Cyrus Walker Alexander III (born September 9, 1953) is an American former college basketball head coach who's currently an assistant head coach at Alcorn State and most recently held a head coaching position at North Carolina A&T University, having resigned on January 29, 2016 after 22 games into the 2015–16 season.[1] He was also a longtime men's basketball coach at South Carolina State University.[1][2] In April 2003, after 16 seasons at SCSU, Alexander moved to coach Tennessee State University.[3] Alexander was fired as coach of TSU in February 2009.[4] He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Alcorn State Braves |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 9, 1953 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1987 | Howard (assistant) |
| 1987–2003 | South Carolina State |
| 2003–2009 | Tennessee State |
| 2012–2016 | North Carolina A&T |
| 2022–present | Alcorn State (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 392–388 |
| Tournaments | 1–6 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 MEAC regular season (1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003) 6 MEAC tournament (1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2013) | |
| Awards | |
| MEAC Coach of the Year (2003) | |
On April 21, 2012, Alexander was hired as head coach of NC A&T.[5] He resigned in January 2016 to pursue other opportunities within the North Carolina A&T athletics department.[6] On August 9, 2022, he was named an assistant coach at Alcorn State.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State Bulldogs (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1987–2003) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | South Carolina State | 16–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988–89 | South Carolina State | 25–8 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1989–90 | South Carolina State | 13–16 | 8–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1990–91 | South Carolina State | 13–15 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1991–92 | South Carolina State | 14–15 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1992–93 | South Carolina State | 16–13 | 9–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993–94 | South Carolina State | 16–13 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994–95 | South Carolina State | 15–13 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1995–96 | South Carolina State | 22–8 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | South Carolina State | 14–14 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 1997–98 | South Carolina State | 22–8 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1998–99 | South Carolina State | 17–12 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 1999–00 | South Carolina State | 20–14 | 14–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | South Carolina State | 19–13 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
| 2001–02 | South Carolina State | 15–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002–03 | South Carolina State | 20–11 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| South Carolina State: | 276–200 | 204–80 | |||||||
| Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2003–2009) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Tennessee State | 7–21 | 6–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Tennessee State | 14–17 | 9–7 | 7th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Tennessee State | 13–15 | 11–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Tennessee State | 12–20 | 8–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Tennessee State | 15–17 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Tennessee State | 12–18 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| Tennessee State: | 73–108 | 53–57 | |||||||
| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | North Carolina A&T | 20–17 | 8–8 | T–6th | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | North Carolina A&T | 9–23 | 5–11 | T–8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | North Carolina A&T | 9–23 | 6–10 | T–9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | North Carolina A&T | 5–17* | 2–6* | T–6th | |||||
| North Carolina A&T: | 43–80 | 21–35 |
* resigned on 1/29/16 | ||||||
| Total: | 392–388 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Cy Alexander". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ London, Mike (17 March 2000). "Wherever Cy Alexander goes, so does Catawba". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (14 October 2004). "Murray State OVC favourites yet again". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Tennessee St. fires men's hoops coach". UPI. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (21 April 2012). "N.C. A&T hires former MEAC coach Cy Alexander". CBS SPorts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Alexander Resigns As N.C. A&T Head Coach". ncataggies.com. North Carolina A&T. January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "HBCU Coaching Veteran Joins @Alcorn_St_MBB". Alcorn State University Athletics. August 9, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
External links
edit- North Carolina A&T profile Archived 2017-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Tennessee State profile