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Casey Alexander is entering his 15th year as a member of the Belmont basketball staff. In the summer of 2002, Alexander was promoted to Associate Head Coach.
Alexander's work with the team focuses on the perimeter players, especially the point guards. He also takes a lead role in scouting reports, offensive play institution, recruiting, schedule, and game-planning. Much of Belmont's winning tradition can attributed to Alexander's drive and high standards - both as a player and coach. It is no wonder why he is universally respected by his peers.
Without question, Alexander played a lead role in the development of decorated point guard Alex Renfroe. From one standout collegiate point guard to another, Alexander molded Renfroe's immense physical gifts into a refined force on both ends of the floor. As a senior, Renfroe led the Bruins in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocked shots and field goal percentage - believed to be the first college basketball player since Tim Duncan in 1997 to lead his team in all five categories.
Renfroe was also one of just four players nationally - along with Florida's Nick Calathes, Duquesne's Aaron Jackson and Idaho's Mac Hopson - to average at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists per game.
Renfroe earned AP All-America honors, NABC and Basketball Times All-District Honors and was named 2009 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.
Alexander brought the most out of former All-Conference guards Andy Wicke and Justin Hare. Wicke finished his career with 1,236 points and 303 three-point field goals - good for second on the Atlantic Sun Conference's all-time list. Meanwhile, Hare finished his career with a staggering 1,761 career points - then eighth on the conference's all-time scoring list. Moreover, both were Academic All-Americans.
Alexander has also developed current Bruin guards Drew Hanlen and Jonny Rice as well as grooming incoming freshmen Ian Clark and Kerron Johnson.
Coach Alexander's scouting reports and attention to detail greatly contributed to Belmont's near-upset of three-time National Champion Duke in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
In addition to these duties, he also assists in various aspects of the recruiting process and oversees the off-season individual workouts for perimeter players. During his time at Belmont, the Bruins have ranked in the top-25 nationally in three-pointers per game 12 times and were the only team in the NCAA from 1998-2002 that finished in the top four in that category each season. Behind Belmont's strong guard play, the Bruins have ranked among the NCAA's leaders in field goal percentage, scoring, and assists. Moreover, in 2006-07, behind improved perimeter defense, Alexander helped Belmont lead the Atlantic Sun and ranked second in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage defense (.285).
Under Coach Alexander's tutelage, Belmont has garnered Atlantic Sun All-Freshman recognition five of the last seven years: Brian Collins (2003), Josh Goodwin (2004), Justin Hare (2005), Andy Wicke (2006), Jordan Campbell (2008). Aside from the aforementioned players, Alexander was instrumental in the development of All-Atlantic Sun player Steve Drabyn, who led the nation in free throw percentage in 2003 (.951).
Alexander enjoyed a stellar four-year career (1992-95) at Belmont, establishing himself among the top 10 in several of the school's career statistical categories. As the team's captain, he earned a spot on the All-Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference team in 1995 when Belmont posted a 37-2 overall record and an 18-0 TCAC mark. Belmont registered a 119-25 record during Alexander's career. For his contributions both as a player and coach, Alexander was inducted into the Belmont University Athletic Hall of Fame on October 7th, 2005.
More recently, Alexander was ranked as the No. 5 'Mid Major Assistant Coach' according to FoxSports.com senior college basketball writer Jeff Goodman.
Alexander is a product of Brentwood Academy where he was a three-sport standout, playing in five state championship games, capturing two. His success as a high school and collegiate athlete is part of the reason he is so highly valued by head coach Rick Byrd.
Alexander received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Belmont in 1995 and a master's degree in sports management from Austin Peay State University in 1996.
He and his wife, the former Sunni Dixon, also a 1995 Belmont graduate, are the parents of three children: Allie (10), Reed (7) and Mason (4). They reside in Franklin, Tennessee.
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