |
| 2016–2017 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2017–2018 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Nevada (special assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 2020–2021 | New Orleans Pelicans (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Charlotte Hornets (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,547 (4.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 403 (1.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 569 (1.7 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Walters pedigree for coaching began as a player, receiving tutelage from some of the game legendary coaches. Roy Williams at the University of Kansas and the NBA's Chuck Daly, Larry Brown and Pat Riley all mentored Walters during his years as a player. Walters played college basketball at Northwestern and Kansas. In 1993, he received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Kansas. After Kansas, he played professionally for ten years, including seven seasons in the NBA from 1993 to 2000. Walters has been active on Apple Podcasts hosting his own show Real Talk Basketball with Rex Walters.