Rob Lanier

Rob Lanier (born July 24, 1968) is an American college basketball coach for the Georgia State Panthers.[1] He previously served as the head coach at Siena from 2001 to 2005.[2]

Rob Lanier
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record19–13
Biographical details
Born (1968-07-24) July 24, 1968
New York City, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1990St. Bonaventure
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1992Niagara (assistant)
1992–1997St. Bonaventure (assistant)
1997–1999Rutgers (assistant)
1999–2001Texas (assistant)
2001–2005Siena
2005–2007Virginia (assistant)
2007–2011Florida (assistant)
2011–2015Texas (assistant)
2015–2019Tennessee (assistant)
2019–presentGeorgia State
Head coaching record
Overall77–83 (.481)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAAC Tournament (2002)

Playing career

Lanier played his college basketball at St. Bonaventure, where he scored 868 career points and was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Freshman Team.[3][4]

Coaching career

Lanier's first coaching stop was at Niagara as an assistant for two seasons before moving back to an assistant coaching spot at his alma mater. After a two-year stop at Rutgers, Lanier joined Rick Barnes's staff at Texas.[5] In 2001, he was hired for his first head coaching job at Siena where in his first season at the helm, he guided the Saints to a MAAC conference tournament championship and spot in the 2002 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Alcorn State in the opening round, and lost to eventual national champion Maryland in the first round.[6][1] He'd also lead Siena to a 2003 NIT appearance where the Saints advanced to the third round with wins over Western Michigan and Villanova. After four seasons and a 58–70 record, Lanier was fired by Siena.[7]

Lanier would join the coaching staffs at Virginia and Florida before reuniting with Barnes at both Texas and Tennessee.[3] On April 5, 2019 Lanier was named the head coach at Georgia State, replacing Ron Hunter who accepted the head coaching position at Tulane.[8][9]

Personal

Lanier is the cousin of former NBA player and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Lanier.[3]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Siena (MAAC) (2001–2005)
2001–02 Siena 17–199–97thNCAA First Round
2002–03 Siena 21–1112–63rdNIT Second Round
2003–04 Siena 14–169–96th
2004–05 Siena 6–244–1410th
Siena: 58–70 (.453)34–38 (.472)
Georgia State (Sun Belt) (2019–present)
2019–20 Georgia State 19–1312–8T–4th
Georgia State: 19–13 (.594)12–8 (.600)
Total:77–83 (.481)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Rob Lanier". GeorgiaStateSports.com.
  2. "Rob Lanier Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Rob Lanier - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics.
  4. "Rob Lanier College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. "Rob Lanier - Men's Basketball Coach". University of Texas Athletics.
  6. Amedio, Steve (25 January 2002). "Shaken Saints hoping to recover tonight against Griffins". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  7. "Siena fires Coach Rob Lanier". UPI.
  8. "Georgia State Names Tennessee Associate Head Coach Rob Lanier Head Coach". GeorgiaStateSports.com.
  9. Mark Bradley, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Georgia State picks Rob Lanier. It's a solid hire". ajc.


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