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Episode 935: Rice head coach Rob Lanier
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Coach Lanier takes over the basketball program at Rice after the Owls slipped to 11-21, but won four of five games on the road. Lanier transitions from SMU where he took the Mustangs to 20 wins only one year after SMU only won 10 in the 2022-23 season. Before then, he took the Georgia State Panthers to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 when they won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as he compiled a 53-30 record in his three seasons in Atlanta. Lanier has brought in some new players in the transfer portal who should help him work incessantly on the rebuild. Rice struggled defensively last season and Coach discusses defensive ideas and philosophies.
Topics of Discussion include:
- Coach Lanier implements his defensive philosophy with the Owls
- Approach to rebuilding a program
- Transitioning from SMU to Rice
- Villanova guard Trey Patterson as a tansfer
… And much more!
976 episodes
Manage episode 423600879 series 1238875
Coach Lanier takes over the basketball program at Rice after the Owls slipped to 11-21, but won four of five games on the road. Lanier transitions from SMU where he took the Mustangs to 20 wins only one year after SMU only won 10 in the 2022-23 season. Before then, he took the Georgia State Panthers to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 when they won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as he compiled a 53-30 record in his three seasons in Atlanta. Lanier has brought in some new players in the transfer portal who should help him work incessantly on the rebuild. Rice struggled defensively last season and Coach discusses defensive ideas and philosophies.
Topics of Discussion include:
- Coach Lanier implements his defensive philosophy with the Owls
- Approach to rebuilding a program
- Transitioning from SMU to Rice
- Villanova guard Trey Patterson as a tansfer
… And much more!
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