Sources: SMU targeting USC’s Enfield as coach
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- Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Author Basketball recruiting insider.
- Joined ESPN in 2014.
- Graduate of University of Delaware.Mar 27, 2024, 09:05 PM ET SMU is targeting Andy Enfield for the school’s basketball job, sources told ESPN.Enfield has been the focus of the look for days, however sources showed that an offer isn’t expected to be settled imminently. Sources indicated that SMU’s search is solely concentrated on Enfield at this point, as the school isn’t engaged with other candidates. It could take days to resolve and settle the hire.SMU at first connected to Enfield over the weekend, as the school has actually been wanting to make a splashy hire in the wake of firing Rob Lanier after just two seasons. Lanier went 20-13 this season, but SMU’s brass desired someone who might deliver an immediately competitive team in the ACC.Editor’s Picks< img src ="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2024/0321/r1308121_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center "width="65
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1 Associated Enfield has been the coach at USC for 11 seasons, going 261-175 with five NCAA competition looks. Enfield’s profile includes the power conference résumé that SMU is seeking, as he had reached 3 straight NCAA tournaments before going 15-18 this season.SMU will go into the ACC next season, a relocation that is based in part on the school’s financial expertise. Its place in the talent-rich Dallas market, integrated with the brand-new league affiliation, hints at the job’s potential.The expected opening at USC will mark the first
marquee hire for first-year athletic director Jennifer Cohen, who took control of in August. She’ll be recruiting candidates to a Huge 10 job, as USC gets in that league for the 2024-25 school year.USC has a modest basketball history and hasn’t reached the Last 4
given that 1954.