2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 16
Khalia Lanier
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Xavier College Preparatory
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Bio
2019
Khalia Lanier is an All-American senior outside hitter for the Women of Troy.
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2018
As a junior, Lanier received AVCA All-America honorable mention and Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention… AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… Pac-12 All-Conference Team… named to three non-conference all-tournament teams and received MVP distinction at the Bubly Invitational and Trojan Invitational… chosen to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team… played in 29 matches and appeared in 107 sets… recorded 457 kills (4.27 kps) and 511.0 points (4.78 pps) which each ranked fourth in the Pac-12… collected 38 service aces (0.36 saps) to rank third in the conference… hit .226 on the season and picked up 218 digs (2.04 dps) with 30 blocks (two solo)… recorded nine double-double matches and reached double-digit kills in 27 matches… set new career highs in kills (29), attacks (73), and points (32.5) against Arizona State (Oct. 12).
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2017
As a sophomore, Lanier served as one of the Trojans’ captains… named AVCA first-team All-American and Volleyball Magazine first-team All-American… AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… Pac-12 All-Conference Team… AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 14)… VolleyMob.com National Player of the Week (Nov. 28)… three-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28, Nov. 13, Nov. 27)… named to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team… chosen to all four non-conference all-tournament teams and chosen as MVP of USC/LMU Tournament… played in 31 matches and appeared in 119 sets… finished with 511 kills (4.29 kps) and 578.5 points (4.86 pps) to rank fifth and fourth in the Pac-12 respectively… ranked fourth in Pac-12 and led USC with 42 aces (0.35 saps)… posted 282 digs (2.37 dps) to rank second on the team… produced nine double-double matches and reached double-digit kills in 29 matches… scored 20 or more kills in 11 matches including the final five of the season… tied her career high with 27 kills against UCLA (Nov. 25) and set a new career high with five service aces against Washington State (Sept. 30)… her 511 kills rank ninth in USC single-season history and made her just the sixth played in program history to reach 500 in a single season… 1,315 attacks ranks sixth in single-season school history and 578.5 points ranks eighth… became the 17th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills and only the second to do so in her first two seasons (Asia Kaczor, 2006-07).
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2016
As a freshman, Lanier received AVCA All-America honorable mention and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team… named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team… chosen for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 17… selected to each of USC’s four pre-conference all-tournament teams and was named MVP of the USC Radisson Classic… led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 for points (4.50 pps) and third in the Pac-12 for kills (4.06 kps)… started in and played in all 121 sets for the Trojans and finished with 491 kills, 1406 attacks (.203 hitting percentage), 315 digs (2.60 dps), and 47 blocks (0.39 bps)… scored a career-high 27 kills at Washington State (Nov. 23) and set a career high with 71 attacks at UCLA (Nov. 26)… posted a career-best 18 digs at Colorado (Sept. 30) and scored four aces against Oakland (Sept. 10)… reached a season-high mark of 29.5 points against Hawai’i (Dec. 2) in USC’s NCAA first-round match… recorded a team-high 16 double-double matches.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Lanier was the 2016 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year and the 2015 Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year… 2016 Gatorade National Athlete of the Year finalist… was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter at Xavier College Preparatory in Scottsdale, Ariz., under head coach Lamar Renee-Bryant… 2016 Under Armour All-American and Volleyball Magazine High School All-American… 2012 PrepVolleyball All-American… 2013 National Sophomore of the Year… 2014 Arizona Division I Section III Most Valuable Player… ranked No. 1 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball… MaxPreps No. 1-ranked Recruit… 2013 and 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions Most Valuable Player… 2012 USAV High Performance All-Tournament Team… chosen to Arizona All-State First Team three times and was the 2015 Arizona State Volleyball Player of the Year… member of the National Honors Society and the National Latin Honors Society.
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NATIONAL TEAM AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lanier started her international volleyball career as a member of the 2011 USAV Future Select Team… named a 2012 High Performance All-American and to the High Performance All-Tournament Team… captained the 2012 team to a bronze medal… captained the 2013 USAV HP team to the silver medal… helped U.S. U18 Youth National Team to the 2015 World Championship silver medal.
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CLUB VOLLEYBALL
Lanier played six years with Arizona Storm Volleyball Club… helped the Storm reach the 2013 and 2014 Girls’ Junior National Championships… took second place at the GJNC in 2015 and third place in 2016… named Most Valuable Player at the 2013 GJNC… three-time GJNC All-American (2014-16).
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PERSONAL
Khalia Imani Lanier was born on Sept. 19, 1998, in Scottsdale, Ariz.… parents are Bob and Rose Lanier… has two brothers, Ravance and Kamal, and one sister, Kahori… father Bob played basketball at St. Bonaventure University where the court is named in his honor; he was the first overall pick of the 1970 NBA draft and went on to become an eight-time all-star during his career with the Detroit Pistons (1970-80) and Milwaukee Bucks (1980-84); entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 and served as the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 1994-95… lists her father as her biggest sports hero and wears No. 16 as a tribute to his athletic career; his number 16 is retired by both the Pistons and the Bucks… lists The Help as her favorite movie… aspires to one day play volleyball in the Olympics… majoring in human biology.
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2018
As a junior, Lanier received AVCA All-America honorable mention and Volleyball Magazine All-America honorable mention… AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… Pac-12 All-Conference Team… named to three non-conference all-tournament teams and received MVP distinction at the Bubly Invitational and Trojan Invitational… chosen to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team… played in 29 matches and appeared in 107 sets… recorded 457 kills (4.27 kps) and 511.0 points (4.78 pps) which each ranked fourth in the Pac-12… collected 38 service aces (0.36 saps) to rank third in the conference… hit .226 on the season and picked up 218 digs (2.04 dps) with 30 blocks (two solo)… recorded nine double-double matches and reached double-digit kills in 27 matches… set new career highs in kills (29), attacks (73), and points (32.5) against Arizona State (Oct. 12).
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2017
As a sophomore, Lanier served as one of the Trojans’ captains… named AVCA first-team All-American and Volleyball Magazine first-team All-American… AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… Pac-12 All-Conference Team… AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 14)… VolleyMob.com National Player of the Week (Nov. 28)… three-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28, Nov. 13, Nov. 27)… named to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team… chosen to all four non-conference all-tournament teams and chosen as MVP of USC/LMU Tournament… played in 31 matches and appeared in 119 sets… finished with 511 kills (4.29 kps) and 578.5 points (4.86 pps) to rank fifth and fourth in the Pac-12 respectively… ranked fourth in Pac-12 and led USC with 42 aces (0.35 saps)… posted 282 digs (2.37 dps) to rank second on the team… produced nine double-double matches and reached double-digit kills in 29 matches… scored 20 or more kills in 11 matches including the final five of the season… tied her career high with 27 kills against UCLA (Nov. 25) and set a new career high with five service aces against Washington State (Sept. 30)… her 511 kills rank ninth in USC single-season history and made her just the sixth played in program history to reach 500 in a single season… 1,315 attacks ranks sixth in single-season school history and 578.5 points ranks eighth… became the 17th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills and only the second to do so in her first two seasons (Asia Kaczor, 2006-07).
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2016
As a freshman, Lanier received AVCA All-America honorable mention and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team… selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team… named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team… chosen for Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 17… selected to each of USC’s four pre-conference all-tournament teams and was named MVP of the USC Radisson Classic… led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 for points (4.50 pps) and third in the Pac-12 for kills (4.06 kps)… started in and played in all 121 sets for the Trojans and finished with 491 kills, 1406 attacks (.203 hitting percentage), 315 digs (2.60 dps), and 47 blocks (0.39 bps)… scored a career-high 27 kills at Washington State (Nov. 23) and set a career high with 71 attacks at UCLA (Nov. 26)… posted a career-best 18 digs at Colorado (Sept. 30) and scored four aces against Oakland (Sept. 10)… reached a season-high mark of 29.5 points against Hawai’i (Dec. 2) in USC’s NCAA first-round match… recorded a team-high 16 double-double matches.
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HIGH SCHOOL
Lanier was the 2016 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year and the 2015 Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year… 2016 Gatorade National Athlete of the Year finalist… was a four-year letterwinner as an outside hitter at Xavier College Preparatory in Scottsdale, Ariz., under head coach Lamar Renee-Bryant… 2016 Under Armour All-American and Volleyball Magazine High School All-American… 2012 PrepVolleyball All-American… 2013 National Sophomore of the Year… 2014 Arizona Division I Section III Most Valuable Player… ranked No. 1 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball… MaxPreps No. 1-ranked Recruit… 2013 and 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions Most Valuable Player… 2012 USAV High Performance All-Tournament Team… chosen to Arizona All-State First Team three times and was the 2015 Arizona State Volleyball Player of the Year… member of the National Honors Society and the National Latin Honors Society.
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NATIONAL TEAM AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lanier started her international volleyball career as a member of the 2011 USAV Future Select Team… named a 2012 High Performance All-American and to the High Performance All-Tournament Team… captained the 2012 team to a bronze medal… captained the 2013 USAV HP team to the silver medal… helped U.S. U18 Youth National Team to the 2015 World Championship silver medal.
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CLUB VOLLEYBALL
Lanier played six years with Arizona Storm Volleyball Club… helped the Storm reach the 2013 and 2014 Girls’ Junior National Championships… took second place at the GJNC in 2015 and third place in 2016… named Most Valuable Player at the 2013 GJNC… three-time GJNC All-American (2014-16).
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PERSONAL
Khalia Imani Lanier was born on Sept. 19, 1998, in Scottsdale, Ariz.… parents are Bob and Rose Lanier… has two brothers, Ravance and Kamal, and one sister, Kahori… father Bob played basketball at St. Bonaventure University where the court is named in his honor; he was the first overall pick of the 1970 NBA draft and went on to become an eight-time all-star during his career with the Detroit Pistons (1970-80) and Milwaukee Bucks (1980-84); entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 and served as the interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 1994-95… lists her father as her biggest sports hero and wears No. 16 as a tribute to his athletic career; his number 16 is retired by both the Pistons and the Bucks… lists The Help as her favorite movie… aspires to one day play volleyball in the Olympics… majoring in human biology.
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