SMU (14-4, 4-2 American)  at No. 20/20 Memphis (14-4, 3-2 American)
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FedEx Forum – Memphis, Tennessee
January 25, 2020 – 3 pm CT
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SMU begins a two-game road trip at No. 20 Memphis on Saturday at 3 p.m. This is the first of the two matchups this season with the Tigers coming to Dallas on Feb. 25.
 
SMU improved to 14-4 on the season and 4-2 in American Athletic Conference play with an 84-64 win over ECU on Wednesday. Tyson Jolly led the Mustangs with 17 points and six rebounds, hitting a career-best five three-pointers. Kendric Davis added 15 points and nine assists, extending his streak to 13 straight games with at least five assists. Isiah Jasey started for the second straight game, recording a team-high eight rebounds with six points. Isiaha Mike had eight points, five rebounds and an AAC career-best six assists.
 
The win over ECU was SMU's second straight victory. In Saturday's 68-52 win over Temple, Tyson Jolly had career-highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds. He had 22 points in the second half as SMU turned a 2-point halftime deficit into a 16-point win. Isiaha Mike also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kendric Davis had 10 points and nine assists while Feron Hunt added 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Jolly's performance earned him a spot on the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season.
 
SMU enters the game leading the conference in field goal percentage (46.7%), free-throw percentage (77.0, 17th NCAA), assists (16.9, 11th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3, 31st NCAA). The Mustangs have four of the top 15 scorers in the AAC; Kendric Davis (15.9, 3rd), Isiaha Mike (14.8, 6th), Tyson Jolly (14.8, 8th) and Feron Hunt (13.1, 15th). Davis is also leading the league in assists (7.4, 6th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8, 16th NCAA). Mike leads the league free-throw percentage at 88.9% with Davis third at 87.9%. SMU is second in the AAC in rebound margin (7.3, 22nd NCAA) with three players in the top 11 (Hunt 7.5, 7th; Mike 7.1, 8th; Jolly 6.8, 11th). SMU is the only team in the league with three players in the top 15 for scoring and rebounding.
 
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QUICK HITS:
• The Mustangs have had four different players on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll; Tyson Jolly (Nov. 11, Jan. 20), Isiaha Mike (Nov. 18, Dec. 23), Feron Hunt (Nov. 25, Dec. 30), Kendric Davis (Jan. 6, Jan. 13).
 
• SMU does not have any seniors this season.
 
• The Mustangs have six players that have scored at least 15 points in a game this season: Tyson Jolly (12x), Kendric Davis (9x), Feron Hunt (7x), Isiaha Mike (6x), Ethan Chargois (2x) and CJ White. Jolly (4), Mike (5), Davis (3) and Hunt (1) have had 20-point games. 
 
• SMU has held 10 of 18 opponents below 40% shooting. SMU is 51-3 under Tim Jankovich, and 10-0 this season, when holding opponents at or below 40%. SMU's field goal percentage defense is 40.2.
 
• SMU has outrebounded 14 of 18 opponents. Under Tim Jankovich, SMU is 67-14 when having an advantage on the glass. The rebound margin of +7.3 is 2nd in the AAC and 22nd nationally. SMU has been +10 or better 10 times. SMU is averaging 12.1 offensive rebounds (4th AAC) and has an offensive rebound percentage of 35.8 (2nd AAC).
 
• SMU is leading the league and ranks 17th nationally at 77.0% on free throws. Isiaha Mike leads the AAC at 88.9% and Kendric Davis is third at 87.9.
 
• The Mustangs have had at least four score in double figures 11 times this season (9-2), including 10 of the last 13 games (Kendric Davis has played the past 14 games).
 
.• Kendric Davis is averaging 15.9 points (3rd AAC) and an AAC-best 7.4 assists (6th NCAA) with 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals. He is 58-66 on FTs (87.9%, 3rd AAC, 31st NCAA). Davis has had 5 or more assists in 13 straight games, which is the longest streak at SMU since Butch Moore's streak of 16 games from 3/14/85 to 1/8/86. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.8 leads the AAC and is 16th nationally.
 
• Tyson Jolly is averaging 14.8 points (8th AAC) and 6.8 rebounds (11th AAC) while shooting 48.5% overall (13th AAC) and 40.5% from three (5th AAC). He has 15+ points in 12 of 18 games and 20+ on four occasions.
 
• Feron Hunt is averaging 13.1 points (15th AAC), 7.5 rebounds (7th AAC) and 1.1 blocks (9th AAC) while shooting 56.3% (3rd AAC). He is 10th in the league with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game. He has 9 or more rebounds 7 times this season and has 4 double-doubles. As a freshman, he averaged 7.6 points and 6.2 rebounds (T-1st SMU, 9th AAC). He had had at least 7 rebounds in 19 games. He also had 28 blocked shots and 25 steals in 32 games. He shot 55.4% FG as a freshman last season (4th AAC).
 
• Isiaha Mike is averaging 15.8 points (6th AAC) and 7.1 rebounds (8th AAC) after averaging 11.7 points and 5.4 rebounds last season. He has also made a jump in FG% (52.5, 6th AAC, from 45.3), 3FG% (44.1, 1st AAC, from 36.8) and FT% (89.9, 1st AAC, from 76.3). He has scored in double figures in 15 of 18 games this season. He is also averaging 1.4 steals (14th AAC).
 
.• Five Mustangs have recorded double-doubles this season. Feron Hunt (4), Isiaha Mike (4), Tyson Jolly (3), Kendric Davis and Ethan Chargois. This is the first time SMU has had at least five guys record a double-double since 2016-17. The SMU record is 7 different players in 1978-79. Six players accomplished it in 1977-78 and 1997-98. (Houston is the only other AAC team that has five different players with double-doubles this season.)
 
• SMU is 85-42 under Tim Jankovich and 59-14 at Moody Coliseum
 
• SMU is 61-35 in AAC play since start of 2014-15 (3rd-highest win total in the league). The Mustangs are 37-12 at Moody Coliseum.
 
• SMU won the Southwestern Showdown presented by Engage Telehealth. SMU went 4-0, winning at UNLV (72-68) and at home versus Jackson State (80-63), Hartford (90-58) and Abilene Christian (70-51). Kendric Davis was selected MVP with Tyson Jolly & Feron Hunt named all-tournament.
 
• The win at [rv/rv] Evansville was the 10th victory under Tim Jankovich over a team ranked or receiving votes. It was the first since the 83-78 victory at [7/4] Wichita State on Jan. 17, 2018.
 
• 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 has won two American Athletic Conference Championships (2015 & 2017).
 
•  SMU has had three players selected in the NBA Draft since 2017.Sterling Brown and Semi Ojeleye in 2017 and Shake Milton in 2018. Jahmal McMurray was selected in the 2019 NBA G-League Draft. Ben Moore is playing for the Fort Wayne G-League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.
 
• The Mustangs have had 12 All-American Athletic Conference honorees in the six seasons ot the league, including four first-team selections. SMU is one of three programs to have someone named to the All-American Athletic Conference first or second team in each year of the league (Cincinnati and Memphis).
 
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
     Tyson Jolly (Nov. 11 - 21 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals in win vs season opener)
     Isiaha Mike (Nov. 18 - 23.0 pts, 7.5 rebs, 3.5 asts, 7-11 3FG in 2-0 week)
     Feron Hunt (Nov. 25 - 14.0 pts, 7.0 rebs in road wins at Evansville & UNLV)
     Isiaha Mike (Dec. 23 - 25 pts, 12 rebs, 3 stls, 2 asts at Georgia)
     Feron Hunt (Dec. 30 - 18 pts, 7 rebs, 2 asts, 2 blks, stl vs Georgia State)
     Kendric Davis (Jan. 6 - 18.0 pts, 7.5 asts, 4.0 rebs, 2.0 stls in wins vs USF & at Vanderbilt)
     Kendric Davis (Jan. 13 - 16.5 pts, 6.5 asts, 3.5 rebs vs UCF & ECU)
     Tyson Jolly (Jan. 20 - 15.0 pts, 11.0 rebs, 1.5 stls,  1.0 blks; 25p/14r in win vs Temple)
- Southwestern Showdown All-Tournament
     Kendric Davis - MVP (18.0 pts, 7.3 asts, 3.7 rebs, 2.0 stls, 55.9% FGs, 12-12 FTs)
     Tyson Jolly (14.3 pts, 6.8 rebs, 3.3 asts, 1.0 blk, 57.1% FGs)
     Feron Hunt (15.0 pts, 7.0 rebs, 1.5 blks, 65.6% FGs)
 
FINDING THE RANGE: Isiaha Mike is leading The American in 3-point percentage (44.1%, 41-93) and free-throw percentage (88.9%, 40-45). His 2.3 threes made per game are second in the AAC. He is now 39.7% from three in his time at SMU, which ranks 11th in program history.
SMU Career 3FG Pct. - 38.0%+ (min. 50 made)
                1              47.3        Eric Longino (62-131), 1987-89
                2              45.1        Sterling Brown (128-284), 2013-17
                3              43.4        Robert Nyakundi (267-615), 2008-12
                4              42.7        Shake Milton (190-445), 2015-18
                5              42.4        Semi Ojeleye (73-172), 2016-
                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
                                40.0        Jahmal McMurray (163-408), 2017-19
                11           39.7        Isiaha Mike (91-229), 2018-
                12           39.2        Rodney Clinkscales (87-222), 2009-12
                13           38.9        Jon Killen (119-306), 2004-08
 
MOSTLY FREE: SMU is hitting 77.0% at the free-throw line this season (1st AAC, 17th NCAA). Three rank in the top 15 of the league: Isiaha Mike (88.9%, 1st), Kendric Davis (87.9%, 3rd) and Feron Hunt (76.5%, 15th).
SMU Season Free throw percentage
—-          .770        2019-20
1.            .769 (552-718)   1961-62
2.            .768 (552-719)   1970-71
3.            .761 (715-939)   1955-56
4.            .759 (542-714)   1965-66
5.            .746 (440-590)   1979-80
 
HUNTING FOR REBOUNDS: Feron Hunt is averaging 7.5 rebounds (7th AAC) with 2.3 offensive rebounds (10th AAC). He had a season-high 13 rebounds vs New Orleans. He has 7 or more rebounds in 30 career games, including 11 of 18 this season (10+ 5 times this season). Hunt shared the team lead in rebounding at 6.4 per game as a freshman last season. He was just the sixth Mustang to lead the team as a freshman.
Ira Terrell 1972-73 (14.1)
Jon Koncak 1981-82 (5.7)
Jeryl Sasser 1997-98 (8.3)
Patrick Simpson 2001-02 (6.8)
Papa Dia 2007-08 (6.5)
Feron Hunt 2018-19 (6.4)
 
FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis has had 5 or more assists in 13 straight games. That is the longest streak since the SMU record of 16 in a row by Butch Moore from 3/14/85 to 1/8/86. Davis' average of 7.4 assists leads the AAC (6th NCAA). It would tie for fifth in a season at SMU, and the most since Butch Moore (7.7) in 1985-86.
SMU Season Assists Average
                1              9.1          Billy Allen (So.), 1979-80 (255/28)
                2              8.9          Billy Allen (Fr.), 1978-79 (213/24)
                3              7.7          Butch Moore (Sr.), 1985-86 (222/29)
                4              7.5          Butch Moore (Jr.), 1984-85 (247/33)
                5              7.4          Michael Jaccar (Sr.), 1975-76 (206/28)
                —-          7.4          Kendric Davis (So.)
                6              6.7          Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93 (180/27)
                7              6.4          Butch Moore (Fr.), 1982-83 (192/30)
                8              6.2          Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84 (203-33)
                9              6.0          Zachary Thiel (Jr.), 1972-73 (144/24)
                                6.0          Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (209/35)
 
STREAKS:
10+ points: Kendric Davis 10 (17, 10, 18, 12, 24, 22, 13, 19, 10, 15), Tyson Jolly 2 (25, 17), Ethan Chargois (12)
Longest This Season: Isiaha Mike 12 (11/5 - 1/1)
8+ rebounds: Isiah Jasey (8)
Long: Isiaha Mike 3 (12/7 - 12/23)
Dbl-Dbl:
Long: Feron Hunt 2 (11/27 - 11/29), Isiaha Mike 2 (12-20 - 12/23)
5+ assists: Kendric Davis 13 (8, 10, 8, 5, 7, 9, 9, 6, 7, 6, 6, 9, 9)
Long: Kendric Davis 13 (11/27 - ) [longest since 16 by Butch Moore 3/14/85 to 1/8/86]
3+ steals:
Long: Isiaha Mike 5 (12/3 - 1/1)
2+ blocks:
Long: Tyson Jolly 2 (1/1 - 1/4), Isiaha Mike (1/8 - 1/11)
 
KENDRIC 20-20: Kendric Davis is 58-66 at the FT line this season (87.9%, 3rd AAC). He made 40 of his first 41, hitting 20 before his first miss, then 20 more before his second miss. He was 11-14 in the game against UCF on Jan. 8, setting the SMU record for attempts in an AAC game and tying the record for makes in an AAC contest.
 
SCORING 20-20: In the win over UCF on Jan.8, the Mustangs had two 20-point scorers as Kendric Davis had 22 and Feron Hunt had 20 (career high). That was the second straight game with a pair of 20-point performances. In the comeback 92-81 overtime win at Vanderbilt, Davis scored 24 and Tyson Jolly had 21. That marks the first time for two 20-point scorers in consecutive games since 2015-16 against Nicholls 12/16/15 (W, 86-42; Ben Moore 22, Shake Milton 20) and Hampton 12/17/15 (W, 105-72; Sterling Brown 23, Jordan Tolbert 20).
 
LAST GAME (W, 84-64 vs ECU on Jan. 22): DALLAS (AP) - Tyson Jolly scored 17 points and the first of his five 3-pointers kicked off a 10-0 run for the Mustangs as SMU walloped Eastern Carolina 84-64 Wednesday night. Kendric Davis added 15 points with nine assists and Ethan Chargois posted 12 points as SMU (14-4, 4-2 American Athletic Conference), earned its fifth straight home victory. Isiaha Mike added eight points, five rebounds and six assists. SMU posted a season-high 15 3-pointers - second most in school history. The Mustangs are 11-1 at Moody Coliseum this season. Jayden Gardner and Brandon Suggs each scored 18 points for East Carolina (8-111, 2-4), which lost a third straight. Tristen Newton added 15 points with six assists. Gardner led with nine rebounds. The Mustangs were 55% shooting for the game (29-for-53), owned the boards 37-26 and avenged a Jan. 11 loss to East Carolina, 71-68.
 
THE SERIES VS. MEMPHIS (10-14) (9-14+): Memphis has won the last two matchups after SMU had won six straight. The Mustangs swept Memphis en route to the 2016-17 AAC title, opening conference play with a 58-54 win at Memphis before rounding off the regular season with a 103-62 rout to claim the outright conference title on Senior Day. The Mustangs are 7-2+ against Memphis since both teams joined The American. (+9-114 overall, 6-2 in AAC; win in 2013-14 later vacated)
 
LAST MEETING VS MEMPHIS (L, 83-61 at Memphis on Jan. 19, 2019): MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Kareem Brewton scored 20 points with a career-high six 3-pointers, Raynere Thornton had 11 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for his first double-double this season and Memphis bests SMU 83-61 on Saturday. Brewton scored 15 points in the first half when Memphis (12-6, 4-1 American Athletic) took a 40-23 lead. The Tigers scored the game's first 13 points, including two Brewton 3-pointers, and led throughout. The lead reached 35 at 74-39 with 6:37 remaining after a 10-0 run capped by a Thornton dunk. Rebounding was a point of emphasis for the Tigers after being outrebounded by their three previous opponents who collected an average of 19 offensive boards. Against the Mustangs (11-7, 3-3), the Tigers had one more rebound, were even on the offensive glass (12) and had 12 more second-chance points while outscoring SMU 42-18 in the paint. They also made 10 steals and scored 24 points off 21 SMU turnovers in improving to 10-1 at home. Tyler Harris had four 3-pointers and 14 points, Kyvon Davenport 12 points, Mike Parks 11 and Jeremiah Martin a career-tying 11 assists with eight points. Jimmy Whitt Jr. scored 12 points and Isiaha Mike 10 for SMU.
 
THE SERIES VS. CINCINNATI (5-13) (4-13+): UC won six matchups in the past two seasons 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 7-3 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.
 
LAST SEASON VS. CINCINNATI (L, 82-74 at Cincinnati on March 15, 2019): MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jarron Cumberland had two late three-point plays and finished with 26 points to help No. 24 Cincinnati beat SMU 82-74 on Friday night in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. Justin Jenifer and Tre Scott added 17 points, with Jenifer making all six shots — five from 3-point range — for the second-seeded Bearcats. Scott also had 12 rebounds. Cincinnati (26-6) will face Temple-Wichita State winner in the semifinals. Jimmy Whitt Jr. led the Mustangs (15-17) with a career-high 24 points. Jahmal McMurray added 18. Tied at 66 with 4:53 remaining, the Bearcats steadily pulled away with Cumberland taking over. His three-point plays came with 3:46 remaining and 2:21. The Mustangs missed shots and were left to foul in hopes of cutting into the lead. The Mustangs, coming off a 74-65 victory over Tulsa on Thursday, shot 51.7 percent, while Cincinnati made 50.8 percent of its shots. (L, 52-49 vs. Cincinnati on Feb. 27, 2019) 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 American Athletic Conference), 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. 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 Cincinnati on Feb. 2, 2019) 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. SMU wasted chances to take the lead down the stretch.
 
UP NEXT: The Mustangs finish January with a road game at Cincinnati on Tuesday. The next home game is on February 1 against Tulane.
 
HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his fourth  season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 37th season as a collegiate coach, and his 15th as a head coach. As a head 6oach, he is 242-163 (.598) [85-42 at SMU (.669), including 59-14 (.808) 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 10 wins over teams ranked or receving votes under Tim Jankovich. That,includes five wins against the AP top 15.
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
 
AMERICAN/SEC ALLIANCE: New for 2019-20, The American has entered into a scheduling alliance with the SEC that features four teams from each conference playing home-and-home series over the course of each of the next two seasons. The matchups in the American/SEC Alliance for 2019-20 are Georgia at Memphis (UGA won 65-62), Ole Miss at Wichita State (WSU won 74-54), Houston at South Carolina (UH won 76-56) and SMU at Vanderbilt (SMU won 92-81 in OT).
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS (2014-15 through Jan. 22): SMU has the third-highest win total in league play (61-35) 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.

                W            L              PCT
Cincinnati            76           21           0.784
Houston               62           33           0.653
SMU      61           35           0.635
Tulsa      59           37           0.615
Temple 57           40           0.588
Memphis             51           44           0.537
UCF        46           50           0.479
Connecticut        44           50           0.468
Wichita State     28           14           0.667
East Carolina      25           71           0.260
USF        20           76           0.208
Tulane  19           77           0.198
 
EMMANUEL BANDOUMEL (6-4, 180, G, SO.): 2019-20: Played in every game, including six starts ... 5.7 points and 2.7 rebounds ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ... Had 10-point outing at Vanderbilt (1/4/20) … Career-high 12 points in 23 minutes vs. USF (1/1/20) … 2018-19 (Hill College): Started 27 of 30 games played ... Averaged 13.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 53.0% FGs, 39.0% 3FGs, 80.8% FTs
 
ETHAN CHARGOIS (6-9, 235, F, JR.): 2019-20: Played in 16 games, starting in 13 ... 8.1 points and 4. 6 rebounds ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds (5th career double-double) in a win at Vanderbilt (1/4/20) … 2018-19: Played in every game (started all but senior day vs Wichita State 3/3)... 12.4 points (2nd SMU, 23rd AAC), 6.2 rebounds (3rd SMU, 12th AAC), 2.0 offensive rebounds (2nd SMU, 15th AAC), 4.2 defensive rebounds (2nd SMU, 14th AAC) ... Had four double-doubles ... shot 34.9% from three... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Conference career high 21 points in 38 minutes vs. [12/12] Houston (3/7/19) ... Recorded career high 12 rebounds, 16 points and 2 assists in fourth double-double of the season against Wichita State (1/30/19) ... Had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in win over Tulsa (1/12/19) ... Had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a career-high 4 assists in the win vs Lamar (11/27/18) ... Had 22 points and 11 rebounds with 3 assists, a seal and a block vs Lipscomb (11/17/18) ... Career-high 25 points with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks vs Southern Miss (11/11/18).
 
KENDRIC DAVIS (5-11, 180, G, SO.): 2019-20: Started every game since becoming eligible on 11/22/19 ... Averaging 15.9 points (1st SMU, 3rd AAC), 7.4 assists (1st SMU, 1st AAC), and 4.5 rebounds (5th SMU) ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had career-high 24 points in a win at Vanderbilt (1/4/20) ... Recorded first double-double of career vs. Abilene Christian (11/29/19) by scoring 17 pts and had a career-high 10 assists … In first game action of season had 21 points on a career-high 7 made FGs vs. UNLV (11/23/19) … AWARDS: Southwestern Showdown MVP (11/29/19) … AAC Weekly Honor Roll (1/6/20) … 2018-19 (Freshman at TCU): Played in all 37 games while starting two... Averaged 6.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game... Scored at least 10 points eight times... Scored a season-high 22 points at No. 17 Iowa State (2/9/19) on a season-best 7-of-10 shooting... Scored 16 points the following week against No. 14 Kansas (2/11/19)... Had a season-high six rebounds against Oral Roberts (11/11/18)... Had a season-high six assists against Central Michigan (11/30/18)... Made at least two 3-pointers in a game four times.
 
WILLIAM DOUGLAS (6-5, 193, G, JR.): 2019-20: Played in 3 games ... 2018-19: Played in 25 games ... totaled 19 points 17 rebounds... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 2 points, a block, a rebound & an assist in 8 minutes in the win vs Connecticut 2/21.
 
FERON HUNT (6-8, 195, F, SO.): 2019-20: Started in every game ... 13.1 points (4th SMU, 15th AAC) and 7.5 rebounds (1st SMU, 7th AAC) ... Shooting 56.3% from field (3rd AAC, 42nd NCAA) … GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Set career-high in points (20) in a win vs. UCF (1/8/20) … Made career-high 9 FGs, scoring 18 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in a win over Georgia State (12/23/19) ... Had 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 FT) and 13 rebounds for his second career double-double vs. New Orleans (11/12/19) ... AWARDS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (11/25/19, 12/30/19) ... Southwestern Showdown All-Tournament Team (11/29/19) ... 2018-19: Played in every game, started 8... 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds (T-1st SMU, 9th AAC), 4.5 defensive rebounds (1st SMU, 11th AAC), 0.9 blocked shots (2nd SMU, 12th AAC) ... 19 games with 7 or more rebounds ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded career high 17 points and 14 rebounds in first double-double at SMU adding an assist, a block and a steal in win over USF 3/10 ...Led the team with 14 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal against Wichita State 3/3 ... RECORDS: Shot 55.4% from the field, 20th all-time in a single season at SMU and 3rd by a freshman.
 
ISIAH JASEY (6-10, 250, F, JR-TR): 2019-20: Made SMU debut vs. Georgia (12/20/19) ... played in 8 games, with 2 starts ... averaging 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds ... 2018-19 (Sophomore at Texas A&M): Played in 5 games ... aver- aged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds ... had 4 blocks and 4 steals... 2017-18 (Freshman at Texas A&M): Appeared in 15 games, including 2 NCAA Tournament contests.
 
TYSON JOLLY (6-4,190, G, JR.): 2019-20: Started in every game ... averaging 14.8 points (T-2nd SMU, 6th AAC), 6.8 rebounds (3rd SMU, 11th AAC) and 2.6 assists (2nd SMU) ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Set career-highs in points (25) and rebounds (14) in a win vs. Temple (1/18/20) … 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a win at Vanderbilt (1/4/20) … 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in his SMU debut vs. Jacksonville State (11/5/19) ... … AWARDS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (11/11/19) ... Southwestern Showdown All-Tournament Team (11/29/19) ... 2018-19 (Sophomore at Trinity Valley CC): Started all 36 games ... averaged 22.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game ... shot 50.6% from the field and 35.1% on threes, and 78.1% at the free- throw line. GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had a triple-double against Paris Junior College with 20 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists ... Recorded a season high 45 points with 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks against Missouri State University-West Plains ... Had season-high 22 rebounds against Pensacola State College ... Finished the season with 35 games in double-digits and 28 double- doubles. AWARDS: Was named NJCAA First Team All- American (3/11/2019), earned NJCAA Player of the Week (11/8/18).
 
DARIUS MCBRIDE (6-4, 190, G, FR): Prep: Named a three-star recruit by 247Sports & Rivals ... As a senior, he averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals ... Named the Westlake HS MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and the Westlake HS Bert Praytor Award honoree ... Was Academic All-District 26-5A and selected to the TABC Academic All-State Team.
 
DARIUS MCNEILL (6-3, 185, G, JR.): 2018-19 (Sophomore at California): Started 28 of 31 games and averaged 11.0 points, 1.4 steals and 0.9 assists while hitting 34.9% from three ... played 16 games with double digits ... had five games with three or more steals. GAME HIGHLIGHT: Recorded season high 23 points and 7 steals at UCLA.
 
ISIAHA MIKE (6-8, 215, F, JR.): 2019-20: Started every game ... 14.8 points (T-2nd SMU, 6th AAC) and 7.1 rebounds (2nd SMU, 8th AAC) ... Shooting 88.9% from the FT line (1st SMU, T-1st AAC),  52.5% from the field (2nd SMU, 6th AAC) and 44.1% from 3-point (1st AAC) … GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Matched career-high with 25-point output vs. Georgia, and added 12 rebounds to record sixth career double-double … Had 11 points and tied career-high with 13 rebounds in the win at [rv/rv] Evansville (11/18/19)... Team highs of 24 points, 7 rebounds 7 assists (career-best) and a steal vs Jackson State (11/16/19)...Team-high 22 points (7-12 FG, 4-8 3FG, 4-5 FT) with 8 rebounds and a steal vs New Orleans (11/12/19) ... AWARDS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (11/18/19, 12/23/19) ... 2018-19: Started every game... Averaged 11.7 points (4th SMU, 28th AAC), 5.4 rebounds (3rd SMU), 1.7 assists, 76.3% FTs (12th AAC), 36.8% 3FGs (12th AAC), 1.1 blocked shots (1st SMU, 8th AAC)...Had 19 games in double-digits, 8 games with 2 or more blocks and 5 games with 8 or more rebounds, had two double-doubles... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had his first double- double at SMU (18 points, 10 rebounds) against UCF (2/10/19) … Set career-high 25 points (8-12 FG, 5-7 3FG, 4-4 FT) with 7 rebounds, an assist and a steal at Wichita State (1/30/19) ... Scored 20 points (7-10 FG, 5-5 3FG) with 3 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists vs Tulane (1/26/19) ... Had 17 points (including 9-13 FTs) and a game-high 9 rebounds with 4 assists, a block and a steal in the win at Georgetown (12/15/18) ... AWARDS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (12/17/18).
 
EVERETT RAY (6-7, 220, F, SO.): 2019-20: Played in 17 games, with 3 starts ... 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds ... GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Career-high 14 points (5-6 FG, 1-1 3FG, 3-3 FT) with 7 rebounds and an assist in 21 minutes vs Northwestern State (12/3/19) ...Tallied 8 points and 3 rebounds in first career start vs. Jackson State (11/16/19) … 2018-19: Sat out recovering from foot injury.
 
CHARLES SMITH IV (6-5, 185, G, FR): 2019-20: Played in 14 games ...1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds ... Prep: Named a four-star recruit by ESPN and No. 31 wing in the country according to ESPN ... rated three stars by Rivals and 247Sports ... was a consensus top 50 performer at the Pangos All-American Camp where he led all prospects in three-point field goal shooting 63.6% (7-11). In 2018-19, he helped lead Wheeler High School to the 7A Georgia Quadrant 4 semifinal.
 
ALEX TABOR JR. (6-2, 175, G, FR): 2019-20: Played in 6 games ... Prep: Three-year starter and two-year captain for Charlotte Country Day School. All-State and All-Conference as a senior, All-Conference as a junior... Set six school records including 3FG in a game (9), season (98), and career (251) as well as free throw % in a season (88%) and career (82%)... Averaged 17.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 30 games as a senior.
 
CJ WHITE (6-5, 215, G, SO.): 2019-20: Played in 17 games ... 3.2 points and 1.5 rebounds ... GAME HIGHLIGHT: Set career-high with 15 points while adding 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals vs. Northwestern St. (12/3/19) ... 2018-19: Played in 24 games... Totaled 44 points and 40 rebounds... GAME HIGHLIGHT: Added 10 points, 4 rebounds and an assist in the win vs Western Carolina (11/14/18).
 
JAHMAR YOUNG JR. (6-9, 215, F, JR.): 2018-19: Played in 22 games ... Totaled 12 points, 21 rebounds. GAME HIGHLIGHT: Had 2 points, 3 rebounds and a block in 9 minutes at Temple (2/13/19).
 
GRANT YOUNGKIN (6-3, 190, G, JR.): 2019-20: Played in 7 games ... 2018-19: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules (from Rice)
 
CALL IT A COMEBACK: SMU rallied from 15 points down (72-57 at 6:28) to win 92-81 in overtime at Vanderbilt on January 4. That ties for the seventh largest comeback in program history and the ties for the largest under Head Coach Tim Jankovich (80-75 win vs Tulane 2/15/17). SMU closed regulation at Vanderbilt on a 20-5 run to tie the game at 77-all. The Mustangs then had a 15-4 advantage in overtime. SMU still trailed by 10 with less than five minutes left, getting the deficit to 8 points on two Emmanuel Bandoumel free throws with 4:04 remianing. That makes it one of 30 NCAA D-I comebacks from 10 or more in the final 5 minutes. The Mustangs still trailed by 6 in the final minute when Tyson Jolly hit a 3 with 28 seconds left to cut it to 77-74. Kendric Davis stole the inbounds pass and tried to score on a layup. Davis missed and then got the offensive rebounds, passing to Isiaha Mike outside the top of the key where Mike hit the tying three with 19 seconds remaining to get the game into overtime.
 
CALL IT A COMEBACK - PART 2: SMU rallied from 11 points down (23-12 at 6:03 1st half) to win 68-52 against Temple on January 18. Tyson Jolly had a career-high 25 points, with 22 points in the second half. He also had a career-high 14 rebounds with 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. It was the seventh time under Head Coach Tim Jankovich that the Mustangs allied from a double-digit deficit to win.
 
TROPHY CASE: Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Mustangs have added seven items to the trophy case. SMU won the 2014-15 and 2016-17 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles. SMU has also won 2019-20 Southwestern Showdown and the 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic. In 2013-14, SMU was the runner-up in the NIT.