2016-17 American Athletic Conference Champions
Sterling Brown - All-AAC 2nd Team
Ben Emelogu II - AAC Sixth Man of the Year
Shake Milton - All-AAC 2nd Team, Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Jerry West SG of the Year Watch List
Ben Moore - All-AAC 2nd Team, Preseason All-AAC 1st Team
Semi Ojeleye - CoSIDA Academic All-America 2nd Team, USBWA All-District VII, All-AAC 1st Team
Tim Jankovich - Naismith National Coach of the Year Semifinalist, USBWA District VII Coach of the Year
No. 12/15 SMU (27-4, 17-1) enters the American Athletic Conference Championship at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, as the top seed after claiming the outright regular season league title. The Mustangs will play No. 8 seed Temple (16-15, 7-11) or No. 9 seed East Carolina (14-17, 6-12) in the quarterfinal on Friday at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT. SMU claimed the outright AAC title with a 103-62 victory at home on Saturday. It was the second conference title in three seasons.
The Mustangs have won 13 straight and 23 of their last 24 games. SMU has held 22 of the last 24 opponents to 66 points or less. The Mustangs have a season scoring defense of 59.4 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA). SMU is also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of +9.8 (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), a field goal defense of .385 (3rd AAC, 8th NCAA) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5 (2nd AAC, 7th NCAA).
All five SMU starters average at least 9.9 points.
Semi Ojeleye leads SMU (18.5, 3rd AAC) followed by
Shake Milton (13.3, 12th AAC),
Sterling Brown (12.8, 18th AAC),
Ben Moore (11.8, 22nd AAC) and
Jarrey Foster (9.9, 30th). SMU has had at least four score 10+ in 23 of 31 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 contest.
The Mustangs have outrebounded 26 of 31 opponents (14 of 18 AAC games) and have been at least +10 in 16 games. Five average 4.0 or more rebounds with Moore (8.2, 4th AAC), Brown (6.8, 13th AAC) and Ojeleye (6.5, 16th AAC) leading SMU. As a team, SMU is first in The American in offensive rebound percentage (.383, 6th NCAA) and second in defensive rebound percentage (.743, 38th NCAA). Moore is tied for fourth in The American with eight double-doubles, including six in conference play (2nd AAC). Brown has six double-doubles (T-9th AAC) and Ojeleye has four (T-12th AAC).
The Mustangs are shooting 47.0 percent from the field (1st AAC) and 40.3 percent from three (1st AAC, 13th NCAA). Moore is shooting 57.5% (2nd AAC), with Foster at 52.0% (4th AAC) and Ojeleye at 48.8% (9th AAC). Ojeleye is second in The American in 3-point percentage at 43.1%, Milton is third at 42.9% and Brown is fourth at 42.5%. Foster (43.8%) doesn't have enough 3FG made to qualify for the AAC rankings. Milton also leads SMU in assists (4.5, T-5th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5, 4th AAC, 48th NCAA). Brown also ranks among the AAC leaders in assists (3.1, 14th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6, 9th AAC). Brown and Milton are also near the top of the league in steals with 1.5 (7th AAC) and 1.2 (T-12th AAC), respectively.
The Mustangs are in their fifth week as a ranked team this season at No. 12 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 15 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 (5 weeks 2016-17, 17 weeks 2015-16, 9 weeks 2014-15, 4 weeks 2013-14).
The Mustangs have won 13 straight and 23 of the last 24 after a 4-3 start to the season. The only loss in the last 24 contests was at then-No. 22/22 Cincinnati on Jan. 12 (L, 66-64), which SMU avenged vs. then-[11/11] Cincinnati (W, 60-51) on Feb. 12. SMU has held 22 of the last 24 opponents to 66 points or less (57.7 per game).
to 11/30 since 12/1 NCAA Rank since 12/1
W-L 4-3 23-1 2nd
Scoring Off. 73.1 75.0
Scoring Def. 65.3 57.7 2nd
Scoring Margin 7.9 17.3 3rd
FG Pct. .463 .472
FG Pct. Def. .412 .377 4th
3Pt.FG Pct. .358 .414
3Pt.FG Pct. Def. .328 .319
Reb. Off. 40.9 38.5
Reb. Def. 27.7 29.6
Reb. Margin 13.1 8.8 4th
LAST GAME (W, 103-62 vs. Memphis on March 4): DALLAS (AP) -- Sterling Brown and his SMU teammates cut the nets down at Moody Coliseum amid the confetti and streamers. Brown had 26 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game, his school-record 106th victory, and the 14th-ranked Mustangs clinched the outright American Athletic Conference title with a 103-62 victory over Memphis on Saturday. The Mustangs (27-4, 17-1) take a 13-game winning streak into next week's AAC Tournament in Connecticut as the top seed.
Sterling Brown had a long inbounds pass to
Semi Ojeleye for a breakaway one-handed dunk and hit consecutive 3-pointers in an early 15-2 run that put SMU in control of the game. Ojeleye, coming off a 9-of-9 shooting game Thursday, made his first three shots on the way to 19 points while finishing 5 of 6 with three 3-pointers.
Ben Moore, another senior, had 16 points. Keon Clergeot had 14 points to lead Memphis (19-12, 9-9), which trailed by as many as 48 points in the second half and suffered its worst loss since 1947. The crowd Saturday included former President George W. Bush, a frequent attendee, along with Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle and Brown, the Hall of Fame coach who led SMU's impressive turnaround the past four seasons before unexpectedly leaving the job last summer when unable to come to terms on a new contract. While the postseason ban was for only one year, the Mustangs are still short-handed because of scholarship reductions that extend past this season. They played several games this season with only six available scholarship players.
Jonathan Wilfong, a walk-on senior who started for only the second time in his 52 career games, had a nifty pass to Moore that broke the game's only tie, which was 4-4. That was also the first of 10 consecutive SMU points in less than 2 1/2 minutes. When Wilfong hit a jumper with just over 6 minutes left for his first points, the Mustangs led 87-44 and the crowd erupted.
UP NEXT: If SMU advances, the American Athletic Conference championship semifinal is Saturday at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The championship game is Sunday at 3:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. CT on ESPN.
THE SERIES VS. EAST CAROLINA (11-4): SMU holds an 11-4 series lead. SMU has won six straight matchups, including five straight regular season meetings. SMU won the first meeting this season, 75-44, at East Carolina on Dec. 31, 2016, before an 86-46 rout at Moody Coliseum on Feb. 1, 2017. During the win streak, then-No. 20/21 SMU topped ECU, 62-54, in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on March 13, 2015. The first meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 21, 1985 at the Kentucky Invitational (W, 71-62).
THIS SEASON VS. EAST CAROLINA (W, 86-46, vs. ECU on Feb. 1): DALLAS (AP) -- Shake Milton and
Semi Ojeleye each scored 19 points and [rv/rv] SMU earned the season sweep of East Carolina with an 86-46 victory.
Sterling Brown finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, and five assists for SMU, while
Ben Moore added 14 points and 11 boards. SMU held East Carolina below 50 points in each meeting this season. Kentrell Barkley scored 12 points for East Carolina (10-13, 2-8) which has lost six straight to the Mustangs. After trailing 7-5 early, SMU went on a 19-2 run to open a 15 point lead which reached 29 (49-20) by halftime. A
Sterling Brown jumper extended the Mustangs lead past 40, 68-27, and the Pirates never threatened throughout. (W, 75-44, at ECU on Dec. 31): GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) --
Ben Moore scored 18 points and all five SMU starters finished in double figures as the Mustangs cruised to a 75-44 win over East Carolina. Moore finished 8 of 10 from the field and added 11 rebounds.
Shake Milton finished with 14 points,
Sterling Brown had 13, while
Jarrey Foster and
Semi Ojeleye added 12 apiece for the Mustangs (12-3, 2-0 American). SMU shot just 41.7 percent from the field but held East Carolina to 35.3 percent overall and 15 percent from 3-point range. Kentrell Barkley led East Carolina with 13 points, while Elijah Hughes added 10. Two Milton free throws gave the Mustangs a 10-point lead at halftime, and a
Ben Emelogu II three made it 53-33 with 9:20 remaining. East Carolina never got back within 20.
THE SERIES VS. TEMPLE (6-4+): The Mustangs swept the series this season with a 79-65 win at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 4, 2016, before posting a 66-50 win in Philadelphia on Feb. 9, 2017. During the 2014-15 season, SMU swept the Owls, including a 69-56 win on March 14, 2015 at The American Tournament. Prior to the AAC, they last met when Temple defeated SMU 90-81 in the third place game of the NCAA tournament on March 23, 1956. The first game was Jan. 7, 1938 when Temple won 53-41 at home. (+5-4 officially).
THIS SEASON VS. TEMPLE (W, 66-50 at Liacouras Center on Feb. 1): PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- SMU coach
Tim Jankovich was a little apprehensive how his team would perform three days after earning its first national ranking of the season and three days before a highly anticipated showdown with No. 11 Cincinnati.
Semi Ojeleye made sure he had nothing to worry about. Ojeleye scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 25 SMU past Temple 66-50.
Sterling Brown added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs. Shizz Alston Jr. scored 13 points to lead the Owls. 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. (W, 79-65 at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 4): DALLAS (AP) --
Semi Ojeleye scored 19 points,
Shake Milton and
Ben Moore added 18 each and SMU beat Temple 79-65. Ojeleye added nine rebounds and Moore and Milton seven each as the Mustangs played only seven players.
Jarrey Foster added 13 points and grabbed seven boards with SMU outrebounding Temple 42-25. Moore went over 1,000 career points. The Owls got within nine with 1:53 left on a bucket by Quinton Rose, but missed their final five shots while the Mustangs made five free throws. Obi Enechionyia's 3-pointer gave Temple an 11-6 lead but the Owls made only three of their next 17 shots with SMU -- hitting six straight shots in one stretch -- outscoring them 34-11 to lead 40-22 at halftime. Enechionyia and Shizz Alston Jr. each scored 16 points for Temple with Rose adding 14.
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 193-125 (.607) [36-4 at SMU, including 25-0 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, '17)
- 5 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)
NAISMITH TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Tim Jankovich is one of 10 national semifinalists for the 2017 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on March 3. Four finalists will be announced on Thursday, March 16, and the award will be presented Sunday, April 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
COACH OF THE YEAR: In addiiton to being a Naismith Coach of the Year candidate,
Tim Jankovich was named the USBWA District VII Coach of the Year.
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A HEAD COACH AT CURRENT SCHOOL (Through March 5)
Tim Jankovich (SMU) - .900
Paul Weir (NM State) - .833
Bill Self (Kansas) - .828
John Calipari (Kentucky) - .824
Mark Few (Gonzaga) - .816
Mike Kzyzewski (Duke) - .786
Roy Williams (UNC) - .774
Rick Pitino (Louisville) - .746
Greg Marshall (Wichita St) - .745
BEST RECORD AMONG COACHES IN FIRST FULL SEASON AT CURRENT SCHOOL (Through March 5)
1. Tim Jankovich (SMU) - 27-4
2. Paul Weird (New Mexico St.)- 25-5
3. Matt Lottich (Valparaiso) - 24-8
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS: SMU leads The American in league wins (45-9) since the start of the 2014-15 season. The Mustangs have won two AAC titles in that time, going 17-1 in 2016-17 and 15-3 in 2014-15 (also won the tournament). SMU finished second at 13-5 in 2015-16, one game behind Temple.
W L PCT
SMU 45 9 .833
Cincinnati 41 13 .759
Tulsa 34 20 .630
Temple 34 20 .630
Connecticut 30 24 .556
Houston 28 26 .519
Memphis 27 27 .500
UCF 22 32 .407
East Carolina 16 38 .296
Tulane 12 42 .222
USF 8 46 .148
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 49 of 66 games in Moody Coliseum since the renovated facility opened Jan. 4, 2014.
Total Season
124,986 2014-15 AAC Champs (15 sellouts in 18 games)
117,420 2015-16 (13 sellouts in 17 games)
124,198 2016-17 (12 sellouts in 18 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)
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)
7,242 Memphis, 3-4-2017 (W, 103-62)
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 - ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: The Mustangs earned four All-AAC selections.
Semi Ojeleye was named to the first team while
Sterling Brown, Shake MIlton and
Ben Moore were listed on the second team. This is the second time in program history SMU has had four players earn all-conference honors in the same season. The first was in 1956-57 (Jim Krebs, Bobby Mills, Rick Herrscher and Larry Showalter).
Ben Emelogu II was named the AAC Sixth Man of the Year.
AWARDS - USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII: Semi Ojeleye was named to the All-District VII team.
Tim Jankovich was named the District Coach of the Year.
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 six times (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9, March 6).
Sterling Brown was selected as The American Player of the Week on Feb. 6 and March 6, and to the Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 2.
Shake Milton has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll three times (Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 27) and
Ben Moore has a pair of honors (Dec. 5, Feb. 20).
AWARDS - CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA: Semi Ojeleye was named CoSIDA Academic All-America Second 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 leaders in the American Athletic Conference in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and three point percentage. He is the third Mustangs named Academic All-America (Pete Lodwick 1976-77, Eric Castro 2004-05). Ojeleye was named CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team to advance to the All-America ballot.
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.
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.
1000 AND A LOT MOORE: Senior
Ben Moore has 1182 career points (29th 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 762 rebounds (9th at SMU), 122 blocked shots (8th at SMU), 235 assists and 99 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- 1182 762 122 235 99
1000 STERLING POINTS: Senior
Sterling Brown has 1037 career points (36th at SMU), and became the 40th person in program history to 1,000 points (in the win vs. Tulsa 3/2/17). He also has 637 rebounds (17th at SMU), 284 assists (15th at SMU), 134 steals (11th at SMU) and 50 blocked shots (24th at SMU). He is the first Mustang to have at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 100 steals.
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 - 106 is T-12th in NCAA through March 5)
1. ^ 106 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
2. ^" 105 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
Victories 106 1st 105 2nd
Games 132 3rd 131 4th
Starts 102 7th 89 16th
Points 1037 36th 1182 29th
Rebounds 637 18th 762 9th
Assists 284 15th 235
Blocks 50 24th 122 8th
Steals 134 11th 99
FG% .499 16th .543 7th
3FG% .440 2nd 1-5
3FGs 118 13th N/A
SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED
1 134 Cannen Cunnningham, 2011-15
134 Ryan Manuel, 2011-15
3 132 Sterling Brown, 2013-17 (44th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
4 131 Ben Moore, 2013-17 (57th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
5 125 Butch Moore, 1982-86
3 TIMES THE CHARM: SMU has three 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 44.0 Sterling Brown (118-268), 2013- (9th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
3 43.4 Robert Nyakundi (267-615), 2008-12
4 43.1
Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016- (66-153)
5 42.8 Shake Milton (125-292), 2015- (18th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
6 42.2 Todd Alexander (92-218), 1987-89
7 42.1
Nic Moore (225-534), 2013-16
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 43.8 Jarrey Foster (So.), 2016-17 (28-64)
11 43.6
Nic Moore (So.), 2013-14 (72-165)
12 43.1 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (66-153)
13 42.9 Shake Milton (So.), 2016-17 (73-170)
14 42.6
Shake Milton (Fr.), 2015-16 (52-122)
15 42.5 Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17 (51-120)
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
10 125 Shake Milton, 2015-
11 121 Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
12 119 Jon Killen, 2004-08
13 118 Sterling Brown, 2013-
18 - RPI: The Mustangs are No. 18 in the RPI (through March 6) with a 8-4 mark against the top 100 (AP Poll 12, Kenpom 13, USA Today Coaches Poll 15, ESPN BPI 18, Sagarin 19).
RPI Opponent Result
13 at [22/22] Cincinnati L, 66-64 on Jan. 12
13 [11/11] Cincinnati W, 60-51 on Feb. 12
39 at USC L, 78-73 on Nov. 25
46 vs. Michigan L, 76-54 on Nov. 18 (2K Classic championship at Madison Square Garden)
50 Houston W, 85-64 on Jan. 21
50 at Houston W, 76-66 on Feb. 18
64 at Boise State L, 71-62 on Nov. 30
69 vs. Pittsburgh W, 76-67 on Nov. 17 (2K Classic semifinal at Madison Square Garden)
76 at UCF W, 65-60 on Jan. 25
78 TCU W, 74-59 on Dec. 7
84 CSU Bakersfield W, 49-43 on Dec. 2
87 Stanford W, 72-49 on Dec. 19
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 23 of 31 games this season with five in double figures seven times. The Mustangs almost have five averaging double figures.
Semi Ojeleye leads SMU at 18.5 (3rd AAC) followed by
Shake Milton at 13.3 (12th AAC),
Sterling Brown at 12.8 (18th AAC),
Ben Moore 11.8 (22nd AAC) and
Jarrey Foster at 9.9 (30th AAC). 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 18.5, Shake Milton 13.3, Sterling Brown 12.8, Ben Moore 11.9 (Jarrey Foster 9.9)
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
KENPOM OFFENSIVE RATING: The Mustangs have 5 of the top 8 in The American in league games.
Semi Ojeleye - 1st (Offensive Rating 132.5)
Shake Milton - 3rd (Offensive Rating 123.2)
Jarrey Foster - 6th (Offensive Rating 120.2)
Sterling Brown - 8th (Offensive Rating 118.5)
Ben Moore - 4th (Offensive Rating 122.4)
SMU Season Points (Since 1953-54) (GP)
1 737 Gene Phillips (Sr.), 1970-71 (26)
2 685 Gene Phillips (Jr.), 1969-70 (24)
3 639 Papa Dia (Sr.), 2010-11 (35)
4 634 Ira Terrell (Sr.), 1975-76 (28)
5 624 Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)
6 608 Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
7 597 Ira Terrell (So.), 1973-74 (27)
8 574 Jim Krebs (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)
574 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17
10 572 Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (29)
BALL MOVEMENT: SMU is averaging 16.5 assists (T-1st AAC, 23rd NCAA) with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd AAC, 7th NCAA), recording assists on 62.9 percent of field goals (10th NCAA). Six Mustangs average 1.5 or more assists. SMU has had 20 or more assists 9 times. In 15 games, five different Mustangs have had multiple assists.
Shake Milton leads SMU at 4.5 assists (T-5th AAC) followed by
Sterling Brown at 3.1 (14th AAC),
Ben Moore at 2.5,
Jarrey Foster at 2.3, Ben Emelogu at 1.9 and
Semi Ojeleye at 1.5.
BEST WIN STREAKS/START(S) IN PROGRAM HISTORY: SMU's current 13-game winning streak is third in program history. It is the second 10-plus 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 streak 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)
13 + at Tulane, W, 80-64 (Jan. 15, 2017)
10 Texas Tech; W, 89-82 (Nov. 22, 1997) at UTEP; L, 66-64 (Jan. 3, 1998)
10 at Arkansas; W, 75-74 (Feb. 2, 1966) #2 Kansas (NCAA Regional); L, 96-90 (March 11, 1966)
10 CSU Bakersfield; W, 49-43 (Dec. 2, 2016) at 22/22 Cincinnati; L, 66-64 (Jan. 12, 2017)
9 Texas Southern; W, 91-72 (Nov. 23, 1984) at Chaminade; L, 71-70 (Dec. 25, 1984)
9 Eastern Kentucky; W, 66-45 (Dec. 6, 1947) Baylor; L, 43-42 (Jan. 10, 1948)
CLASSROOM RECORDS: SMU's football, men's basketball and women's basketball programs had a record-setting fall semester in the classroom. The football and women's basketball teams set program-best cumulative grade-point-averages while men's basketball reached its highest cumulative GPA since 2004. It was the second-straight outstanding semester for all three programs. Football had a new program high in the spring of 2016. Spring of 2016 also saw women's basketball record its best spring since 2005 and men's basketball post its best mark since 2011. The programs combined for 35 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Honors in 2016. Football had 29 representatives while men's and women's basketball had three apiece.
CRASHING THE GLASS: SMU has a +9.8 rebound margin this season (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), outrebounding 26 of 31 opponents. SMU has led The American in rebound margin for three straight seasons. SMU has outrebounded 124 of 164 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 +9.8 1st - 2nd 26 of 31 (+10 in 16 games)
SMU Season Rebound Margin (The previous 3 seasons are all in the top 6 in program history.)
1. 10.2 (39.4-29.3) 2015-16
--- 9.8 2016-17
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
9 762 Ben Moore, 2013- (34th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)
10 759 Patrick Simpson, 2001-05
11 745 Joel Krog, 1953-56
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
17 637 Sterling Brown, 2013- (85th 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 8.2 (4th AAC) followed by
Sterling Brown at 6.8 (13th AAC),
Semi Ojeleye at 6.5 (16th AAC),
Jarrey Foster at 5.1 and
Shake Milton at 4.1.
DEFENSE - FG%: SMU has held opponents to 38.5% this season (3rd AAC, 8th NCAA). Since the start of 2012-13, SMU has held 91 of 164 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 3rd - 8th 18 of 31
DEFENSE - SCORING: SMU has held opponents to 59.4 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 59.4 1st - 3rd 26 of 31 14 of 31
SMU Season Scoring Defense: The past 4 seasons have all ranked in the top 10 in program history.
--- 59.4 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 +15.2 (1st AAC, 6th NCAA).
Season Margin Conference-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 15.2 1st - 6th 20 of 31 12 of 31
SMU Season Scoring Margin: The past 3 seasons are in the top 6 in program history.
--- 15.2 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 47.0% this season (1st 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 26 of 31 opponents. The Mustangs have outshot 126 of 164 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 .470 1st - 52nd 26 of 31
FG% - SMU CAREER - (min. 250 made)
1 62.6 Terry Williams (383-612), 1983-87
2 55.9 Jon Koncak (713-1276), 1981-85
3 55.8 Larry Davis (731-1311), 1981-85
4 55.5 Ira Terrell (757-1364), 1972-76
55.5 Bamba Fall (324-584), 2005-09
6 55.3 Eric Castro (432-781), 2001-05
7 54.3 Ben Moore, 2013-
8 53.6 John Colborne (382-713), 1985-90
9 53.5 Glenn Puddy (289-540), 1984-86,87-89
10 53.1
Markus Kennedy (400-754), 2013-16
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T-15 49.9 Sterling Brown, 2013-
FREE THROWS ARE STERLING: Sterling Brown hit 26 straight free throws during American Athletic Conference play from the game against Houston on Jan. 21 until a miss at Connecticut on Feb. 25 (6-6 vs. Houston 1/21, 0-0 at UCF 1/25, 4-4 vs. East Carolina 2/1, 5-5 at Tulsa 2/4, 0-0- at Temple 2/9, 2-2 vs. Cincinnati 2/12, 1-1 vs. Tulane 2/15, 7-7 at Houston 2/18, 1-2 at Connecticut 2/25 [missed 2nd]). That was his second streak of 20-plus. He hit 22 straight in league play in 2015-16. Brown led the AAC at 87.2% (41-47) in league games and ranks seventh in the AAC at 79.1 percent for the season.
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 (72 contests) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SMU has played 66 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 72 home games, SMU is averaging 76.7 points per game with a scoring margin of +17.5. SMU is shooting 50.4% 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 (18 games) 78.8 .499 57.3 .362
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)
22+ [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)
12+ East Carolina (W, 74-63; Feb. 21, 2016)
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)
^ Wins later vacated
BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU is 25-0 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
18-0 AT HOME: This was the fifth undefeated home slate in program history, but the first since 1955-56.
18-0 2016-17
10-0 1955-56
9-0 1954-55
5-0 1937-38
8-0 1916-17
NCAA DIVISION I LONGEST ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS (Through March 6)
1 Oregon 42
2 Cincinnati 26
3 Illinois St. 22
SMU 22
5 Texas Southern 21
Florida St. 21
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 +8.4 advantage in the paint through 31 games (28.8 to 20.4). 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 133 of 163 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 25 of 31 (28.8 to 20.4)
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 24-11 on the road since the start of the 2014-15 season with a 29-13 mark away from Moody Coliseum (5-2 neutral site). SMU is 20-7 in AAC road games in that stretch (7-2 in 2014-15; 5-4 in 2015-16; 8-1 in 2016-17). SMU was 7-4 on the road in 2015-16 after going 9-4 on the road in 2014-15. The nine road wins rank second in school history (10 in 1955-56). The Mustangs won seven straight road games, which was the longest streak since a program-record eight in 1955-56. The 2014-15 streak was all in AAC play, the most consecutive league road victories since seven straight from 1983-84 to 1984-85 (record 10 from 1954-55 to 1956-57). At 7-2 in The American, SMU finished with its most conference road wins in a season (previous record was 6 in 1955-56, 1966-67, 1983-84.)
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, 2016-17
7 in 1966-67, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1999-00, 2015-16
SMU - Most Consecutive Road Wins:
8 in 1955-56
7 in 2014-15
6 in 1966-67, 2014-15 (last 1) to 2015-16 (first 5), 2016-17 (last 6+)
SMU - Most Conference Road Wins In A Season:
8 in 2016-17 (8-1)
7 in 2014-15 (7-2)
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. 12 in the AP Poll and No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SMU is in the AP top 25 for the fifth straight week (after 4 weeks of receiving votes) and its fourth 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. - SMU is one of 14 teams that has been ranked in the AP top 20 each of the past 4 seasons.
TROPHY CASE: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Mustangs have added five items to the trophy case after adding the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference regular season title. SMU has also won the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic (12/16-12/23). In 2014-15, SMU won American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. In 2013-14, SMU was the runner-up in the NIT.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Naismith National Coach of the Year
Tim Jankovich (1 of 10 semifinalists - March 3)
- Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year
Shake Milton (1 of 20 on Watch List - Oct. 18)
- USBWA District VII Awards
Tim Jankovich (Coach of the Year - March 7)
Semi Ojeleye (All-District - March 7)
- All-American Athletic Conference
Semi Ojeleye (First Team)
Sterling Brown (Second Team)
Shake Milton (Second Team)
Ben Moore (Second Team)
Ben Emelogu II (Sixth Man of the Year)
- 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)
Sterling Brown - March 6 (22.5 pts, 6.5 rebs, 2.5 asts, 1.5 stls, 14-22 FG, 8-15 3FG, 9-11 FT in 2-0 week)
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
Semi Ojeleye - Nov. 21 (18.5 pts, 7.0 rebs, 1.0 ast, 1.0 blk, 14-33 FG, 4-10 3FG, 1-1 week)
Ben Moore - Dec. 5 (13.3 pts, 12.3 rebs, 2.3 blks, 1.7 asts, 15-27 FG, 2 dbl-dbls, 2-1 week)
Semi Ojeleye - Dec. 12 (23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks in win vs. TCU)
Semi Ojeleye - Dec. 26 (20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists in wins vs. Stanford & Albany)
Semi Ojeleye - Jan. 2 (14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds in wins at Memphis & ECU)
Sterling Brown - Jan. 2 (13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists in wins at Memphis & ECU)
Semi Ojeleye - Jan. 9 (20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists in wins vs. Temple & USF)
Shake Milton - Jan. 23 (25.0 pts, 5.0 rebs, 5.5 asts, FG 18-31, 3FG 11-17 vs. UConn & Houston)
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)
Shake Milton - Feb. 27 (20 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, 1 TO, 6-11 3FG in win at Connecticut)
Semi Ojeleye - March 6 (22.5 pts, 5.0 rebs, 1.5 asts, 14-15 FG, 6-7 3FG, 11-14 FT 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-America (Second Team)
Semi Ojeleye - March 2 (3.65 GPA in Psychology)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
Semi Ojeleye - Feb. 9 (3.65 GPA in Psychology)
- Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee
Jonathan Wilfong - Nov. 30
- Preseason All-American Athletic Conference
Ben Moore (First Team - Oct. 24)
Shake Milton (Second Team - Oct. 24)
STERLING BROWN (6-6, 230, G, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 12.8 points (18th AAC), 6.8 rebounds (13th AAC), 3.1 assists (14th AAC), 1.6 Assist/Turnover Ratio (9th AAC) and 1.5 steals (7th AAC)… FG% 44.1, 3FG% 42.5 (4th AAC), FT% 79.1 (7th AAC)... 6 double-doubles… Has 1,037 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Double-digit scoring performances in 24-of-31 games (17 of last 21)… Scored 26 points (9-13 FG, 4-8 3FG, 4-5 FT) with 10 rebounds against Memphis (March 4)… Scored 19 points (including his 1,000th career point) with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals against Tulsa (March 2)… 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 U SF (Jan. 7)… Career high 8 assists against Connecticut (Jan. 19) … Tallied a career-high 13 rebounds against Delaware State on Dec. 4… AWARDS: Named All-AAC Second Team (March 7)… 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)… 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) … AWARDS: Named AAC Sixth Man of the Year (March 8)
JARREY FOSTER (6-6, 220, G, So.): 2016-17: Averaging 9.9 points (30th AAC) and 5.1 rebounds… FG% 52.0 (4th AAC), 3FG% 42.5… 1 double-double… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: 14 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) … Tallied 18 points with 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal against Tulsa (March 2)… 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 18 games… Has 8 points on the season in 33 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 27 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)… Had 4 points, with 3 assists and a rebound against Memphis (March 4)... 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 13.3 points (12th AAC), 4.5 assists (T-5th AAC) and 1.2 steals (T-12th AAC)… FG% 44.2, 3FG% 42.9 (3rd AAC), FT 78.2 (9th AAC) … 2.5 Assist/Turnover ratio (4th AAC) … 1 double-double… GAME HIGHLIGTS: 26 double-digit scoring performances this season (20 of last 22 games) … Scored 15 points with a career-high 10 assists for his first career double-double against Tulsa (March 2)… Scored a career-high 27 points (10-15 FG, 6-8 3FG, 1-1 FT) against Houston (Jan. 21)… 23 points against Connecticut (Jan. 19)… Tallied 20 points with 18 in the first half (6-7 3FG) at Connecticut (Feb. 25)… Career-high 9 rebounds at Tulane (Jan. 17)… Has tallied 5+ assists in 13 games, with at least 3 in 26-of-30 games this season… AWARDS: Named All-AAC Second Team (March 7)… Named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list… AAC preseason all-conference second team… AAC Weekly Honor Roll three times (Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 27)
BEN MOORE (6-8, 220, F, Sr.): 2016-17: Averaging 11.8 points (22nd AAC), 8.2 rebounds (4th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (12th AAC) … FG% 57.5 (2nd AAC), FT% 62.7… 8 double-doubles…Has 1,182 career points… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has double-digit points in 23-of-31 games… 5+ rebounds in 27-of-31 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) … AWARDS: Named All-AAC Second Team (March 7)… 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 18.5 (3rd AAC) and 6.5 rebounds (16th AAC)… FG% 48.4 (9th AAC), 3FG% 43.1 (2nd AAC), FT% 76.8 (11th AAC)… 4 double-doubles… GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 10+ points in 30-of-31 games (23 straight games), with 20+ in 11… 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 26 points (9-9 FG, 3-3 3FG, 5-7 FT) with 4 rebounds a steal and a block… 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 CoSIDA All-Academic Second Team (March 2)… Named USBWA All-District VII Team (March 7)… Named All-AAC First Team (March 7)… Named to CoSIDA All-District 7 Team (Feb. 9)… Was named to the 2K Classic All-Tournament Team… Named the AAC Player of the Week on Nov. 14 and Feb. 13… 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 12 games… Scored his first career FG at Tulsa… Added to the active roster on Dec. 2, 2016… Scored 5 points against Memphis (March 4)… 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 21 games…Started against Memphis (March 4)… Scored 4 points, with 3 assists against Memphis (March 4)… 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
SMU RISES IN US NEWS RANKINGS: SMU rose to its highest ranking among the nation's universities in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges. Among 220 institutions classified as national universities, SMU ranks 56, up from 61 a year ago. The new ranking again places SMU in the first tier of institutions in the guide's "best national universities" category. In Texas, only Rice University ranks higher. SMU and the University of Texas-Austin were tied. Among private national universities, SMU ranks 39. SMU's increase was one of the five largest among the top 100 universities. Since 2008, SMU's 11-point increase is one of the four largest among schools in the top 60. For the rankings, U.S. News considers measures of academic quality, such as peer assessment scores and ratings by high school counselors, faculty resources, student selectivity, graduation rate performance, financial resources and alumni giving. SMU ranks 24 among all national universities in alumni giving at 25 percent. In other ranking categories, SMU ranks 32 as one of the best national universities for veterans.
SMU HITS $1B CAMPAIGN GOAL: The Second Century Campaign, the largest and most successful fundraising initiative in SMU's history, raised $1.15 billion for the enhancement of the University's student quality, faculty and academic excellence and the campus experience. The campaign's official completion date was Dec. 31, 2015. The Second Century Campaign was publicly launched in 2008 with a goal of $750 million. Rapid progress toward that goal and opportunities for further advancements led SMU leaders in 2013 to increase the goal to $1 billion and extend its timeline to 2015. Ending in 2002, SMU's previous major gifts campaign, "A Time to Lead: The Campaign for SMU", raised $542 million. Combining both campaigns, in the last two decades SMU has raised a total of $1.5 billion for 753 new scholarships, 111 new academic positions, 146 academic programs and 32 capital projects. SMU joins 35 private universities that have raised $1 billion or more through major gifts campaigns.
COACHING FOR LITERACY (CoachingForLiteracy.org): Jonathan Wilfong and Andrew Renshaw, two then-high school seniors from Memphis, Tennessee, founded Coaching for Literacy in 2012. The premise is that a participant offers a monetary donation and, in exchange, gets to be the "Assistant Coach" during a sporting event. Proceeds raised from the event go towards funding effective literacy programs focused on helping elementary and middle school students. Coaching for Literacy partners with collegiate and professional sports teams for a unique game-day experience. --- 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 leveraging the unique power of collegiate and professional sports, Coaching for Literacy raises money to supports effective local literacy programs and schools focused on educating elementary and middle school students. SMU hosted two CFL events in each of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, and hosted the 2016-17 awareness night on Dec. 19 vs. Stanford. The SMU staff wore neon green ties during a three-game stretch as part of the awareness effort.
