SMU Hosts Rival TCU Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Dec 5 | Men's Basketball
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| SMU (6-3, 0-0 American) vs. [rv/rv] TCU (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) | |
| Date / Tip-off | Wed., Dec. 7Â / 7 p.m. CT |
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SMU (6-3) hosts [rv/rv] TCU (8-0) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. This is the 191st matchup in the series as the Horned Frogs visit the renovated Moody Coliseum for the first time. SMU has held off TCU in the past four meetings, including a 75-70 victory in Fort Worth last season.
The Mustangs are 5-0 at home this season after a 74-60 win against Delaware State on Sunday. SMU is 37-3 at home since the start of the 2014-15 season and has 19 straight home wins against non-conference opponents.
 Four Mustangs average double digits in scoring with Semi Ojeleye leading the team (17.2, 6th AAC) followed by Ben Moore (11.7, T-25th), Shake Milton (11.1, 29th AAC) and Sterling Brown (10.8). Moore leads the SMU rebounding effort (7.9, 7th), which has a +12.3 margin (1st AAC, 6th NCAA). Six Mustangs average 3.0 or more rebounds with Moore, Ojeleye (7.7, 9th AAC) and Brown (6.7, 15th AAC) leading the way. Milton also leads SMU in assists (4.2, 8th AAC), steals (1.9, 3rd AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0, 7th AAC).
LAST GAME (W, 74-60 vs. Delaware State on Dec. 4): DALLAS (AP) -- Ben Moore scored 16 points with 11 rebounds, Semi Ojeleye added 15 points and SMU topped Delaware State 70-64 on Sunday. Moore went 6 of 7 from the field and made 4 of 6 free throw attempts. Sterling Brown had 11 points, 13 rebounds and five assists and Harry Froling had 11 as the Mustangs shot over 47 percent overall and outrebounded the Hornets 42-21. Devin Morgan led Delaware State (2-7) with 23 points, while Kavon Waller and Mrdjan Gasevic added 10 points apiece. Delaware State led by one early in the second half. Ojeleye nailed a 3-pointer to put SMU up 43-41, and then Shake Milton hit from long distance to make it 46-42. After a 10-point run a little later, SMU cruised the rest of the way. The Mustangs dominated the paint, outscoring DSU 34-18.
UP NEXT: SMU continues its six-game homestand against McNeese State on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The homestand wraps up with Stanford (Monday, Dec. 19) and Albany (Tuesday, Dec. 20). The Mustangs then start American Athletic Conference at Memphis on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
THE SERIES VS. TCU: This is the 191st meeting between the two schools with SMU holding a 105-85 advantage (officially 104-85). SMU is 60-30 against TCU at home. In the last game played at SMU, the Mustangs came out victorious, 68-62, on Feb. 8, 2012. The series dates back to the 1918-19 season with SMU winning the first matchup 30-19 in Dallas and then falling 35-32 in Fort Worth. The rivals were members of the Southwest Conference from 1918-1996 with SMU going 84-64 in league games. The duo then moved to the Western Athletic Conference with TCU going 9-1 against SMU in league play from 1996-2001.
LAST MEETING VS. TCU (W, 75-70 at Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center on Dec. 2, 2015): FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Nic Moore showed no ill effects of a broken pinkie that sidelined him three days earlier for No. 22 SMU. Moore scored 26 points, including 19 in the second half, and the unbeaten Mustangs beat TCU 75-70. Moore, the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year last season, made it 70-all with a 3-pointer that began an 8-0 SMU run to end the game. He hit four of his team's final five field goals and scored nine of the last 12 points for the Mustangs (5-0). All of that came after a brace fell off Moore's right pinkie, which he broke in the season opener on Nov. 14. He has practiced little in the last two weeks. Jankovich was head coach at Illinois State when Moore was a freshman there in 2011-12. When Brown was hired by SMU in 2012, Jankovich became his right-hand man and Moore transferred to the Dallas school at the same time. Sterling Brown made a tiebreaking scoop shot with 1:37 left. Markus Kennedy added 15 points for SMU. Vladimir Brodziansky led the Horned Frogs (3-3) with 18 points. Malique Trent had 13 points and Chauncey Collins scored 12, all on 3-pointers.The Frogs took a 22-10 lead eight minutes in, boosted by a 15-1 run built on 5-for-8 shooting on 3s. SMU closed the half by outscoring TCU 30-15 to take a 40-37 lead. The Frogs missed six straight 3-point tries after taking their early lead. They finished 9-for-27 on 3-pointers. Â
THE SERIES VS. MCNEESE STATE: This is the third meeting between SMU and McNeese State. SMU officially holds a 1-0 record after the Dec. 2, 2013 win was vacated. SMU claimed the first meeting, 70-54, at the Colonial Classic in Tallahassee, Fla., on Nov 13, 2006.
LAST MEETING VS. MCNEESE STATE (W, 88-59 in Curtis Culwell Center on Dec. 2, 2013): GARLAND, Texas (AP) -- Nic Moore hit all five of his 3-point attempts in the first half as SMU combined a long-distance barrage with inside domination to pull away early in its 88-59 rout of McNeese State Monday night. Moore, a sophomore playing his first season for SMU (7-2) after transferring from Illinois State, didn't shoot again, hitting five of six overall, and scored a team-high 15 points. The visiting Cowboys (2-6) were led by Ledrick Eackles, son of former NBA veteran Ledell Eackles, with 21 points. SMU hit 10 3-pointers, one short of its season high, in 14 tries -- and shot only 13 free throws. McNeese State, which came in averaging 23 3-point attempts per game, went 10 for 34 behind the arc and hit 20 of 61 field-goal attempts to shoot 32.8 percent. Moore opened the scoring with a 3-pointer as SMU burst from the gate to a 15-5 lead. He added three more during a 15-0 Mustangs run that left the hosts with a 30-7 lead with 8:21 to play before halftime. SMU continued to connect from both long distance and from close range to take a 52-17 lead at intermission, which would equal its largest of the game. The 52 points in the first half, were the most by an SMU team in the opening half since Dec. 7, 2009 when the Mustangs led Texas State 52-41 at halftime. The Mustangs out-rebounded the Cowboys 42-25 and outscored them in the paint 34-14. The inside-outcome combination allowed SMU to shoot 59.6 percent.
 HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his first season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 34th season as a collegiate coach, and his 12th as a head coach. In 2015-16, the Mustangs finished 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. SMU was the last unbeaten team in the country, starting 18-0, winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-opening streak. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships en route to the NCAA Tournament. SMU was the top seed in the 2014 NIT, reaching the title game. This is his 10th season as the leader of a Division I program, including five as head coach at Illinois State (2007-12) and four at North Texas (1993-97). As a head coach, he is 172-124 (.581) [15-3 at SMU]. That includes a 104-64 mark at ISU where his teams recorded four top-three finishes in the Missouri Valley, reached the conference tournament final three times and earned four NIT bids. As an assistant or head coach, his teams are 628-375 (.626) with six regular season conference championships, four league tournament titles, nine NCAA Tournament appearances and eight NIT bids.
- 6 Conference Titles (Colorado State - WAC '89, '90; Kansas - Big 12 '05, '06, '07; SMU - AAC '15)
- 4 Conference Tournament Titles (Illinois - Big Ten '03; Kansas - Big 12 '05, '06; SMU - AAC '15)
- 9 NCAAs (CSU '89, '90; Oklahoma State '93; Illinois '03; Kansas '04 RF, '05, '06, '07 RF; SMU '15)
- 8 NITs (CSU '88, Vanderbilt '00, '02; Illinois State '08, '09, '10, '12; SMU '14 Final)
ATTENDANCE: SMU has surpassed 100,000 in attendance the past three seasons. In 2014-15, SMU set a season attendance record of 124,986 total and 6,944 average. The New Moody single-game attendance record of 7,395 was set against Connecticut (Feb. 14, 2015). SMU has sold out 41 of 52 games in Moody Coliseum since the renovated facility opened Jan. 4, 2014.
SMU Season Home Attendance Total
Total                     Season
124,986Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2014-15 AAC Champions (15 sellouts in 18 games)
117,420Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2015-16 (13 sellouts in 17 games)
107,412 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2013-14 (9 sellouts in 19 games - 13 games in Moody Coliseum)
101,296 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1984-85
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34,260 Â 2016-17 (5 sellouts in 5 games)
2016-17 SEASON-TICKET RECORD: On the heels of a three straight record-breaking seasons for SMU Men's Basketball attendance, another record has been set on the Hilltop with more than 5,100 season tickets sold for the games at Moody Coliseum.
AWARDS - JERRY WEST SHOOTING GUARD OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: Sophomore guard Shake Milton was one of 20 candidates named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Oct. 18. The annual honor recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. As a freshman, Milton was a unanimous American Athletic Conference All-Rookie selection after ranking third in the league for three-point percentage (42.6, 52-122), 13th in field goal percentage (47.7) and 28th in scoring (10.5). The Owasso, Oklahoma, native also averaged 2.7 assists (13th AAC) and 3.0 rebounds with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio as he helped the Mustangs to a 25-5 season. This summer, he was a shooting guard at the 2016 Nike Hoops Summit in Los Angeles and went to Croatia with a Global Sports Academy U.S. Team.
AWARDS - AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior forward Semi Ojeleye was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 14. Ojeleye averaged 22.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists as the Mustangs (2-0) won both games. Ojeleye had career-highs of 26 points (8-15 FG, 3-6 3FG, 7-8 FT) and 14 rebounds in a 72-44 win over Gardner-Webb.
AWARDS - AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (Ojeleye & Moore): Semi Ojeleye was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 21 (18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 block in 2 games). He scored 24 points with five rebounds and two blocks in the win against Pittsburgh on Nov. 17; earning 2K Claccis All-Tournament honors. Ben Moore was on the Dec. 5 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (13.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, 1.7 assists, 15-27 FG, 2 dbl-dbls, 2-1 week). He had three straight double digit rebound games and season highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds at Boise State.
AWARDS - PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: Senior Ben Moore was named to the preseason All-AAC first team, while sophomore Shake Milton was named to the second team. The Mustangs, who finished second last season after winning the conference in 2014-15, were picked behind Cincinnati and Connecticut, respectively.
AWARDS - ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Jonathan Wilfong is a nominee for the 2017 Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team, a distinguished award that highlights student-athletes who have shown dedication to community service and altruism in their communities. The senior is a co-founder of Coaching for Literacy (coachingforliteracy.com), an organization that helps fund literacy programs focused on helping elementary and middle school students. The mission of Coaching for Literacy is to increase awareness about the number of people in America who are functionally or totally illiterate and the social problems associated with illiteracy. By partnering with sports teams from across the country for a unique game-day experience, Coaching for Literacy raises money to supports effective local literacy programs and schools focused on educating elementary and middle school students. This is the second straight season SMU has a nominee after Semi Ojeleye was on the 2015-16 award list.
2017-18 BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS: SMU will play in the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. The tournament is Nov. 22-24 and includes join Villanova, Tennessee, Arizona, Purdue, Western Kentucky, N.C. State and Northern Iowa.
3 TIMES THE CHARM: Shake Milton made 52 three pointers as a freshman, which was two off the SMU freshman record. He was second on the team in 2015-16 to Nic Moore (76).
SMU Season 3FGM By A Freshman
               1             54          Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03; Stephen Woods, 1996-97; Jabari Hearn, 1994-95
               4             52          Shake Milton, 2015-16
               5             42          Chad Elsey, 1997-98
SMU Career 3FG Pct. - 36.0%+ (min. 50 made)
               1             47.3       Eric Longino (62-131), 1987-89
               2             44.8       Sterling Brown (78-174), 2013-Â
               3             43.4       Robert Nyakundi (267-615), 2008-12
               4             42.2       Todd Alexander (92-218), 1987-89
               5             42.1       Nic Moore (225-534), 2013-16
               6             41.1       Troy Dorner (51-124), 1991-94
               7             40.1       Shake Milton (67-167), 2015-
               8             40.0       Carlton McKinney (64-160), 1986-88
               9             39.2       Rodney Clinkscales (87-222), 2009-12
               10          38.9       Jon Killen (119-306), 2004-08
60-50-85: As a junior in 2015-16, Sterling Brown shot 60.2% from the field (109-181, 2nd AAC), 53.6% from 3-point range (30-56, 1st AAC, SMU Record) and 85.7% on free throws (54-63). He is believed to be the first in NCAA Division I to accomplish the 60-50-80 marks for a season. (The 3-point line was instituted in 1986-87.) This season, he is at 40.3% FGs (31-77), 42.3% 3FGs (11-26) and 70.6% FTs (24-34).
BALANCED SCORING: SMU had four score in double figures in 6 of 9 games this season with five in double figures versus Eastern Michigan. In 2015-16, SMU had 4 players with 10+ points in 23 of 30 games, including 6 in double figures in the win against Hampton and 5 in double figures six times.
BEST START(S) IN PROGRAM HISTORY: SMU started 18-0 in 2015-16, which was the best in program history, surpassing the 10-0 start by the 1997-98 team (Tim Jankovich directed the first nine games of the 18-game streak). The 18-game winning streak was the second-longest in program history (20 during 1955-56). The 7-0 start in American Athletic Conference play was the best league start since going 12-0 en route to the 1955-56 SWC title. SMU's 20-2 mark tied for the best through 22 games. The Mustangs got to 26-2 in 1955-56 before finishing 26-4.
CRASHING THE GLASS: SMU has a +12.3 rebound margin this season (1st AAC, 6th NCAA), outrebounding 8 of 9 opponents. SMU has led The American in rebound margin for three straight seasons. In 2015-16, SMU outrebounded 24 of 30 opponents and had a +10.2 margin (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). The Mustangs were at least +10 in 16 games. In the 4-game stretch from 12/5 to 12/17, SMU was at least +25 in each game (+113 total, +28.3 average). SMU was +25 vs. New Hampshire, +25 vs. Michigan, +37 vs. Nicholls, +26 vs. Hampton. SMU has outrebounded 105 of 141 since the start of 2012-13.
Season Reb. Margin      Conf.-NCAA      Outrebound Opp.
2012-13 +2.6      5th - 102nd        21 of 32 (+10 in 4 games)
2013-14 +4.8      1st - 36th            25 of 37 (+10 in 11 games)
2014-15 +6.7      1st - 17th            28 of 34 (+10 in 10 games)
2015-16 +10.2    1st - 4th               24 of 30 (+10 in 16 games)
2016-17 +12.3    1st - 6th               8 of 9 (+10 in 6 games)
CRASHING THE GLASS - BALANCED REBOUNDING: SMU has 7 different players averaging more than 2.9 rebounds per game or better. Ben Moore leads SMU at 7.9 (7th AAC) followed by Semi Ojeleye at 7.7 (9th AAC) and Sterling Brown at 6.7 (15th AAC). In the win against UCSB (43-26 rebound advantage), SMU had eight different players with 4 or more rebounds (Ben Moore 7, Sterling Brown 7, Shake Milton 6, Semi Ojeleye 4, Jarrey Foster 4, Dashawn McDowell 4, Harry Froling 4, Ben Emelogu II 4)
FG%: SMU is shooting 45.1% this season (6th AAC). SMU has led The American in field goal percentage for three straight seasons. In 2015-16, SMU led The American at 49.7% from the field (4th NCAA), shooting better than 25 of 30 opponents. The Mustangs have outshot 105 of 141 opponents since the start of 2012-13.
Season FG%Â Â Â Â Â Â Conf.-NCAAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Higher % Than Opp.
2012-13 .449       7th - 89th            18 of 32
2013-14 .483       1st - 18th            28 of 37
2014-15 .475       1st - 26th            29 of 34
2015-16 .497       1st - 4th               25 of 30
2016-17 .451       6th - 150th        6 of 9
FG% - SMU CAREER - 52.0%+ (min. 250 made)
        1             62.6       Terry Williams (383-612), 1983-87
               2             55.9       Jon Koncak (713-1276), 1981-85
               3             55.8       Larry Davis (731-1311), 1981-85Â
               4             55.5       Ira Terrell (757-1364), 1972-76
                               55.5       Bamba Fall (324-584), 2005-09
               6             55.3       Eric Castro (432-781), 2001-05
               7             53.6       John Colborne (382-713), 1985-90
               8             53.5       Glenn Puddy (289-540), 1984-86,87-89
               9             53.1       Markus Kennedy (400-754), 2013-16
               10          52.4       Ben Moore, 2013-
               11          52.1       Cannen Cunningham (314-603), 2011-15
               12          52.0       Sterling Brown, 2013-
FG% DEFENSE: SMU has held opponents to 39.9% this season (6th AAC). In 2015-16, SMU held opponents to 40.0% from the floor (3rd AAC, 28th NCAA). In the past four seasons, SMU has held 78 of 141 opponents at or below 40%.
Season FG% Def.            Conference-NCAA         Opponents Under 40%
2012-13 .395                   1st - 39th                    16 of 32
2013-14 .385                   1st - 7th                       24 of 37
2014-15 .381                   1st - 5th                       20 of 34Â
2015-16 .400                   3rd - 28th                    13 of 30
2016-17 .399                   6th - 72nd                   4 of 9
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE MUSTANGS: In the past few season, several Mustangs have played in international events or gone with teams on international tours.
2016:Â
Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Croatia): Jarrey Foster, Shake Milton, Semi Ojeleye
East Coast USA (Italy): Harry Froling, Dashawn McDowell
2015:
World University Games with Team USA (South Korea): Nic Moore (gold medalist)
Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): Ben Moore, Sterling Brown, Semi Ojeleye and Ben Emelogu II
East Coast USA (France, Italy): Jordan Tolbert
2014:
Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): Ben Moore, Sterling Brown
MOODY/HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: SMU has lost just four games (59 contests) at home since the start of the 2013-14. SMU has played 53 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 59 home games, SMU is averaging 75.8 points per game with a scoring margin of +16.5. SMU is shooting 50.3% at home while holding opponents to 37.5%.
Season Home Losses (Games)      Pts.       FG%   Opp. Pts.   Opp. FG%
2013-14 1 (19 games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 75.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .515Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 59.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .366
2014-15 2 (18 games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 72.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .495Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 58.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .380
2015-16 1 (17 games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 79.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .508Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 61.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .390
2016-17 0 (5 games)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 74.0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .471Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 53.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .336
NLI - JANKOVICH ANNOUNCES FOUR SIGNEES: Ethan Chargois, William Douglas, Elijah Landrum and Everett Ray have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Mustangs beginning with the 2017-18 season. Chargois (F, 6-7, 235) and Landrum (G, 6-0, 180) are from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Landrum is ranked as high as No. 2 in Oklahoma after averaging 27.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals as a junior at Central High School. Chargois is ranked as high as No. 4 in Oklahoma after averaging 15 points and eight rebounds in 2015-16 for Union High School. Douglas (G, 6-4, 175) is from Memphis where he is ranked as high as No. 2 in Tennessee after averaging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals last season at Christian Brothers High School. Ray (F, 6-7, 220) is from Addison, Texas, where he paced CHANT Home School with averages of 22 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in 2015-16.
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER JANKOVICH: SMU is 15-3 in non-conference games under Jankovich. SMU was 12-0 in non-conference play last season, including winning the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic. The Mustangs have lost just eight non-conference regular season contests since the start of the 2013-14 season, only one of those losses was at home (then No. 25 Arkansas 78-72 on 11/24/14).
PAINT IS KEY: SMU has a +12.0 advantage in the paint through 8 games (31.8 to 19.8). In 2015-16, SMU outscored 24 of 30 opponents (22-2) in the paint last season, averaging 37.2 to 23.7. The Ponies have outscored 116 of 141 opponents in the paint since the start of 2012-13.
Season Outscored Opponents In The Paint (SMU to Opp.)
2012-13 23 of 32 (28.6 to 19.6)
2013-14 31 of 37 (33.4 to 21.8)
2014-15 31 of 34 (31.5 to 19.2)
2015-16 24 of 30 (37.2 to 23.7)
2016-17 8 of 9 (31.8 to 19.8)
TROPHY CASE: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Mustangs have added four items to the trophy case, most recently the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic (12/16-12/23). In 2014-15, SMU won American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. In 2013-14, SMU was the runner-up in the NIT.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year
               Shake Milton (1 of 20 on Watch List - Oct. 18)
- Preseason All-American Athletic Conference
               Ben Moore (First Team - Oct. 24)
               Shake Milton (Second Team - Oct. 24)
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
               Semi Ojeleye - Nov. 14 (22.0 pts, 11.0 rebs, 13-23 FG, 4-8 3FG, 14-17 FT in 2-0 week)
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
               Semi Ojeleye - Nov. 21 (18.5 pts, 7.0 rebs, 1.0 ast, 1.0 blk, 14-33 FG, 4-10 3FG, 1-1 week)
               Ben Moore - Dec. 5 (13.3 pts, 12.3 rebs, 2.3 blks, 1.7 asts, 15-27 FG, 2 dbl-dbls, 2-1 week)
- 2K Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project All-Tournament Team
               Semi Ojeleye - Nov. 18 (20.3 pts, 9.0 rebs, 48.2% FG, 44.4% 8-18 3FG, 19-25 FT, SMU 3-1)
- Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee
               Jonathan Wilfong - Nov. 30
STERLING BROWN (6-6, 230, G, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 10.8 points, 6.7 rebounds (15th AAC) and 1.3 steals (13th AAC)… FG% 40.3, 3FG% 42.3... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: First double-double of the season (2nd career) against Delaware State (11 pts, 13 rebs. (Career high))… 7 double-digit scoring performances this season, 31 in career… Season high 14 points against UC Santa Barbara.
BEN EMELOGU II (6-6, 215, G, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 3.8 points and 3.0 rebounds… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored a season-high of 6 points twice (Eastern Michigan (Nov. 13), at USC (Nov. 25))… Recorded a season high 7 rebounds against Pittsburgh (Nov. 17)… 2015-16: Missed season due to injury.
JARREY FOSTER (6-6, 220, G, So.): 2016-17: Averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds… FG% 58.2 (6th AAC), 3FG% 50.0… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Three double-digit scoring performances this season, including a career-high 18 against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 13)… Career high 7 assists against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 22)… Registered a season-high 5 rebounds against Pittsburgh (Nov. 17).
HARRY FROLING (6-11, 260, F, Fr.): 2016-17: GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 11 points against Delaware State, 1st career double-digit scoring performance (5-5 FG, 1-1 3FG)... Scored 7 points (3-8 FG, 1-2 3FG) with 2 rebounds at USC (Nov. 25)… Recorded five rebounds and 2 blocks against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 11).
LEO KONTOPOULOS (6-9, 210, F, Fr.): GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 1 FG in 1 minute of play against UCSB (Nov. 22)… Played 2 minutes against Delaware State (Dec. 4) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 13)… 2015-16: Spent the season with the Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. in Thessaloniki, Greece… Saw action in eight games.
DASHAWN MCDOWELL (6-5, 185, G, Fr.): 2016-17: GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored a career-high 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) against Pittsburgh (Nov. 17)… Posted 3 points against Delaware State (1-1 FG, 1-2 FT)… Tallied 4 rebounds twice (Eastern Michigan, Nov. 13; UCSB, Nov. 22)… 2016 SUMMER: Played for USA East Coast on a basketball tour in Italy…The team went 3-1 on the trip.
SHAKE MILTON (6-6, 205, G, So.): 2016-17: Averaging 11.1 points (28th AAC), 4.2 assists (9th AAC) and 1.9 steals (3rd AAC)…FG% 39.8, FT 86.4 (1st AAC)… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has six double-digit scoring performances this season, with a season-high 14 points against Pittsburgh (Nov. 17)… Has tallied 5+ assists in 4 games, with at least three in every game this season… Had a season-high 6 rebounds against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 22)… AWARDS: Named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list… AAC preseason all-conference second team.
BEN MOORE (6-8, 220, F, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 11.7 points (25th AAC), 7.9 rebounds (7th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (T13 AAC)… FG% 49.3, FT% 67.3 …Has 2 double-doubles... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 16 points (6-7 FG) and 11 rebounds against Delaware State (Dec. 4)… Has double-digit points in 7-of-9 games, with double-figure rebounds in three straight games (11/30-)… Had season highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds at Boise State (Nov. 30)... AWARDS: AAC preseason all-conference first team… Named to AAC Honor Roll (Dec. 5).
SEMI OJELEYE (6-7, 235, F, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 17.2 (6th AAC) and 7.7 rebounds (9th AAC)… FG% 50.5, 3FG% 44.1 (14th AAC), FT% 72.0 (15th AAC)… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 10+ points in 8-of-9 games, with 20+ in 3… Tallied two double-doubles (Gardner-Webb, 26 pts, 14 rebs. USC, 13 pts, 10 rebs.)… Set career-highs in points (26) and rebounds (14) against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 11)… AWARDS: Named the AAC Player of the Week on Nov. 14… Was named to the 2K Classic All-Tournament Team… Named to AAC Honor Roll (Nov. 21).
JAMES PYLE (6-3, 175, G, Fr.-RS): Added to the active roster on Dec. 2, 2016… Made first appearance against Delaware State (Dec. 4).
JIMMY WHITT (6-3, 175, G, So.): 2016-17: Will sit out due to NCAA transfer rules…2015-16 AT ARKANSAS: Averaged 6.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.6 steals…FG% 38.7, 3FG% 37.5…Free Throw % 79.2.
JONATHAN WILFONG (6-2, 185, G, Jr.): 2016-17: Made 1 FG and had a steal against UCSB (Nov. 22)… 2015-16: Totaled 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 assists… AWARDS: 2017 Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee
TOM WILSON (6-5, 180, G, Fr.): 2016-17: GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had a 3-point FG against UCSB (Nov. 22)… 2015-16: Played with the Melbourne United in Australia's National Basketball League… In 2014 averaged 12.3 points and 6.6 rebounds at the U17 World Championship… Had 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists in the gold medal game (99-92 Loss to USA).
