Rex Morgan (October 27, 1948 – January 15, 2016) was an American basketball player who played as a

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in the

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(NBA). He was drafted in the second round of the

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by the

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and played two seasons with the team. In college he played guard for the 1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team that reached the national championship game, losing to UCLA. Morgan was a

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in the

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for 14 seasons. He is the winningest coach in the USBL, with 196. In 1990, Morgan was named USBL Coach of the Year.

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1948 births 2016 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States People from Charleston, Illinois Shooting guards United States Basketball League coaches {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub