[rv/rv] SMU (17-4, 7-1 American) at UCF (14-5, 5-2 American)
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[rv/rv] SMU (17-4, 7-1) plays at UCF (14-5, 5-2) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT. The Mustangs have won 13 of the last 14 games after an 85-64 win over Houston on Saturday. SMU is 3-1 on the road in American Athletic Conference play. SMU and UCF only meet once during the regular season, which is a matchup of the second and third best rebound margin teams nationally (UCF +12.3, SMU +11.7).
 
The Mustangs have held the last 14 opponents to 66 points or less and have a season scoring defense of 59.4 (2nd AAC, 4th NCAA). SMU is also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of +11.7 (2nd AAC, 3rd NCAA), a field goal defense of .391 (5th AAC, 18th NCAA) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.4 (3rd AAC, 19th NCAA).
 
Five Mustangs average at least 9.6 points with Semi Ojeleye leading SMU (17.8, 3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton (13.2, 15th AAC), Ben Moore (11.8, 21st AAC), Sterling Brown (11.3, 24th AAC) and Jarrey Foster (9.6). SMU has had at least four score 10+ in 16 of 21 games. The Mustangs have outrebounded 19 of 21 opponents and have been at least +10 in 13 games (including 6 of 8 AAC games). Five average 4.2 or more rebounds with Moore (7.8, 4th AAC), Ojeleye (7.0, 10th AAC) and Brown (6.8, 14th AAC) leading SMU.
 
The Mustangs are shooting 46.5 percent from the field (2nd AAC) and 40.2 percent from three (1st AAC, 15th NCAA). Moore is shooting 59.4% (2nd AAC), with Foster at 51.9% (7th AAC) and Ojeleye at 48.6% (10th AAC).  Ojeleye is second in The American in 3-point percentage at 43.4% and Milton in 3rd at 41.6%. Milton also leads SMU in assists (4.3, 5th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6, 3rd AAC). Brown also ranks among the AAC leaders in assists (3.3, 12th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8, 7th AAC). Brown and Milton are near the top of the league in steals with 1.5 (6th) and 1.2 (13th), respectively.
 
The Mustangs have won 13 of their last 14. SMU had a 10-game winning streak snapped at [22/22] Cincinnati on Jan. 12 (L, 66-64). The winning streak was on the heels of a 4-3 start for the Mustangs. SMU has held its last 14 opponents to 66 points or less (56.5 per game).

          W-L                            4-3          13-1
Scoring Off.                        73.1        73.3
Scoring Def.                        65.3        56.5
Scoring Margin                  7.9          16.8
FG Pct.                                .463         .467
FG Pct. Def.                        .412        .381
3Pt.FG Pct.                         .358        .420
3Pt.FG Pct. Def.                .328        .330
Reb. Off.                              40.9        39.2
Reb. Def.                             27.7        28.3
Reb. Margin                       13.1        10.9

LAST GAME (W, 85-64 vs. Houston on Jan. 21): DALLAS (AP) -- Shake Milton had a career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Semi Ojeleye scored 20 and SMU never trailed in its 85-64 win over Houston on Saturday night. Milton made 6-of-8 from 3-point range and finished with five rebounds and five assists. Ben Emelogu II scored a season-high 13, Sterling Brown added 10 points with eight rebounds and Ben Moore had 10 points, six boards and seven assists. Brown tied a career high with four steals. Milton hit back-to-back 3s during an 18-3 run to close the first half and his 3-point play that put SMU up 42-23 capped the spurt. The Mustangs (17-4, 7-1 American Athletic Conference) led by double figures throughout the second half and hit five 3s during another 18-3 spurt that made gave them their biggest lead, 80-53, with five minutes left. Damyean Dotson tied career highs with six 3-pointers and 25 points and Rob Gray scored 16 for Houston (13-7, 4-4). It was the most points allowed in a game this season by the Cougars, who came in allowing their opponents just 63.2 points per game. SMU has won 13 of its last 14 and has not allowed more than 66 points in a game during that stretch.
 
UP NEXT: SMU has the weekend off before hosting East Carolina on Feb. 1 (ESPNEWS, 8:30pm). THe Mustangs then play consecutive road games, at Tulsa on Feb. 4 (ESPNEWS, 6pm) and at Temple on Feb. 9 (ESPN2, 9pm ET/8pm CT).
 
THE SERIES VS. UCF (8-6^): SMU and UCF will meet for the 15th time. SMU expanded its winning streak over UCF with an 88-73 win on Jan. 10, 2016 in the only game between the two teams last season. The series started in 2005 when the two schools were members of Conference USA. The Mustangs are 2-4^ against UCF in Orlando. (^6-6 officially all-time, 1-4 away; wins in 2013-14 later vacated)
 
LAST SEASON VS. UCF (W, 88-73 at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 10, 2016): DALLAS (AP) -- Ben Moore had a career-high 23 points, Nic Moore added 20 and short-handed No. 15 SMU is still undefeated after an 88-73 victory over UCF. SMU (15-0, 4-0) took control with an early 15-0 run that included a 57-second span with three 3-pointers. The first of those 3s was an alley-oop that actually went through the hoop, though the Mustangs did have five dunks by halftime -- and three more after that. Justin McBride had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead UCF (8-6, 2-1), while Matt Williams had 12 points and A.J. Davis 10. Jordan Tolbert had 19 points and Sterling Brown 13 for the Mustangs, who maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the game after scoring their 15 consecutive points in just over 2 1/2 minutes. The final points in that run were those three consecutive 3s. Brown was attempting an alley-oop pass to Tolbert, who was in the air but got his hands out of the way and grabbing the rim only after the ball went through for a 3-pointer instead with 15:26 left in the first half. Brown then made a more conventional 3 before Nic Moore's shot from long range put the Mustangs up 22-8 with 14:29 left in the first half. The Knights missed 11 consecutive shots over more than 6 minutes in the first half, which included the span of SMU's big run. UCF has lost its last five games against the Mustangs.
 
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 183-125 (.594) [26-4 at SMU, including 20-0 at Moody Coliseum]. 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)
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS: SMU leads The American in league wins (35-9) since the start of the 2014-15 season. SMU went 15-3 to win the 2014-15 regular season (also won the tournament) then 13-5 in 2015-16 to finish in second, one game behind Temple.
Through Jan. 22                 W            L              PCT
SMU                                       35           9              .795
Cincinnati                              32           11           .744
Tulsa                                       31           11           .738
Temple                                 28           15           .651
Connecticut                        24           19           .558
Memphis                             23           20           .535
Houston                               20           24           .455
UCF                                    16           27           .372
East Carolina                      11           32           .256
Tulane                                  10           33           .233
USF                                        7              36           .163
 
AWARDS - JERRY WEST SHOOTING GUARD OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: Sophomore Shake Milton is 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 Oct. 18. The annual honor recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. As a freshman, Milton was a unanimous AAC All-Rookie selection after ranking third in the league for 3-point percentage (42.6, 52-122), 13th in field goal percentage (47.7) and 28th in scoring (10.5). He 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 - THE AMERICAN WEEKLY AWARDS: Junior forward Semi Ojeleye was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 14 (22.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 2 games). Ojeleye was also named to the Weekly Honor Roll five times (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9). Ben Moore was selected to the Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 5, Sterling Brown on Jan. 2 and Shake Mlton on Jan. 23.
 
AWARDS - PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE (Moore & Milton): 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.org), 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.
 
1000 AND A LOT MOORE: Senior Ben Moore has 1063 career points (33rd at SMU), and became the 39th person in program history to 1,000 points (on a dunk vs. Temple 1/4/17). He also has 671 rebounds (13th at SMU), 110 blocked shots (8th at SMU), 204 assists and 84 steals. He is just the fifth Mustang to have at least 1000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. He is the first to also record at least 200 assists and ranks second in that group for steals.

                                                            Points   Rebs      Blocks   Assists  Steals
Jon Koncak, 1981-85                       1784       1169       278         173         74
Ira Terrell, 1972-76                          1715       1077       169         141         N/A
Papa Dia, 2007-11                           1437       911         143         133         91
Patrick Simpson, 2001-05              1271       759         151         122         69
Ben Moore, 2013-                            1063       671         110         204         84
 
2ND TO NONE: Seniors Sterling Brown and Ben Moore, both Chicago area natives (Brown is from Maywood and Moore is from Bolingbrook), are the all-time leaders in wins for SMU basketball. They are also among the leaders in several other career categories.
SMU CAREER WINS (in games played)
                1.            ^ 96        Sterling Brown, 2013-17
                2.            ^" 95      Ben Moore, 2013-17
                3.            85           Butch Moore, 1982-86
                4.            ^ 81        Cannen Cunningham, 2011-15
                5.            ^ 81        Ryan Manuel, 2011-15
                6.            80           Scott Johnson, 1983-87
                7.            79           Terry Williams, 1983-87
                8.            ^ 78        Nic Moore, 2013-16
                9.            73           Jon Koncak, 1981-85
                10.          72           Larry Davis, 1981-85
^ wins from 2013-14 later vacated     " Missed the win vs. Brown 11/29/15
 
SMU CAREER STATS & RANKS
                Brown                                   Moore
Games  122         T-7th                     121         10th
Starts    92           T-11th                     79
Points   878                                         1063       33rd
Rebounds           568         26th       671         13th
Assists  259         19th                       204
Blocks   45                                           110         8th
Steals    120         18th                       84
FG%       .502        15th                       .543        7th
3FG%    .445        2nd                        N/A
3FGs      98           16th                       N/A
 
SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED
                1              134         Cannen Cunnningham, 2011-15
                                134         Ryan Manuel, 2011-15
                3              125         Butch Moore, 1982-86
                4              124         Papa Dia, 2007-11
                5              123         Jon Koncak, 1981-85
                                123         Robert Nyakundi, 2008-12
                7              122         Larry Davis, 1981-85
                                122         Scott Johnson, 1983-87
                                122         Sterling Brown, 2013-17
                10           120         Ben Moore, 2013-17
 
3 TIMES THE CHARM: SMU has two of the program's best 3-point shooters by percentage in Sterling Brown and Shake Milton. They are both also in the top 20 for threes made (Milton T-14th w/ 99, Brown 16th w/ 98).
SMU Career 3FG Pct. - 36.0%+ (min. 50 made) 
                1              47.3        Eric Longino (62-131), 1987-89
                2              44.5        Sterling Brown (98-220), 2013-
                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
                                42.1        Shake Milton (99-235), 2015-
                7              41.1        Troy Dorner (51-124), 1991-94
                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
 
SMU Best Season 3FG Pct (Since 1986-87) Minimum 20 Made
                1              53.6        Sterling Brown (Jr.), 2015-16 (30-56)
               2              53.2        Eric Longino (Sr.), 1988-89 (50-94)
                3              49.7        Robert Nyakundi (Jr.), 2010-11 (97-195)
                4              47.6        Troy Dorner (Sr.), 1993-94 (39-82)
                5              47.5        Scott Johnson (Sr.), 1986-87 (44-99)
                6              45.7        Lavardicus Atkins (Fr.), 2000-01 (21-46)
                7              45.3        Todd Alexander (Jr.), 1987-88 (82-181)
                                45.3        Ike Ofoegbu (Sr.), 2006-07 (29-64)
                9              44.4        Sterling Brown (So.), 2014-15 (20-45)
                10           43.8        Jarrey Foster (So.), 2016-17 (21-48)
                11           43.6        Nic Moore (So.), 2013-14 (72-165)
                12           43.4        Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (43-99)
                13           43.1        Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17 (31-72)
                14           42.6        Shake Milton (Fr.), 2015-16 (52-122)
                15           41.8        Stephen Woods (So.), 1997-98 (74-177)
                                41.8        Brian Bernardi (Fr.), 2012-13 (23-55)
                17           41.7        Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35-84)
                18           41.6        Nic Moore (Jr.), 2014-15 (77-185)
                                41.6        Shake Milton (So.), 2016-17 (47-113)
                20           41.4        Robert Nyakundi (Sr.), 2011-12 (84-203)
 
30 - RPI: The Mustangs are No. 30 in the RPI (through Jan. 23) with a 2-2 record vs. the top 50 and a 6-4 mark against the top 100 (BPI 26, Kenpom 23, Sagarin 26, AP Poll 27, USA Today Coaches Poll T-29).

RPI         Opponent                       Result 
16           at [22/22] Cincinnati        L, 66-64 on Jan. 12 
30           TCU                                    W, 74-59 on Dec. 7 
32           at USC                                L, 78-73 on Nov. 25
38           vs. Pittsburgh                    W, 76-67 on Nov. 17 (2K Classic semifinal at Madison Square Garden) 
59           Stanford                              W, 72-49 on Dec. 19
68           Houston                               W, 85-64 on Jan. 21
69           vs. Michigan                       L, 76-54 on Nov. 18 (2K Classic championship at Madison Square Garden)
75           Temple                                 W, 79-65 on Jan. 4
77           at Memphis                         W, 58-54 on Dec. 27
85           at Boise State                 L, 71-62 on Nov. 30
 
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.)
 
BALANCED SCORING: SMU has had four score in double figures in 16 of 21 games this season with five in double figures four times (Eastern Michigan, McNeese, at East Carolina, Houston). The Mustangs almost have five averaging double figures. Semi Ojeleye leads SMU at 17.8 (3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton at 13.2 (15th AAC), Ben Moore at 11.8 (21st AAC), Sterling Brown 11.3 (24th AAC) and Jarrey Foster at 9.6. 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.
YEARS WITH FIVE AVERAGING DOUBLE-FIGURE POINTS (2015-16 was the first time since 1975-76)
2016-17 Semi Ojeleye 17.8, Shake Milton 13.2, Ben Moore 11.8, Sterling Brown 11.3 (Jarrey Foster 9.6)
2015-16                Nic Moore 16.1, Ben Moore 11.9, Jordan Tolbert 11.6, Shake Milton 10.5, Sterling Brown 10.1
                Moore (All-America HM, AAC Player of the Year, All-AAC 1st Team); Milton (AAC All-Rookie Team)
1975-76 Ira Terrell 22.6, Michael Jaccar 11.9, Joe Swedlund 11.1, Peter Lodwick 10.5, Bob Arnold 10.5
                Terrell (All-America HM), SWC Player of the Year, All-SWC 1st Team); Jaccar (All-SWC 2nd Team)
1974-75 Russell Bourquein 13.3, Jeff Swanson 11.2, John Sagehorn 11.0, Joe Swedlund 10.7, Bob Arnold 10.1
1971-72 Ruben Triplett 18.2, Larry Delzell 12.3, Bobby Rollings 11.3, David Miller 10.7, Zachary Theil 10.0
                Triplett (All-SWC 1st Team); SWC Champs
1966-67 Denny Holman 16.5, Charles Beasley 15.0, Lynn Phillips 14.1, Bob Begert 13.2, Bill Voight 11.3
                Holman (SWC Player of the Year), Holman & Beasley (All-SWC 1st Team)
                SWC Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd
1955-56 Jim Krebs 19.1, Bobby Mills 13.0, Joel Krog 12.0, Larry Showalter 11.0, Ron Morris 10.2
                Krebs (All-America 2nd Team); Krebs, Mills & Showalter (All-SWC 1st Team)
                SWC Champs, NCAA Final Four
 
BEST WIN STREAKS/START(S) IN PROGRAM HISTORY: SMU's 10-game winning streak tied for third in program history. In 2015-16, SMU started 18-0, 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.
 
WINNING STREAKS - LONGEST IN SMU HISTORY:
Wins      Start Date            End Date
20           at Wichita State; W, 85-67 (Dec. 22, 1955)              vs #1 San Francisco (Final Four), L 86-68 (March 2, 1956)
18           Sam Houston State; W, 85-50 (Nov. 14, 2015)       at Temple; L, 89-80 (Jan. 24, 2016)
10           Texas Tech; W, 89-82 (Nov. 22, 1997)                      at UTEP; L, 66-64 (Jan. 3, 1998)
10           at Arkansas; W, 75-74 (Feb. 2, 1966)                       #2 Kansas (NCAA Regional); L, 96-90 (March 11, 1966)
10           CSU Bakersfield; W, 49-43 (Dec. 2, 2016)               at 22/22 Cincinnati; L, 66-64 (Jan. 12, 2017)
9              Texas Southern; W, 91-72 (Nov. 23, 1984)             at Chaminade; L, 71-70 (Dec. 25, 1984)
9              Eastern Kentucky; W, 66-45 (Dec. 6, 1947)            Baylor; L, 43-42 (Jan. 10, 1948)
 
CLASSROOM RECORDS: SMU's football, men's basketball and women's basketball programs had a record-setting fall semester in the classroom. The football and women's basketball teams set program-best cumulative grade-point-averages while men's basketball reached its highest cumulative GPA since 2004. It was the second-straight outstanding semester for all three programs. Football had a new program high in the spring of 2016. Spring of 2016 also saw women's basketball record its best spring since 2005 and men's basketball post its best mark since 2011. The programs combined for 35 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Honors in 2016. Football had 29 representatives while men's and women's basketball had three apiece.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS: SMU has a +11.7 rebound margin this season (2nd AAC, 3rd NCAA), outrebounding 19 of 21 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 115 of 152 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                 +11.7     2nd - 3rd              19 of 21 (+10 in 13 games)
 
SMU Season Rebound Margin (The previous 3 seasons are all in the top 6 in program history.)
---           11.7        2016-17
1.            10.2 (39.4-29.3) 2015-16
2.            8.4 (37.2-28.8)   1988-89
3.            6.7 (36.6-29.9)   2014-15
4.            5.7 (48.5-42.8)   1959-60
5.            5.0 (46.5-41.5)   1958-59
6.            4.8 (36.0-31.3)   2013-14
7.            4.6 (38.1-33.5)   1984-85
8.            4.3 (43.3-39.0)   1999-00
 
CRASHING THE GLASS - BALANCED REBOUNDING: SMU has 5 different players averaging 4.2 rebounds per game or better. Ben Moore leads SMU at 7.8 (4th AAC) followed by Semi Ojeleye at 7.0 (10th AAC), Sterling Brown at 6.8 (14th AAC), Jarrey Foster at 5.1 and Shake Milton at 4.2.
 
FG%: SMU is shooting 46.5% this season (2nd 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 117 of 154 opponents since the start of 2012-13.
Season         FG%       Conf.-NCAA       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         .465        2nd - 83rd            17 of 21
 
FG% - SMU CAREER - (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), 1981-85
                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              54.3        Ben Moore, 2013- 
                8              53.6        John Colborne (382-713), 1985-90 
                9              53.5        Glenn Puddy (289-540), 1984-86,87-89 
                10           53.1        Markus Kennedy (400-754), 2013-16 
                11           52.1        Cannen Cunningham (314-603), 2011-15
                12           51.9        Eric Longino (391-754), 1987-89 
                13           51.8        Papa Dia (549-1059), 2007-11
                14           50.3        Tim Mason (549-1091), 1989-93
                15           50.2        Sterling Brown, 2013-
 
 
FG% DEFENSE: SMU has held opponents to 39.1% this season (5th AAC, 18th NCAA). In 2015-16, SMU held opponents to 40.0% from the floor (3rd AAC, 28th NCAA). In the past four seasons, SMU has held 84 of 154 opponents at or below 40%.
Season         FG% Def.     AAC-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 34
2015-16             .400        3rd - 28th             13 of 30
2016-17             .391        5th - 18th             11 of 21
 
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE MUSTANGS (Current Roster): In the past few seasons, several Mustangs have played in international events or gone on international tours. Additionally, 2-time All-American Nic Moore helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea. 
2016: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Croatia): Jarrey Foster, Shake Milton, Semi Ojeleye;
East Coast USA (Italy): Dashawn McDowell 
2015: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): Ben Moore, Sterling Brown, Semi Ojeleye and Ben Emelogu II 
2014: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): Ben Moore, Sterling Brown
 
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.
 
PAINT IS KEY: SMU has a +8.1 advantage in the paint through 21 games (29.0 to 20.9). 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 126 of 154 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         17 of 21 (29.0 to 20.9)
 
ROAD WARRIORS: The Mustangs are 19-11 on the road since the start of the 2014-15 season with a 24-13 mark away from Moody Coliseum (5-2 neutral site). SMU is 15-7 in AAC road games in that stretch (7-2 in 2014-15; 5-4 in 2015-16; 3-1 in 2016-17). SMU was 7-4 on the road in 2015-16 after going 9-4 on the road in 2014-15. The nine road wins rank second in school history (10 in 1955-56). The Mustangs won seven straight road games, which was the longest streak since a program-record eight in 1955-56. The 2014-15 streak was all in AAC play, the most consecutive league road victories since seven straight from 1983-84 to 1984-85 (record 10 from 1954-55 to 1956-57). At 7-2 in The American, SMU finished with its most conference road wins in a season (previous record was 6 in 1955-56, 1966-67, 1983-84.)
SMU - Best Road Start:
5-0 in 1934-35 & 2015-16
4-0 in 1927-28
SMU - Most Road Wins In A Season:
10 in 1955-56
9 in 2014-15
8 in 1961-62, 1983-84
7 in 1966-67, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1999-00, 2015-16
SMU - Most Consecutive Road Wins:
8 in 1955-56 
7 in 2014-15
6 in 1966-67 & 2014-15 (last 1) to 2015-16 (first 5)
SMU - Most Conference Road Wins In A Season:
7 in 2014-15 (7-2)
6 in 1955-56 (6-0), 1966-67 (6-1), 1983-84 (6-2)
SMU - Most Consecutive Conference Road Wins:
10 in a span from 1954-55 to 1956-57 (1954-55: won last 2; 1955-56: won all 6; 1956-57: won first 2)
7 in a span from 1983-84 to 1984-85 (1983-84: won last 4; 1984-85: won first 3), 2014-15
 
TOP 25: SMU is receiving votes in both polls for the third straight week after also receiving votes in the first two weeks of the season. In 2015-16, SMU finished 24th in the AP Poll, its 17th straight poll in the top 25. That is the third-longest streak at SMU and the second-highest total in a season for the Mustangs. It was the third straight season SMU has been ranked in the top 25. In 2014-15, SMU was in the top 25 for nine weeks including the final seven regular season polls. SMU finished No. 18 in the AP and receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches poll. The Mustangs spent four weeks in the Top 25 in 2013-14. That was the first time SMU had been ranked since the 1984-85 season, when the Mustangs were as high as No. 2.
 
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)
                Semi Ojeleye - Dec. 12 (23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks in win vs. TCU)
                Semi Ojeleye - Dec. 26 (20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists in wins vs. Stanford & Albany)
                Semi Ojeleye - Jan. 2 (14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds in wins at Memphis & ECU)
                Sterling Brown - Jan. 2 (13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists in wins at Memphis & ECU)
                Semi Ojeleye - Jan. 9 (20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists in wins vs. Temple & USF)
                Shake Milton - Jan. 23 (25.0 pts, 5.0 rebs, 5.5 asts, FG 18-31, 3FG 11-17 vs. UConn & Houston)
- 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 11.3 points (24th AAC), 6.8 rebounds (14th AAC), 3.3 assists (12th AAC), 1.8 Assist/Turnover Ratio (7th AAC) and 1.5 steals (6th AAC)… FG% 41.8, 3FG% 43.1, FT% 72.9... 4 double-doubles…878 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Double-digit scoring performances in 15-of-21 games (8 of last 11)… Scored a season high 20 points (8-12 FG, 4-6 3FG), with 3 steals at Cincinnati (Jan. 12)… Scored19 points (7-12 FG), including a career-high 5 3FG made (5-9) against USF (Jan. 7)… Scored 14 points, with 8 rebounds and 6 assists at Memphis (Dec. 27)… Career high 8 assists against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… Tallied a career-high 13 rebounds against Delaware State on Dec. 4… AWARDS: Named to AAC Honor Roll (Jan. 2).
 
BEN EMELOGU II (6-6, 215, G, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded a season high 13 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 3FG), with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal against Houston (Jan. 21)… Posted 11 points against USF (Jan. 7)… Scored 7 points with 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists at Tulane (Jan. 17)… Had a season-high 6 assists against McNeese (Dec. 14)… 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 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds… FG% 51.9 (7th AAC), 3FG% 43.8… 1 double-double… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: 10 double-digit scoring performances this season, with 4 in conference play… Scored a career-high 19 (7-12 FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-3 FT) with 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal at Tulane (Jan. 17)…Recorded 17 points and a season-high 12 rebounds for his first career double-double against USF (Jan. 7)… Had a career high 3 blocks against East Carolina (Dec. 31)… Career high 7 assists against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 22).
 
LEO KONTOPOULOS (6-9, 210, F, Fr.): GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Played in 13 games… Has 6 points on the season… 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: Played in 21 games… Recorded 3 rebounds in 6 minutes against East Carolina… Scored a career-high 7 points (2-5 FG, 3-4 FT) against McNeese (Dec. 14)… Posted 4 points, with a block against Stanford (Dec. 19)… 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 13.2 points (15th AAC), 4.3 assists (5th AAC) and 1.2 steals (13th AAC)…FG% 41.9, 3FG% 41.6 (3rd AAC), FT 84.2 (4th AAC)… 2.6 Assist/Turnover ratio (3rd AAC)… GAME HIGHLIGTS: 17 double-digit scoring performances this season (11 of last 12 games)… First time in career with back-to-back 20+ point performances, with a career-high 27 points (10-15 FG, 6-8 3FG, 1-1 FT) against Houston (Jan. 21) and 23 points against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… Tallied 11 points with a career-high 9 rebounds at Tulane (Jan. 17)… Recorded a career-high 9 assists against Stanford (Dec. 19)… Has tallied 5+ assists in 10 games, with at least 3 in 19-of-21 games this season… AWARDS: Named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list… AAC preseason all-conference second team… AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 23)
 
BEN MOORE (6-8, 220, F, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 11.8 points (21st AAC), 7.8 rebounds (4th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (14th AAC)… FG% 59.4 (2nd AAC), FT% 65.8 … 5 double-doubles…Has 1,063 career points…GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 18 points (including his 1,000th career point), with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal against Temple (Jan. 4)… Posted 14 points with 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… Has double-digit points in 16-of-21 games… 5+ rebounds in 18-of-21 games… Scored a season-high 19 points 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 17.8 (3rd AAC) and 7.0 rebounds (10th AAC)… FG% 48.6 (10th AAC), 3FG% 43.4 (2nd AAC), FT% 76.1 (13th AAC)… Three double-doubles… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 10+ points in 20-of-21 games (13 straight games), with 20+ in 8… Set a career-high 28 points (9-15 FG, 4-6 3FG, 6-9 FT) against Albany (Dec. 20)… Scored 21 points twice (at Tulane (Jan. 17), USF (Jan. 7)… Posted 20 points, 6 rebounds and career highs in assists (4) and steals (3) against Houston (Jan. 21)… Recorded a career-high 14 rebounds 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 five times (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 7).
 
JAMES PYLE (6-3, 175, G, Fr.-RS): Played in 8 games… Added to the active roster on Dec. 2, 2016… Recorded 1 rebound in 2 minutes against McNeese (Dec. 14)… Made first appearance against Delaware State (Dec. 4)…Played against TCU (Dec. 7), Stanford (Dec. 19) and Albany (Dec. 20).
 
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: Played in 15 games… Recorded a rebound in 6 minutes of play against East Carolina (Dec. 31)… 1 rebounded against Memphis (Dec. 27)… 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