The Mustangs fired Lanier on Thursday following the team’s first-round exit from the NIT, just two seasons after he took over the program from Tim Jankovich.
SMU head coach Rob Lanier stands for the school song after a 72-71 victory over Temple in an NCAA men’s basketball game at Moody Coliseum on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Dallas.on Thursday following the team’s first-round exit from the NIT, just two seasons after he took over the program from Tim Jankovich.Lanier has been the head coach for 2 seasons, and just won 20 games this past season after improving from 10 wins his first season. Lost to Indiana State last night in the NIT.
as the head coach at Georgia State, where he led the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament. A longtime assistant for Rick Barnes at Tennessee and Texas — among other schools — Lanier had also previously made the NCAA Tournament as the head coach at Siena.
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