Robbie Laing

Last updated
Robbie Laing
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team UCF
Conference Big 12
Biographical details
Born (1958-03-05) March 5, 1958 (age 65)
Hancock, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1977 Vanderbilt
1978–1979 Okaloosa-Walton CC
1979–1980 Seminole CC
1980–1982 Troy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982 Montgomery Academy
1982–1984Troy (asst.)
1984–1986 Georgia Southern (asst.)
1986–1987 Western Kentucky (asst.)
1987–1993Georgia Southern (asst.)
1993–1994 Clemson (asst.)
1994–1996 Auburn (asst.)
1996–1999 Jones County CC
1999–2000 Southern Miss (asst.)
2000–2002 Kansas State (asst.)
2003–2013 Campbell
2014–2016 Florida Atlantic (asst.)
2016–present UCF (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall114–185 (.381)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Atlantic Sun regular season (2010)
Awards
Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2010)

Robert Alan Laing [1] (born March 5, 1958) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at the University of Central Florida. He had been the head men's basketball coach at Campbell University from 2003 to 2013. [2] In March 2013, Laing was fired as head coach at Campbell, finishing with a 114–185 record. [3] He was hired as an assistant under Michael Curry at Florida Atlantic in May 2014. [4]

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Campbell Fighting Camels (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2003–2011)
2003–04 Campbell 3–243–1711th
2004–05 Campbell 2–250–2011th
2005–06 Campbell 10–199–118th
2006–07 Campbell 14–177–11T–7th
2007–08 Campbell 10–205–11T–9th
2008–09 Campbell 14–1611–9T–5th
2009–10 Campbell 19–1114–6T–1st
2010–11 Campbell 12–196–14T–8th
Campbell Fighting Camels (Big South Conference)(2011–2013)
2011–12 Campbell 16–1110–53rd
2012–13 Campbell 13–207–93rd
Campbell:114–185 (.381)72–113 (.389)
Total:114–185 (.381)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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