Background
Beyer was born in LeRoy, New York and graduated from Alfred University in 1984 with a bachelor"s degree in history with minors in coaching, writing, and secondary education.
Beyer was born in LeRoy, New York and graduated from Alfred University in 1984 with a bachelor"s degree in history with minors in coaching, writing, and secondary education.
University at Albany.
Beyer has previously served as head coach at Siena College. At Alfred, Beyer played three seasons on the basketball team before suffering a career-ending injury. Beyer served as assistant coach to the team as a senior in the 1983-1984 season.
Beyer then earned his master"s degree in curriculum planning and development from the University of Albany in 1989.
As a graduate student at Albany, Beyer was an assistant coach for the Albany Great Danes men"s basketball team from 1985 to 1989. Beyer then was an assistant coach at Siena College from 1989 to 1993 and the University of Wisconsin from 1993 to 1994.
Beyer returned to Siena to be head coach from 1994 to 1997. He returned to the assistant coaching ranks with Northwestern University from 1997 to 2000.
Under Bob Knight, Beyer was an assistant coach at Texas Technical from 2001 to 2003.
Foreign the 2003-2004 season, Beyer was an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was an advance scout the next season. On July 3, 2007, Beyer was one of four assistants hired to serve under head coach of the National Basketball Association"s Orlando Magic, Stan Van Gundy, for the 2007-2008 season.
The Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association hired Beyer on September 11, 2012. On July 1, 2013, Beyer was hired by the Charlotte Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2013-2014 season.
On May 30, 2014, Beyer was one of three assistants hired to serve under new Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy.