Episode 238: Rob Lanier, Coach Speak and Core Values

Guest: Rob Lanier, SMU Head Coach  SMU head coach Rob Lanier joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coach speak and his core values for his program. SMU head coach Rob Lanier to the Basketball Podcast. Lanier has more than 30 years as a collegiate coach including as an associate head coach or assistant coach at Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, and seven seasons as a head coach at Siena and Georgia State. He has been a part of teams that have made 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned 19 total postseason bids. Those teams also have five conference titles, three regular season championships and two tournament crowns, plus five more trips to a league tournament final. In his three seasons prior to SMU at Georgia State, the team went 53-30, winning the Sun Belt Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament and the program’s first win over an ACC opponent. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction6:00 - Coaches Own Voice8:00 - Coaching Experience15:00 - Georgia State20:00 - Transitioning to SMU23:16 - 24:03 - Membership Sales Ad25:00 - Family29:00 - 3 Core Values33:00 - Coaching at SMU36:00 - Sharing the Value38:00 - Advice to Older Coaches41:30 - Advice to Younger Coaches43:30 - Big Time Success Rob Lanier’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_LanierTwitter: https://twitter.com/icehandlerWebsite: https://www.coachspeak.net/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com