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Casey Alexander
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBelmont
ConferenceOVC
Record26–7
Biographical details
Born (1972-06-08) June 8, 1972 (age 52)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Playing career
1992–1995Belmont
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–2011Belmont (assistant)
2011–2013Stetson
2013–2019Lipscomb
2019–presentBelmont
Head coaching record
Overall163–127
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

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.[1]

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.[2] 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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stetson Hatters (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2011–2013)
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) (2013–2019)
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–present)
2019–20 Belmont 26–7 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I cancelled
Belmont: 26–7 (.788) 15–3 (.833)
Total: 163–127 (.562)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/news/2012-13/8234/a-sun-veteran-alexander-tabbed-to-lead-mens-hoops-program/
  2. ^ "Past Recipients". CollegeInsider. Retrieved 8 April 2019.