Cyrus "Cy" Alexander
Alma Mater:
Catawba (NC)
Class of:
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, NC
- Coach of five Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament champions (1989, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2003)
- South Carolina State's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach at Howard University under A.B. Williamson for 11 seasons from 1976-77 through 1986-87 and at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi under Perry Clark for two seasons in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16-13 | 10-6 | 3rd | DNP | |||
25-8 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
13-16 | 8-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
13-15 | 10-6 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
14-15 | 9-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
16-13 | 9-7 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
17-12 | 10-6 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
14-11 | 11-5 | 2nd | DNP | |||
22-8 | 14-2 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
14-14 | 12-6 | 2nd | DNP | |||
22-8 | 16-2 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
17-12 | 14-4 | T-1st | DNP | |||
20-14 | 14-5 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
19-13 | 14-4 | T-1st | DNP | |||
15-16 | 10-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
20-11 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
7-21 | 6-10 | 8th | DNP | |||
14-17 | 9-7 | T-5th | DNP | |||
13-15 | 11-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
12-20 | 8-12 | T-7th | DNP | |||
15-17 | 10-10 | T-5th | DNP |
NOTE: Ben Betts posted a 1-2 record as interim coach during the 1994-95 season.
- 21-Year Coaching Record: 338-290 (.538) overall
- 277-200 (.581) in 16 years at South Carolina State
- 61-90 (.404) in five years at Tennessee State
- 190-80 (.704) in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- 44-48 (.478) in Ohio Valley Conference
- 28-11 (.718) in MEAC Tournament
- 2-5 (.286) in OVC Tournament
- 0-5 (.000) in NCAA Tournament