Dodge City men's basketball will have some new faces on the sidelines as Head Coach Brad Witherspoon adds a pair of assistant coaches. 
 
After the departure of the assistant coach, Brody Gronewold, the Conquistadors have added Chris Laymon and Cedric Mondjii to the coaching staff as assistant coaches. 
 
Laymon served as an assistant coach for Prolific Prep during the 2024-25 season, helping the program win the Grind Session championship and make the Chipotle Nationals Final Four, he was also an assistant for Prolific Prep for the 2021-22 season. For the 2023-24 season, he was a player development coach for Lace'Em Up Basketball. In 2022-23, Laymon was a graduate assistant for Brigham Young University, helping the Cougars to a 23-11 record and 10-8 mark in the Big 12 with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. He started his coaching career in the AAU scene, serving as a coach for the D1 Minnesota 15U team who participated in the 3SSB (Adidas 3Stripes Select Basketball circuit). 
 
The Minnesota native played college basketball, starting off at St. Cloud Tech Community College, playing two seasons at the NJCAA level and then transferring to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, playing two seasons. He helped UWRF to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and WIAC Tournament titles, while his senior year saw the team finish at the WIAC Tournament runner-up. He played in 46 career games at UWRF. During his sophomore season at St. Cloud Tech, he averaged 12.7 points per game, playing in 25 games and adding 4.5 rebounds per game. 
 
"I'm excited to be a part of a winning program and work in a winning environment that Coach Witherspoon has developed at Dodge City. I'm eager to work with our players on and off the court as we have a great group of young men this year, and I cannot wait to get on the court with them. My hope is to impact the Dodge City athletics in the most positive way I can. I believe that every day is a new day to win; winning on the court during practices, workouts, and games or within our school, helping our student athletes be successful in the classroom," said Laymon on the opportunity to be a part of the coaching staff at Dodge City. 
 
Mondjii comes to Dodge City after spending the last two years at Spire Academy in Geneva, Ohio, where he worked with both the women's and men's basketball programs. His coaching career started in 2021 at his alma mater, Medaille University as he was an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season, helping the team win a conference championship. After a strong high school playing career, the Brooklyn, New York native played college basketball starting at the junior college level playing two seasons for Baltimore City Community College and then transferring to Medaille University for his final two seasons and earning his bachelor's degree in marketing. 
 
Men's basketball enters year four under Coach Witherspoon and looks to get back to form as a top team in the KJCCC and the NJCAA. The Conqs will open the 2025-26 season on the road against Western Nebraska on Saturday, November 1st, and then take on Indian Hills at home on Tuesday, November 4th, while KJCCC play will open November 19th against Barton on the road.