Hampton University Athletics

Larry Ayers is entering his sixth year with the Hampton University men’s basketball program – and his fifth as the Director of Basketball Operations. Ayers came to Hampton before the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach. Ayers joined the Pirates after a decade of coaching experience in the Hampton Roads area, and his duties with the team include developing the guards and helping with scouting.

A Norfolk, Va. native, Ayers got his coaching start at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., where he spent five years as a coach of the Raiders’ junior varsity team. From there, Ayers went to Bethel High School in Hampton, Va., where he spent one season as an assistant on the JV team before being named co-head coach of the JV team and assistant coach of the varsity team. Ayers spent five more years at Bethel, helping the Bruins become annual Virginia Group AAA state contenders, before coming to Hampton University.

Ayers, who also works as a manager with S.L. Nusbaum Realty, earned a degree in business administration from Averett University in 2009. Ayers is also a member of the Ivy Baptist Church and the National Notary Association.

Ayers enjoys golf and traveling as his hobbies. He is married to Keedah Nicole Ayers and they have two children: Lashawn (26) and Hailey (6).