[25/rv] SMU (21-4, 11-1 American) vs No.11/11 Cincinnati (22-2, 11-0 American)
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No. 25 SMU (21-4, 11-1) hosts No. 11 Cincinnati (22-2, 11-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m. CT. The Mustangs have won seven straight and 17 of their last 18 games after a 66-50 win at Temple on Thursday. The only loss in the 18-game stretch is 66-64 at Cincinnati on Jan. 12. SMU trails the Bearcats by a half-game in the American Athletic Conference standings with three weeks left in the regular season. The Mustangs are 14-0 at home this season and have won 18 straight at Moody Coliseum, which is tied for the ninth-longest active streak in the nation.
 
SMU has held the last 18 opponents to 66 points or less and has a season scoring defense of 58.3 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA). SMU is also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of +11.3 (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), a field goal defense of .385 (4th AAC, 10th NCAA) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5 (2nd AAC, 14th NCAA).
 
Five Mustangs average at least 9.4 points. Semi Ojeleye leads SMU (18.2, 3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton (13.7, 12th AAC), Sterling Brown (12.0, 20th AAC), Ben Moore (11.6, 23rd AAC) and Jarrey Foster (9.4). SMU has had at least four score 10+ in 17 of 25 games. Three Mustangs have scored 27 or more points in the past five games (Milton 27 vs. Houston 1/21, Brown 27 at Tulsa 2/4, Ojeleye 30 at Temple 2/9).
 
The Mustangs have outrebounded 22 of 25 opponents and have been at least +10 in 15 games (including 8 of 12 AAC games). Five average 4.2 or more rebounds with Moore (8.1, 4th AAC), Brown (6.9, 12th AAC) and Ojeleye (6.8, 15th AAC) leading SMU. 
 
The Mustangs are shooting 46.2 percent from the field (3rd AAC) and 39.4 percent from three (2nd AAC, 27th NCAA). Moore is shooting 56.7% (3rd AAC), with Foster at 49.7% (9th AAC) and Ojeleye at 48.0% (13th AAC).  Brown is second in The American in 3-point percentage at 43.3%, Milton is third at 41.6% and Ojeleye is fourth also at 41.6% (Foster is at 42.6%, but doesn't have enough 3FG made to qualify for the AAC ranking). Milton also leads SMU in assists (4.4, 4th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5, 3rd AAC, 42nd NCAA). Brown also ranks among the AAC leaders in assists (3.3, T-11th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7, 8th AAC). Brown and Milton are also near the top of the league in steals with 1.6 (T-4th AAC) and 1.3 (9th AAC), respectively. 
 
The Mustangs are playing their first week as a ranked team this season at No. 25 in the Associated Press Poll. SMU had been in the receiving votes list the previous four weeks. This is the fourth straight season SMU has been in the AP Top 25 (1 week 2016-17, 17 weeks 2015-16, 9 weeks 2014-15, 4 weeks 2013-14).
 
The Mustangs have won 17 of their last 18, including seven straight. SMU had a 10-game winning streak snapped at then No. 22/22 Cincinnati on Jan. 12 (L, 66-64). The winning streak was on the heels of a 4-3 start. SMU has held its last 18 opponents to 66 points or less (55.6 per game). 
            W-L                    4-3          17-1
Scoring Off.                    73.1        73.3
Scoring Def.                    65.3        55.6
Scoring Margin              7.9          17.7
FG Pct.                          .463        .461
FG Pct. Def.                    .412        .375
3Pt.FG Pct.                  .358        .406
3Pt.FG Pct. Def.            .328        .324
Reb. Off.                          40.9        39.3
Reb. Def.                         27.7        28.8
Reb. Margin                   13.1        10.6
 
LAST GAME (W, 66-50 at Temple on Feb. 9): PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Semi Ojeleye scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 25 SMU past Temple 66-50 on Thursday for its seventh straight win. Sterling Brown added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs (21-4, 11-1), who earlier in the week vaulted into the Top 25. One of the hottest teams in the nation, SMU has won 17 of its last 18. Shizz Alston Jr. scored 13 points to lead the Owls (13-12, 4-8), who saw a modest two-game winning streak snapped. Quinton Rose had 12 points and Daniel Dingle finished with 10. Trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Temple pulled within six with just under 8 minutes remaining. But Ojeleye answered with a big 3-pointer to stymie the Owls' rally. Ojeleye also fueled a 16-1 SMU run in the first half with 10 points during the spurt. He started it with a thunderous dunk while being fouled by Mark Williams, who was called for a flagrant on the play. The Mustangs, ranked third nationally in scoring defense, held the Owls without a field goal for more than 9 minutes during that stretch. For the game, Temple shot 30.9 percent from the field while committing 16 turnovers.
 
UP NEXT: SMU hosts Tulane on Wednesday at 8 p.m. (ASN/ESPN3) followed by consecutive away games that are one week apart. The road games are at Houston on Saturday, Feb. 18 (5 p.m., ESPN2) and at Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 25 (12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT, CBS). The Mustangs close the regular season at home against Tulsa on Thursday, March 2 (7 p.m. CBSSN) and senior day versus Memphis on Saturday, March 4 (3 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2).
 
THE SERIES VS. CINCINNATI (3-7+): SMU and Cincinnati will square off for the 11th time. The Bearcats won this season's opener, 66-64, on Jan. 12 at Fifth Third Arena. Last season the two teams split the series, with then-No. 15 SMU winning the first matchup, 59-57, at Moody on Jan. 7, before the Bearcats won at home, 61-54, on March 6. In 2014-15, Cincinnati won both games. Prior to becoming conference foes, the series had been dormant since 1974-75. SMU has lost all five games in Cincinnati, but won the neutral site encounter in 1966, an NCAA Midwest Regional contest in Lubbock, Texas. (+2-7 officially, win in 2013-14 later vacated)
 
LAST MEETING VS. CINCINNATI (L, 66-64 at UC on Jan. 12): CINCINNATI (AP) -- Troy Caupain scored 16 points helping the 22nd-ranked Bearcats hold on for a 66-64 victory over SMU. The Bearcats let most of a 15-point lead slip away, with SMU cutting it to 54-52 on Jarrey Foster's 3-pointer. Gary Clark led Cincinnati with 18 points, including two 3s that matched his career high. The Mustangs had two shots in the closing seconds that went off the rim. Sterling Brown led the Mustangs with a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, but he missed a 3-point shot that would have given the Mustangs the lead with 10 seconds left. His shot rolled around the rim and came off to Ben Moore, who missed a putback attempt to tie it. Kyle Washington had a pull-up jumper and a 3-pointer during a 16-point run that put Cincinnati ahead 27-12. Semi Ojeleye , who leads the Mustangs at 17.9 points per game, was limited to two free throws in the first half. He finished with 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting. The Mustangs shot 47 percent from the field while making their comeback in the second half.
 
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 187-125 (.599) [30-4 at SMU, including 21-0 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)
 
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 46 of 62 games in Moody Coliseum since the renovated facility opened Jan. 4, 2014.  
SMU Season Home Attendance Total
Total      Season  
124,986                 2014-15 AAC Champions (15 sellouts in 18 games)
117,420                 2015-16 (13 sellouts in 17 games)
107,412                 2013-14 (9 sellouts in 19 games - 13 games in Moody Coliseum)
101,296                 1984-85 
-- 
95,407                   2016-17 (9 sellouts in 14 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.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS: SMU leads The American in league wins (39-9) 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.
 
AWARDS - CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Semi Ojeleye was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Men's Basketball Team. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. The junior holds a 3.65 GPA in psychology, while ranking among the top in the American Athletic Conference in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and three point percentage.
 
AWARDS - JERRY WEST SHOOTING GUARD OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Sophomore 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 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: Semi Ojeleye was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 14, and has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll five times (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9). Sterling Brown was selected as The American Player of the Week on Feb. 6 and to the Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 2. Shake Milton has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll twice (Jan. 23, Jan. 30) and Ben Moore once (Dec. 5).
 
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.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 1104 career points (30th 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 711 rebounds (11th at SMU), 115 blocked shots (8th at SMU), 218 assists and 92 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-                            1104       711         115         218         92
 
2017-18 BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS: SMU will play in the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. The event is Nov. 22-24 with Villanova, Tennessee, Arizona, Purdue, Western Kentucky, N.C. State & Northern Iowa.
 
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.            ^ 100     Sterling Brown, 2013-17
                2.            ^" 99      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
" Ben Moore missed the win vs. Brown 11/29/15
 
SMU CAREER STATS & RANKS
                Brown                   Moore
Games          126         3rd         125         T-4th
Starts            96           10th       83
Points           939                         1104       30th
Rebounds           598         22nd      711         11th
Assists          272         18th       218
Blocks           46                           115         8th
Steals            128         T-12th   92
FG%               .503        T-14th   .538        7th
3FG%            .445        2nd        0-2
3FGs              106         14th       N/A
 
SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED
                1              134         Cannen Cunnningham, 2011-15
                                134         Ryan Manuel, 2011-15
                3              126         Sterling Brown, 2013-17 (37th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                4              125         Butch Moore, 1982-86
                                125         Ben Moore, 2013-17 (49th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                6              124         Papa Dia, 2007-11
                7              123         Jon Koncak, 1981-85
                                123         Robert Nyakundi, 2008-12
                9              122         Larry Davis, 1981-85
                                122         Scott Johnson, 1983-87
 
3 TIMES THE CHARM: SMU has two of the program's best career 3-point shooters by percentage in Sterling Brown, Shake Milton and Semi Ojeleye. Milton and Brown are both in the top 15 for threes made.
SMU Career 3FG Pct. - (min. 50 made) 
                1              47.3        Eric Longino (62-131), 1987-89
                2              44.5        Sterling Brown (106-238), 2013- (6th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                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              42.1        Shake Milton (109-259), 2015- (35th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                7              41.6        Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (52-125)
                8              41.1        Troy Dorner (51-124), 1991-94
                9              40.0        Carlton McKinney (64-160), 1986-88
 
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           43.6        Nic Moore (So.), 2013-14 (72-165)
                11           43.3        Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17 (39-90)
                12           42.6        Shake Milton (Fr.), 2015-16 (52-122)
                                42.6        Jarrey Foster (So.), 2016-17 (23-54)
                14           41.8        Stephen Woods (So.), 1997-98 (74-177)
                                41.8        Brian Bernardi (Fr.), 2012-13 (23-55)
                16           41.7        Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35-84)
                17           41.6        Nic Moore (Jr.), 2014-15 (77-185)
                18           41.6        Shake Milton (So.), 2016-17 (57-137)
                                41.6        Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (52-125)
                20           41.4        Robert Nyakundi (Sr.), 2011-12 (84-203)
 
SMU Career 3FG Made
                1              273         Stephen Woods, 1996-00
                2              267         Robert Nyakundi, 2008-12
                3              256         Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
                4              225         Nic Moore, 2013-16
                5              220         Troy Matthews, 1993-97
                6              170         Quinton Ross, 1999-03
                7              161         Chad Allen, 1990-94
                8              133         Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
                9              131         Mike Walker, 2007-11
                10           121         Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
                11           119         Jon Killen, 2004-08
                12           109         Shake Milton, 2015-
                13           107         Damon Hancock, 1998-02
                14           106         Sterling Brown, 2013-
 
22 - RPI: The Mustangs are No. 22 in the RPI (through Feb. 9) with a 9-4 mark against the top 100 (Kenpom 15, ESPN BPI 19, Sagarin 22, AP Poll 25, USA Today Coaches Poll 26). 
 
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 17 of 25 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 18.2 (3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton at 13.7 (12th AAC), Sterling Brown at 12.0 (20th AAC), Ben Moore 11.6 (23rd AAC) and Jarrey Foster at 9.4. 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.
 
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 +11.3 rebound margin this season (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), outrebounding 22 of 25 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 120 of 158 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         +11.3                 1st - 2nd               22 of 25 (+10 in 15 games)
 
CRASHING THE GLASS - BALANCED REBOUNDING: SMU has 5 different players averaging 4.2 rebounds per game or better. Ben Moore leads SMU at 8.1 (4th AAC) followed by Sterling Brown at 6.9 (12th AAC), Semi Ojeleye at 6.8 (15th AAC), Jarrey Foster at 5.3 and Shake Milton at 4.3.
 
FG%: SMU is shooting 46.2% this season (3rd 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 120 of 158 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     .462        2nd - 93rd            20 of 25
 
FG% DEFENSE: SMU has held opponents to 38.5% this season (4th AAC, 10th 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 87 of 158 opponents at or below 40%.
Season FG% Def.  Conf-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 .385        4th - 10th             14 of 25
 
MEN OF STEEL(S): In the 65-60 win at UCF on Jan. 25, SMU's starters each played 36 or more minutes including all 20 minutes of the second half (Semi Ojeleye 39, Shake MIlton 39, Ben Moore 38, Ben Emelogu 37, Sterling Brown 36). Jarrey Foster, a normal starter, missed the game due to injury. In the win, SMU had a season-high 13 steals on 15 UCF turnovers. The 13 steals tied the program record for a road game. All five starters had multiple steals (Shake Milton 3, Sterling Brown 3, Ben Moore 2, Semi Ojeleye 2, Ben Emelogu 2).
 
MOODY/HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: SMU has lost just four games (68 contests) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SMU has played 62 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 68 home games, SMU is averaging 76.2 points per game with a scoring margin of +17.3. SMU is shooting 50.3% at home while holding opponents to 37.4%.

Season Home Losses (Games)               Pts.        FG%       Opp. Pts. Opp. FG% 
2013-14 1 (19 games)                              75.7        .515        59.4        .366
2014-15 2 (18 games)                              72.7        .495        58.7        .380
2015-16 1 (17 games)                              79.6        .508        61.5        .390
2016-17 0 (14 games)                              77.2        .491        55.3        .360
 
HOME WINNING STREAKS: 
Wins      Start Date                                                                End Date
34           Texas A&M; W, 92-48 (Feb. 6, 1954)                    Kansas; L, 73-65 (Sweet 16) (March 15, 1957)
19           Baylor; W, 74-57 (Feb. 15, 1984)                           Texas Tech; L, 59-54 (Feb. 27, 1985)
18+         [rv/rv] Gonzaga; W, 69-60 (Feb. 13, 2016)             
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 in 2013-14 later vacated
 
 
SMU LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS
                Start Date                                                                End Date
27           Texas A&M (W, 92-48; 1953-54)                             Texas A&M (L, 43-42; March 1, 1958)
15           Texas Tech (W, 93-91; Feb. 9, 1971)                        Texas Tech (L, 64-59; Feb. 10, 1973)
13           Baylor (W, 26-15; 1936-37)                                         Texas (L, 33-27; Feb. 6, 1939)
10           Baylor (W, 28-16; 1924-25)                                       Arkansas (L, 32-30; 1926-27)
9              Rice (W, 112-89; Feb. 5, 1966)                                 Texas Tech (L, 82-74; Feb. 14, 1967)
9              Baylor (W, 74-57; Feb. 15, 1984)                             Texas Tech (L, 59-54; Feb. 27, 1985)
8              Texas (W, 25-22; Feb. 7, 1930)                                Arkansas (L, 32-27; 1930-31)
8              Texas Tech (W, 80-75; Jan. 23, 1988)                        Houston (L, 84-83 OT; Jan. 21, 1989)
8*           #17/15 Connecticut (W, 74-65; Jan. 4, 2014)         #11/9 Louisville (L, 84-71; March 5, 2014)
8              Connecticut (W, 73-55; Feb. 14, 2015)                 Tulsa (L, 82-77; Feb. 10, 2016)
8+           East Carolina (W, 74-63; Feb. 21, 2016)    
* Wins later vacated       
 
NCAA DIVISION I LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS (Through Feb. 9)
1              Oregon                     40
2              Akron                        29
3              New Mexico St.       23
                Cincinnati                23 
5              Yale                            21          
6              Wisconsin                 19          
                Arizona                     19           
                Florida St.                19           
9              SMU                          18           
                Illinois St.                   18          
                Texas Southern         18          
                Villanova                    18          
13           North Carolina           15
 
BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU is 21-0 at Moody Coliseum under Tim Jankovich.
49 - Jerry Tarkanian - Long Beach St. 1969-72
28 - Lewis Andreas - Syracuse 1924-26
28 - Everett Case - North Carolina St. 1947-49
 
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 +8.3 advantage in the paint through 25 games (28.6 to 20.3). 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 129 of 158 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         20 of 25 (28.6 to 20.3)
 
TOP 25: SMU is No. 25 in the AP Poll (RV in USA Today Coaches Poll) after receiving votes in both polls for four straight weeks (RV in the coaches poll for the fifth straight week). 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.
 
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.
 
STERLING BROWN (6-6, 230, G, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 12.0 points (20th AAC), 6.9 rebounds (12th AAC), 3.3 assists (11th AAC), 1.7 Assist/Turnover Ratio (8th AAC) and 1.6 steals (T-4th AAC)… FG% 43.5, 3FG% 43.3 (2nd AAC), FT% 76.5 (13th AAC)... 4 double-doubles…939 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Double-digit scoring performances in 18-of-25 games (11 of last 15)… Scored a career high 27 points (9-15 FG, 4-7 3FG, 5-5 FT), with 5 rebounds and an assist, block and steal at Tulsa (Feb. 4)… Posted 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)… Career high 8 assists against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… Tallied a career-high 13 rebounds against Delaware State on Dec. 4… AWARDS: Named the AAC Player of the Week (Feb. 6)…Named to AAC Honor Roll (Jan. 2).
 
BEN EMELOGU II (6-6, 215, G, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds… Has three starts, including at UCF (Jan. 25)… 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 9.4 points and 5.3 rebounds… FG% 49.7 (9th AAC), 3FG% 42.6… 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.): Played in 15 games… Has 8 points on the season in 21 minutes of play… 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 24 games… Scored a career-high 7 points (2-5 FG, 3-4 FT) against McNeese (Dec. 14)… Scored 5 points, with a rebound and assist against East Carolina (Feb. 1)… Recorded 3 rebounds in 6 minutes against East Carolina… Scored 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 13.7 points (12th AAC), 4.4 assists (4th AAC) and 1.3 steals (9th AAC)…FG% 43.2, 3FG% 41.6 (3rd AAC), FT 82.6 (5th AAC)… 2.5 Assist/Turnover ratio (3rd AAC)… GAME HIGHLIGTS: 20 double-digit scoring performances this season (14 of last 16 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)… Career-high 9 rebounds at Tulane (Jan. 17)… Recorded a career-high 9 assists against Stanford (Dec. 19)… Has tallied 5+ assists in 11 games, with at least 3 in 21-of-24 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 twice (Jan. 23, Jan. 30)
 
BEN MOORE (6-8, 220, F, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 11.6 points (23rd AAC), 8.1 rebounds (4th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (12th AAC)… FG% 56.7 (3rd AAC), FT% 65.6… 6 double-doubles…Has 1,104 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has double-digit points in 18-of-25 games (8 of last 12)… 5+ rebounds in 22-of-25 games…Scored 18 points (including his 1,000th career point), with 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal against Temple (Jan. 4)… Scored a season-high 19 points at Boise State (Nov. 30)... Scored 14 at UCF, with 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals… Posted 14 points with 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… AWARDS: AAC preseason all-conference first team… Named to AAC Honor Roll (Dec. 5).
 
SEMI OJELEYE (6-7, 235, F, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 18.2 (3rd AAC) and 6.8 rebounds (15th AAC)… FG% 48.0 (13th AAC), 3FG% 41.6 (4th AAC), FT% 76.8 (12th AAC)… Four double-doubles… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 10+ points in 24-of-25 games (17 straight games), with 20+ in 9… Set a career-high 30 points (8-16 FG, 4-8 3FG, 10-11 FT), with 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal at Temple (Feb. 9)… Scored 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 10 games… Scored his first career FG at Tulsa… 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 18 games… Scored 2 points with 1 rebound against East Carolina (Feb. 1)… Recorded a rebound at 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