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Georgia State hires Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier as coach

ATLANTA (AP) Georgia State hired Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier on Friday to replace Ron Hunter as its basketball coach.

Lanier was associate head coach for the Vols the last four seasons following four years with the same title on coach Rick Barnes' staff at Texas. Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 of this year's NCAA Tournament.

The Panthers lost to Houston 84-55 in the first round this year. Hunter led Georgia State to three NCAA appearances before he was hired to lead the Tulane program.

Leaders
Points:	D. Simonds	18.4
Rebounds:	M. Benlevi	5.8
Assists:	D. Simonds	3.6
FG%:	D. Simonds	41.3%
FT%:	K. Williams	70.3%
3P%:	D. Mitchell	43.3%
Steals:	K. Williams	1.9
Blocks:	M. Benlevi	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Sun Belt Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Georgia State	13-5	24-10
Texas State	12-6	24-10
Georgia Southern	12-6	21-12
UT Arlington	12-6	17-16
Louisiana	10-8	19-13
Louisiana-Monroe	9-9	19-16
Coastal Carolina	9-9	17-17
South Alabama	8-10	17-17
Arkansas State	7-11	13-19
Appalachian State	6-12	11-21
Troy	5-13	12-18
Little Rock	5-13	10-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	76.4 (79)
Rebounds:	8.1 (313)
Assists:	12.2 (262)
FG%:	45.9% (82)
FT%:	66.6% (316)
3P%:	38.4% (18)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.3 (233)
Rebounds:	24.6 (236)
Assists:	15.1 (314)
FG%:	42.5% (108)
FT%:	70.2% (159)
3P%:	32.8% (92)