MEN’S HEAD COACH
ROB LANIER 2019 – Present
Georgia State named Tennessee Associate Head Coach Rob Lanier as the Panthers next men’s basketball head coach on April 5, 2019.
Now entering his third season at the helm of the Georgia State program, Rob Lanier was named head coach on April 5, 2019. In his second season, he guided the Panthers to a 16-6 record and a thirdstraight appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship Game. Along the way, he led the Panthers to a opening night, quadruple overtime victory over Georgia Tech, marking the program’s first win over an ACC opponent in school history. In just his first season he led the Panthers to a 19win year and postseason eligibility for a seventh-straight season. The 2019-20 season included a seven-game winning streak and winning the 2K Empire Classic Riverside Regional. Prior to his arrival at Georgia State, Lanier spent four seasons as associate head coach at Tennessee. The Volunteers finished the 2018-19 season 31-6, 10
advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The season included a win over the No. 1 team in the nation and a No. 1 national ranking for the Volunteers. In addition to boasting four years of Division I head coaching experience at Siena, the 53-year-old Lanier also has coached in the Big 12, SEC, ACC, Big East, Atlantic 10 and MAAC. He has worked on the bench for 11 teams that advanced to NCAA Tournament play. Immediately prior to his hiring at Tennessee in April 2015, Lanier served four seasons for Rick Barnes as the associate head coach at Texas from 2011-15. It was Lanier’s second stint on Barnes’ staff in Austin. Texas’ three-man recruiting class in 2014 featured McDonald’s All-American Myles Turner (No. 2 recruit by ESPN), No. 86-ranked prospect Jordan Barnett and transfer Shaquille Cleare, who was rated the No. 30 prospect nationally in 2012 by ESPN.
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