Casey Alexander
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Belmont |
Conference | MVC |
Record | 118–43 (.733) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | June 8, 1972
Playing career | |
1992–1995 | Belmont |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–2011 | Belmont (assistant) |
2011–2013 | Stetson |
2013–2019 | Lipscomb |
2019–present | Belmont |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 255–163 (.610) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 4–2 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
A-Sun tournament (2018) A-Sun Regular Season (2019) 2x OVC Regular Season (2020, 2021) OVC tournament (2020) | |
Awards | |
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2018) Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2019) | |
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 ASUN 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 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) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
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 (ASUN 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) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
2019–20 | Belmont | 26–7 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I canceled | ||||
2020–21 | Belmont | 26–4 | 18–2 | 1st | |||||
2021–22 | Belmont | 25–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
Belmont Bruins (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022–23 | Belmont | 21–11 | 14–6 | T–3rd | |||||
2023–24 | Belmont | 20–13 | 12–8 | T–4th | |||||
Belmont: | 117–42 (.736) | 74–22 (.771) | |||||||
Total: | 254–162 (.611) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Men's Basketball - News - Official Athletic Site of the Lipscomb University Bisons". www.lipscombsports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Past Recipients". CollegeInsider. Retrieved 8 April 2019.