The search is underway for SMU's subsequent males's basketball head coach, and USC's Andy Enfield has emerged as a high goal to resume the position as the college prepares to transition to the ACC subsequent season, an individual conversant in the matter stated with the method. The Dallas Morning Information.
The Mustangs fired Rob Lanier final week after the staff's opening spherical loss within the NIT. Enfield is coming off a first-round upset with the Trojans, however that was in an NCAA event sport in opposition to Michigan State.
The Mustangs (20-13) missed out on a return to the large dance thanks partially to a late-season hunch that additionally performed a task in Lanier's exit. SMU has not reached the NCAA Event since 2017.
SMU improved its document in Lanier's second season after successful simply 10 video games a season in the past, however the Mustangs had misplaced 5 of their final six video games earlier than Wednesday night time's 101- 92 to Indiana State within the NIT.
Enfield has been the pinnacle coach at USC for the previous 11 seasons, posting a 220-147 document. He made the NCAA Event six instances with the Trojans (and as soon as with Florida Gulf Coast), together with in every of the final 4 seasons.
Author Kevin Sherrington contributed to this submit.
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