| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
| Team | Texas A&M |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 16, 1958 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 | Eckerd |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1982 | Eckerd (assistant) |
| 1982–1983 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1983–1988 | Eckerd (assistant) |
| 1989–1998 | Queens (NC) |
| 1998–2000 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 2000–2007 | Colorado State |
| 2007–2008 | Liberty (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Marquette (assistant) |
| 2009–2015 | Liberty |
| 2016–2017 | Greensboro Swarm (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Mercer (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Virginia Tech (special asst.) |
| 2019–present | Texas A&M (special asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 352–306 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Dale Layer (born May 16, 1958) is an American basketball coach, currently a special assistant to head coach Buzz Williams at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.[1] 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.[2] It marks his second stint as a coach at Liberty; he spent the 2007-2008 campaign as an assistant to Ritchie McKay.