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{{short description|American volleyball player}}
{{short description|American volleyball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Khalia Lanier
| name = Khalia Lanier
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| college = [[University of Southern California|University of Southern California (USC)]]
| college = [[University of Southern California|University of Southern California (USC)]]
| position = Outside hitter/Opposite
| position = Outside hitter/Opposite
| currentclub = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Volley Bergamo|Volley Bergamo 1991]]
| currentclub = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Imoco Volley]]
| currentnumber = 16 (club)<br> 29 (national team)
| currentnumber = 16 (club)<br> 29 (national team)
| years1 = 2016–2019
| years1 = 2016–2019
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| years2 = 2020–2021
| years2 = 2020–2021
| team2 = {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Pinkin de Corozal]]
| team2 = {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Pinkin de Corozal]]
| years3 = 2020–present
| years3 = 2021–2023
| team3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Bergamo 1991
| team3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Volley Bergamo|Volley Bergamo 1991]]
| years4 = 2023–
| team4 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Imoco Volley]]
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national under-19 volleyball team|United States U18 Team]]
| nationalteam1 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national under-19 volleyball team|United States U18 Team]]
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Lanier was born and raised in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. She is the daughter of [[NBA]] Hall of Fame legend [[Bob Lanier]]. She chose to play volleyball over [[basketball]], stating in an interview "I didn't want to play basketball because I didn't want to be in [her father's] spotlight."<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=NBA legend's daughter Khalia Lanier: 'Volleyball is much bigger than just a sport'|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/nba-legend-daughter-khalia-bob-lanier-volleyball|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=NBA Olympics|language=en}}</ref>
Lanier was born and raised in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. She is the daughter of [[NBA]] Hall of Fame legend [[Bob Lanier]]. She chose to play volleyball over [[basketball]], stating in an interview "I didn't want to play basketball because I didn't want to be in [her father's] spotlight."<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=NBA legend's daughter Khalia Lanier: 'Volleyball is much bigger than just a sport'|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/nba-legend-daughter-khalia-bob-lanier-volleyball|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=NBA Olympics|language=en}}</ref>


She attended [[Xavier College Preparatory (Arizona)|Xavier College Preparatory]] high school. She started her international volleyball career as a member of the 2011 USAV Future Select Team. She was part of the [[United States women's national under-19 volleyball team|United States U18 Team]] and won a silver medal at the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship|2015 U18 World Championship]].<ref name="USCbio">{{Cite web |last= |title=USC - Khalia Lanier|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/khalia-lanier/10289|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=USC Trojans|language=en}}</ref>
She attended [[Xavier College Preparatory (Arizona)|Xavier College Preparatory]] high school. She started her international volleyball career as a member of the 2011 USAV Future Select Team. She was part of the [[United States women's national under-19 volleyball team|United States U18 Team]] and won a silver medal at the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship|2015 U18 World Championship]].<ref name="USCbio">{{Cite web |last= |title=USC - Khalia Lanier|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/khalia-lanier/10289|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=USC Trojans|language=en}}</ref>


She was named the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards#Volleyball|2015–2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year]] in girls' volleyball, marking her the top high school volleyball player in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=2015-2016 GATORADE NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR|url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/khalia-lanier/34138|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Gatorade Player of the Year|language=en}}</ref>
She was named the [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards#Volleyball|2015–2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year]] in girls' volleyball, marking her the top high school volleyball player in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=2015-2016 GATORADE NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR|url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/khalia-lanier/34138|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Gatorade Player of the Year|language=en}}</ref>
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===College===
===College===


Lanier played college volleyball for USC from 2016–2019. She majored in [[human biology]] and graduated from USC in the spring of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Khalia Lanier-Senior CLASS Award|url=https://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/khalia_lanier|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=|language=en}}</ref>
Lanier played college volleyball for USC from 2016 to 2019. She majored in [[human biology]] and graduated from USC in the spring of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Khalia Lanier-Senior CLASS Award|url=https://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/khalia_lanier|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=|language=en}}</ref>


As a freshman in 2016, she received [[AVCA]] All-America honorable mention and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team and the [[Pac-12]] All-Conference and All-Freshman Team. She led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 for points and was third in the Pac-12 for kills. She started in all 121 sets played for the team and finished with 491 kills, 315 digs and 47 blocks.<ref name="USCbio"/>
As a freshman in 2016, she received [[AVCA]] All-America honorable mention and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team and the [[Pac-12]] All-Conference and All-Freshman Team. She led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 for points and was third in the Pac-12 for kills. She started in all 121 sets played for the team and finished with 491 kills, 315 digs and 47 blocks.<ref name="USCbio"/>


With the [[United States women's national under-21 volleyball team|United States U20 Team]], she was the [[captain (sports)|captain]] of the gold medal winning team at the [[2017 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2017 U-20 Pan American Cup]], which marked the first time the U20 team earned a medal at the tournament. In the championship match versus Argentina, she led all players with 16 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=AMERICAN U20S WIN THEIR FIRST-EVER U20 PAN AMERICAN CUP|url=https://volleymob.com/american-u20s-win-their-first-ever-u20-pan-american-cup/|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=volleymob.com|language=en}}</ref>
With the [[United States women's national under-21 volleyball team|United States U20 Team]], she was the [[captain (sports)|captain]] of the gold medal-winning team at the [[2017 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup|2017 U-20 Pan American Cup]], which marked the first time the U20 team earned a medal at the tournament. In the championship match versus Argentina, she led all players with 16 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=AMERICAN U20S WIN THEIR FIRST-EVER U20 PAN AMERICAN CUP|url=https://volleymob.com/american-u20s-win-their-first-ever-u20-pan-american-cup/|access-date=2022-10-16 |website=volleymob.com|language=en}}</ref>


As a sophomore in 2017, she serve as a team captain and was named an AVCA first-team All-American and was on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team. She finished her sophomore season with 511 kills and 578.5 points. She became the 17th player in USC program history to reach 1,000 career kills and only the second to do so in her first two seasons.<ref name="USCbio"/>
As a sophomore in 2017, she serve as a team captain and was named an AVCA first-team All-American and was on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team. She finished her sophomore season with 511 kills and 578.5 points. She became the 17th player in USC program history to reach 1,000 career kills and only the second to do so in her first two seasons.<ref name="USCbio"/>
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===Professional clubs===
===Professional clubs===


* {{flagicon|PUR}} Pinkin de Corozal (2020–2021)
* {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Pinkin de Corozal]] (2020–2021)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} Volley Bergamo 1991 (2020–)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Volley Bergamo|Volley Bergamo 1991]] (2020–2023)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Imoco Volley]] (2023–)


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==

===Clubs===

* 2023 [[Supercoppa Italiana (women's volleyball)|Italian Super Cup]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley]]
* 2023–24 [[Coppa Italia (women's volleyball)|Italian Cup]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley]]
* [[2023–24 Italian Women's Volleyball League|2023–24 Italian League]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley]]
* [[2023–24 CEV Women's Champions League|2023–24 CEV Champions League]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley]]
* 2024 [[Supercoppa Italiana (women's volleyball)|Italian Super Cup]] – [[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champion, with [[Imoco Volley]]


===College===
===College===
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[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
[[Category:Serie A1 (women's volleyball) players]]
[[Category:Serie A1 (women's volleyball) players]]
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 6 November 2024

Khalia Lanier
Personal information
Full nameKhalia Imani Lanier
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 26)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
HometownScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Opposite
Current clubItaly Imoco Volley
Number16 (club)
29 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019United States USC
2020–2021Puerto Rico Pinkin de Corozal
2021–2023Italy Volley Bergamo 1991
2023–Italy Imoco Volley
National team
2015United States United States U18 Team
2017United States United States U20 Team
2023–United States United States women's national team
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Indoor Volleyball
NORCECA U20 Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 San José
FIVB U18 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Lima Team

Khalia Imani Lanier (born September 19, 1998) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Italian Series A1 team Volley Bergamo 1991 and the United States women's national team. She played collegiately for the USC Trojans volleyball team, where she was an All-American outside hitter.

Personal life

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Lanier was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is the daughter of NBA Hall of Fame legend Bob Lanier. She chose to play volleyball over basketball, stating in an interview "I didn't want to play basketball because I didn't want to be in [her father's] spotlight."[1]

She attended Xavier College Preparatory high school. She started her international volleyball career as a member of the 2011 USAV Future Select Team. She was part of the United States U18 Team and won a silver medal at the 2015 U18 World Championship.[2]

She was named the 2015–2016 Gatorade National Player of the Year in girls' volleyball, marking her the top high school volleyball player in the nation.[3]

Career

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College

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Lanier played college volleyball for USC from 2016 to 2019. She majored in human biology and graduated from USC in the spring of 2020.[4]

As a freshman in 2016, she received AVCA All-America honorable mention and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team and the Pac-12 All-Conference and All-Freshman Team. She led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 for points and was third in the Pac-12 for kills. She started in all 121 sets played for the team and finished with 491 kills, 315 digs and 47 blocks.[2]

With the United States U20 Team, she was the captain of the gold medal-winning team at the 2017 U-20 Pan American Cup, which marked the first time the U20 team earned a medal at the tournament. In the championship match versus Argentina, she led all players with 16 points.[5]

As a sophomore in 2017, she serve as a team captain and was named an AVCA first-team All-American and was on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team. She finished her sophomore season with 511 kills and 578.5 points. She became the 17th player in USC program history to reach 1,000 career kills and only the second to do so in her first two seasons.[2]

As a junior in 2018, she received AVCA All-America honorable mention honors and was on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team for the third straight season, after recording 457 kills and 511.0 points.[2]

As a senior in 2019, she was an AVCA second team All-American. She was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award in women's volleyball. She ended her career with 2,025 career kills, ranking sixth in the Pac-12 conference's history. She was only the fifth player in league history to collect 2,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.[6]

Professional clubs

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Awards and honors

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Clubs

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College

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References

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  1. ^ "NBA legend's daughter Khalia Lanier: 'Volleyball is much bigger than just a sport'". NBA Olympics. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "USC - Khalia Lanier". USC Trojans. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2015-2016 GATORADE NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Gatorade Player of the Year. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Khalia Lanier-Senior CLASS Award". Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "AMERICAN U20S WIN THEIR FIRST-EVER U20 PAN AMERICAN CUP". volleymob.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Khalia Lanier Named to AVCA All-America Second Team". USC Trojans. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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