Cy Alexander

Cyrus Walker Alexander III (born September 9, 1953) is an American former college basketball head coach who most recently coached 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.

Cy Alexander
Biographical details
Born (1953-09-09) September 9, 1953
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1987Howard (assistant)
1987–2003South Carolina State
2003–2009Tennessee State
2012–2016North Carolina A&T
Head coaching record
Overall392–388
Tournaments1–6 (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]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Carolina State Bulldogs (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1987–2003)
1987–88 South Carolina State 16–1310–63rd
1988–89 South Carolina State 25–814–21stNCAA Division I First Round
1989–90 South Carolina State 13–168–84th
1990–91 South Carolina State 13–1510–62nd
1991–92 South Carolina State 14–159–74th
1992–93 South Carolina State 16–139–72nd
1993–94 South Carolina State 16–1310–62nd
1994–95 South Carolina State 15–1311–52nd
1995–96 South Carolina State 22–814–21stNCAA Division I First Round
1996–97 South Carolina State 14–1412–62nd
1997–98 South Carolina State 22–816–22ndNCAA Division I First Round
1998–99 South Carolina State 17–1214–41st
1999–00 South Carolina State 20–1414–51stNCAA Division I First Round
2000–01 South Carolina State 19–1314–41st
2001–02 South Carolina State 15–1611–73rd
2002–03 South Carolina State 20–1115–31stNCAA Division I First Round
South Carolina State: 276–200204–80
Tennessee State Tigers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2003–2009)
2003–04 Tennessee State 7–216–108th
2004–05 Tennessee State 14–179–77th
2005–06 Tennessee State 13–1511–97th
2006–07 Tennessee State 12–208–128th
2007–08 Tennessee State 15–1710–106th
2008–09 Tennessee State 12–189–96th
Tennessee State: 73–10853–57
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–2016)
2012–13 North Carolina A&T 20–178–8T–6thNCAA Division I Second Round
2013–14 North Carolina A&T 9–235–11T–8th
2014–15 North Carolina A&T 9–236–10T–9th
2015–16 North Carolina A&T 5–17*2–6*T–6th
North Carolina A&T: 43–8021–35

* resigned on 1/29/16

Total:392–388

      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. "Cy Alexander". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. London, Mike (17 March 2000). "Wherever Cy Alexander goes, so does Catawba". Salisbury Post. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. "Tennessee St. fires men's hoops coach". UPI. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  5. Goodman, Jeff (21 April 2012). "N.C. A&T hires former MEAC coach Cy Alexander". CBS SPorts.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  6. "Alexander Resigns As N.C. A&T Head Coach". ncataggies.com. North Carolina A&T. January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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