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SMU Opens Battle 4 Atlantis vs. Northern Iowa - Wed. 8:30pm CT

Nov 19

[rv/rv] SMU (4-0) vs. Northern Iowa (3-1)
Imperial Arena – Nassau, Bahamas
Nov. 22, 2017 – 9:30pm ET / 8:30pm CT
 
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[rv/rv] SMU (4-0) opens the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas on Wednesday against Northern Iowa (3-1) at 9:30pm ET/8:30CT. The Mustangs will face N.C. State or [3/5] Arizona on Thursday followed by a matchup with [5/6] Villanova, [19/21] Purdue, Tennessee or Western Kentucky on Friday. 

This is the first trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis for SMU. In 2015-16, SMU won the Las Vegas Classic, defeating Colorado in the title game. Last season, SMU fell to Michigan in the championship of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.  

The Mustangs started the season 4-0 with home wins against UMBC (78-67 Nov. 10), ULM (83-65 Nov. 12), Northwestern State (81-35 Nov. 15) and UAPB (72-37 Nov. 18). 

Overall, SMU has won 30 of its last 32 games, and 17 straight during the regular season (last 13 of 2016-17). After the four-game homestand, the Mustangs have now won 26 straight games at Moody Coliseum, the third-longest active streak nationally. SMU is now 29-0 under Tim Jankovich at Moody Coliseum, tied for the second-best home start by a head coach in NCAA history.  

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The Mustangs swept the first American Athletic Conference weekly awards. Shake Milton was named the Player of the Week after averaging 26.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists while hitting 8-19 on threes and 16-17 on free throws. Ethan Chargois earned the AAC Rookie of the Week with averages of 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds as he shot 63.2 percent overall, hit 5-10 threes and 9-11 free throws.

Last season, SMU finished No. 11/23 and swept the American Athletic Conference season and tournament championships en route to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs won a program-record 30 games (30-5) that included going 17-1 in conference play and 18-0 in Moody Coliseum. SMU had two of the longest winning streaks in program history at 16 games (third) and 10 games (tied fourth) in a stretch that saw 26 victories in 27 outings. It was the second AAC season and tournament sweep by the Mustangs in the three seasons.

SMU returns three of its six-man rotation from last season including All-AAC selection and preseason AAC Player of the Year Shake Milton, starter Jarrey Foster and AAC Sixth Man of the Year Ben Emelogu II. AAC Player of the Year Semi Ojeleye and All-AAC selection Sterling Brown were selected in the second round of the NBA Draft, Ojeleye to Boston and Brown to Milwaukee via Philadelphia. All-AAC honoree Ben Moore was signed as a free agent by the Indiana Pacers.

The 2017-18 Mustangs played three games together during a trip to Montreal and Toronto in August. The Mustangs went 3-0 in games against McGill University, Ryerson University and Nike Crown League Champion M.A.D.E. The team also visited historic sites in both cities, attended batting practice prior to the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the New York Yankees and had an excursion to Niagara Falls. 

LAST GAME (W, 72-37 vs. UAPB on Nov. 18): DALLAS -- On Saturday night, SMU easily disposed of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 72-37, to begin the season an unblemished 4-0.
    While the competition will quickly rise to a new level, these first four games were all very important for the Mustangs to grow as a team and become more comfortable on the floor with one another. It's been mentioned repeatedly, but only three players on this team had experience playing games with SMU on the chest.
    "For this team, this was a great way to start out," head coach Tim Jankovich said. "We have four freshmen and three returning players. You don't want to start out and play the Boston Celtics. We needed this. Now it's time to go. The competition will get much, much stiffer. It will be good. One way or the other, we're right there, or we're seeing a different evaluation. We'll learn a lot."
    The unknowns about this team are beginning to fade away, however. Shake Milton is a national player of the year candidate and has played like it to this point. He's averaging 21 points per game and is instant-offense when the Mustangs need it. Senior Ben Emelogu II has been tossing fire from behind the arc, shooting 60 percent from 3. Jarrey Foster has already set a career-high in points this season.
    New guys are starting to make their impact known on the team. Transfer Jimmy Whitt is a triple-double waiting to happen at point guard, filling up the stat line each night. Freshmen big men Ethan Chargois and Everett Ray have each had breakout games in such a short season.
    "What I've seen is that we're getting better," Jankovich said. "We're not where we need to be for sure. Game three and game four, we're far better technically, from our standpoint than game one or game two. That's exciting to me."
    On Wednesday, Northern Iowa will present the toughest test of the season to this point, especially on the defensive end of the court. The Panthers play extremely efficient defense that will test the Mustangs' ball movement on offense. NC State or Arizona await in game two and will be another great challenge for SMU.
    Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, some of the progress the team has made was on display with how the ball was moving from teammate to teammate. The Mustangs finished with 24 assists on 25 field goals.
    "Our sharing the ball, in game one and game two we were okay. In game three and game four, we look like SMU basketball to me. That's with four freshmen, three returning, and a guy that sat and watched all year. It makes me very happy. It shows you the culture and character of the young men that you're coaching."

UP NEXT: After the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Mustangs return to Moody Coliseum to host UTRGV on Nov. 28 and [10/11] USC on Dec. 2. SMU then plays at [rv/rv] TCU on Dec. 5.

THE SERIES VS. NORTHERN IOWA (2-0): This is the third meeting all-time between SMU and Northern IOWA. SMU won the first meeting 90-73 in Dallas on Dec. 30, 1988, before topping the Panthers 57-50 in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) on March 21, 2011.

LAST MEETING VS. NORTHERN IOWA (W, 57-50 at UNI on March 21, 2011): CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Papa Dia scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to lead SMU to a 57-50 win over Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the CIT. Dia made 6 of 11 shots and added two blocks, including one against Kwadzo Ahelegbe with 13 seconds left to preserve a five-point lead. Collin Mangrum and Robert Nyakundi each had 11 points for SMU while combining on 5-of-9 from 3-point range. The Mustangs outrebounded Northern Iowa 30-24, and turned in their best defensive effort of the season. They held the Panthers to 14-for-51 from the field - 5-of-25 from beyond the arc - while Ahelegbe led Northern Iowa with 18 points. The Mustangs never trailed after Dia made a layup 4:26 into the game for a 9-8 lead


THE SERIES VS. ARIZONA (0-3): This would be the fourth meeting. The first game dates back to Dec. 29, 1973, where then-No. 20 Arizona won 86-82 during the Milwaukee Classic. Arizona won the next two meetings, both of which in Tucson, Ariz. Then-No. 10 Arizona won 83-81 on Dec. 13, 1975, before the then-No. 13 Wildcats won 117-85 a year later on Dec. 30.
 
THE SERIES VS. NORTH CAROLINA STATE (1-1): This would be the third meeting. The first meeting was held on Feb. 9, 1985 in Raleigh, N.C., where then-No. 4 SMU lost 82-78 in overtime. SMU evened the series on Dec. 3, 1988, when the Mustangs topped the then-No. 16 Wolfpack, 59-57, in Dallas.
 
THE SERIES VS. PURDUE (1-3): This is the fourth meeting between SMU and Purdue. SMU topped then-No. 17 Purdue, 60-59, in the most recent meeting (Dec. 21, 2003) to win the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The first meeting dates back to the 1939-40 season, where SMU lost 48-26 on the road. In 1954-55, SMU fell 81-75, before falling to the then-No. 9 Boilmakers, 85-60, at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, Ky.

LAST MEETING VS. PURDUE (W, 60-59 at No. 17 Purdue on Dec. 21, 2003): WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. - Led by senior Kris Lowe's 16 points and eight rebounds, the SMU Mustangs shocked No. 17 Purdue, 60-59, to win the 2003 Boilermaker Invitational. The Ponies used a gritty defensive effort to hand snap Purdue's 21-game win streak in the tournament. Trailing by six at halftime, SMU battled back in the second half and the two squads traded leads five times in the final 20 minutes. SMU trailed by one in the game's final minute until Bryan Hopkins hit a driving layup with 23 seconds to play to push the final margin to 60-59. Patrick Simpson added 13 points for SMU while Justin Isham added 11. Eric Castro had nine points and five boards while Donatas Rackauskas chipped in a career-high seven points. 

THE SERIES VS. TENNESSEE (0-2): This would be the third meeting. SMU lost both matchups in a home-and-home in 2000-01 and 2001-02. The Mustangs fell 85-76 at No. 6 Tennessee on Dec. 7, 2000. SMU also lost the return game in Dallas 79-62 on Dec. 6, 2001.

LAST MEETING VS. TENNESSEE (L, 79-62 at SMU on Dec. 6, 2001): DALLAS -- SMU fell, 79-62, to the Tennessee Volunteers at Moody Coliseum. The Volunteers jumped out to an 11-2 lead on the Ponies before SMU rallied to take a 17-16 lead at the 11:57 mark of the first half. SMU would have a 24-23 lead with just under nine minutes left in the half before going scoreless for a six-minute stretch, as the Vols took a 46-34 lead at the half. UT hit 13 of 21 three-point tries on the night and shot 50 percent from the field overall. SMU's 35.5 percent shooting was its worst of the season and the 62 points scored were also a season low.

THE SERIES VS. VILLANOVA (0-0): This would be the first meeting.
 
THE SERIES VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY (0-2): This is the third meeting between SMU and Western Kentucky. SMU lost the first meeting, 82-68, on Dec. 17, 1965 during the Vanderbilt Invitational, before falling at then-No. 17 Western Kentucky, 92-79, on Dec. 7, 1968.

2016-17 IN REVIEW: The Mustangs finished the season No. 11 in the Associated Press poll. It was their sixth week as a ranked team. SMU was No. 23 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll. This was the fourth straight season SMU has been in the AP Top 25 (6 weeks 2016-17, 17 weeks 2015-16, 9 weeks 2014-15, 4 weeks 2013-14). The Mustangs are one of 14 programs to be ranked in the AP top 20 each of the past four seasons.

The Mustangs had a season scoring defense of 60.0 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA). SMU was also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of +8.7 (1st AAC, 5th NCAA), a field goal defense of .386 (2nd AAC, 7th NCAA) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5 (2nd AAC, 9th NCAA).

All five SMU starters averaged at least 9.9 points. Semi Ojeleye led SMU (19.0, 3rd AAC, 63rd NCAA) followed by Sterling Brown (13.4, 13th AAC), Shake Milton (13.0, 16th AAC), Ben Moore (11.4, 24th AAC) and Jarrey Foster (9.9). SMU had at least four score 10+ in 24 of 35 games. The Mustangs outrebounded 27 of 35 opponents (14 of 18 AAC games) and were at least +10 in 16 games. Five averaged 4.0 or more rebounds with Moore (7.8, 5th AAC), Ojeleye (6.9, 11th AAC) and Brown (6.5, 16th AAC) leading SMU. As a team, SMU had an offensive rebound percentage of .372 (1st AAC) and defensive rebound percentage of .736 (2nd AAC). 

SMU shot 47.2 percent from the field (1st AAC, 41st NCAA) and 40.6 percent from three (1st AAC, 5th NCAA). Moore finished at 56.0% (2nd AAC), with Foster at 53.3% (3rd AAC) and Ojeleye at 48.7% (8th AAC).  Brown led The American in 3-point percentage for the second straight season, hitting 44.9%, Ojeleye was 3rd at 42.4% and Milton 4th at 42.3%. Foster hit 44.4%, but didn't have enough 3FG made to qualify for the AAC rankings. Milton also led SMU in assists (4.5, 4th AAC, 84th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6, 3rd AAC, 38th NCAA). Brown also ranked among the AAC leaders in assists (3.0, 14th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5, 9th AAC). Brown and Milton were also near the top of the league in steals with 1.4 (7th AAC) and 1.3 (10th AAC), respectively. 

2016-17 AWARDS: Semi Ojeleye was named AP All-America Honorable Mention, American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, First-Team All-AAC, AAC All-Tournament MOP, USBWA All-District, NABC All-District First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Sterling Brown, Ben Moore and Shake Milton were named All-AAC Second Team. Brown and Moore were also named the conference's all-tournament squad. The seniors were also selected to the NABC All-Star Game played on Final Four Friday. Milton was named to the NABC All-District Second Team. Ben Emelogu II was selected AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. Tim Jankovich was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the year after his first full season as the head coach at SMU. He was also a Naismith Coach of the Year semifinalist, the USBWA District Coach of the Year and the NABC All-District Coach.

30+ WINS, CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS & CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS IN 2016-17:
SMU        30-5    American
Arizona    32-5    Pac-12
Gonzaga    37-2    West Coast Conference
Kentucky    32-6    SEC
Middle Tennessee St.    31-5    Conference USA
Villanova    32-4    Big East
Wichita State    31-5    Missouri Valley

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his second season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 35th season as a collegiate coach, and his 13th as a head coach. In 2016-17, SMU finished 30-5 and No. 11 in the AP poll after winning The American regular season and tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament. In 2015-16, he coached the Mustangs to a 9-0 start as SMU was eventually the last unbeaten team in the country at 18-0, and winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-opening streak. The Mustangs went 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the AAC 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 11th 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 200-126 (.613) [43-5 at SMU, including 29-0 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.

- 7 Conference Titles (Colorado St. - WAC '89, '90; Kansas - Big 12 '05, '06, '07; SMU - AAC '15, '17)

- 5 Conference Tournament Titles (Illinois - Big Ten '03; Kansas - Big 12 '05, '06; SMU - AAC '15, '17)

- 10 NCAAs (CSU '89, '90; Oklahoma St '93; Illinois '03; Kansas '04 RF, '05, '06, '07 RF; SMU - '15, '17)

- 8 NITs (CSU '88, Vanderbilt '00, '02; Illinois State '08, '09, '10, '12; SMU '14 Final)

ATTENDANCE: SMU surpassed 100,000 in attendance each of the last four 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 7,518 was set in the 60-51 win against then No. 11/11 Cincinnati (Feb. 12, 2017). SMU has sold out 49 of 69 games in Moody Coliseum since the renovated facility opened Jan. 4, 2014.    

Total    Season     

124,986       2014-15    AAC Champs (15 sellouts in 18 games)

117,420    2015-16    (13 sellouts in 17 games)

124,198    2016-17    AAC Champs (12 sellouts in 18 games)

107,412     2013-14    (9 sellouts in 19 games - 13 games in Moody Coliseum)

101,296     1984-85

AAC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - 3 STRAIGHT: The Mustangs have taken home three straight AAC Player of the Year honors. Nic Moore was awarded the league's top honor in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Semi Ojeleye took home the award in 2016-17. This is the longest active streak nationally for the league men's basketball player of the year. 

AAC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR - 3 STRAIGHT: The Mustangs have taken home three straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honors. Markus Kennedy was awarded the league's top reserve honor in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Ben Emelogu II shared the award in 2016-17.  

AWARDS IN PRESEASON - BOB COUSY AWARD, LUTE OLSON AWARD, WOODEN AWARD & NAISMITH TROPHY WATCH LISTS/AAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Junior guard Shake Milton is one of 20 candidates named to the 2018 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, one of 40 on the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Watch List, one of 50 on the Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List and a member of the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50. Milton was also named the 2017-18 preseason American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He also competed at the 2016 and 2017 Nike Hoops Summit in Los Angeles.

AWARDS - AAC WEEKLY HONORS: The Mustangs swpet the first weekly American Athletic Conference Awards. Shake Milton was named the Player of the Week averaging 26.0 points. He had a career-high 28 points (7-18 FG, 4-12 3FG, 10-10 FT), with three rebounds and two steals to in a 78-67 win over UMBC on Friday. After two games, he is shooting 45.2 percent from the field (14-31), 42.1 percent from behind the three-point arc (8-19) and 94.1 percent from the free-throw line (16-17). Chargois averaged 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds. He recorded 15 points (4-7 FG, 2-5 3FG, 5-7 FT) and eight rebounds in his collegiate debut vs UMBC, before posting 23 points (8-12 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4-4 FT) and nine rebounds in the win against ULM. He is shooting 63.2 percent from the field (12-19), 50.0 percent from the three-point arc (5-10) and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line (9-11).

CANADA - 2017 SUMMER TOUR: The team had an eight-day trip to Canada from August 7-14. The journey to Montreal and Toronto included three games (3-0) as well as visits to historic sites in both cities and an excursion to Niagara Falls. The trip started in Montreal, where the Mustangs played McGill University (W, 86-83 OT). The team also visited Mount Royal Park and St. Joseph's Oratory, Old Montreal historic district and took a boat ride in the rapids on the Saint Lawrence River. Then in Toronto, the Mustangs played a pair of exhibition games versus Ryerson University (W, 98-86) and M.A.D.E., the Nike Crown League Champion (W, 79-62). The team also went to the the CN Tower and to the Rogers Centre for batting practice and the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. The day between games in Toronto, the group took a trip to Niagara Falls.

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 AAC Player of the Year and All-American Nic Moore helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea.  

2017: Team International Tour to Canada (games in Montreal & Toronto)

2016: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Croatia): Jarrey Foster, Shake Milton

2015: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): Ben Emelogu II


HOME WINNING STREAKS:
34    Texas A&M; W, 92-48 (Feb. 6, 1954)    Kansas; L, 73-65 (Sweet 16) (March 15, 1957)
26+    [rv/rv] Gonzaga; W, 69-60 (Feb. 13, 2016)    
19    Baylor; W, 74-57 (Feb. 15, 1984)    Texas Tech; L, 59-54 (Feb. 27, 1985)
15 ^    Loyola Marymount; W, 73-58 (Nov. 11, 2013)    #11/9 Louisville; L, 84-71 (March 5, 2014)
15    Connecticut; 73-55 (Feb. 14, 2015)    Tulsa; L, 82-77 (Feb. 10, 2016)
^Wins later vacated

BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU is 29-0 at Moody Coliseum under Tim Jankovich.
49 - Jerry Tarkanian - Long Beach St. 1969-72
29 - Tim Jankovich -SMU 2015-
28 - Lewis Andreas - Syracuse 1924-26
28 - Everett Case - North Carolina St. 1947-49

NCAA DIVISION I LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS (Through Nov. 18)
1    Oregon    44 
2    Cincinnati    29 
3    SMU    26     
4    Texas Southern    23
5    Florida St.    22    
6    North Carolina    20 

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDER JANKOVICH: SMU is 23-3 in regular-season non-conference games under Jankovich. SMU was 10-3 in non-conference action in 2016-17 after going 12-0 in non-conference play in 2015-16, including winning the 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).

NBA - DRAFT: SMU's Semi Ojeleye and Sterling Brown were selected in the 2017 NBA Draft. Ojeleye was selected 37th overall by the Boston Celtics and Brown was picked 46th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Milwaukee). This is the fourth time the Mustangs have had multiple picks in the NBA Draft, but the first time with multiple selections in the first two rounds. Ben Moore signed as a free agent by Indiana.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Mustangs are 24-11 on the road since the start of the 2014-15 season with a 32-14 mark away from Moody Coliseum (8-3 neutral site). SMU is 20-7 in AAC road games in that stretch (7-2 in 2014-15; 5-4 in 2015-16; 8-1 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.)

TOP 25: SMU is receiving votes in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll. SMU finished 2016-17 No. 11 in the AP Poll and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SMU was in the AP top 25 for the final six weeks (after 4 weeks of receiving votes) and the final six coaches polls (after five straight weeks receiving votes). The Mustangs also received 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. - SMU is one of 14 teams that has been ranked in the AP top 20 each of the past 4 seasons (2013-17).

TROPHY CASE: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Mustangs have added six items to the trophy case after adding the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. SMU has also won 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:
 - Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year
    Shake Milton (1 of 20 on Watch List - Oct. 16)
 - Lute Olson National Player of the Year
    Shake Milton (1 of 40 on Watch List - Nov. 6)
 - Citizen Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year
    Shake Milton (1 of 50 on Watch List - Nov. 9)
 - Wooden Award National Player of the Year
    Shake Milton (1 of 50 on Watch List - Nov. 14)
  - Preseason All-American Athletic Conference
    Shake Milton (Player of the Year & First Team - Oct. 16)
  - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
    Shake Milton (Nov. 13 - 26.0 pts, 3.5 rebs, 1.5 asts, 45.2 FG%, 8-19 3FG, 16-17 FT)
  - American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week
    Ethan Chargois (Nov. 13 - 19.0 pts, 8.5 rebs, 63.2 FG%, 5-10 3FG, 9-11 FT)
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