Byron Samuels (born May 3, 1964) is a former college basketball head coach. He was previously the head coach for Florida A&M University. Originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Samuels played college basketball at

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, Samuels averaged 12.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in his senior season of 1985–86. Samuels graduated from UNC Asheville in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in personnel management. He then completed a master's degree in sociology at Western Carolina University in 1989.

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