Byron Samuels

Byron Samuels
Biographical details
Born	May 3, 1964 (age 60)
Playing career
1982–1986	UNC Asheville
Position(s)	Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990	Tulsa (asst.)
1990–1991	UNC Wilmington (asst.)
1991–1992	Radford (asst.)
1992–1994	UNC Wilmington (asst.)
1994–1995	Washington State (asst.)
1995–1997	Hampton
1998–2001	Tennessee (asst.)
2001–2002	Radford (asst.)
2002–2007	Radford
2007–2009	South Florida (asst.)
2010–2012	Hillsborough CC (asst. AD)
2013–2014	Georgia (Operations Coord.)
2014–2017	Florida A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	92–194 (.322)

Byron Samuels (born May 3, 1964) is a former college basketball head coach. He was previously the head coach for Florida A&M University.^[1]^[2]

Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Samuels played college basketball at UNC Asheville.^[1]^[3] A forward, Samuels averaged 12.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in his senior season of 1985–86.^[4] Samuels graduated from UNC Asheville in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in personnel management. He then completed a master's degree in sociology at Western Carolina University in 1989.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Hampton (MEAC) (1995–1997)
1995–96	Hampton	9–17	0–0	10th
1996–97	Hampton	8–19	7–11	7th
Hampton:		17–36 (.321)	7–11 (.389)
Radford (Big South Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03	Radford	10–20	6–8	6th
2003–04	Radford	12–16	7–9	6th
2004–05	Radford	12–16	7–9	4th
2005–06	Radford	16–13	9–7	4th
2006–07	Radford	8–22	3–11	7th
Radford:		58–87 (.400)	32–50 (.390)
Florida A&M (MEAC) (2014–2017)
2014–15	Florida A&M	2–27	2–13	13th
2015–16	Florida A&M	8–21	4–12	13th
2016–17	Florida A&M	7–23	5–11	T–11th
Florida A&M:		17–71 (.193)	11–37 (.229)
Total:		92–194 (.322)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b "Byron Samuels". Florida A&M University. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
^ Culver, Jordan (March 17, 2017). "FAMU parts ways with basketball coach Byron Samuels". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Byron Samuels". University of South Florida. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "UNC Asheville 1985-86". NCAA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[FAMU-1] "Byron Samuels". Florida A&M University. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.

[2] Culver, Jordan (March 17, 2017). "FAMU parts ways with basketball coach Byron Samuels". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[South_Florida-3] "Byron Samuels". University of South Florida. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[4] "UNC Asheville 1985-86". NCAA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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