Rex Walters has joined the Detroit Pistons as an assistant coach and will work on Stan Van Gundy's staff next season.

Walters, 47, served as the Grand Rapids Drive head coach last season, guiding the Pistons' NBA Development League (now known as the NBA G League) team to a 26-24 record. He joins a Pistons coaching staff that includes Tim Hardaway and Otis Smith.

Before his lone season with Grand Rapids, Walters led the University of San Francisco men's squad for eight seasons (2008-16) and served as the Florida Atlantic University bench boss from 2006-08.