1982 kentucky basketball roster plus#

SCC, coached by Joe Sterling, advanced to the state tournament where it lost in the second round but not before Laing garnered All-America honors. The squad posted a 22-11 record only to see OWJC drop the program, sending Laing to Seminole Community College, in Samford, FL for his next opportunity to play. He then transferred to Okaloosa Walton (Now North West Florida State) where he played basketball for Ray Ross. 7 nationally, was the NIT Runner up to UNLV and saw its storied season come to a close in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to host Syracuse.ĭuring the 1986-87 season at Western Kentucky, he helped lead the Hilltoppers to a 29-9 record and a Sun Belt Conference championship.Ī 1982 graduate of Troy University, Laing embarked on his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater for two years, before moving on to Georgia Southern in 1984.Ī standout athlete at Lakeside High School in Eufaula, Ala., Laing played football at Vanderbilt. The Eagles captured four conference championships in that span. While at Georgia Southern, the Eagles made appearances in three post-season tournaments - twice in the NIT and once in the NCAA. In his final six-year stretch at the Statesboro, Ga., school (1989-93), Laing signed 15 players who went on to earn all-conference honors. Laing spent two stints as an assistant at Georgia Southern. Laing also served under Ellis for one season at Clemson, helping guide the Tigers to 18 victories in 1993-94 and a run at the NIT title advancing to the quarterfinals.

While at Auburn, the resurgent Tiger program made a pair of NIT berths. Prior to taking the head coaching position at Jones Junior College in 1996, Laing was an assistant coach under (current Coastal Carolina head coach) Cliff Ellis at Auburn, where he also directed recruiting efforts. He has recruited or coached six NBA players in his career, including three first-round draft choices as well as current FAU Head Coach Michael Curry.īefore spending the 1999-00 season as an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi, Laing served the previous three years (1996-99) as head coach at Jones Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. His coaching career has taken him to stops in the Big-12, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big South, Conference-USA, Sun Belt and Atlantic Sun conferences on the Division I level. He also served in a similar capacity at Southern Mississippi, Auburn, Clemson and Georgia Southern. Laing was introduced as Campbells head coach in April 2003 after spending two seasons at Kansas State University as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. In all, seven members of Laings Campbell teams earned all-conference awards, five were named all-freshmen and a total of 33 were recognized on the all-academic team. Named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year in 2006 by, Coach Laings Fighting Camels ended the year as the countrys second-highest scoring team, and only one other school among 334 NCAA Division I members boasted a greater jump in conference victories. His 2011-12 squad opened the year 8-1 with victories over Iowa and East Carolina and were spent time in the mid-major college top-25 poll, a first for the University. Laings 2010 recognition marked the first time the league tabbed a Campbell coach for its award since 1996. He was also recognized as the District 3 Coach of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association and the A-Sun Coach of the Year by The Sporting News.

1982 kentucky basketball roster plus#

He won the most games in a four-year stretch since the school moved to Division I, finished in the top half of the league four of the last five seasons and captured the only regular-season title since the programs inception (36 years)Īfter guiding Campbell to a share of the 2010 Atlantic Sun regular-season championship, plus school records for regular season (19) and league (14) wins, Laing was named A-Sun Coach of the Year. During that span, Laing oversaw one of the most successful stretches of basketball in Campbells history as well as the completion of a new on-campus arena. Most recently, Laing served as the Head Coach at Campbell University. Laing understands the college game after spending time within the junior college level all the way to the nations most elite programs. Laing will be instrumental in guiding an otherwise young staff among the college coaching ranks, with more than three decades of coaching experience, all at the collegiate level and 13 as a head coach. Robbie Laing joined Florida Atlantic Universitys staff in May of 2014.