Layton Westmoreland joined the McMurry University women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2019-2020 season. Westmoreland came to the War Hawks after leading Newcastle High School’s girls basketball program to the Regional Quarterfinals of the 1A Texas UIL Playoffs.
Before his time at Newcastle where he spent a single season as the programs head coach, accruing a record of 23-11. Westmoreland started his coaching career in San Antonio, Texas where he was a part of the basketball community in multiple facets. Westmoreland was a skill development trainer (2013-18) with Spartan Basketball, known for training high-level basketball players in the Greater San Antonio area, as well as their involvement with WNBA and NBA players in the off-season.
With his training experiences, Westmoreland was able to speak at the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Annual Fall Clinic in 2014 on ACL Injury Prevention in female basketball players, after working closely within Alan Stein’s Stronger Team Nation, a network of basketball-specific strength & conditioning coaches across the country. Formerly a performance enhancement coach, Westmoreland was brought in to Spartan Basketball due to his background and expertise in performance enhancement and was even a contributor with STACK Magazine Online for many years.
While training with Spartan Basketball, Westmoreland coached at the high school level at The Christian School at Castle Hills (2016-18) and the Christian Academy of San Antonio (2013-16), where he started his Head Coaching career at 23 years old. Both institutions were a part of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). In his 6 years in coaching high school, Westmoreland accrued a record of 118-62 (65.5%).
Westmoreland also spent a season in the WNBA with the San Antonio Stars (now the Las Vegas Aces) in an undisclosed role during the 2017 season under 1st Season Head Coach Vickie Johnson, who is now the Assistant for the Aces. Spending a lot of time working in the day-to-day responsibilities of player development under the guidance of Assistant Coach Latricia Trammell, who is now an Assistant for the Los Angeles Sparks, Westmoreland was able to gain tremendous knowledge and experience. On game days, Westmoreland would assist the coaching staff in pre-game development on the court and would track defensive statistics during the game.
Westmoreland earned his Associate’s Degree from Western Texas College where he played for their men’s soccer team, graduating in 2010 before attending William Penn University on a basketball scholarship to play under esteemed head coach John Henry. Westmoreland received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education in 2012.
Westmoreland is a native of Snyder, Texas and resides in Abilene, Texas with his wife, Samatha, and their dog, Kira.
