Grand Valley State women’s basketball coach Janel Burgess announced the addition of Phil Sayers as an assistant coach to the program.

Sayers comes to the Lakers after four years as an assistant on the Western Michigan women’s basketball staff. He also has experience working as the director of operations for the WMU men’s program. Sayers will be responsible for player development, recruiting and various other tasks.

Prior to WMU, Sayers served as the assistant coach for the women’s basketball program at Kalamazoo College from 2006-07, following a very successful three-year run as the head girls’ basketball coach at Climax-Scotts High School (2004-06). He led Climax-Scotts to a 64-7 record with three Southern Central Athletic Association championships, two district championships and an appearance in the 2004 regional finals. He was a three-time finalist for the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Class D Coach of the Year after guiding the Panthers to 57-straight conference victories and extending the school’s streak to 90 wins.

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