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
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with multiple campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas and is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas ...
. He was previously the head coach at
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
History
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, 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. Prior to his most recent post, Lord was the head coach for at
Barton Community College
Barton Community College, previously Barton County Community College, is a public community college in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties, Stafford County north of US Highway 5 ...
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
Wichita Heights High School, known locally as Heights, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves students in grades 9 to 12. The school principal is Eric Filippi. ...
from 1995 to 2004.
Career
High school career
Lord, a
Waco, Texas
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
native, began his coaching career in 1995 at
Wichita Heights High School
Wichita Heights High School, known locally as Heights, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves students in grades 9 to 12. The school principal is Eric Filippi. ...
, 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.
Barton Community College
After nine seasons at the high school level, Lord was named the
Barton Community College
Barton Community College, previously Barton County Community College, is a public community college in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties, Stafford County north of US Highway 5 ...
head women's basketball coach. 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
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
Regional VI tournament.
Pittsburg State University
In April 2007,
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
History
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announced that Lord would become the new head coach for the women's basketball team. During his time at Pittsburg State, an
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
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.
University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
On May 21, 2018, Lord was named the head coach for the
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball program.
Head coach record
References
External links
Texas–Rio Grande Valley profilePittsburg State profile
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1971 births
Living people
American women's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Texas
Tabor College (Kansas) alumni
Friends University alumni
Barton Cougars women's basketball coaches
Pittsburg State Gorillas women's basketball coaches
Sportspeople from Waco, Texas
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball coaches