Playing career
Alexander played college basketball at Belmont University, where he is now a member of the school's athletic hall of fame.
Coaching career
Immediately after graduation, Alexander joined the Belmont coaching staff under Rick Byrd, where he stayed for 16 seasons. He was a part of a coaching staff that reached four NCAA Tournaments. In 2011, Alexander got his first head coaching job at ASUN Conference rival Stetson, where he guided the Hatters to a 24–36 record in two seasons. On May 18, 2013, Alexander was named the head coach of Lipscomb, remaining in the A-Sun, and returning to his native Tennessee. In 2018, Alexander coached Lipscomb to its first Atlantic Sun title and first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, and coached Lipscomb to its 1st regular season championship in 9 years in 2019. He was the 2018 recipient of the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. On April 10, 2019 he was named head coach for Belmont University, following former head coach Rick Byrd's decision to retire after 33 seasons.
Head coaching record
Statistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Stetson Hatters (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2011–2013) 2011–12 Stetson 9–20 6–12 8th 2012–13 Stetson 15–16 11–7 3rd Stetson: 24–36 (.400) 17–19 (.472) Lipscomb Bisons (ASUN Conference) (2013–2019) 2013–14 Lipscomb 15–15 10–8 5th 2014–15 Lipscomb 14–17 7–7 T–4th 2015–16 Lipscomb 12–21 7–7 T–6th 2016–17 Lipscomb 20–13 11–3 2nd 2017–18 Lipscomb 23–10 10–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round 2018–19 Lipscomb 29–8 14–2 T–1st NIT Runner-up Lipscomb: 113–84 (.574) 59–31 (.656) Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2019–2021) 2019–20 Belmont 26–7 15–3 T–1st NCAA Division I canceled 2020–21 Belmont 26–4 18–2 1st 2021–22 Belmont 25–8 15–3 2nd NIT First Round Belmont Bruins (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present) 2022–23 Belmont 21–11 14–6 T–3rd 2023–24 Belmont 20–13 12–8 T–4th 2024–25 Belmont 22–11 13–7 4th 2025–26 Belmont 26–6 16–4 1st Belmont: 166–60 (.735) 102–33 (.756) Total: 303–180 (.627) 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