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Sources: FAU to hire Walters as coach
NEW Former KU and Heat guard was ex-coach Matt Doherty's assistant in 2005.
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Sources: FAU to name Walters as men's basketball coach
By Marcus Nelson

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Thursday, April 27, 2006

BOCA RATON ? Assistant men's basketball coach Rex Walters will become Florida Atlantic's next head coach, according to sources.

Walters will replace Matt Doherty, who took the head coaching job at Southern Methodist on Monday.
Florida Atlantic interviewed Walters on Wednesday.

Walters was Doherty's first hire when Doherty became the Owls' head coach in April 2005. Before coming to FAU, Walters spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Valparaiso University under Homer Drew.

When reached by cellphone, Walters had no comment about the coaching situation.

Walters led Kansas to a two-year mark of 56-12 and a pair of Big Eight championships. He was the No. 16 overall selection in the 1993 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He played his first two seasons with the Nets before going to Philadelphia, where he played two seasons under Larry Brown. He finished his NBA career playing three seasons with the Miami Heat under Pat Riley.

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It's great to have Rex at the helm. I hope I get the chance to sneak out of work and see the press conference tomorrow.

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Really good move and i'm glad they didn't drag thing out. I have a feeling the only other real option that Angelos had in mind was Van Gundy and once he made it clear he had no interest in the job, there really was no point in waiting to hire Rex. The best part of hiring Walters is that he genuinely wants the job.

Good hire. Everyone has to start somewhere so Rex might as well start here. The players are comfortable with him as well as the admin. Players will see the commitment to keep the continuity within the FAU family.

Good move by Angelos.

I know it would be a long shot……BUT, wouldn't it be real cool if Walters won the Sunbelt next season and made a trip to the tourney with Doherty's recruits. 8-)

It could happen and would that be SWEeeeeeeet or what. As I said Rex has the chance to get his name in lights and hopefully he has the vision that Matt talked about. He has something to prove, that he can be a successful head coach and what better place than right in the back yard of where he played Pro Ball. Do ya think he might get a little tiny bit of support - can you feel the HEAT. This could turn out better than we could have possibly imagine. Matt who ;D

I'll rest easier when it is official. This should make for some big press.

After the announcement it is going to get even more interesting because you know Angelos had to have thought of a supporting cast. Interesting huh!

This will definitely help with the sting we all felt not to long ago.
What I like about the hire is, we get continuity at a time we need some stability for the program. Plus Walters showed he wants to be here - this will help make our transition to the SBC much easier. How much pressure will he be in as we move to a much tougher conference? Are the W's going to be the only guide we measure Walters success in the short term? I would like to think that we give him enough time to prove himself and judge him on the overall prefromance of buildng this program - Walters walks in a very unique situation as a coach with no expereince, in that he also has to build a program beyond the court and dressing room.

Good Luck Rex 8-)

Angelos or "The New Coach" need to remove this thing about the Matt Camp

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