Head Team Manager
Georgia Tech ‘04
3rd Season At St. John’s
The lone Southerner on a staff comprised of mainly New Yorkers,
Will Lanier is in his third season on the St. John’s basketball
staff and his first as Head Team Manager. After spending two
seasons as a graduate assistant with the program, Lanier was
promoted to a full-time administrative role in the summer of
2006.
Lanier is responsible for a variety of administrative duties in
the basketball office, taking on many responsibilities related to
the program’s day-to-day operations. Lanier’s duties include
coordinating team travel and meals, scheduling practice times, film
breakdown, serving as the program’s chief liaison for basketball
alumni and providing support for recruiting. With assistant coach
Chris Casey, Lanier also serves as the co-director of the Norm
Roberts Summer Basketball Camp, which saw enrollment swell from
nearly 300 campers in the summer of 2005 to more than 600 during
the summer of 2006.
Lanier, an Atlanta, Ga., native, is currently pursuing a
master’s degree in administration and supervision in the St. John’s
School of Education. He is a 2004 graduate of Georgia Tech
with a B.S. in business management. He also earned a minor in
economics and a certificate in finance.
While at Georgia Tech, Lanier served as the head manager on head
coach Paul Hewitt’s staff. During his senior year in 2004, the
Yellow Jackets made an improbable run to Final Four, ending their
Cinderella postseason in the national title game against
Connecticut. Georgia Tech posted a 28-10 record in Lanier’s senior
season.
During the summers, Lanier worked at Georgia Tech’s youth
basketball camps, coaching and performing various administrative
tasks. He also served as an intern at the IMG Sports Academy in
Bradenton, Fla.
The Will Lanier File
Coaching/Operations Experience
2004-06 St. John’s University, Graduate
Assistant
2006-present St. John’s University, Head Team Manager
Personal
• Education: Georgia Tech University (2004), B.S. in business
management; St. John’s University (TBA), M.S. in education
• Date of Birth: March 10, 1981 in Athens, Ga.