Wikipedia:Brian Alexander (basketball)

Brian LaWan Alexander (August 26, 1975 – May 15, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who played for Salon Vilpas. He attended and played college basketball at the University of Detroit Mercy. In Alexander's senior year, the Titans were conference regular season champions behind a 12–2 MCC record and earned a berth into the 1998 NCAA Tournament.

After upsetting St. John's in the first round, Alexander was asked by a reporter after the win about Dick Vitale and his response was "I didn't even know Dick Vitale coached at Detroit until after I got here," Titans center Brian Alexander said. "Hopefully, he'll talk about us now and wake up some people around the country who didn't know who we were and why we were invited to this tournament." Detroit lost in the round of 32 to a strong Purdue squad, ending their year with an overall record of 25–6. Considered one of the Top 50 Midwestern Collegiate Conference / Horizon League Players from (1994-2012). Alexander died on May 15, 2020.

Personal life
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Alexander graduated from Cody High School of Detroit in 1993. In November 1992 Alexander signed a national letter of intent to attend Wichita State University. Due to low A.C.T. scores, Alexander attended Butler Community College in fall 1993, playing one year, before moving on to play three seasons at the University of Detroit Mercy, on the Detroit Titans men's basketball team. Alexander was the older brother of NFL free agent player Jason Jones.

Post-playing career
Alexander returned to Michigan after playing for Windsor Drive in Canada and started Coaches Association of the Brotherhood in Detroit, Michigan. As the Founder of Coaches Association of the Brotherhood (C.A.O.T.B.) a non-profit 501c3 organization. The organization is exclusively for charitable and educational purposes addressing its mission through programs and events. C.A.O.T.B. encourages a cross-cultural environment to stimulate conversation with the purpose of overcoming racial barriers, relations, and networking to promote unity through athletics and sports. Alexander coached the girls' Junior varsity basketball team at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. On May 15, 2014, Alexander started Team Alexander Colorado Club Basketball Program in Denver, Colorado. Team Alexander Colorado Club Program will operate as a trade name business under Coaches Association of the Brotherhood.

Alexander became the Head Basketball Boys Coach of Regis Groff High School on August 15, 2018.

Let's Talk Youth Sports Radio Show (2018-2019)
Alexander started a radio show called Let's Talk Youth Sports in Denver, Colorado. The radio show focuses on gender in youth sports referring to the role and influence that both young male and females have in sports. The participation of youth in sports is a matter that is always trying to be improved and appeal to all genders. Their focus will target youth sports (the negative and positive experiences). The show started in 2018.