Rex Frederick

Rex Frederick (born December 16, 1936, in Hamilton, Alabama ) is a retired American collegiate basketball player and coach. In high school he and his brother Max Frederick were star athletes who led Corner High School in Jefferson County to the Alabama state championship. He was an all-star player at Auburn University and is a member of Auburn's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Frederick left Auburn as the all-time leading rebounder and ninth all-time leading scorer with 937 points. Frederick remains the school's all-time leader in total rebounds per game with 15.3 average during the 1956-57 season. He also continues to hold the top two single-season records for most rebounds, with 325 in 1957–1958 and 322 in 1956–1957, and holds the single-game record for rebounds with 27 vs. SMU in 1957. His 904 career rebounds currently ranks fifth on the Tigers' all-time rebounding chart. In 2006, he became only the third Tiger to have his jersey (#32) retired.

After graduating from Auburn, Frederick served as assistant basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1962-1966. Frederick joined University of South Alabama Jaguars staff in 1966 to create their men's basketball program. Once the program was launched in 1968, Frederick served for two seasons as the team's founding head coach.

Frederick currently resides in Auburn, AL.

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