Career
His most recent coaching position was as the head coach of the Liberty Flames men"s basketball team, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 college basketball team that competes in the Big South Conference. He was fired by the university on March 5, 2015 after finishing the season with only a 2–16 conference record and an 8–24 overall record. lieutenant marks his second stint as a coach at Liberty.
He spent the 2007-2008 campaign as an assistant to Ritchie McKay.
Layer started his coaching career in 1980 after graduating from his alma mater Eckerd College. He spent seven of the next eight years at Eckerd (he was an assistant at Eastern Kentucky University during the 1982–1983 season.
He then made the jump to the head coaching ranks, accepting a job at Queens University of Charlotte. He amassed 167 wins against 87 losses in nine years as the head coach, and also served as the school"s athletic director
In 1998, Layer accepted a job at Colorado State as an assistant after Ritchie McKay accepted the head coaching position.
When McKay left Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) in 2000, Layer was promoted to the head job. Layer guided the team to its first National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament bid in 13 years, in 2003. He was twice voted the region"s coach of the year by the National Basketball Coaches Association.
But after seven years and a 103–106 record (and 31–71 in conference play), Layer was fired.
He rejoined McKay"s staff shortly after McKay accepted the job at Liberty University. Layer stayed for a year before heading off to be an assistant to head coach Buzz Williams at Marquette.
Liberty contacted Layer about filling the head coaching vacancy, and Layer accepted. Layer led the 2012-2013 team to a surprise Big South championship and an National Collegiate Athletic Association bid with a 15–20 record.
