Laney Mears enters into her second year as an assistant coach with the Hendrix women's basketball program in 2026-27.
Mears help lead the Warriors to a 17-10 record in 2025-26 and claimed a share of the SCAC Blue Division Championship. Hendrix was Top 5 in the SCAC in several statistical categories including Scoring Offense, Scoring Defense, Scoring Margin, Field Goal PCT Defense and 3-Point PCT Defense.
Mears was a two-time All-GAC selection at Ouachita Baptist and holds the single-season program record in free-throw percentage (93.1 in 2023-24) and 3-point field goals made (79 in 2022-23) . Mears is also Ouachita Baptist's all-time leader in 3-Point field goals made and free-throw percentage. Mears sits Top 10 for multiple categories including 6th in all-time scorer, 9th in all-time field goals made, 6th in all-time career field goals, and 4th in all-time career steals. Mears is a member of the 1000-point club, having scored 1,322 points over her four years. She averaged 12.4 points per game and finished her career with a remarkable 0.912 mark from the free-throw line.
A native of Vilonia, Arkansas, Mears graduated from OBU in 2025 with a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Communications & Media.
