Mars Hill, NC | Mark Lane has been named the new assistant basketball coach at Mars Hill College, head coach Rick Scruggs announced. Lane comes to Mars Hill from Cape Fear Community College.
Lane is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and spent five seasons as the assistant coach for the Sea Devils. Coach Lane was instrumental in leading the Sea Devils to two Region 10 Tournament Championships, two regular season titles, two national tournament appearances along with an eighth place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas in 2010-11. Lane also helped produce 4 All-Americans, Faronte Drakeford, Emmaunel Andrews, Tavares Speaks and Cephas Ogelsby. Prior to CFCC, Coach Lane was an assistant at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa (2007-08) and Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (2006-07).
At Mars Hill, Coach Lane's primary duties will be overseeing internal operations of the basketball program, travel, film exchange, strength training, recruiting and individual player development.
"We want to thank Mark for his time and dedication to Sea Devil basketball," commented head coach Ryan Mantlo. "We wish him the best of luck at Mars Hill and look forward to having him recruit our kids here at Cape Fear."