Flames Nation, let us know your thoughts! Liberty’s head men’s basketball coach Dale Layer is in his 4th season. Here is the results of each of his 4 seasons:
| Season | Overall Record | Conference Record | Tournament Finish | RPI | Average Attendance | |||||
| 2009-10 | 15-16 | 10-8 | L, first round | 236 | 2,674 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 19-13 | 13-5 | L, first round | 188 | 2,819 | |||||
| 2011-12 | 14-18 | 9-9 | L, first round | 282 | 1,515 | |||||
| 2012-13 | 9-19 | 5-9 | ??? | 331 | 2,113 |
Should Layer be brought back for the 2013-14 season? Should we move in a new direction? Leave your comment and vote in our poll to the right.
I absolutely believe he should get another year and believe he will.
I don’t think he should get another year. If Liberty wants to go big time with their athletics, Layer does not appear to be the coach to get them there. The Big South is one of the five worst conferences in Division I and Layer can’t do better than losing in the first round of the Big South tournament? It isn’t like the other schools have more talent. The budget Liberty spends on athletics (especially basketball) is being crippled by the poor results. Layer seems like a great person and I appreciate that, but the team isn’t responding to his coaching and the program has gone worse instead of better under his watch.