Rex Morgan (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Charleston, Illinois | October 27, 1948
Died | January 15, 2016 Jacksonville, Florida | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Charleston (Charleston, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 4th overall |
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 20 |
Career history | |
1970–1972 | Boston Celtics |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Rex Morgan (October 27, 1948 – January 15, 2016)[1] was an American basketball player who played as a guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the second round of the 1970 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and played two seasons with the team.
Morgan was a head coach in the United States Basketball League for 14 seasons. He is the winningest coach in the USBL, with 196. In 1990, Morgan was named USBL Coach of the Year.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Rex Morgan". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "USBL Unveils 20th Anniversary Team". oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
Categories:
- 1948 births
- 2016 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1970 NCAA University Division Final Four
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Boston Celtics draft picks
- Boston Celtics players
- Guards (basketball)
- Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- People from Charleston, Illinois
- United States Basketball League coaches
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs