Joined Virginia Tech men’s basketball staff: 2023 and enters his first year with the program as an assistant coach.
With the Hokies: Byers will oversee the development of Tech's guards.
Prior to Virginia Tech: Byers, who is familiar with the New River Valley from his coaching days at Radford, enters his 18th season as an assistant coach in 2023-24. He comes to Blacksburg after assistant coach stints at Penn State (2023), VCU (2017-23), Rice (2014-17), Radford (2011-14), Saint Francis (Pa.) (2010-11), Randolph-Macon (2007-10) and Lebanon Valley (2006-07).
Of Note: As an assistant coach at VCU, Byers helped the Rams go 129-61 over the last six seasons with three NCAA Tournament appearances, four national postseason berths, a pair of Atlantic 10 regular-season titles and one A-10 tournament championship. He played an integral role in signing the Atlantic 10’s top recruiting class in three of the last four years and signing three of the program’s top six highest-ranked recruits in program history. Byers helped mentor a pair of NBA draft picks in Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland (2021 NBA draft pick) and Vince Williams Jr. (2022 NBA draft pick).
Byers was named one of 50 Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coaches by Silver Waves Media in 2020. Byers was also among a select group of assistants chosen to participate in the 2020 TopConnect Virtual Seminar.
Playing career: The 2005 NABC All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year honoree claimed the Jostens Trophy, given annually to the top Division III basketball student-athlete. Byers is one of five men's basketball players to have his jersey (No. 23) retired by Lebanon Valley.
Education: Lebanon Valley, 2005 (B.S. in accounting and business administration); Fairleigh Dickinson, 2008 (MBA).
Personal: Byers and his wife Marci, the head volleyball coach at Virginia Tech, have two daughters, Kamryn and Skyyler.
With the Hokies: Byers will oversee the development of Tech's guards.
Prior to Virginia Tech: Byers, who is familiar with the New River Valley from his coaching days at Radford, enters his 18th season as an assistant coach in 2023-24. He comes to Blacksburg after assistant coach stints at Penn State (2023), VCU (2017-23), Rice (2014-17), Radford (2011-14), Saint Francis (Pa.) (2010-11), Randolph-Macon (2007-10) and Lebanon Valley (2006-07).
Of Note: As an assistant coach at VCU, Byers helped the Rams go 129-61 over the last six seasons with three NCAA Tournament appearances, four national postseason berths, a pair of Atlantic 10 regular-season titles and one A-10 tournament championship. He played an integral role in signing the Atlantic 10’s top recruiting class in three of the last four years and signing three of the program’s top six highest-ranked recruits in program history. Byers helped mentor a pair of NBA draft picks in Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland (2021 NBA draft pick) and Vince Williams Jr. (2022 NBA draft pick).
Byers was named one of 50 Impactful Mid-Major Assistant Coaches by Silver Waves Media in 2020. Byers was also among a select group of assistants chosen to participate in the 2020 TopConnect Virtual Seminar.
Playing career: The 2005 NABC All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year honoree claimed the Jostens Trophy, given annually to the top Division III basketball student-athlete. Byers is one of five men's basketball players to have his jersey (No. 23) retired by Lebanon Valley.
Education: Lebanon Valley, 2005 (B.S. in accounting and business administration); Fairleigh Dickinson, 2008 (MBA).
Personal: Byers and his wife Marci, the head volleyball coach at Virginia Tech, have two daughters, Kamryn and Skyyler.