| Current team | UTRGV |
|---|---|
| Current conference | Southland Conference |
| Birth date | May 19, 1970 (age 56) |
| Birth place | Waco, Texas |
| Alma mater | Tabor College (KS) Friends University |
| Overall record | (high school) (college) |
| Championships | MIAA regular season championship (2017) KJCCC West regular season co-championship 2 KSHSAA 6A State championships 4 City League championships |
| Awards | 5 MIAA Coach of the Year (2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) 3 NCAA Regional Coach of the Year (2009, 2012, 2017) |
Lane R. Lord (born May 19, 1971) is an American college women's basketball coach currently coaching at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). He was previously the head coach at Pittsburg State University, a position he held from 2007 to 2018. While Lord was at Pittsburg State, the program won a conference regular season championships and appeared in four NCAA tournaments.[1] Prior to his most recent post, Lord was the head coach for at Barton Community College from 2004 to 2007, where he led the school to three consecutive winning seasons, and one Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference West Division co-regular season championship. Lord also taught and coached at Wichita Heights High School from 1995 to 2004.[2]
Career
High school career
Lord, a Waco, Texas native, began his coaching career in 1995 at Wichita Heights High School,[3] where he spent nine seasons as the head coach leading the women's basketball team to two state tournament championships, six sub-state tournaments, four City League conference championships, and three state tournament appearances.[4]
Barton Community College
After nine seasons at the high school level, Lord was named the Barton Community College head women's basketball coach.[5] During his three seasons at Barton, Lord led the Cougars three consecutive 20-plus win seasons, one Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference West Division co-regular season championship, and two trips to the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VI tournament.[6]
Pittsburg State University
In April 2007, Pittsburg State University announced that Lord would become the new head coach for the women's basketball team.[7] During his time at Pittsburg State, an NCAA Division II school, the Gorillas have won one conference regular season championship, have made five NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, and Lord has earned the MIAA Coach of the Year award five times – 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017.[8]
University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
On May 21, 2018, Lord was named the head coach for the UTRGV women's basketball program.[9]
References
- ^ "Pittsburg State Gorillas - Staff Directory". pittstategorillas.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Lord resigns post as women's hoops coach to take job at Pittsburg State - Barton Community College Athletics". bartonsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Lord Named 2018 KBCA Four Year Coach of the Year". Pittsburg State University. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Maycock, Brent. "Lord loves coaching Pitt State". Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Cougars name Lane Lord to take over women's basketball program - Barton Community College Athletics". bartonsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Cougars complete season with 27-3 mark; 15-1 in West play - Barton Community College Athletics". bartonsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Pittsburg State University Athletics (April 5, 2007). "Lane Lord Hired as Pittsburg State Women's Basketball Coach". Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "Lord Coach of the Year, Starters Earn All-MIAA Honors". Pittsburg State University. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Luca, Greg (May 21, 2018). "UTRGV tabs Lane Lord as next head women's basketball coach". Retrieved May 22, 2018.