SMU men's basketball will hire Tyrone Maxey to its coaching staff, two sources confirmed Wednesday. Maxey will be the team's new director of recruiting.
It's a good hire on the surface. Maxey, a former Washington State guard, has deep roots in the D-FW high school basketball scene, most recently serving as an assistant at South Garland. Other figures from Dallas hoops took to Twitter to praise the hire. SMU is utilizing its home market more in recent years. Trinity Christian forward Everett Ray was a member of the 2017 signing class and DeSoto forward Jahmar Young, Jr. is the first 2018 commit.