Mustangs Face Tulsa In First Round Of Conference Championship

Mar 11

SMU opens the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship versus Tulsa at the FedExForum in Memphis on Thursday at 7 p.m. The winner will face No. 2 seed [24/23] Cincinnati on Friday at 6 p.m. SMU won the only regular-season meeting with Tulsa 77-57 in Dallas on Jan. 12.

SMU closed the regular season with a 77-71 win at USF. Five Mustangs scored in double figures as the team shot 58.0 percent. Ethan Chargois had a team-high 19 points, and freshman Feron Hunt had career highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds in the road win. Last Thursday, SMU set offensive season highs for a Houston opponent with 79 points and 52.2 percent shooting in a 90-79 loss at then-No. 12 UH.

Jahmal McMurray was named to the All-American Athletic Conference Second Team. The senior is averaging a team-best 17.8 points (5th AAC) while shooting 38.8 percent from 3-point range (8th AAC) and making 3.1 threes per game (2nd AAC, 39th NCAA). McMurray is also averaging 2.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio and 21 total steals on the season.

QUICK HITS:

• SMU is 7-2 in The American Championship. The Mustangs won the 2015 and 2017 titles, both in Hartford. In 2015, SMU defeated ECU, Temple and Connectucut en route to the championship. In 2017, SMU knocked off ECU, UCF and Cincinnati. In 2018, SMU defeated Connecticut before losing to top-seeded Cincinnati. In 2014, the Mustangs fell to Houston in the quarterfinal.

• SMU is averaging 10.9 turnovers per game (2nd AAC, 28th NCAA). That is close to the SMU record for a season (10.8 in 2016-17). The 2017-18 team averaged just 11.6 turnovers per outing.

• All-AAC Second Team honoree Jahmal McMurray has 11 games with 20+ points this season. He is averaging 17.8 points (5th AAC) while hitting 38.8% on threes (8th AAC). His 3.1 made threes per game are 2nd in the AAC and 39th in the NCAA. He has made 93 3FGs so far this season (2nd at SMU). The program record is 97 in a season by Robert Nyakundi in 2010-11. He has scored 535 points this season (19th at SMU).

• Jahmal McMurray had 27 of the Mustangs' 49 in the 52-49 loss to [23/22] Cincinnati on Feb. 27. It was the first time an SMU player accounted for at least half of the team total since Dec. 30, 2005 (Bryan Hopkins 27 in a 52-49 win vs TCU).

• Jahmal McMurray is in the top ten at SMU in career scoring average (16.5, 8th), three-pointers (156, 9th), 3-point percentage (39.5, 10th) and free-throw percentage (83.5, 5th).

• Four Mustangs have recorded a double-double this season. Jimmy Whitt Jr. has 5, including a triple-double. Ethan Chargois has four, Isiaha Mike had back-to-back double-doubles against UCF 2/10 and Temple 2/13, and Feron Hunt had his first in the regular-season finale at USF.

• Four different Mustangs have earned American Athletic Conference honors this season. Jarrey Foster was named preseason All-AAC Second Team, Jahmal McMurray was named All-AAC second team after also earning preseason All-AAC Second Team and AAC Weekly Honor Roll twice (Nov. 26, Jan. 28), Jimmy Whitt Jr. was on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll four times (Dec. 3, Dec. 24, Jan. 7, Jan. 14) and Isiaha Mike made the AAC Weekly Honor Roll Dec. 17.

• SMU is 10-6 this season when at least four score in double figures.

• Jimmy Whitt Jr. is averaging 12.1 points (3rd SMU, 26th AAC), 6.5 rebounds (1st SMU, 9th AAC), 4.4 defensive rebounds (2nd SMU, 11th AAC), 2.1 offensive rebounds (1st SMU, 13th AAC), 4.1 assists (1st SMU, 8th AAC), 2.9 ast/to ratio (1st AAC, 17th NCAA), 1.4 steals (1st SMU, 10th AAC)... only player in AAC rankings for points (30 ranked), rebounds (20 ranked), assists (15 ranked) and steals (15 ranked).He is up to 2nd in the AAC at 34.9 minutes per game, and has played all 40 in 4 of his past 12 games (DNP vs Wichita State and Houston).

• Jimmy Whitt Jr.'s triple-double (12 pts, 10 rebs, 10 asts) vs McNeese on Nov. 29 was the first at SMU since 1999. He is one of just 26 players with at least one in NCAA D-I this season.

• Four Mustangs have scored at least 20 points in a game this season (Jahmal McMurry 11x, Jimmy Whitt Jr. 5x, Ethan Chargois 3x, Isiaha Mike 2x).

• SMU is 57-33 in AAC play since start of 2014-15 (3rd-best in the league). The Mustangs are 33-12 at Moody Coliseum.

• SMU is 70-37 under Tim Jankovich (.654) and 48-13 at Moody Coliseum

• SMU has 5 wins against AP Top 25 teams under Tim Jankovich (15 games). That is tied for second at SMU. Doc Hayes had 13 from 1947-67.

• SMU is 37-10 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich

• SMU is 10-6 this season (53-13 under Jankovich) when outrebounding opponents, 11-3 when scoring more in the paint (55-11 under Jankovich) & 13-3 when outshooting opponents (65-2 under Jankovich).

• SMU has played 16 games this season without Jarrey Foster (5-11). Opponents are scoring 73.1 points and shooting 44.1 percent. With Jarrey Foster in the lineup (8-5), the Mustangs are holding opponents to 66.6 points and 41.1 percent on field goals.

• Jarrey Foster has played 14 games this season (after returning from a left ACL injury). He made his season debut in the win vs Lamar 11/27. After playing 11 games, he missed 10 more before returning to the lineup for Senior Day vs Wichita State on 3/3. SMU is 76-21 in games he has played during his career including 51-5 at Moody Coliseum. The 76 wins are ninth at SMU.

• Freshman Feron Hunt's is averaging 7.6 points and 6.3 rebounds (T-2nd SMU, T-11th AAC). He has had at least 7 rebounds in 17 games. He also has 28 blocked shots and 24 steals in 30 games. In the regular-season finale at USF on March 10, he had career bests of 17 points and 14 rebounds (his 11 rebounds in the first half were the most by an SMU player in any half since Jordan Tolbert's 12 in the second half (of 23 total) vs Nicholls 12/16/2015 (W, 86-42). The 14 rebounds are tied for second most in an AAC game (15 Markus Kennedy vs [22/22] Memphis 2-1-14; 14 Tolbert vs Memphis 1-30-16).

• Since breaking into the starting lineup at Cincinnati on Feb. 2, Feron Hunt is shooting 60.9% from the field (42-69). He is 54.4% FG for the season (92-169), fourth in The American and ranks third all-time as a freshman at SMU behind Ben Moore (61.3%, 2013-14) and Ira Terrell (57.2%, 1972-73).

• 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.

• SMU had 5 wins over AP top 15 teams during the 2016-17 & 2017-18 seasons (T-14th in NCAA).

• SMU has won two 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.

LAST GAME (W, 77-71 at USF on March 10): TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Ethan Chargois had 19 points to lead five SMU players in double figures as the Mustangs defeated South Florida 77-71 on Sunday. Feron Hunt added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Mustangs (14-16, 6-12 American Athletic Conference), Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored 14, Jahmal McMurray 13 with six assists and Isiaha Mike scored 11. Alexis Yetna had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls (19-12, 8-10). David Collins added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Justin Brown scored 10. The Mustangs leveled the season series against the Bulls with the win. South Florida defeated SMU 67-66 on Feb. 7. SMU finished the regular season by snapping its four-game losing streak.

THE SERIES VS. TULSA (20-32): The Mustangs have won seven of the last nine meetings, inculding the 77-57 matchup in Dallas on Jan. 12. SMU lost 76-67 at Tulsa in the only meeting last season (Feb. 1) after sweeping the two matchups in 2016-17. 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 TIME VS TULSA (W ,77-57 vs Tulsa on Jan. 12) DALLAS (AP) - Jahmal McMurray hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and SMU rolled to a 77-57 win over Tulsa on Saturday night. Ethan Chargois added 18 points for the Mustangs (11-5, 3-1 American Athletic Conference), who had two big runs to control the game. Three different Mustangs drilled 3-pointers in a 13-0 run and, after consecutive 3s from the Golden Hurricanes, SMU ran off another 10 points for a 33-17 lead 3:36 before the half. Tulsa scored the final five points of the first half and first five of the second to close within 38-32 before Chargois stopped the charge with five points in a 7-0 run. Tulsa (11-6, 1-3) kept it close to 10 until just after the midpoint of the second half when Chargois and McMurray hit 3s to start a 16-2 run that iced it. SMU was 13 of 32 from distance. Jeriah Horne had four 3-pointers and 14 points for Tulsa, which was outrebounded 44-29, 15-7 on the offensive end. SMU honored the No. 32 jersey of three-time Southwest Conference star Ira Terrell, who played from 1972-76 and is still second on the Mustangs' rebounding list and sixth in scoring.

THE SERIES VS. CINCINNATI (5-12) (4-12+): SMU fell in two close games against Cincinnati this season, 73-68 at Cincinnati on Feb. 2 and 52-49 in Dallas on Feb. 27. Cincinnati won all three meetings in 2017-18 after SMU won 2-of-3 meetings during the 2016-17 season, including a 71-56 win on March 12, 2017 to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Since becoming conference foes, Cincinnati holds a 8-3 record over the Mustangs. Prior to the AAC, the series had been dormant since 1974-75. SMU won the only previous neutral site encounter in 1966, an NCAA Midwest Regional contest in Lubbock, Texas. (+4-12 officially all-time).

THIS SEASON vs. CINCINNATI: (L, 52-49 vs [23/22] Cincinnati on Feb. 27) DALLAS (AP) -- Rashawn Fredericks put No. 23 Cincinnati ahead to stay with his only two field goals and the Bearcats overcame a horrible shooting night to beat SMU 52-49 on Wednesday. Fredericks finished with six points for the Bearcats (24-4, 13-2), and his consecutive layups midway through the second half made it 36-33. That was part of an 8-0 run, and Cincinnati never trailed again despite shooting a season-low 26.6 percent (17 of 64) from the field. Jarron Cumberland led Cincinnati with 12 points, well below his season average of 18.6 per game that was second in the conference. He didn't reach double figures until making four free throws in the final 37 seconds. Cincinnati has won 12 of its last 13 games, the only loss in that span at league-leading Houston (27-1, 14-1) on Feb. 10. The Bearcats are the defending AAC champions, and the last of their three remaining regular-season games is at home March 10 against the Cougars. Jahmal McMurray had 27 points for SMU (13-14, 5-10), which has lost seven of eight. The Mustangs were coming off a 95-48 loss at UCF on Sunday that was the most lopsided defeat in program history. After a dunk by Cumberland put Cincinnati up 19-14 with 5:59 left in the first half, SMU ended the half with a 14-3 run for a 28-22 lead at the break. The Bearcats, who missed 11 of their first 12 shots to start the game, made only one of their last nine in the half -- a 3-ponter by Justin Jenifer that put them up 22-20. SMU then went ahead on a 3-pointer by McMurray. Cincinnati scored the first six points of the second half, a jumper by Keith Williams with 17:16 left making it 28-all for the only tie of the second half. (L, 73-68 at [rv/rv] Cincinnati on Feb. 2) CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jarron Cumberland scored 24 points Saturday night, and Cincinnati let a 12-point lead slip away before rallying for a 73-68 victory over SMU. Cumberland hit a 3-pointer after SMU tied it late, helping the Bearcats (19-3, 8-1 American Athletic) pull out their seventh straight victory. SMU's Jimmy Whitt Jr. hit a shot with 19 seconds left that cut it to 70-68. After Cincinnati's Keith Williams made one of his two free throws, Jahmal McMurray was short on a 3-point attempt to tie it with 4.3 seconds left. Cane Broome sealed it with a pair of free throws. McMurray had 21 points for SMU (12-9, 4-5), which has lost four of five. The Bearcats made 8 of 17 from beyond the arc in the first half, when they led by as many as 12 points. Cumberland led the way with 13 points. McMurray made a pair of 3s and a 15-foot jumper that sparked SMU's second-half comeback, and Isiaha Mike's 3 tied it 60-60 with 6:17 to go.

UP NEXT: The Mustangs would face No. 2 seed [24/23] Cincinnati in the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship quarterfinal round on March 15 at the FedExForum in Memphis at 6 p.m. CT.

ETHAN CHARGOIS (6-9, 235, F, SO.): 2018-19: Played in every game (started all but senior day vs Wichita State 3/3)... 12.5 points (2nd SMU, 24th AAC), 6.3 rebounds (T-2nd SMU, T-11th AAC), 2.1 offensive rebounds (2nd SMU, 14th AAC), 4.2 defensive rebounds (2nd SMU, T-14th AAC) ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 19 points and 5 rebounds in win against USF … Added 21 points, 2 assists 2 rebounds and one steal against [12/12] Houston 3/7 … Scored a season high 21Had 6 points, 6 rebounds and a career high 5 assists against Cincinnati 2/2 … Recorded career high 12 rebounds,16 points and 2 assists in fourth double-double of the season against Wichita State 1/30 … Recorded third double-double of the season scoring 10 points and a career high 12 rebounds vs. Houston 1/16 … Had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in win over Tulsa 1/12 …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: Played every game (DNP vs USF3/10)... Adding 5.1. points and 1.6 assists... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Added 11 points (3 3FG and 4 FG) against Wichita State 1/30 … 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.): 2018-19: Played in 24 games … 80% FT … 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: Played 14 games after returning from a left ACL injury... 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists...GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 11 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-3 FT) with 2 rebounds in 18 minutes as he 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.

FERON HUNT (6-8, 190, F, Fr.): 2018-19: Played in every game... 7.6 points, 6.3 rebounds (T-2nd SMU, T-11th AAC), 2.0 offensive rebounds (3rd SMU,15th AAC) 4.4 defensive rebounds (1st SMU, T-9th AAC), 1.0 blocked shots (2nd SMU, 11th AAC) … GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded career high 17 points and 14 rebounds in first double-double at SMU adding 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal in win over USF 3/10 …Led the team with a career high 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and one steal against Wichita State 3/3 … Recorded 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal against USF 2/7 … Had 11 points, 7 rebounds in first career start against Cincinnati … Recorded career high 3 blocks for second time in the season against Wichita State … Had 4 point, 2 assists and a career high 3 blocks in win over Tulsa 1/12 … Added 12 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 9 rebounds in the win over Cornell 12/22...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: Played in every game... 17.8 points (1st SMU, 5th AAC) 38.8% 3FGs (8th AAC), 3.2 threes made (2nd AAC, 39th NCAA) ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 13 points, 2 steals, 3 rebounds and a career high 6 assists in win over USF 3/10 …Led the team with 24 points (9-13 FG, 5-6 3FG, 1-1 FT) against [12/12] Houston 3/7 … Scored a team high 27 points against [23/22] Cincinnati … Had team high 22 points at Temple 2/13 … Scored team-high 21 points against Cincinnati 2/2 …Had 22 points and 4 rebounds, tying season high of 7 threes made in win against Tulsa1/12 …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: All-American Athletic Conference Second Team March 11 … AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 26 and Jan. 28) … 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: Started every game... 11.9 points (28th AAC), 5.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 76.7% FTs (10th AAC), 37.0% 3FGs (12th AAC), 1.1 blocked shots (1st SMU, 8th AAC)... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal against Temple 2/13 … Had his first double-double at SMU (18 points, 10 rebounds) against UCF 2/10 … Added team high 18 points (4-7 3FG) with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks against USF 2/7 … Had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal against Cincinnati 2/2 … Scored career high 25 points adding 1 assist, 1 steal and 7 rebounds shooting 100% FT against Wichita State 1/30 … Recorded season high 20 points, 3 steals and 5 threes made shooting 5-5 in win over Tulane 1/26 … 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.): 2018-19: Played in 23 games... 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds...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: Started every game he has played (DNP vs Wichita St 3/3 and at [12/12] Houston 3/7) ... 12.1 points (3rd SMU, 26th AAC), 6.5 rebounds (1st SMU, 9th AAC), 4.4 defensive rebounds (2nd SMU, 11th AAC), 2.1 offensive rebounds (1st SMU, 13th AAC), 4.1 assists (1st SMU, 8th AAC), 2.9 ast/to ratio (1st AAC, 17th NCAA), 1.4 steals (1st SMU, 10th AAC)... only player in AAC rankings for points (30 ranked), rebounds (20 ranked), assists (15 ranked) and steals (15 ranked)...GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had career high 23 points against UCF 2/10 … Notched 20 points against Houston (1/16) … Recorded fifth doubled-double of the season, third in a row(longest since Jordan Tolbert in 2015-16 Dec. 16,17,22) adding 10 points and 10 rebounds in win over Tulsa 1/12 … fourth double-double of the season (20 points, 10 rebounds) and tied career high points vs UConn 1/10, career-high 22 points (all in the first half, most in first half at SMU since 12/30/05) with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the win vs Cornell 12/22... 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, Dec. 24, Jan. 7, Jan. 14)... 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.): 2018-19: 2017-18: Played in 12 games... Scored a 3-pointer against USF.

JAHMAR YOUNG JR. (6-9, 205, F, Fr.): 2018-19: Played in 22 games … 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.

GRANT YOUNGKIN (6-3, 190, G, JR.): 2018-19: Sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules (from Rice).

SENIOR LEADER: SMU is 76-21 in games with Jarrey Foster on the floor, including a 51-5 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. 76 Jarrey Foster, 2015-

10. 73 Jon Koncak, 1981-85

73 Ben Emelogu, 2014-18

12. 72 Larry Davis, 1981-85

^ wins from 2013-14 later vacated

SHORTHANDED: SMU has played most of the season with 9 scholarship student-athletes available (8 on 4 occasions at Wichita State, at Cincinnati, at Houston, at USF). The Mustangs had 10 available for the games Jarrey Foster played this season. 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 last three seasons (98 games), the Mustangs played with:

- 6 available (4 times)

- 7 available (31 times)

- 8 available (13 times)

- 9 available (34 times)

- 10 available (16 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 26 players in NCAA Division I with a triple-double this season (through March 10). He has five double-doubles 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

NBA DRAFT: Shake Milton was selected 54th in 2018 (picked by Dallas, then traded to Philadelphia)

- Second straight year SMU had a selection in the NBA Draft, best since 1985, 1986 & 1987.

- SMU is one of nine teams with an early entrant selected in back-to-back NBA Drafts: Semi Ojeleye in 2017. (Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, Kentucky, SMU, UCLA)

- SMU is one of 14 teams with a selection in the 2017 and 2018 NBA Drafts. (Arizona, Colorado, Creighton, Duke, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Michigan, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, UCLA, Villanova)

- SMU is one of three schools with a selection in the first two rounds of the MLS, NFL and NBA drafts (Louisville, Maryland, SMU)

MLS – Michael Nelson – 1st Round 20th overall (Houston Dynamo)

MLS – Mauro Cichero – 2nd Round 29th overall (FC Dallas)

NFL – Courtland Sutton – 2nd Round 40th overall (Denver Broncos)

NBA – Shake Milton – 2nd Round 54th overall (Dallas Mavericks)

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 227-158 (.590) [70-37 at SMU (.654), including 48-13 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)

AP TOP 15 WINS: The Mustangs have five wins against the AP top 15 in the previous two seasons.

Feb. 12, 2017 - No. 11 Cincinnati, 60-51

March 12, 2017 - vs. No. 15 Cincinnati, 71-56 (AAC Tournament Championship)

Nov. 23, 2017 - vs. No. 2 Arizona, 66-60 (Battle 4 Atlantis)

Dec. 2, 2017 - No. 14 USC, 72-55

Jan. 17, 2018 - at No. 7 Wichita State, 83-78

JANKOVICH IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT AND POSTSEASON GAMES: His teams are 14-9 (.609) in conference tournament games with one title (AAC 2017) and five trips to the championship game (Missouri Valley, 2008, '09, '12; Southland, 1994). He is 4-1 at SMU. While at Illinois State, Jankovich went 7-5 in conference tournament play. He is 0-1 after his first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a head coach in 2017. He was 2-4 at Illinois State in the NIT (2008, '09, '10, '12).

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.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS (Through March 10): SMU has the third-highest win total in league play (57-33) since the start of the 2014-15 season. The Mustangs have won the AAC regular season and tournament titles in 2014-15 and 2016-17. SMU went 17-1 in 2016-17 and 15-3 in 2014-15. SMU finished second at 13-5 in 2015-16, one game behind Temple.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

- All-AAC

Jahmal McMurray (Second Team - March 11)

- Preseason All-AAC

Jahmal McMurray (Second Team - Oct. 15)

Jarrey Foster (Second Team - Oct. 15)

Jarrey Foster (Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook - Sept. 20)

- Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team

Jahmal McMurray (tournament-record 98 points in 4 games)

- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll

Jahmal McMurray - Nov. 26 (23.0 pts, 11-21 3FGs, 7-8 FTs)

Jimmy Whitt Jr. - Dec. 3 (3-0, 8.0 pts, 6.3 rebs, 5.3 asts, 2.7 stls, triple-double 12p/10r/10a vs Lamar)

Isiaha Mike - Dec. 17 (17 pts, 9 rebs, 4 asts, blk, stl in win at Georgetown)

Jimmy Whitt Jr. - Dec. 24 (22 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls in win vs Cornell)

Jimmy Whitt Jr. - Jan. 7 (14.0 pts, 7.5 rebs, 5.5 asts, 3.0 stls w/ one TO in 2-0 week)

Jimmy Whitt Jr. - Jan. 14 (15.0 pts, 10.0 rebs, 3.0 asts, 2.0 stls w/ 2 double-doubles)

Jahmal McMurray - Jan. 28 (29 pts, 10-18 FGs, 5-9 3FGs, 4 asts, 3 rebs, blk, stl, win vs Tulane)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE MUSTANGS (Current Roster): In the past few seasons, several Mustangs have played in international events or gone on international tours. Additionally, 2-time AAC Player of the Year and All-American Nic Moore helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea.

2018: Jimmy Whitt Jr. & Isiaha Mike went to Italy with USA East Coast. William Douglas, Ethan Chargois and Feron Hunt went to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands with Global Sports Academy.

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

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

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

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; Jahmal McMurray '19)

• 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)

COACHING FOR LITERACY (CoachingForLiteracy.org): This is the fifth straight season SMU has hosted a CFL game (Jan. 2 vs East Carolina). Jonathan Wilfong (SMU '17) and Andrew Renshaw, two then-high school seniors from Memphis, Tennessee, founded Coaching for Literacy in 2012. 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. --- 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 2014-15, two in 2015-16 and one in 2016-17 and 2017-18. In 2016-17, the SMU staff wore neon green ties during a three-game stretch as part of the awareness effort from the home win against Stanford on Dec. 19 through the win a Memphis, WIlfong's home town, on Dec. 27.

IRA TERRELL HONORED ON JAN. 12: SMU honored the jersey of all-time great Ira Terrell during a halftime ceremony on January 12 at Moody Coliseum (77-57 win vs Tulsa). Terrell wore number 32 during his career from 1972-76. His jersey will join those of Mustang legends Jim Krebs, Jon Koncak and Gene Phillips in being recognized by SMU. Terrell was inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He was the 1976 Southwest Conference Player of the Year and was a three-time All-SWC first team honoree. He is the only Mustang to average a double-double for three seasons. He finished his career as the SMU leader and now ranks second all-time in rebounds (1,077). He is also sixth in scoring (1,715) and second in career scoring average (21.4 per game). In 1973-74, Terrell led the Mustangs to a tie for second in the SWC and the Collegiate Coaches Association postseason tournament. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the third round of the 1976 NBA Draft. From 1976-78, he played for the Suns, New Orleans Jazz and Portland Trailblazers.

DAVID B. MILLER COURT: On Dec. 5, SMU named the Moody Coliseum court after David B. Miller, alumnus and vice-chair of the Board of Trustees. A two-time SMU graduate, Miller earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Edwin L. Cox School of Business. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year starter and letterman on the varsity basketball team and a member of the 1971-72 Southwest Conference Co-Championship team. Since 2011, Mr. Miller and his wife, Carolyn Lacy Miller, have given $20 million toward the expansion and renovation of Moody Coliseum as well as the construction of the Miller Event Center. He has served on the SMU Board of Trustees since 2008 and also serves as chairman of the Cox Executive Board. He is a recipient of Distinguished Alumni Awards from both the University and the Cox School. In 2009, Miller was honored with the Silver Anniversary Mustang Award by the SMU Lettermen's Association. He is also a recipient of the Methodist Health System Foundation's 2017 Folsom Leadership Award. Miller is a co-founder and partner of EnCap Investments L.P., a private equity firm based in Houston and Dallas. He also is the president of the David B. Miller Family Foundation, which he established in 2006. In addition to donating to academic and athletic programs at SMU, the Miller Family Foundation contributes to numerous charitable organizations. Carolyn Miller is vice president of the foundation. The Millers have been generous long-time donors to SMU. Their gifts have created the David B. Miller Endowed Professorship in Cox School of Business, the SMU-in-Taos Campus Center, the Don Jackson Center for Financial Studies in Cox and the EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center, also in Cox, as well as numerous general university and school-specific scholarship funds. They also have provided support for the Crum Basketball Center, the men's basketball program and Circle of Champions in the Department of Athletics. Before establishing EnCap, Mr. Miller served as co-CEO of MAZE Exploration Inc., a Denver-based oil and gas company that he co-founded in 1981. Mr. Miller began his professional career with Republic National Bank of Dallas, ultimately serving as vice president and manager of the bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Republic Energy Finance Corporation.

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