[6] Roy Williams at the University of Kansas and the NBA's Chuck Daly, Larry Brown and Pat Riley all mentored Walters during his years as a player.

[9] In an interview with Rick Quan, Rex Walters responded to the question of feeling that he was a pioneer for Asian Americans.

[11] (1988–1990) Walters played at Northwestern University (1988–1990) and was All Big 10 honorable mention leading the team in scoring (17.6PPG, 3FG% – 47.3%, FT% – 79.4%, 125 assists).

In 68 starts under Roy Williams, he averaged 15.6 points per game, leading the Jayhawks in scoring during both his junior and senior campaigns.

Walters was an outstanding scorer from all areas of the court at Kansas, shooting nearly 51% from the field, 42% from three-point range and 85% at the free throw line.

The 6'4" (1.93 m) shooting guard was selected by the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets with the 16th pick in the 1993 NBA draft.

As a rookie, Walters led the team in field goal percentage (.522) and hit 14 of 28 three-point attempts.

[13] In addition to his playing career, Walters had a minor role in the 1994 film Blue Chips starring Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neal.

(2002–2003) Blue Valley NW High School, Assistant Coach, qualifying for the Kansas Class 6A State Tournament.

Walters was ranked the 20th best assistant basketball coach in the country at the mid-major level by The Hoop Scoop online in 2005.

The Wolf Pack were pre-season #5 in the nation, Mountain West Conference Champions and a 7 seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament.

(2019–2020) Walters joined the Wake Forest basketball program in May 2019 as an Associate Head Coach under Danny Manning.