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Rex Chapman, CBS Sports analyst, says ‘Rest in Peace’ about coach who is still alive
By Adam Spencer
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Rex Chapman, currently working as a studio analyst for CBS Sports during March Madness, was a former Kentucky star during the late 1980s.
This is his first NCAA Tournament with CBS, and it has been a bit of a rough one for Chapman.
We hope former basketball coach Pete Gillen had a good night’s sleep, because he’s not dead, despite what Chapman said on air when he mentioned Gillen and said “rest in peace”:
Here’s CNN’s Rex Chapman on CBS talking about Pete Gillen’s death.
Uhm, Pete Gillen is alive and works for CBS.
pic.twitter.com/UZvHsnSMrn— Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) March 19, 2022
Gillen, in fact, is a CBS Sports basketball analyst, just like Chapman. Gillen coached Xavier, Providence and Virginia from 1985 to 2005.
And, most importantly, at age 74, Gillen is still very much alive and well.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
