Colorado State fires Layer
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State coach Dale Layer was fired Monday after a 17-13 season and sixth-place finish in the Mountain West Conference.
Athletic director Paul Kowalczyk said it was "time to move in a different direction." Layer had a year left on his contract.
Layer had a 103-106 record over seven years. Colorado State went 6-10 in the league this season.
The coach declined comment and was not present when Kowalczyk made the announcement.
Layer was hired April 11, 2000, after two years as a Colorado State assistant under Ritchie McKay.
He signed a five-year extension after leading the Rams to the Mountain West championship and NCAA tournament in 2003. They lost to Duke in the NCAA West Regional that year.
Layer coached at Queens College in Charlotte, N.C., for nine years, twice leading his team to the NCAA Division II tournament while compiling a 168-87 record.
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