Alex Washington joined the North Central College men's basketball team in June 2023 as the Cardinals' top assistant coach. Washington came to North Central from Augustana College, where he was a three-time College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) champion as a student-athlete and served as an assistant coach on two occasions.
Washington was involved in all facets of Augustana's program as an assistant coach the past four seasons, including rules compliance, community engagement, opponent scouting and academic and career development support for student-athletes. Washington also coached with the Vikings from 2013-2016, which followed a stint at NCAA Division II Wayne State College (Nebraska) from 2010-2013.
From 2016-2018, Washington was the Basketball Program Director for the Cognita Pacific Competitive Basketball Program in Singapore. Washington led a series of strategic initiatives to increase enrollment and created partnerships with the Singapore National Team, the Ministry of Education and local teams.
Washington was a three-year letter winner and two-year starter as a student-athlete at Augustana, scoring 641 points and helping lead the Vikings' 2008 team to a CCIW Tournament championship and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
