Randy Ayers, who was head coach of the Sixers for 52 games during the 2003-04 season, returns to the team as an assistant coach on Eddie Jordan’s staff after having worked in that same capacity in Washington. The Wizards allowed just 99.2 points per game in his first season with the team in 2007-08 after allowing 104.9 ppg the season prior.

Prior to joining the Wizards, Ayers was an assistant coach with Orlando. In his two seasons with the Magic, Ayers helped the team lower its opponents scoring average from 101.8 ppg in 2004-05 to 96.0 ppg in 2005-06 to 94.0 ppg in 2006-07.

No stranger to Philadelphia, Ayers spent six-plus seasons as a member of the Sixers coaching staff, including the stint as head coach in 2003-04. As the top assistant under Head Coach Larry Brown, Ayers helped guide the Sixers to five consecutive playoff appearances, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2001.

Ayers coaching career also includes an eight-season run as head coach at The Ohio State University, where he led the Buckeyes to four postseason appearances and back-to-back Big Ten Championships in 1991 and 1992. He was named National Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in 1991. Ayers also spent six years as an assistant coach at Ohio State, including three years under current Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams. Ayers also served two years as an assistant coach at the U.S. Military Academy and two years as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Ayers and his wife, Carol, have two sons, Ryan and Cameron.