Report: SMU parts ways with Rob Lanier

After just two seasons, SMU is parting ways with men's basketball head coach Rob Lanier
Ishmael Johnson

After just two seasons on the Hilltop, Rob Lanier is out according to multiple reports.

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The Mustangs went 20-13 in Lanier's second season and finished fifth in the AAC. SMU's season just ended in the first round of the NIT against Indiana State, 101-92.

Lanier's first season was a dismal 10-22 following a roster reconstruction following the departure of Kendric Davis. Next season, SMU steps into a basketball powerhouse conference, the ACC, so one could safely presume that a big-name target is the aim for athletic director Rick Hart.

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