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Fred Langley is entering his second season as the associate head coach of the Wyoming basketball program. Langley was Heath Schroyer's choice as his associate head coach when Schroyer returned to Laramie as head coach of the Cowboys on March 23, 2007. 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. As associate head coach with the Cowboys, Langley is directly involved in every aspect of the Wyoming basketball program. He maintains extensive coaching responsibilities, while also leading and implementing recruiting for the Cowboys. He is 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 addition of five international players to the 2008-09 Cowboy roster. Langley and Schroyer's long-standing relationship dates back to the mid-1990's when they were each assistant coaches in the Central Valley Conference for California Community Colleges. Prior to the 2004-05 season, Langley joined Schroyer's staff at Portland State, helping guide the Vikings to a 19-9 (.679) record and the first Big Sky Conference Championship in school history. During the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, Langley served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Fresno State, while Schroyer served as the associate head coach for the Bulldogs. In their second season, the Bulldogs finished 22-10 (.687), winning seven of their last nine games, and advancing to the NIT. Langley was responsible for recruiting Quinton Hosley, who was an integral part of the Bulldog's success. Hosley was a two-time All-WAC selection and recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with a professional European team in Real Madrid, Spain. Last season, he was named the MVP of the Turkish professional league. During the mid-1990's, Langley was an assistant coach to Steve Cleveland (the current head coach at Fresno State) at Fresno City College. Along with Schroyer, they guided the Rams to 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. The EBO is recognized as one of the highly respected AAU basketball programs in the country. He also coached the Colorado Pump-and-Run AAU team for David and Dana Pump, two very prominent names in AAU. "I've known Fred (Langley) for almost 15 years," said UW head coach Heath Schroyer. "I feel very fortunate to have someone of his expertise and talent with me as we build this program. He's a proven winner. He's been with me at two different schools and has helped build successful programs. Fred is someone I rely on heavily in all areas." Langley graduated from Fresno State in 1987. Langley and his wife, Christine, have one son, Payton, and one daughter, Kayla. |
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