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Apr 14, 2008 6:09 pm US/Eastern
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FAU's Walters Leaving Program To Coach Dons
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (CBS4/AP) ―
FAU Owls head basketball coach Rex Walters is leaving the program to accept the head coaching position with the University of San Francisco.
Walters coached FAU from 2006-2008 compiling a 31-33 record. After a 15-13 season in 2006-2007, Walters team finished under .500 in 2007-2008 going 16-20.
Walters takes over for Jessie Evans, who was forced to take a leave of absence in the middle of last season and then was fired last month. Eddie Sutton took over the program on an interim basis for the remainder of the season as the Dons finished 10-21 in their third straight losing season.
Walters will be the third new coach in the eight-team West Coast Conference, following Tom Asbury at Pepperdine and Bill Bayno at Loyola Marymount.
Walters inherits a roster led by Dior Lowhorn, who was No. 1 in the WCC in scoring at 20.5 points per game last season.
Walters spent one year as an assistant at Florida Atlantic before taking over the program when Matt Doherty left to coach SMU.
Walters was selected 16th overall by New Jersey in the 1993 NBA draft and played seven seasons for the Nets, Philadelphia and Miami. He averaged 4.6 points per game in his career.
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