Head Coach Wade Alexander

Wade Alexander is entering his second season at the helm of the Cameron Aggie men's basketball coach. Prior to coaching at CU, Alexander was the assistant men’s basketball coach at East Central University. He is a native of Marlow, Oklahoma.

In just his first season, Alexander ended an 11-year postseason drought and took the Aggie men to the Lone Star Conference Championship tournament. CU had not been to the postseason since the 1997-1998 season. Alexander was awarded Lone Star Conference and Cameron University Coach of the Year honors for his successful efforts.

Alexander served as the assistant men’s basketball coach under head coach Terry Shannon at East Central University from 2005-2008. While at ECU he helped lead the Tigers to a third-place finish in the LSC after the 2005-2006 season, and was instrumental in the development of seven LSC All-Conference players. He also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator under head coach Terry Shannon and was responsible for all of the administrative duties.

Prior to ECU, Alexander was the assistant men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Kingsville, TX), another fellow Lone Star Conference school. While on the Javelina coaching staff under head coach Pete Peterson, Alexander helped to guide the squad to a third-place finish in the LSC after the 2004-2005 season. He also was instrumental in TAMUK’s #10 regional ranking that year.

Alexander started his coaching career at Bacone College (Muskogee, OK) as the assistant men’s basketball coach and head men’s and women’s golf coach. With the Warriors and under head coach Alan Foster, Alexander helped lead the team to a second-place finish in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) after the 2003-2004 season. Like at ECU and TAMUK, Alexander was the recruiting coordinator at Bacone College.

In Alexander's seven years of coaching experience he as had a total of 16 all-conference players and 14 players go on to the professional ranks.

Alexander received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science degree from East Central in May of 2001. He then stayed at ECU to achieve his Master’s degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Sports Administration in December of 2002.