Byron Samuels

Byron Samuels (born May 3, 1964) is a former college basketball head coach.

[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.