SMU - TCU At Moody Coliseum On Wednesday At 9pm

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SMU - TCU At Moody Coliseum On Wednesday At 9pm

Dec 3 | Men's Basketball

SMU (6-3, 0-0 American) vs. [rv/--] TCU (5-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Dec. 5, 2018 – 9 pm CT
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The SMU Mustangs (6-3) host [rv/--] TCU (5-1) on Wednesday at 9 p.m. This is the 193rd meeting in the series. SMU won the most recent meeting in Dallas 74-59 on Dec. 7, 2016, while TCU won 94-83 in Fort Worth last season on Dec. 5.

The Mustangs have won four in a row after a 79-67 victory versus Oral Roberts on Sunday. SMU had four players score in double figures in Sunday's win, and has had four players score in double figures in each of the past three games after only doing that once in the first six contests.

Jimmy Whitt Jr. was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll. He averaged 8.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.7 steals in a 3-0 week. His week included a triple-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists with three steals against McNeese on Thursday.

Preseason All-AAC selection Jahmal McMurray is leading SMU in scoring (18.7, T-4th AAC) and is hitting 44.9 percent from 3-point range (2nd AAC). His 3.9 threes made per game lead the AAC and rank 12th nationally. Sophomore Ethan Chargois is averaging 14.9 points (14th AAC), 7.1 rebounds (6th AAC) and 1.1 blocked shots (11th AAC). Jimmy Whitt Jr. is third on the team at 12.1 points (25th AAC) and 6.8 rebounds (9th AAC) with a team-high 4.2 assists (6th AAC) and a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (7th AAC) while shooting 54.2 percent. Nat Dixon is adding 7.3 points and hitting a 41.2 percent from three (7th AAC). Freshman Feron Hunt is second on the team at 6.8 rebounds (9th AAC) to go with 6.9 points. Jarrey Foster is averaging 8.3 and 2.7 rebounds in 22.0 minutes in his first three games back from a knee injury suffered in the 83-78 win at [7/4] Which State on Jan. 17. Foster hd his first start on Sunday against Oral Roberts.

QUICK HITS:
• SMU is 62-24 under Tim Jankovich (.721), the best winning percentage in program history (50+ wins) & is 43-7 at Moody Coliseum
• SMU is 35-9 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich
• SMU is 6-1 this season (50-8 under Jankovich) when outrebounding opponents, 6-1 when scoring more in the paint (50-9 under Jankovich) & 4-0 when outshooting opponents (57-0 under Jankovich).
• Jarrey Foster made his season debut in the win vs Lamar 11/27. SMU is 70-16 in games he has played during his career including 48-2 at Moody Coliseum.
• Jimmy Whitt Jr.'s triple-double (12 pts, 10 rebs, 10 asts) vs McNeese on Nov. 29 was the first at SMU since 1999 and is 1 of 7 in NCAA D-I this season.
• Jahmal McMurray was named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team after setting an event record with 98 points in 4 games, including a career-high 34 points vs Southern Miss and 27 in the 77-76 win vs Wright State.
• The Mustangs are 2-0 with 20+ assists this season (23 vs Lamar 11/27, 24 vs McNeese 11/29) and 23-1 under Tim Jankovich with 20+ assists.
• SMU had 5 wins over AP top 15 teams in the previous two seasons (T-14th in NCAA)
• SMU has won two of the past four American Athletic Conference Championships (2015 & 2017)
• SMU has had three players selected in the last two NBA Drafts (T-7th), and is one of only 14 programs with a draft pick each of the past two years
• Senior Jarrey Foster is the only returning scholarship player with more than one season at SMU
• SMU went 13-5 at home with a season attendance of 119,878, which is third in program history. This is the fifth straight season exceeding 100,000 in home attendance.
• SMU is 51-21 in AAC play since start of 2014-15 (2nd-best in the league)

LAST GAME (W, 79-67 vs Oral Roberts on Dec. 2): DALLAS (AP) -- Ethan Chargois scored 17 points and Jahmal McMurray added 16 and SMU used a big first half to defeat Oral Roberts 79-67 on Sunday. Jimmy Whitt Jr. and Isiaha Mike opened the game with 3-pointers and the Mustangs (6-3) led 14-4 when Mike knocked down his second trey 4 1/2 minutes in. McMurray had back-to-back layups to start a 10-0 run that made for a 26-10 lead and the Golden Eagles (3-7) trailed 42-23 at the half, shooting 30 percent to SMU's 55. D.J. Weaver hit consecutive 3-pointers and Aidan Saunders converted a 3-point play that pulled Oral Roberts within 67-59 with 3:41 to play. Baskets by Emmanuel Nzekwesi twice cut the deficit to seven with more than two minutes to go, but a McMurray 3-pointer with 1:52 left put the lead back at 10. Nzekwesi had 18 points for Oral Roberts, which shot 60 percent in the second half, making 9 of 15 3-pointers.

THE SERIES VS. TCU (106-86 on court, 105-86 official +): SMU is 61-30 against TCU at home. In the last game played at SMU, the Mustangs posted a 74-59 victory on Dec. 7, 2016. The previous game at SMU was on Feb. 8, 2012, where the Mustangs came out victorious, 68-62. In Fort Worth, TCU holds a 52-42 all-time advantage. SMU lost the last road contest, 94-83, on Dec. 5, 2017. The series dates back to the 1918-19 season with SMU winning the first matchup 30-19 in Dallas and then falling 35-32 in Fort Worth. The rivals were members of the Southwest Conference from 1918-1996 with SMU going 84-64 in league games. The duo then moved to the Western Athletic Conference with TCU going 9-1 against SMU in league play from 1996-2001. (+105-85; win in 2013-14 later vacated)

LAST MEETING VS TCU: (L, 94-83 in Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 5, 2017): FORT WORTH, Texas (SMU) - SMU couldn't overcome a hot shooting performance by TCU, falling on the road against the Horned Frogs, 94-83. Ethan Chargois led the Mustangs (7-3) on the offensive end of the court, scoring 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting while also grabbing a team-high six rebounds. All five starters finished the game in double-figures for SMU. Shake Milton, who served as primary ball-handler with Whitt missing time with foul trouble, led the Mustangs with nine assists. The Mustangs put together an efficient game offensively, finishing above 50 percent from the field with 20 assists on 30 baskets. Much of that work was done inside, with SMU finishing with 46 points in the paint compared to TCU's 24. The difference in the game was TCU's hot offense. Despite SMU often getting out to contest the attempts, the Horned Frogs (9-0) hit shot after shot from beyond-the-arc to keep the lead for the majority of the game. TCU shot 50 percent from deep, making 12-of-24 shots. Comparatively, SMU only knocked down 6-of-21 attempts from 3-point range. The Horned Frogs also were on from the free-throw line, hitting 30 shots from the charity stripe on 37 attempts (81 percent). The win snapped a five-game losing streak for TCU against the Mustangs.

UP NEXT: The Mustangs then play at Georgetown on Dec. 15 before finishing non-conference play at home vs Cornell on Dec. 22. American Athletic Conference play begins at home against East Carolina on Jan. 2.

JUST ONE: Jarrey Foster is the only scholarship member of the Mustangs that has played at SMU for more than one season. SMU is one of 12 teams with one or less entering a third season.

SENIOR LEADER: SMU is 70-16 in games with Jarrey Foster on the floor, including a 48-2 record in games at Moody Coliseum.
SMU CAREER WINS (in games played)
   1.   ^ 109   Sterling Brown, 2013-17
   2.   ^ 108   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
       73   Ben Emelogu, 2014-18
   11.   72   Larry Davis, 1981-85
   ---   70   Jarrey Foster, 2015-
^ wins from 2013-14 later vacated

Ethan Chargois (6-9, 235, F, SO.): 2018-19: Had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a career-high 4 assists in the win vs Lamar 11/27...Had 22 points and 11 rebounds with 3 assists, a seal and a block vs Lipscomb 11/17... First career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) with 2 blocks, an assist and a steal in win vs Western Carolina 11/14... Career-high 25 points with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks vs Southern Miss 11/11... Summer 2018: Played on a Global Sports Academy U.S. team in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany alongside SMU teammate William Douglas, going 6-0… 2017-18: AAC All-Rookie…Played in 31 games, started 24... Averaged 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Nat Dixon (6-4, 180, G, SR.): 2018-19: Adding 7.4 points and hitting a 40.6 percent from three (13-32)... 2017-18 (at UT Chattanooga): Made 31 appearances with 30 starts... Averaged 13.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals.

William Douglas (6-5, 180, G, SO.): Summer 2018: Played on a Global Sports Academy U.S. team in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany alongside SMU teammate Ethan Chargois, going 6-0... 2017-18: Played in 33 games... Averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds.

Jarrey Foster (6-6, 220, G, Jr.): 2018-19: Had 11 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-3 FT) with 2
rebounds in 18 minutes as the made his season debut in the win vs
Lamar 11/27...AWARDS: Preseason All-AAC Second Team... 2017-18: Played and started 19 games… Averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game (11th AAC).

Feron Hunt (6-8, 190, F, Fr.): 2018-19: Averaging 6.8 rebounds, second on the team....Had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and a block vs Lipscomb 11/27...2018 Summer: Played on a Global Sports Academy U.S. team for the tour in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany... His team went 6-0 on the tour... PREP: He played AAU for Urban DFW... He was rated as high as the No. 28 shooting guard and No. 12 overall in Texas.

Jahmal McMurray (6-0, 175, G, Sr.): 2018-19: Team-high 18 points and a career-high 9 assists in the win vs Lamar 11/27...Had 27 points (9-16 FG, 7-11 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the win vs Wright State 11/21...Career-high 34 points (14-17 FG, 5-7 3FG, 1-1 FT) with 2 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal in the win vs Western Carolina 11/14...HONORS: Preseason All-AAC Second Team...Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (tournament-record 98 points in 4 games)... 2017-18: Played in 22 games, 14 starts... Averaged 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while hitting 40.8 3FG% (62-152)... Scored a career-high 33 points (12-25 FG, 9-19 3FG) on an SMU-record 9 threes, with 3 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal in 40 minutes against Memphis 2/14.

Isiaha Mike (6-8, 200, F, So.): 2018-19: Notched 18 points (7-11 FG, 3-6 3FG, 1-1 FT)
with 4 rebounds in the win vs McNeese 11/29...Added 11 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 2 assists and 2 steals vs Bradley 11/20...Had 10 points and 7 rebounds in the win vs Western Carolina 11/14...2018 Summer: Played for USA East Coast on a basketball trip to Italy August 3-9 alongside SMU teammate Jimmy Whitt Jr. ... 2017-18: Sat out after transferring from Duquesne... 2017 Summer Tour (Canada): Averaged 6.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.7 assists... 2016-17 at Duquesne: Played and started in all 32 games... Averaged 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds (15th A-10) and 1.6 assists...Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.

James Pyle (6-3, 175, G, JR.): 2017-18: Played in 20 games... Scored 2 points against Northwestern State... AAC All-Academic Team & NABC Honors Court.

Everett Ray (6-7, 220, F, SO.): 2017-18: Played in 16 games... Missed last 14 games of 2017-18 with a right foot injury… Recorded first career double-double (12 points (5-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 1-4 FT) and 10 rebounds) against UAPB... 2017 Summer Tour (Canada - Aug. 7-14): Averaged 3.3 points (5-10 FG), 10.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists... Had 6 points & 17 rebounds in the final game vs M.A.D.E. of the Crown League.

CJ White (6-5, 185, G, FR.): Prep: As a senior, he helped lead Parkview HS to the 5A State Championship, earning State Tournament MVP and First Team All-State honors… Averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals while hitting 40 percent from 3-point range during his final prep season.

Jimmy Whitt Jr. (6-3, 175, G, JR.): 2018-19: Had a triple-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists with 3 steals in the win vs McNeese 11/29 (first triple-double at SMU since 1999, 3rd player at SMU, 5th time in program history)... Had 18 points on 9-10 FGs, including the game-winner with 4.2 seconds left, in the 77-76 win vs Wright State 11/21 (also had 4 assists & 2 rebounds)...Had his first career double-double (12 points, 13 rebounds) vs Bradley 11/20/18...Tied career high of 20 points (8-13 FG) with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal vs Lipscomb 11/17...Opened the season with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal in the win vs Northwestern State 11/8... AWARDS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 3)... 2018 Summer: Played for USA East Coast on a basketball trip to Italy... The team went 2-2 on the four-game trip, falling to the U-25 national teams from Italy and Germany while topping the U-25 "A" and "B" squads from the Netherlands... He played alongside SMU teammate Isiaha Mike...2017-18: Played and started all 33 games… Averaged 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds (17th AAC), 3.5 assists (8th AAC) and 1.8 steals (3rd AAC)... 48.8 FG% (140-287, 14th AAC)... 2.1 assist/to ratio (3rd AAC).

Luke Wilfong (6-1, 170, G, SO.): 2017-18: Played in 12 games... Scored a 3-pointer against USF.

Jahmar Young Jr. (6-9, 205, F, Fr.): Prep: Power forward at DeSoto High School... played AAU for Urban DFW Elite... The three-star signee was rated as high as No. 14 in Texas.

SHORTHANDED: SMU has 10 scholarship student-athletes available after having nine in the first six games. SMU played the last 11 games of 2017-18 with seven or less scholarship student-athletes available. Shake Milton missed the final 11 games (right hand), Jarrey Foster missed the last 14 games (left knee) and Everett Ray was out for the final 16 contests (right ankle, left foot). Ethan Chargois (right ankle) missed the game versus [6/6] Cincinnati on Feb. 11. With Milton, Foster and Chargois in the starting lineup, SMU went 13-5 including wins versus [2/4] Arizona, [14/18] USC, [-/rv] Boise State and at [7/4] Wichita State. Over the past two-plus seasons (76 games), the Mustangs played with:
- 6 available (4 times)
- 7 available (31 times)
- 8 available (9 times)
- 9 available (25 times)
- 10 available (8 times)

TRIPLE-DOUBLES: Jimmy Whitt Jr. had his first career triple-double in the win against McNeese on Nov. 29. Whitt had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists with 3 steals. It was the fifth triple-double in program history, the third person to accomplish the feat at SMU and the first since 1999. He is one of 10 in NCAA Division I with a triple-double this season.

SMU Triple-Doubles
Gerald Lewis at Baylor (2-3-1993) - 28 points, 12 rebounds & 12 assists
Gerald Lewis vs. Baylor (3-3-1993) - 15 points, 11 rebounds & 10 assists
Gerald Lewis vs. Texas (3-6-1993) - 13 points, 11 rebounds & 17 assists
Jeryl Sasser vs. Lamar (11-23-1999) - 16 points, 10 rebounds & 10 assists
Jimmy Whitt Jr. vs McNeese (11-29-2018) - 12 points, 10 rebounds & 10 assists

NCAA D-I Triple-Doubles This Season
Zylan Cheatham, Arizona St.
Marcus Graves, Sacramento St.
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Christian Keeling, Charleston So.
Drew McDonald, Northern Ky.
Ja Morant, Murray St.
Nick Norton, Drake
Jose Perez, Gardner-Webb
Marlain Veal, Southeastern La.
Jimmy Whitt Jr., SMU

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his third season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 36th season as a collegiate coach, and his 14th as a head coach. As a head coach, he is 219-145 (.602) [62-24 at SMU (.721), including 43-7 at Moody Coliseum (started 36-0, second best in NCAA history)]. 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. This is his 12th 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).
The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. In 2016-17, SMU finished 30-5 and No. 11 in the AP poll after winning The American regular season and tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament. In 2015-16, he coached the Mustangs to a 9-0 start as SMU was eventually the last unbeaten team in the country at 18-0, and winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-opening streak. The Mustangs went 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the AAC regular season and tournament championships en route to the NCAA Tournament. SMU was the top seed in the 2014 NIT, reaching the title game.
- 7 Conference Titles (Colorado St. - WAC '89, '90; Kansas - Big 12 '05, '06, '07; SMU - AAC '15, '17)

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

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

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

MOODY/HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: SMU has lost just 11 games (97 contests) at home since the start of the 2013-14 season. SMU has played 91 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 97 home games, SMU is averaging 76.4 points per game with a scoring margin of +16.4. SMU is shooting 49.6% at home while holding opponents to 38.3%.

SMU BASKETBALL - HONORS (Awards/Honors since 2013-14)
• NBA Draft Picks (Semi Ojeleye & Sterling Brown in '17, Shake Milton in '18)
• AAC Players of the Year (Nic Moore '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
• AP All-America Honorable Mention (Nic Moore '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
• Academic All-American (Semi Ojeleye '17)
• Wooden Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16)
• Naismith Trophy Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16; Shake Milton '18)
• Karl Malone Award Watch List (Markus Kennedy '16)
• Bob Cousy Award Watch List (Nic Moore '16; Shake Milton '18)
• Lute Olson Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15; Shake Milton '18)
• Jerry West Award Watch List (Shake Milton '17)
• Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List (Nic Moore '16)
• NABC All-District (Nic Moore '14, '15, '16; Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Ben Moore '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '17, '18)
• USBWA All-District (Nic Moore '14, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '18)
• NABC College All-Star (Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17)
• All-AAC 1st Team (Nic Moore '14, '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
• All-AAC 2nd Team (Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17; Shake Milton '17, '18)
• AAC Sixth Man of the Year (Markus Kennedy '15, '16; Ben Emelogu II '17)
• NABC Good Works Team Nominee (Semi Ojeleye '16; Jonathan Wilfong '17)
• Senior CLASS Award Nominee (Nic Moore '16; Ben Emelogu II '18)

TROPHY CASE: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Mustangs have added six items to the trophy case after adding the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. SMU has also won the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic (12/16-12/23). In 2014-15, SMU won American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. In 2013-14, SMU was the runner-up in the NIT.

NBA - DRAFT: Shake Milton was selected in the second round (54th overall) of the 2018 NBA Draft. He was picked by the Dallas Mavericks, then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he signed a two-way contract. SMU's Semi Ojeleye and Sterling Brown were selected in the 2017 NBA Draft. Ojeleye was selected 37th overall by the Boston Celtics and Brown was picked 46th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Milwaukee). This was the fourth time the Mustangs had multiple picks in the NBA Draft, but the first time with multiple selections in the first two rounds. Ben Moore signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers and is now on a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

NBA DRAFT PICKS - LAST 2 YEARS
1. Duke - 8
2. Kentucky - 7
3. Villanova - 5
UCLA - 5
5. Oregon - 4
Kansas - 4
7. SMU - 3
Arizona - 3
Miami - 3

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDER JANKOVICH: SMU is 35-9 in regular-season non-conference games under Jankovich. SMU was 10-3 in non-conference action in 2016-17 after going 12-0 in non-conference play in 2015-16, including winning the Las Vegas Classic.