[17/21] SMU (24-4, 14-1 American) at Connecticut (14-13, 9-6 American)
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No. 17/21 SMU (24-4, 14-1) plays at Connecticut (14-13, 9-6) on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT on CBS. The Mustangs have won 10 straight and 20 of their last 21 games after a 76-66 win at Houston on Saturday. SMU is 7-1 on the road in American Athletic Conference play. This is the second meeting with Connecticut. SMU won 69-49 in Dallas on Jan. 19.
 
SMU has held 20 of the last 21 opponents to 66 points or less (75 in the 80-75 win against Tulane Feb. 15). The Mustangs have a season scoring defense of 58.9 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA). SMU is also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of +10.9 (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), a field goal defense of .387 (4th AAC, 9th NCAA) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5 (2nd AAC, 12th NCAA).
 
All five SMU starters average at least 9.6 points. Semi Ojeleye leads SMU (18.3, 3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton (13.1, 15th AAC), Sterling Brown (12.2, 20th AAC), Ben Moore (11.6, 23rd AAC) and Jarrey Foster (9.6). SMU has had at least four score 10+ in 20 of 28 games. Three Mustangs have scored 27 or more points in a league game (Milton 27 vs. Houston 1/21, Brown 27 at Tulsa 2/4, Ojeleye 30 at Temple 2/9), with all five starters going for at least 18 points in a conference game.
 
The Mustangs have outrebounded 25 of 28 opponents and have been at least +10 in 16 games (including 12 of 15 AAC games). Five average 4.0 or more rebounds with Moore (8.4, 4th AAC), Brown (7.0, T-13th AAC) and Ojeleye (6.7, 15th AAC) leading SMU. As a team, SMU is first in The American in offensive rebound percentage (.393) and second in defensive rebound percentage (.752). Moore is tied for fourth in The American with eight double-doubles, including a league-leading six in conference play.
 
The Mustangs are shooting 46.1 percent from the field (2nd AAC) and 39.1 percent from three (2nd AAC, 32nd NCAA). Moore is shooting 57.3% (2nd AAC), with Foster at 50.0% (T-7th AAC) and Ojeleye at 47.0% (12th AAC).  Ojeleye is third in The American in 3-point percentage at 41.5% and Milton is fourth also at 41.0% while Brown is hitting 39.8%. Foster is at 42.4%, but doesn't have enough 3FG made to qualify for the AAC ranking. Milton also leads SMU in assists (4.4, 5th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3, 4th AAC, 62nd NCAA). Brown also ranks among the AAC leaders in assists (3.1, 15th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5, 10th AAC). Brown and Milton are also near the top of the league in steals with 1.5 (6th AAC) and 1.2 (12th AAC), respectively.
 
The Mustangs are in their week as a ranked team this season at No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches 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 (3 weeks 2016-17, 17 weeks 2015-16, 9 weeks 2014-15, 4 weeks 2013-14).
 
The Mustangs have won 10 straight and 20 of the last 21 after a 4-3 start to the season. The only loss in the last 20 contests was at then-No. 22/22 Cincinnati on Jan. 12 (L, 66-64), which SMU avenged the loss vs. then-[11/11] Cincinnati (W, 60-51) on Feb. 12. SMU has held 20 of the last 21 opponents to 66 points or less (56.8 per game - W, 80-75 vs. Tulane on Feb. 15).
W-L                                    4-3          20-1
Scoring Off.                     73.1        73.1
Scoring Def.                    65.3        56.8
Scoring Margin                 7.9          16.3
FG Pct.                             .463     0.460
FG Pct. Def.                     .412     0.379
3Pt.FG Pct.                      .358     0.400
3Pt.FG Pct. Def.              .328     0.330
Reb. Off.                           40.9        39.2
Reb. Def.                          27.7        29.0
Reb. Margin                    13.1        10.1
 
LAST GAME (W, 76-66 at Houston on Feb. 18): HOUSTON (AP) -- Semi Ojeleye had 18 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 19 SMU rallied to beat Houston 76-66. Ojeleye also had nine rebounds. The Mustangs have won 10 straight and 20 out of 21. Ben Moore had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Sterling Brown had 16 points and Jarrey Foster added 10 points for SMU (24-4, 14-1 American), which shot 46 percent, including 56 percent in the second half. Houston opened up a 22-9 lead midway through the first half on Wes VanBeck's 3-pointer. SMU answered with an 11-0 run to tie it at 26 on Ojeleye's dunk with 1:13 left. Rob Gray Jr. had 23 points to lead Houston (18-8, 9-5), which ended a five-game winning streak. Damyean Dotson had 19 points, and Galen Robinson Jr. added 11 points for the Cougars, who shot 41 percent and hit 9 of 27 from behind the arc. With the score tied at 51, Brown hit a 3-pointer to start a 10-2 run, capped by a three-point play by Brown with three minutes remaining. Houston closed within 63-59 on Dotson's 3-pointer with 1:33 left, but SMU went on an 8-3 spurt to lead to 71-62 with 48 seconds left. The Mustangs had to rally for a second straight game after also falling behind by double-digits Wednesday against Tulane before winning by five. SMU got eight points from Ben Emelogu off the bench. SMU outrebounded Houston 40-33 and had 32 points in the paint.
 
UP NEXT: SMU closes the regular season at home against Tulsa on Thursday, March 2 (7pm CBSSN) and senior day versus Memphis on Saturday, March 4 (3pm, ESPN/2). SMU has clinched a bye in the first round of The American Championship, which is at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, March 9-12.
 
THE SERIES VS. CONNECTICUT (7-2+): SMU and UConn will meet for the 10th time. SMU won the first game of the 2016-17 series 69-49 in Moody Coliseum on Jan 19, 2017. The two teams split last season's series, with UConn winning the first matchup at Connecticut, 68-62, before SMU rolled to an 80-54 win on senior day to finish its home slate. The first game in the series was an 80-66 Mustang victory in Dallas on Dec. 30, 1965. In 2014-15, the Mustangs won two of three meetings with the Huskies last season, including a 62-54 victory in the championship of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The other meetings in Dallas were the opening of the renovated Moody Coliseum on Jan. 4, 2014 (W, 74-65 over then #17/15 Connecticut) and ESPN College Gameday on Feb. 14, 2015 (W, 73-55). (+5-2 officially, wins in 2013-14 later vacated)
 
LAST MEETING VS. CONNECTICUT (W, 69-49 at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 19, 2017): DALLAS (AP) -- Shake Milton made five 3-pointers and had 23 points and six assists to lead SMU past UConn 69-49. SMU closed the first half on a 26-5 spurt -- including a 16-0 run -- to take a 36-15 lead at intermission. UConn's last make of the first half was at the 5:35 mark on Christian Vital's 3-pointer. Semi Ojeleye added 17 points for SMU and Ben Moore had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Sterling Brown led the Mustangs with eight assists and they had 22 helpers on 27 made field goals. SMU committed just five turnovers. Vance Jackson led UConn with 17 points and Kentan Facey had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. The Huskies shot just 34 percent from the floor and turned it over 16 times.
 
THE SERIES VS. TULSA (18-31): SMU is facing Tulsa for the 50th time, with Tulsa holding a 31-18 lead in the series. The Mustangs have won four of the last five meetings against the Golden Hurricane after a 76-53 victory in Tulsa on Feb. 4. Last season, the teams split two games with SMU winning the first, 81-69 at Tulsa on Dec. 29, 2015, before falling 82-77 in Moody Coliseum on Feb. 10, 2016. In 2014-15, the teams met in the 2014-15 regular season finale when the Mustangs clinched the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 67-62 win over the Golden Hurricane in Moody Coliseum on March 8, 2015. The teams were members of the WAC from 1996 to 2005 and then Conference USA from 2005 through 2013. The series between the two schools dates back to 1919-20.
 
LAST MEETING VS. TULSA (W, 76-53 at Tulsa on Feb. 4, 2017): TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Sterling Brown scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half and SMU rolled past Tulsa for a 76-53 win. Shake Milton added 19 points, Semi Ojeleye had 16 and Ben Moore collected 10 rebounds for SMU (20-4, 10-1 American), which shot 49 percent from the field to pick up its sixth straight win. Brown was 9 of 15 from the field and his 24 second-half points were the most by a Mustang since 2011. Jarrey Foster's dunk with 6:31 left before intermission made it 20-19 and put SMU on top for good as the Mustangs continued to pull away while holding Tulsa scoreless over the final seven minutes of the first half. Earlier in the opening half, Tulsa (12-10, 6-4) took its only lead of the game during a 12-2 run that made it 19-16. Junior Etou led Tulsa with 18 points and Sterling Taplin had 12.
 
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 190-125 (.603) [33-4 at SMU, including 23-0 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 (42-9) 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 Feb. 22             W            L              PCT
SMU                                  42           9              .824
Cincinnati                        38           12           .760
Tulsa                                32           18           .640
Temple                             32           20           .615
Connecticut                     30           21           .588
Memphis                         26           24           .520
Houston                          26           25           .510
UCF                                  20           32           .385
East Carolina                 15           36           .294
Tulane                             11           40           .216
USF                                   8              43           .157
 
Best MBB D-I Record During UConn WBB 100-Game Win Streak (11-23-14 to 2-13-2017)
Courtesy ESPN
Team                       W-L        Win%
1. Villanova            90-10     .900
2. Gonzaga            85-11     .885
3. Kentucky            81-15     .884
4. SMU                     72-14     .837
 
ATTENDANCE: SMU has surpassed 100,000 in attendance four straight 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). The previous. SMU has sold out 47 of 64 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) 
109,775                 2016-17 (10 sellouts in 16 games) 
107,412                 2013-14 (9 sellouts in 19 games - 13 games in Moody Coliseum) 
101,296                 1984-85
 
SMU - Single-Game Attendance Records In Moody Coliseum (since renovation before 2013-14 season)
7,518     [11/11] Cincinnati, 2-9-2017 (W, 60-51)
7,395     Connecticut, 2-14-2015 (W, 73-55)
7,314     Tulsa, 3-8-2015 (W, 67-62) Win AAC
7,305     [11/9] Louisville, 3-5-2014 (L, 84-71)
7,303     Connecticut, 3-3-2016 (W, 80-54)
7,278     [7/7] Cincinnati, 2-8-2014 (W^, 76-55)
7,249     Gonzaga, 2-13-2016 (W, 69-60)
7,245     Michigan, 12-8-2015 (W, 82-58)
7,205     Memphis, 1-30-2016 (W, 80-68)
 
2016-17 SEASON-TICKET RECORD: On the heels of a three straight record-breaking seasons for SMU Men's Basketball attendance, another record has been set on the Hilltop with more than 5,100 season tickets sold for the games at Moody Coliseum.
 
AWARDS - THE AMERICAN WEEKLY AWARDS: Semi Ojeleye was named the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 14 and Feb. 13, 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 has a pair of honors (Dec. 5, Feb. 20).
 
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 - 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 1139 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 742 rebounds (11th at SMU), 118 blocked shots (8th at SMU), 227 assists and 97 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-                            1139       742         118         227         97
 
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.            ^ 103     Sterling Brown, 2013-17
                2.            ^" 102   Ben Moore, 2013-17
                3.            85           Butch Moore, 1982-86
                4.            ^ 81        Cannen Cunningham, 2011-15
                                ^ 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                 129         3rd         128         4th
Starts                    99           9th         86           17th
Points                   981                         1139       30th
Rebounds           622         18th       742         11th
Assists                  277         17th       227
Blocks                    49                           118         8th
Steals                    130         T-11th   97
FG%                       .494        20th       .541        7th
3FG%                    .430        3rd         0-2
3FGs                      108         13th       N/A
 
SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED
                1              134         Cannen Cunnningham, 2011-15
                                134         Ryan Manuel, 2011-15
                3              129         Sterling Brown, 2013-17 (39th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                4              128         Ben Moore, 2013-17 (52nd in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                5              125         Butch Moore, 1982-86
 
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              43.4        Robert Nyakundi (267-615), 2008-12
                3              43.0        Sterling Brown (108-251), 2013- (17th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                4              42.2        Todd Alexander (92-218), 1987-89
                5              42.1        Nic Moore (225-534), 2013-16
                6              41.9        Shake Milton (114-272), 2015- (36th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                7              41.5        Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (59-142)
                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           42.6        Shake Milton (Fr.), 2015-16 (52-122)
                12           42.4        Jarrey Foster (So.), 2016-17 (25-59)
                13           41.8        Stephen Woods (So.), 1997-98 (74-177)
                                41.8        Brian Bernardi (Fr.), 2012-13 (23-55)
                15           41.7        Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35-84)
                16           41.6        Nic Moore (Jr.), 2014-15 (77-185)
                17           41.5        Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (59-142)
                18           41.4        Robert Nyakundi (Sr.), 2011-12 (84-203)
                19           41.3        Shake Milton (So.), 2016-17 (62-150)
                20           41.3        Nic Moore (Sr.), 2015-16 (76-184)
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                T-28       39.8        Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17 (41-103)
 
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           114         Shake Milton, 2015-
                13           108         Sterling Brown, 2013-
 
 
19 - RPI: The Mustangs are No. 19 in the RPI (through Feb. 22) with a 8-4 mark against the top 100 (Kenpom 17, AP Poll 17, ESPN BPI 20, USA Today Coaches Poll 21, Sagarin 24).
RPI         Opponent                           Result 
14           at [22/22] Cincinnati        L, 66-64 on Jan. 12 
14           [11/11] Cincinnati             W, 60-51 on Feb. 12 
32           at USC                               L, 78-73 on Nov. 25 
51           vs. Michigan                   L, 76-54 on Nov. 18 (2K Classic championship at Madison Square Garden) 
53           TCU                                W, 74-59 on Dec. 7 
59           Houston                          W, 85-64 on Jan. 21 
59           at Houston                     W, 76-66 on Feb. 18 
61           at Boise State                L, 71-62 on Nov. 30
65           vs. Pittsburgh                W, 76-67 on Nov. 17 (2K Classic semifinal at Madison Square Garden) 
71           Stanford                          W, 72-49 on Dec. 19
80           CSU Bakersfield             W, 49-43 on Dec. 2 
91           at UCF                               W, 65-60 on Jan. 25 
 
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 20 of 28 games this season with five in double figures five times (Eastern Michigan, McNeese, at East Carolina, Houston, Tulane). The Mustangs almost have five averaging double figures. Semi Ojeleye leads SMU at 18.3 (3rd AAC) followed by Shake Milton at 13.1 (15th AAC), Sterling Brown at 12.2 (20th AAC), Ben Moore 11.6 (23rd 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 18.3, Shake Milton 13.1, Sterling Brown 12.2, Ben Moore 11.6 (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 current 10-game winning streak is tied for third in program history. It is the second 10-game winning streak of the season. In 2015-16, SMU started 18-0, which was the best start 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 streakl in program history (20 during 1955-56). The 7-0 start to the 2015-16 AAC schedule 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)
10 +        at Tulane, W, 80-64 (Jan. 15, 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 +10.9 rebound margin this season (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), outrebounding 25 of 28 opponents. SMU has led The American in rebound margin for three straight seasons. SMU has outrebounded 123 of 161 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                     +10.9     1st - 2nd               25 of 28 (+10 in 16 games)
 
 
SMU Season Rebound Margin (The previous 3 seasons are all in the top 6 in program history.)
---           10.9        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

SMU Career Rebounds
                1              1169       Jon Koncak, 1981-85
                2              1077       Ira Terrell, 1972-76
                3              976         Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
                4              911         Papa Dia, 2007-11
                5              889         Larry Davis, 1981-85
                6              840         Jim Krebs, 1954-57
                7              790         Willie Davis, 1997-01
                8              785         Jeff Swanson, 1974-78
                9              759         Patrick Simpson, 2001-05
                10           745         Joel Krog, 1953-56
                11           742         Ben Moore, 2013-  (34th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
                12           690         Tim Mason, 1989-93
                13           687         Carroll Hooser, 1963-66
                14           669         Lynn Phillips, 1966-69
                15           650         Quinton Ross, 1999-03
                16           645         Devon Pearson, 2003-07
                17           634         Eric Castro, 2001-05
                18           622         Sterling Brown, 2013-  (81st in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
 
CRASHING THE GLASS - BALANCED REBOUNDING: SMU has 5 different players averaging 4.0 rebounds per game or better. Ben Moore leads SMU at 8.4 (4th AAC) followed by Sterling Brown at 7.0 (T-13th AAC), Semi Ojeleye at 6.7 (15th AAC), Jarrey Foster at 5.3 and Shake Milton at 4.0.
 
DEFENSE - FG%: SMU has held opponents to 38.7% this season (4th AAC, 9th NCAA). Since the start of 2012-13, SMU has held 88 of 161 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         .387                4th - 9th               15 of 28
 
DEFENSE - SCORING: SMU has held opponents to 58.9 points per game (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA).
Season         Scoring Def.        Conf.-NCAA         Opp. Under 70          Opp. Under 60
2013-14         62.2                    3rd - 24th             30 of 37                         17 of 37
2014-15         59.8                    2nd - 20th            28 of 34                         20 of 34
2015-16         63.4                    2nd - 13th            22 of 30                         11 of 30
2016-17         58.9                    1st - 3rd                24 of 28                         14 of 28
 
SMU Season Scoring Defense: The past 4 seasons have all ranked in the top 10 in program history.
---           58.9        2016-17
1.            59.8 (34 games)         2014-15
2.            60.1 (32 games)         2011-12
3.            61.3 (35 games)         2010-11
4.            61.4 (29 games)         1985-86
5.            62.2 (25 games)         1957-58
6.            62.2 (37 games)         2013-14
7.            62.6 (31 games)         2006-07
8.            62.7 (32 games)         2012-13
9.            63.2 (24 games)         1958-59
10.          63.4 (30 games)         2015-16
 
DEFENSE - SCORING MARGIN: SMU has a scoring margin of 14.2 (2nd AAC, 11th NCAA).
Season         Margin  Conf.-NCAA          Games +10         Games +20
2013-14         8.8          3rd - 38th             17 of 37            7 of 37
2014-15         9.4          1st - 23rd             16 of 34             5 of 34
2015-16         13.9        1st - 4th                17 of 30             9 of 30
2016-17         14.2        2nd - 11th            18 of 28             10 of 28
 
SMU Season Scoring Margin: The past 3 seasons are in the top 6 in program history.
---           14.2        2016-17
1.            13.9 (77.3-63.4) 2015-16
2.            13.4 (77.6-64.2) 1956-57
3.            11.0 (78.8-67.7) 1955-56
4.            10.4 (82.3-71.8) 1987-88
5.            9.4 (69.1-59.8)   2014-15
6.            8.8 (71.0-62.2)   2013-14
7.            8.4 (77.1-68.7)   1953-54
8.            8.1 (75.9-67.8)   1983-84
9.            8.0 (75.5-67.5)   1984-85
10.          7.5 (77.3-69.8)   1999-00
 
FG%: SMU is shooting 46.1% 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 123 of 161 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         .461        2nd - 95th            23 of 28
 
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              54.1        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 
                ---
                T-19       49.4        Sterling Brown, 2013-
 
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
 
MOODY/HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: SMU has lost just four games (70 contests) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SMU has played 64 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 70 home games, SMU is averaging 76.0 points per game with a scoring margin of +17.0. SMU is shooting 50.1% at home while holding opponents to 37.5%.

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 (16 games)          76.4        .486        56.3        .364
 
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)
20+         [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 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)
10+         East Carolina (W, 74-63; Feb. 21, 2016)   
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)
^ Wins later vacated      
 
BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU is 23-0 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

NCAA DIVISION I LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS (Through Feb. 22)
1              Oregon                 40
2              Cincinnati            24
3              New Mexico St.   23
4              Illinois St.             21
5              Arizona                 20
                SMU                      20
                Florida St.            20
                Texas Southern 20
9              North Carolina   17
10           Gonzaga              15
                CSU Bakersfield  15
 
NLI - JANKOVICH ANNOUNCES FOUR SIGNEES: Ethan Chargois, William Douglas, Elijah Landrum and Everett Ray have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Mustangs beginning with the 2017-18 season. Chargois (F, 6-7, 235) and Landrum (G, 6-0, 180) are from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Landrum is ranked as high as No. 2 in Oklahoma after averaging 27.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals as a junior at Central High School. Chargois is ranked as high as No. 4 in Oklahoma after averaging 15 points and eight rebounds in 2015-16 for Union High School. Douglas (G, 6-4, 175) is from Memphis where he is ranked as high as No. 2 in Tennessee after averaging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals last season at Christian Brothers High School. Ray (F, 6-7, 220) is from Addison, Texas, where he paced CHANT Home School with averages of 22 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in 2015-16.
 
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER JANKOVICH: SMU is 19-3 in non-conference games under Jankovich. SMU was 12-0 in non-conference play last season, including winning the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic. The Mustangs have lost just eight non-conference regular season contests since the start of the 2013-14 season, only one of those losses was at home (then No. 25 Arkansas 78-72 on 11/24/14).

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON HOME WINNING STREAKS:
Wins      Streak Started                                                                    Streak Ended
39           Colorado State; W, 63-62  (Dec. 17, 1952)                  Oklahoma; L, 96-83 (Dec. 4, 1962) 
30           Central Michigan; W, 89-78 (Dec. 17, 1982)               [4] North Carolina; L, 88-86 (OT) (Dec. 30, 1986) 
23+         Texas Southern; W, 72-59 (Nov. 26, 2014) (includes Gonzaga, Michigan, TCU, Wyoming, Yale) 
16           Texas-Pan American; W, 86-75 (Jan. 2, 1999)           Texas Tech; L, 78-75 (Nov. 20, 2001) 
16           McMurry; W, 84-42 (Dec. 16, 1995)                              Alcorn State; L, 75-74 (Dec. 5, 1998)
 
PAINT IS KEY: SMU has a +8.5 advantage in the paint through 28 games (28.6 to 20.1). 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 132 of 161 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         23 of 28 (28.6 to 20.1)
 
RALLY: The Mustangs rallied from 15 points down at halftime (42-27) to win 80-75 versus Tulane on Feb. 15. That ties for the seventh-largest comeback in program history. It was the biggest comeback in the five seasons Tim Jankovich has been at SMU. SMU then rallied back from 13 points down (24-11) in the first half at Houston for a 76-66 victory (tied 18th-largest comeback at SMU). The Mustangs also trailed then-No. 11/11 Cincinnati 40-31 before winning 60-51 at Moody on Feb. 12.
 
ROAD WARRIORS: The Mustangs are 23-11 on the road since the start of the 2014-15 season with a 28-13 mark away from Moody Coliseum (5-2 neutral site). SMU is 19-7 in AAC road games in that stretch (7-2 in 2014-15; 5-4 in 2015-16; 7-1 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, 2016-17
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), 2016-17 (7-1)
6 in 1955-56 (6-0), 1966-67 (6-1), 1983-84 (6-2), 2015-16 (6-1)
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 No. 17 in the AP Poll and No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SMU is in the AP top 25 for the third straight week (after 4 weeks of receiving votes) and its second week in the coaches poll (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.
 
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.
 
STREAKS: 
10+points: Semi Ojeleye 20 (15, 23, 16, 13, 28, 17, 12, 19, 21, 12, 21, 17, 20, 16, 19, 16, 30, 18, 18, 22), Sterling Brown 6 (15, 27, 10, 13, 13, 16), Jarrey Foster 2 (19, 10), Ben Moore 2 (15, 18)
Longest This Season: Semi Ojeleye 20+ (12/4-)
8+ rebounds: Ben Moore (13, 13), Semi Ojeleye (9)  
Long: Semi Ojeleye 4 (12/27-1/7)  
Dbl-Dbl: Ben Moore (15 pts, 13 rebs; 18 pts, 13 rebs)  
Long: Ben Moore (2/15-)
5+ assists: 
Long: Shake Milton 3 (11/13-11/18; 1/4-1/12, 1/21-2/1)
3+ steals:
Long: Sterling Brown 3 (1/21-2/1)
2+ blocks:
Long: Ben Moore 3 (11/30-12/4)
 
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)
                Sterling Brown - Feb. 6 (21.0 pts, 7.0 rebs, 3.0 asts, 2.0 stls, 14-24 FG, 5-11 3FG, 9-9 FT in 2-0 week)
                Semi Ojeleye - Feb. 13 (24.0 pts, 7.0 rebs, 2.5 asts, 1.0 blk, wins at Temple & vs. 11/11 Cincinnati)
- 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)
                Shake Milton - Jan. 30 (19 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls, 0 TOs in win at UCF)
                Ben Moore - Feb. 20 (16.5 pts, 13.0 rebs, 3.5 asts, 2.0 stls, 2 double-doubles in 2-0 week)
- 2K Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project All-Tournament Team
                Semi Ojeleye - Nov. 18 (20.3 pts, 9.0 rebs, 48.2% FG, 44.4% 8-18 3FG, 19-25 FT, SMU 3-1)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
                Semi Ojeleye - Feb. 9 (3.65 GPA in Psychology)
- Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee
                Jonathan Wilfong - Nov. 30
 
RECORDS UPDATE (updates to the SMU record section):
SMU - TEAM
3FGM - 15 (15-30) vs. USF 1/7 (T-2nd)
COMEBACK - 15 points (42-27 0:01 1st half) - T-7th
OPPONENT - INDIVIDUAL
3FGM - 7 (7-12) - Derrick Walton Jr., vs. [-/rv] Michigan 11/18 (T-10th)
FTM - 14 (14-15), Ray Lee, Eastern Michigan 11/13 (T-5th)
STEALS - 6, DeAndre Haywood, Delaware State 12/4 (T-5th)
OPPONENT - TEAM
BLOCKS - 9, at Memphis 12/27 (T-6th)
 
STERLING BROWN (6-6, 230, G, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 12.2 points (20th AAC), 7.0 rebounds (T13th AAC), 3.1 assists (15th AAC), 1.5 Assist/Turnover Ratio (10th AAC) and 1.5 steals (6th AAC)… FG% 42.2, 3FG% 39.8, FT% 79.5 (5th AAC)... 5 double-doubles…981 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Double-digit scoring performances in 21-of-28 games (14 of last 18)… 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)… Scored 19 points (7-12 FG), including a career-high 5 3FG made (5-9) against USF (Jan. 7)… Had 16 points with 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block at Houston (Feb. 18) … 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 4.8 points and 2.8 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)… Scored 11 points - 9 in the second half - against Cincinnati (Feb. 12)… Posted 11 points against USF (Jan. 7)… Scored 8 points with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal at Houston (Feb. 18)… Posted 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 5.3 rebounds… FG% 50.0 (T7th AAC), 3FG% 42.4… 1 double-double… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: 12 double-digit scoring performances this season… Scored a career-high 19 twice… Posted 19 points with three rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals against Tulane (Feb. 15) … Had 19 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 13.1 points (15th AAC), 4.4 assists (5th AAC) and 1.2 steals (12th AAC) …FG% 43.3, 3FG% 41.3 (4th AAC), FT 80.5 (4th AAC) … 2.3 Assist/Turnover ratio (4th AAC) … GAME HIGHLIGTS: 23 double-digit scoring performances this season (17 of last 19 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 12 games, with at least 3 in 25-of-27 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), 8.4 rebounds (4th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (11th AAC) … FG% 57.3 (2nd AAC), FT% 64.1… 8 double-doubles…Has 1,139 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has double-digit points in 20-of-28 games… 5+ rebounds in 25-of-28 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 18 (7-9 FG, 4-7 FT) with 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals at Houston (Feb. 18)… Scored 15 points with 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block against Tulane (Feb. 15) … 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, Feb. 20).

SEMI OJELEYE (6-7, 235, F, Jr.): 2016-17: Averaging 18.3 (3rd AAC) and 6.7 rebounds (15th AAC)… FG% 47.0 (12th AAC), 3FG% 41.5 (3rd AAC), FT% 76.6 (10th AAC)… 4 double-doubles… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 10+ points in 27-of-28 games (20 straight games), with 20+ in 10… 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 22 points, with 9 rebounds at Houston (Feb. 18)… 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 and Feb. 13… Named to CoSIDA All-District 7 Team (Feb. 9)… 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 19 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