Dale Layer

{{Infobox college coach

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| current_title = Special Assistant to the Head Coach

| current_team = Texas A&M

| current_conference = SEC

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|16}}

| birth_place = Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

| high_school =

| player_team1 = Eckerd

| player_years1 = 1976–1980

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| coach_years1 = 1980–1982

| coach_team1 = Eckerd (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1982–1983

| coach_team2 = Eastern Kentucky (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1983–1988

| coach_team3 = Eckerd (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 1989–1998

| coach_team4 = Queens (NC)

| coach_years5 = 1998–2000

| coach_team5 = Colorado State (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 2000–2007

| coach_team6 = Colorado State

| coach_years7 = 2007–2008

| coach_team7 = Liberty (assistant)

| coach_years8 = 2008–2009

| coach_team8 = Marquette (assistant)

| coach_years9 = 2009–2015

| coach_team9 = Liberty

| coach_years10 = 2016–2017

| coach_team10 = Greensboro Swarm (assistant)

| coach_years11 = 2017–2018

| coach_team11 = Mercer (asst.)

| coach_years12 = 2018–2019

| coach_team12 = Virginia Tech (special asst.)

| coach_years13 = 2019–present

| coach_team13 = Texas A&M (special asst.)

| overall_record = 352–306

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 0–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–2 (NCAA Division II)

| championships =

| awards =

Big South Coach of the Year (2011)

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Dale Layer (born May 16, 1958) is an American basketball coach, currently a special assistant to the head coach at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/Article/Virginia-Tech-Basketball-Coach-Buzz-Williams-welcomes-new-addition-to-the-staff-120920491/|title=Buzz Williams welcomes a new coach to the Virginia Tech staff|website=247sports.com|first=Matej|last=Sis|date=August 22, 2018|accessdate=August 22, 2018}} Previously he served as an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League. He was previously the head coach of the Liberty Flames men's basketball team. He was fired by the university on March 5, 2015, after finishing the season with only a 2–16 conference record and an 8–24 overall record.[http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9432246/Sources:-Marquette-assistant-to-coach-Liberty Marquette assistant to coach Liberty] It marks his second stint as a coach at Liberty; he spent the 2007–2008 campaign as an assistant to Ritchie McKay.{{Cite web |title=Dale Layer picked as new head coach for Liberty men’s basketball |url=https://www.liberty.edu/news/2009/04/08/dale-layer-picked-as-new-head-coach-for-liberty-mens-basketball/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Liberty News |language=en-US}}

Biography

= Eckerd College =

Layer started his coaching career in 1980 after graduating from his alma mater Eckerd College with a bachelors degree in psychology.{{Cite web |title=Dale Layer (2011) - Eckerd College Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://eckerdtritons.com/honors/eckerd-college-athletics-hall-of-fame/dale-layer/36 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Eckerd College Athletics |language=en}} He spent seven of the next eight years at Eckerd, and was an assistant at Eastern Kentucky University during the 1982–1983 season.{{Cite web |title=Dale Layer - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches |url=https://libertyflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/dale-layer/758 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Liberty University |language=en}}

= Queens University of Charlotte =

He then made the jump to the head coaching ranks, accepting a job at Queens University of Charlotte. He amassed 167 wins against 87 losses in nine years as the head coach, and also served as the school's athletic director.{{Cite web |title=Dale Layer (2010) - Royals Hall of Fame |url=https://queensathletics.com/honors/royals-hall-of-fame/dale-layer/9/kiosk |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Queens University of Charlotte Athletics |language=en}}

= Colorado State University =

In 1998, Layer accepted a job at Colorado State as an assistant after Ritchie McKay accepted the head coaching position. Layer helped lead the Rams to an NIT appearance in 1999, defeating Mississippi State and Colorado before losing to the eventual champion, California.{{cite web|url=http://marquette.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=804315|title=MarquetteWatch.com – Williams Adds Dale Layer To Staff As An Assistant|date=4 May 2008|website=rivals.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}

Layer was hired as head coach at CSU on April 11, 2000, after McKay left. Layer guided the team to its first NCAA Tournament bid in 13 years, in 2003. He was twice voted the region's coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association. He was fired in 2007 although he had a year left on his contract. He finished with a 103–106 record (and 31–71 in conference play).{{Cite web |date=2007-03-12 |title=Colorado St. axes coach Layer after seven years |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2795985 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Natalie Meisler {{!}} The Denver |date=2007-03-12 |title=Layer out after 7 years |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/03/12/layer-out-after-7-years/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}

= Liberty University =

He rejoined McKay's staff shortly after McKay accepted the job at Liberty University. Layer stayed for a year before heading off to be an assistant to head coach Buzz Williams at Marquette.{{Cite web |last=Kiszla |first=Mark |date=2025-03-20 |title=Mark Kiszla: Here's sure way to move tough-as-nails Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams to verge of tears |url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/mark-kiszla/kiszla-march-madness-buzz-williams-dale-layer/article_0f183495-325c-48ae-96cb-149115565c7d.html |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Denver Gazette |language=en}}

After the 2008–2009 season, McKay left Liberty and accepted a job as associate head coach at the University of Virginia. Liberty contacted Layer about filling the head coaching vacancy, and Layer accepted. Layer led the 2012–13 team to a surprise Big South championship and an NCAA bid with a 15–20 record. He was fired in 2015, finishing with 82-113 record.{{Cite web |last=AP |title=Former CSU basketball coach Dale Layer fired at Liberty |url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2015/03/05/dale-layer-fired/24418953/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Fort Collins Coloradoan |language=en-US}}

= Greensboro Swarm =

On September 26, 2016, Layer was appointed an assistant coach of the Greensboro Swarm, a new NBA Development League franchise.{{cite web|url=http://greensboro.dleague.nba.com/news/swarm-finalize-coaching-staff/|title=Swarm Finalize Coaching Staff|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=September 26, 2016|accessdate=October 1, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014122210/http://greensboro.dleague.nba.com/news/swarm-finalize-coaching-staff/|url-status=dead}} On June 13, 2017, Layer joined Mercer University as an assistant coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.macon.com/sports/college/mercer-university/article155965214.html/|title=Ex-Colorado, Liberty head coach joining Mercer basketball staff|work=macon.com|publisher=Macon Telegraph|date=June 13, 2017|accessdate=June 13, 2017}}

Personal life

Layer is married to Brenda Peterson, they have three children.

Head coaching record

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|startyear=1989

|conference=Conference Carolinas

|endyear=1998

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| season = 1989–90

| name = Queens

| overall = 11–17

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| season = 1990–91

| name = Queens

| overall = 20–8

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| season = 1991–92

| name = Queens

| overall = 14–13

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| season = 1992–93

| name = Queens

| overall = 20–8

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| season = 1993–94

| name = Queens

| overall = 14–12

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| season = 1994–95

| name = Queens

| overall = 17–10

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| season = 1995–96

| name = Queens

| overall = 25–6

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| postseason = NCAA Division II Sweet 16

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| season = 1996–97

| name = Queens

| overall = 22–7

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| season = 1997–98

| name = Queens

| overall = 24–6

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| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round

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| overall = 167–87

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|name=Colorado State Rams

|startyear=2000

|conference=Mountain West Conference

|endyear=2007

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| season = 2000–01

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 15–13

| conference = 6–8

| confstanding = T–4th

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| season = 2001–02

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 12–18

| conference = 3–11

| confstanding = T–7th

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| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2002–03

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 19–14

| conference = 5–9

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = NCAA Division I First Round

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| season = 2003–04

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 13–15

| conference = 4–10

| confstanding = T–7th

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| season = 2004–05

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 11–17

| conference = 3–11

| confstanding = T–7th

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| season = 2005–06

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 16–15

| conference = 4–10

| confstanding = 8th

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| season = 2006–07

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 17–13

| conference = 6–10

| confstanding = T–6th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Colorado State

| overall = 103–106

| confrecord = 35–69

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|name=Liberty Flames

|startyear=2009

|conference=Big South Conference

|endyear=2015

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| season = 2009–10

| name = Liberty

| overall = 15–16

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = 6th

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| season = 2010–11

| name = Liberty

| overall = 19–13

| conference = 13–5

| confstanding = 2nd

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| season = 2011–12

| name = Liberty

| overall = 14–18

| conference = 9–9

| confstanding = 5th

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| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2012–13

| name = Liberty

| overall = 15–21

| conference = 6–10

| confstanding = 5th (North)

| postseason = NCAA Division I First Four

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| season = 2013–14

| name = Liberty

| overall = 11–21

| conference = 5–11

| confstanding = 5th (North)

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| season = 2014–15

| name = Liberty

| overall = 8–24

| conference = 2–16

| confstanding = 11th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Liberty

| overall = 82–113

| confrecord = 45–59

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

|overall=352–306

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References

External links

[http://csurams.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/layer_dale00.html Colorado State Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214094556/http://csurams.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/layer_dale00.html |date=2007-02-14 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105112343/http://csusports.com/profile.asp?playerID=610 Liberty Bio]

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