How SMU's ACC move upended men's hoops in just three weeks
Posted Sep 1, 2024
SMU, a school that hasn't made a Sweet 16 since man first walked on the moon, set off a seismic shift felt at every level of the sport. Emboldened by their pending move to the ACC -- announced a year earlier -- the Mustangs aimed high for Lanier's replacement, and landed the USC Trojans' Andy Enfield. The Trojans in turn hired Eric Musselman.
(ESPN.com)
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