Fred Langley was named the interim head coach of the Wyoming Cowboy basketball program on February 7, 2011. Langley is in his fourth season with the Wyoming basketball program. He served as the associate head coach for over three and a half seasons, prior to being named the Interim Head Coach. As associate head coach with the Cowboys, Langley was directly involved in every aspect of the Wyoming basketball program. He maintained extensive coaching responsibilities, while also leading and implementing recruiting for the Cowboys. He was directly responsible for expanding the Cowboys' recruiting efforts in the United States as well as many countries within Europe and Africa. Those efforts have resulted in the 2010-11 Cowboy roster featuring four international players. During Langley's coaching career, he has worked at all levels of the game including Division I, junior college, high school and AAU, giving him a wealth of knowledge on and off the basketball floor. Prior to becoming the associate head coach at Wyoming, Langley served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Fresno State, during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. During the 2006-07 season, the Bulldogs finished 22-10 (.687), won seven of their last nine games, and advanced to the NIT. Prior to the 2004-05 season, Langley became an assistant coach at Portland State University. During that season, he helped guide the Vikings to a 19-9 (.679) record and the first Big Sky Conference Championship in school history. During the mid-1990's, Langley was an assistant coach to Steve Cleveland (the current head coach at Fresno State) at Fresno City College. While at Fresno City College, the Rams made their first trip to the Elite Eight of the California Community College State Playoffs since 1968. Langley also served as the head coach at Central High School in Fresno, Calif. where he led the Grizzlies to the California Sectional Title for the first time since 1943. Langley co-founded the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO) with Darren Matsubara in 1991. EBO is recognized as one of the most respected AAU basketball programs in the country. He also coached the Colorado Pump-and-Run AAU team. Langley graduated from Fresno State in 1987. Langley and his wife, Christine, have one son, Payton, and one daughter, Kayla. |
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