{"id":8474,"date":"2016-04-06T07:48:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T11:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2016-04-06T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:13:38","slug":"louis-rowe-puts-finishing-touches-on-his-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8474","title":{"rendered":"Louis Rowe Puts Finishing Touches on His Coaching Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"8477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=8477\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?fit=690%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"690,388\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Louis+Rowe+WEB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?fit=690%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8477\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?resize=558%2C314\" alt=\"Louis+Rowe+WEB\" width=\"558\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/LouisRoweWEB.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Louis Rowe Was formally introduced as JMU&#8217;s newest head coach at a press conference yesterday. The highlight of the event was Rowe&#8217;s announcement of his assistant coaches. We already knew that Mike Deane, who was a key part of Matt Brady&#8217;s staff, was staying on. Yesterday we learned that Byron Taylor and David Kontaxis would be joining Deane as assistant coaches. Additionally, Larry Davis will assume the role of Director of Basketball Operations.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Taylor spent the past 7 years at the University of North Florida (UNF), as a member of head coach Matthew Driscoll&#8217;s coaching staff. He helped lead the team to 45 wins over the past two season. UNF also won the Atlantic Sun and advanced to its first NCAA tournament in 2014. Taylor played ball at Florida A&amp;M, where he earned MEAC All Academic honors.<\/p>\n<p>David Kontaxis comes to JMU from the AAU ranks. He&#8217;s been involved with coaching AAU teams in DC and the Virginia\/North Carolina region. Prior to getting involved in the AAU ranks, he was the Director of Basketball Operations at William &amp; Mary. Before William &amp; Mary, he was an assistant and head coach at Central High School in Capital Heights, Maryland. His experience could be invaluable for the Dukes in terms of leveraging recruiting relationships in the DMV and Mid-Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Davis will round out the JMU basketball staff, assuming the role of Director of Basketball Operations. He comes to JMU after serving as an assistant at Newberry College. Before jumping to the college ranks, he coached high school basketball in South Carolina, leading his team to a state championship. He had the most impressive playing career of any of the new coaches, playing for UNC and eventually transferring to South Carolina. At UNC, he was a member of Dean Smith&#8217;s 1993 National Championship squad. After transferring back home to his native South Carolina, he lead the Gamecocks to their first SEC Championship and earned All SEC and All America honors.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D8474&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louis Rowe Was formally introduced as JMU&#8217;s newest head coach at a press conference yesterday. The highlight of the event was Rowe&#8217;s announcement of his assistant coaches. We already knew that Mike Deane, who was a key part of Matt Brady&#8217;s staff, was staying on. Yesterday we learned that Byron Taylor and David Kontaxis would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3996,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=3996","url_meta":{"origin":8474,"position":0},"title":"Buckle Up, Mike Deane is Joining the JMU Coaching Staff","date":"June 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week former JMU assistant coach Lou Rowe left to take an assistant position at Rider. To fill the void on Matt Brady's staff, JMU has hired Mike Deane. Deane has head coaching experience including stops at Marquette, Sienna, and most recently Wagner. 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