Imoco Volley Conegliano

KHALIA LANIER CONFIRMED PANTHER FOR 2024/25!

KAHLIA LANIER, Scottsdale, September 19, 1998, 186 CM – Spiker – USA – #16
Prosecco DOC Imoco Volley continues the composition of the “mosaic” for the 2024/25 season with the official confirmation of the American spiker Khalia Lanier, who will wear the Panthers’ No. 16 shirt for the second season. A sharp weapon in the staff available to coach Santarelli, she was an important element in the “poker” season in which she scored 289 points in the 30 occasions in which she was called on the field. She is currently busy with the US national team in the summer and will be part of the Stars and Stripes expedition for the Paris Olympics.
She is the daughter of Bob Lanier, who passed away two years ago, NBA basketball legend, US basketball star in the 70s and 80s, first overall pick of the 1970 draft. Before last season in Conegliano, Lanier had stood out in the Italian championship with the Bergamo shirt.

Career: Khalia Lanier began at school level in the Arizona Storm, then in college she played in NCAA Division I with Southern California University: where she obtained several individual awards (All America in 2017 and 2019). In the 2020-21 season he signed his first professional contract in the Italian Serie A1, signed by Bergamo, at the end of the year he played in Puerto Rico, where he participated in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino 2021 with Pinkin de Corozal, being awarded as the best striker of the tournament. In the 22/23 season she returned to Volley Bergamo and achieved great results, qualifying for the Final Four of the Italian Cup and entering the top 8 at the end of the season with consequent participation in the playoffs and excellent individual statistics in attack and reception which put her in the sights of Prosecco DOC Imoco Volleyball. In his first season as a Panther he contributed to the fantastic poker of successes of coach Santarelli’s team.

Her statements
“My first season at Prosecco DOC Imoco was better than I expected. Winning everything with this group of girls was really special and it was a year I will never forget. ⁠I think the most important thing I learned is it was how to behave in such a high level team, learning the mentality that my teammates have to win when we are in difficulty or how to support those around you This is what makes a team like Imoco so successful and has been a good lesson for my career. My personal goals are to continue to grow to become a complete player and gain the trust of my teammates and the coaching staff. As a team I think we have everything it takes to continue to win in the championship and in the Champions League, we will also have the goal of the World Cup. There are many strong opponents, but we will be there.. I already miss the Palaverde fans! their energy!”