Byron Samuels

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Byron Samuels
Biographical details
Born (1964-05-03) May 3, 1964 (age 59)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Tulsa (asst.)
1990–1991 UNC Wilmington (asst.)
1991–1992 Radford (asst.)
1992–1994UNC Wilmington (asst.)
1994–1995 Washington State (asst.)
1995–1997 Hampton
1998–2001 Tennessee (asst.)
2001–2002Radford (asst.)
2002–2007Radford
2007–2009 USF (asst.)
2010–2012 Hillsborough CC (asst. AD)
2013–2014 Georgia (Operations Coord.)
2014–2017 Florida A&M
Head coaching record
Overall92–194 (.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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Hampton (MEAC)(1995–1997)
1995–96 Hampton 9–170–010th
1996–97 Hampton 8–197–117th
Hampton:17–36 (.321)7–11 (.389)
Radford (Big South Conference)(2002–2007)
2002–03 Radford 10–206–86th
2003–04 Radford 12–167–96th
2004–05 Radford 12–167–94th
2005–06 Radford 16–139–74th
2006–07 Radford 8–223–117th
Radford:58–87 (.400)32–50 (.390)
Florida A&M (MEAC)(2014–2017)
2014–15 Florida A&M 2–272–1313th
2015–16 Florida A&M 8–214–1213th
2016–17 Florida A&M 7–235–11T–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

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References

  1. "Florida A&M head coach biography".
  2. Culver, Jordan (March 17, 2017). "FAMU parts ways with basketball coach Byron Samuels". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved March 17, 2017.