Basketball
Rice hires former SMU coach Rob Lanier as next head coach
The Rice Owls have named Rob Lanier as their next head mens basketball coach, replacing Scott Pera, who was dismissed after seven seasons leading the program.
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Rob Lanier wasn’t on the job hunt for that long.
Rice announced Sunday night that the program had named the former SMU coach as its next men’s basketball head coach after the dismissal of Scott Pera.
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