USC Basketball Head Coach Andy Enfield Reportedly Leaving for SMU Job

[meangreenfaninno]

USC basketball head coach Andy Enfield is reportedly leaving USC and taking the job as the SMU basketball head coach. 

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported earlier on Tuesday that Enfield had emerged as a "person of interest" for the SMU job. Later in the day, Rodney Peete of AM 570 LA Sportssaid that Enfield is leaving for SMU. Neither school or program has confirmed the news yet.

Link: USC Basketball Head Coach Andy Enfield Reportedly Leaving for SMU Job

https://www.si.com/college/usc/basketball/head-coach-andy-enfield-reportedly-leaving-for-smu-job-eg2001

 

[UNTLifer]

Uninspiring hire for an uninspiring school. Perfect fit. 

[dodgefan]

Looking at comments on X, he won at least 21 games 7 times, NCAA tournament 6 times, 2 Sweet 16's and an Elite 8. Supposedly given big resources for bigtime staff and NIL. 

[Wag Tag]

Impressive 

[Tom McKrackin]

Big time hire.

[SMU2006]

8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Uninspiring hire for an uninspiring school. Perfect fit. 

Took FCGU to the Sweet 16.  Eight appearances in the NCAA tournament including another Sweet 16 and an Elite 8.  Also regarded as one the truly elite recruiters in the country.  Signed a six year extension with USC after last season.

[SMU2006]

8 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Uninspiring hire for an uninspiring school. Perfect fit. 

[golfingomez]

Enfield is (was) still at USC? I remember watching FGCU at AT&T in the tournament that year... good times

[SMU2006]

51 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

Enfield is (was) still at USC? I remember watching FGCU at AT&T in the tournament that year... good times

Yep.  Dunk City!  Pretty incredible what he was able to do with virtually zero resources at FGCU.

If he had stayed another year he'd likely be the winningest coach in Trojan basketball history.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, SMU2006 said:

Took FCGU to the Sweet 16.  Eight appearances in the NCAA tournament including another Sweet 16 and an Elite 8.  Also regarded as one the truly elite recruiters in the country.  Signed a six year extension with USC after last season.

Those were both good jobs and good schools.

[SMU2006]

4 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Those were both good jobs and good schools.

[TIgreen01]

It's amusing that these smu trolls are as thrilled as they are over this hire.  He was at USC for ELEVEN years.  FGCU was a long time ago.  He recruits at a high enough level that they may be able to get out of the cellar of the ACC, but he looks a lot like a Will Wade type guy to me.  Expect trouble and underachievement when up against the really big boys. Good luck....NOT.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, SMU2006 said:

Took FCGU to the Sweet 16.  Eight appearances in the NCAA tournament including another Sweet 16 and an Elite 8.  Also regarded as one the truly elite recruiters in the country.  Signed a six year extension with USC after last season.

You mean after the previous season.  This season he went 15-18 and many wanted him gone!  He will fail at $mut too...they all do.

[Censored by Laurie]

gosh, SMU is just obsessed with us

I should make a new thread about it. 

[SMU2006]

2 hours ago, TIgreen01 said:

It's amusing that these smu trolls are as thrilled as they are over this hire.  He was at USC for ELEVEN years.  FGCU was a long time ago.  He recruits at a high enough level that they may be able to get out of the cellar of the ACC, but he looks a lot like a Will Wade type guy to me.  Expect trouble and underachievement when up against the really big boys. Good luck....NOT.

He was in the Elite 8 in 2021 and has recruited at an elite level.  Plenty to be excited about w/ Enfield.

[SMU2006]

2 hours ago, NT80 said:

You mean after the previous season.  This season he went 15-18 and many wanted him gone!  He will fail at $mut too...they all do.

Team was completely gutted by injuries but rebounded late to win 5 of last 7 (including a win over Arizona).  

[emmitt01]

[UNTLifer]

6 hours ago, SMU2006 said:

[DentonStang]

This is very positive for UNT.  Our recruiting will be at such an incomprehensibly high level it will free up a lot of mid level local talent for you 

[NT93]

5 NCAA Tournament appearances in 11 years at USC?  The alleged great recruiting obviously doesn’t pay off.  

[CMJ]

I'm not gonna rip the hire because he is a good coach.  But he's gonna be at SMU in the basketball crazy ACC.  I'll just say UNC and Duke are not scared of the Mustangs.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, DentonStang said:

Our recruiting will be at such an incomprehensibly high level 

Same speech two years ago with that new coach… didn’t happen then either. 

[NM Green]

I love SMU trying to throw shade at a superior basketball program. 

They are not even in our league I don’t understand this thread. I don’t see Texas State, Baylor, A&M or UTEP updates. 

Good luck with your hire. Ready to see the Mean Green grow this offseason. 

GMG

 

[UNTLifer]

12 hours ago, NT93 said:

5 NCAA Tournament appearances in 11 years at USC?  The alleged great recruiting obviously doesn’t pay off.  

But his wife is hot...

[DentonStang]

15 hours ago, NT80 said:

Same speech two years ago with that new coach… didn’t happen then either. 

Not from me.  Nothing in Lanier's background suggested he was going to do any different at SMU.  I did think NIL would help him.....but he wouldn't utilize it.  Strange.

Enfield isn't taking us to the final four.  But he has a long history of high level recruiting and rebuilding, which is what we need to do quickly.  We can get to where USC is, then reevaluate.  Probably the best we could hope for