# Lane Lord

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. 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.

## Career
### High school career

Lord, a Waco, Texas native, began his coaching career in 1995 at Wichita Heights High School, 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 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 Regional VI tournament.

### Pittsburg State University

In April 2007, Pittsburg State University 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 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 UTRGV women's basketball program.

## Head coach record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Wichita Heights HS Falcons (City League) (1995–2004) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Wichita Heights HS | 10–11 | | | |
| 1996–97 | Wichita Heights HS | 9–11 | | | |
| 1997–98 | Wichita Heights HS | 10–12 | | | KSHSAA 6A Sub-State runner-up |
| 1998–99 | Wichita Heights HS | 9–12 | | | |
| 1999–2000 | Wichita Heights HS | 14–8 | | | KSHSAA 6A Sub-State runner-up |
| 2000–01 | Wichita Heights HS | 24–1 | | | KSHSAA 6A State Tournament 3rd Place |
| 2001–02 | Wichita Heights HS | 24–1 | | | KSHSAA 6A State Tournament champions |
| 2002–03 | Wichita Heights HS | 21–4 | | | KSHSAA 6A State Tournament champions |
| 2003–04 | Wichita Heights HS | 20–2 | | | KSHSAA 6A Sub-State runner-up |
| Wichita Heights HS: | Wichita Heights HS: | 141–62 (.695) | | | |
| Barton Cougars (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (2004–2007) ||||||
| 2001–02 | Barton County | 22–12 | | 4th | Region VI runner-up |
| 2002–03 | Barton County | 28–5 | | 2nd | Region VI runner-up |
| 2003–04 | Barton County | 27–3 | | T–1st | Ineligible due to NJCAA infractions |
| Hastings: | Hastings: | 77–20 (.794) | | | |
| Pittsburg State Gorillas (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2007–2018) ||||||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburg State | 10–17 | 4–14 | 10th | |
| 2008–09 | Pittsburg State | 20–9 | 14–6 | 3rd | |
| 2009–10 | Pittsburg State | 14–14 | 12–8 | 4th | |
| 2010–11 | Pittsburg State | 16–12 | 13–9 | 5th | |
| 2011–12 | Pittsburg State | 27–6 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Elite Eight |
| 2012–13 | Pittsburg State | 17–10 | 11–7 | 5th | |
| 2013–14 | Pittsburg State | 23–8 | 16–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Central Regional Tournament |
| 2014–15 | Pittsburg State | 27–7 | 15–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Central Regional Tournament |
| 2015–16 | Pittsburg State | 29–6 | 18–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II Elite Eight |
| 2016–17 | Pittsburg State | 25–6 | 16–3 | 1st | NCAA Central Regional Tournament |
| 2017–18 | Pittsburg State | 23–7 | 15–4 | 2nd | |
| Pittsburg State: | Pittsburg State: | 231–102 (.694) | 151–65 (.699) | | |
| UTRGV Vaqueros (Western Athletic Conference) (2018–2024) ||||||
| 2018–19 | UTRGV | 18–15 | 10–6 | 3rd | WBI First Round |
| 2019–20 | UTRGV | 13–17 | 8–8 | 4th | |
| 2020–21 | UTRGV | 6–14 | 2–8 | 7th | |
| 2021–22 | UTRGV | 14–19 | 8–10 | T-7th | |
| 2022–23 | UTRGV | 12–18 | 6–12 | 11th | |
| 2023–24 | UTRGV | 6–23 | 5–15 | T-10th | |
| UTRGV Vaqueros (Southland Conference) (2024–present) ||||||
| 2024–25 | UTRGV | | | | |
| UTRGV: | UTRGV: | 69–106 (.394) | 39–59 (.398) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 518–290 (.641) | | | |
| 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 ||||||