SMU (8-2, 4-2 American) at Memphis (8-5, 4-2 American)
FedExForum – Memphis, Tenn.
January 26, 2021 – 6 p.m. CT
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SMU visits Memphis on Tuesday, the first of back-to-back matchups for the programs this week. The Mustangs will host Memphis on Thursday. The Mustangs enter the game 8-2 on the season and 4-2 in the American Athletic Conference after a 78-65 win at UCF on Saturday.

The Mustangs have won all three of their road games this season, 66-64 at Dayton on Dec. 5, 79-71 at Temple on Dec. 30 and at UCF on Saturday. 

In the win at UCF, SMU shot 53.8% while holding UCF to 38.1% (31% 2nd half). Four Mustangs scored in double figures with Kendric Davis scoring recording game highs of 21 points and 9 assists. Feron Hunt had 11 points and 8 rebounds while Yor Anei scored 12 points with 4 blocked shots. Preseason All-AAC honoree Tyson Jolly made his season debut with 5 points and 2 blocked shots in 19 minutes.

SMU and Memphis are scheduled to play twice in a three-day span. This would be the fifth time SMU has played the same team in consecutive games since the 1952-53 season. The two most recent were the final regular season game and the first game of the conference tournament.
2008-09 (March 7 at Houston, March 11 vs Houston at FedExForum)
2005-06 (March 4 at Rice, March 8 vs Rice at FedExForum)
1955-56 (Dec. 17 Kansas, Dec. 21 at Kansas)
1952-53 (Dec. 19 at Kansas, Dec. 20 at Kansas)

COACHING FOR LITERACY (CoachingForLiteracy.org): The game at Memphis is the first of two #Fight4Literacy games scheduled for the Mustangs. SMU will host a #Fight4Literacy for the seventh straight season SMU (Feb. 17 vs Tulane). 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. 

AAC LEADERS: SMU leads the AAC in scoring (79.1), FG% (47.0), 3FG% (36.2), assists (17.0, 27th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3). The Mustangs are second in 3FGs (8.0), blocked shots (5.2, 16th NCAA) and FT% (73.8).

BALANCE: SMU nearly has five averaging double figures: Kendric Davis 19.3 (1st AAC), Feron Hunt 12.2 (14th), Emmanuel Bandoumel 11.8 (16th), Ethan Chargois 10.1 (20th), Darius McNeill 8.6.

QUICK HITS:
• Kendric Davis was named the AAC Player of the Week and ESPN National POTW on Dec. 7. He was on the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 30, Dec. 21, Jan. 4, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25. He was named to the weekly honor roll three times in 2019-20. Feron Hunt earned an AAC Weekly Honor Roll nod on Jan. 18. He was also a 3-time weekly honoree in 2019-20.

• Eight Mustangs have scored in double figures this season: Kendric Davis (10), Emmanuel Bandoumel (7), Ethan Chargois (6), Feron Hunt (6), Darius McNeill (4), Charles Smith IV (2), Yor Anei (2), William Douglas (1). Six Mustangs have scored at least 15 points in a game: Kendric Davis (7), Feron Hunt (3), Emmanuel Bandoumel (3), Ethan Chargois (1), William Douglas (1), Darius McNeill (1). 

• SMU has held 8 of 10 opponents under 40%. SMU is 60-7 under Tim Jankovich (7-1 this season), when holding opponents at or below 40%. SMU is fourth in the AAC in FG% defense (.390).

• The Mustangs have had at least four scoring in double figures in six games this season (6-0) with five in double figures twice (2-0). Under Tim Jankovich, SMU is 68-14 when at least four score 10+.

• Yor Anei is averaging 6.8 points and 2.8 blocks while shooting 59.3% from the field.

• Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 11.8 points (16th AAC), 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 43.5% from three (5th AAC) and 75.9% on FTs (11th AAC). He had a career-high 19 points, including the buzzer-beating game winner for a 66-64 victory at Dayton on Dec. 5.

• Kendric Davis (2020-21 Preseason All-AAC First Team, ESPN Player of the Week [D7], AAC Player of the Week [D7], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N30, D21, J4, J11, J18]) is averaging 19.3 points (1st AAC, 50th NCAA) and 7.8 assists (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA), 1.6 steals (3rd AAC) with a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 14th NCAA). He also among the league leaders in FG% (52.3, 7th), 3FG% (41.2, 8th) and FT% (86.0, 3rd AAC). He has 5 or more assists in 29 of 36 games as a Mustang (8 of 10 this season). He set the AAC record with 14 assists vs Cincinnati 1/7. In 2019-20, he averaged 14.2 points (8th AAC) and an AAC-best 6.7 assists (10th NCAA) with 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals. He was 88-103 on FTs (85.4%, 2nd AAC). His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.7 led the AAC and ranked 19th nationally.

• Ethan Chargois is averaging 10.1 points (20th AAC) and has been in double figures in 6 of 10 games. He is also averaging 6.1 rebounds (12th AAC), 1.2 steals and 3.2 assists (13th AAC) with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th). He has 975 career points (SMU has 41 1000-point scorers).

• Feron Hunt (AAC Weekly Honor Roll J18) is averaging 12.2 points (14th AAC), 8.6 rebounds (2nd AAC) and 1.1 blocks (5th AAC) while shooting 54.7% from the field (4th AAC). He has nine career double-doubles (four this season) and has 7 or more rebounds in 42 career games (9 of 10 this season).

• Charles Smith IV is 2nd in the AAC in 3FG% (46.9%, 15-32) while averaging 6.0 points and 1.5 rebounds.

• Tyson Jolly (2020-21 Preseason All-AAC Second Team, 2019-20 All-AAC Third Team): Made his season debut in the win at UCF. Missed the first 9 games this season (personal reasons). Last season, averaged 14.5 points (7th AAC) and 6.2 rebounds (13th AAC) while shooting 45.8% overall (11th AAC) and 38.2% from three (7th AAC). He had 15+ points in 18 of 30 games and 20+ on six occasions. He also hit 78.0% on FTs (14th AAC), including a 10-10 performance in the 73-72 OT win over [20-19] Houston on Feb. 15.

• Three Mustangs have double-doubles this season: Feron Hunt (4), Kendric Davis (3) and Ethan Chargois. SMU - Season Double-Doubles In American Athletic Conference Games

• SMU started 6-0 this season after starting 8-0 last season, reaching at least 6-0 in back-to-back seasons for the second time in program history. The other was 1984-85 (9-0) and 1985-86 (6-0).

• SMU is 98-51 under Tim Jankovich and 68-17 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 5-2 at Moody this season and 20-4 in the past 24 games at Moody Coliseum (4-2 this season).

• SMU is 51-12 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 41-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-4 in neutral-site games and 7-4 in true road games. 

• SMU is 70-44 in AAC play since start of 2014-15. The Mustangs are 43-15 at Moody Coliseum.

• SMU received a vote in four straight AP Top 25 Polls beginning Dec. 7. The Mustangs also received votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll 5 straight weeks (Dec. 7 to Jan. 4). The Mustangs have been ranked or receiving votes in the AP Poll in seven of the past eight seasons (2013-14 to 2020-21). 

RECORDS/LAST TIME
•  102 points in 102-75 win vs A&M-CC 11/30, most since 103 vs Memphis 3/4/2017 (W, 103-62)
•  39 bench points in the 79-71 win at Temple on Dec. 30, most bench points since 1/19/14 vs Hofstra
•  37 point margin of victory vs A&M-CC 11/30, largest since USF 12/31/17 (W, 79-39)
•  26 assists in 91-54 win vs A&M-CC 11/30, most since 26 vs. Eastern Michigan 11/13/16 (W, 91-64)
•  17 steals vs Houston Baptist 12/2, 3rd SMU history, most since 19 vs Ark.-Pine Bluff 12/20/04 (W, 87-50)
•  14 assists by Kendric Davis vs Cincinnati 1/7/21 set The American record for a single game
•  8 blocked shots vs [5/5] Houston 1/3/21 were the most since 10 vs [23/22] Cincinnati 2/27/19
•  5 blocked shots by Yor Anei at Temple 12/30/20 tied the SMU record for an AAC game

LAST GAME (W, 78-65 at UCF on Jan. 23): ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kendric Davis had 21 points as SMU topped Central Florida 78-65 on Saturday. Yor Anei had 12 points and four blocks for SMU (8-2, 4-2 American Athletic Conference). Feron Hunt added 11 points and eight rebounds and Emmanuel Bandoumel scored 11. Darius Perry had 14 points and seven assists for the Knights (3-6, 1-5), whose losing streak stretched to five games. Brandon Mahan added 13 points and C.J. Walker 10.

THE SERIES VS MEMPHIS (12-14 on Court) (+11-14 Official): SMU swept the meetings in 2019-20 after Memphis had won the last two matchups. Before that, 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 have lost 3 of the 12 matchups against Memphis since both teams joined The American. (+11-14 overall, 8-3 in AAC; win in 2013-14 later vacated)

LAST SEASON VS MEMPHIS (W, 74-70 at Memphis on Jan. 25, 2020): MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kendric Davis had 20 points and 5 assists, Emmanuel Bandoumel added 14 and SMU used a late run to upset No. 20 Memphis 74-70. Isiaha Mike scored 13 points, all in the second half, and Tyson Jolly finished with 10 for the Mustangs (15-4, 5-2). D.J. Jeffries led Memphis (14-5, 3-3) with 18 points while Precious Achiuwa had 15 points and 9 rebounds. The Mustangs, who trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, finally overtook the Tigers with a 15-2 run, erasing a double-digit deficit for a 71-70 advantage. Memphis failed to score in the final 6 minutes. The Tigers were able to build the lead to 11 points on several occasions in the first half but could never really stretch it beyond the double-digit advantage. SMU was stymied by 32% shooting from the field and trailed 41-32 at halftime. Davis' 14 points in the first half kept SMU close. Achiuwa had 13 in the half to lead Memphis. (W, 58-53 vs Memphis on Feb. 25): DALLAS (AP) - Tyson Jolly had 13 points and 10 rebounds, leading SMU to a 58-53 win over Memphis. SMU jumped out to a 32-20 halftime lead. Memphis was 9-for-30 shooting in the first half, 1-for-10 from beyond the arc while turning the ball over 10 times. Ethan Chargois added 12 points off the bench for SMU (19-8, 9-6). Kendric Davis also scored 12 points and had 6 assists. Isiah Jasey had 3 blocks. Precious Achiuwa had 17 points and 7 rebounds for the Tigers (19-9, 8-7). Achiuwa was 6-7 shooting from the field and made 5-6 free throws. Lester Quinones added 16 points.

BALANCED SCORING: SMU nearly has five averaging double figures: Kendric Davis 19.3 (1st AAC), Feron Hunt (12.2, 14th AAC), Emmanuel Bandoumel 11.8 (16th), Ethan Chargois 10.1 (20th), Darius McNeill 8.6. SMU has had five finish in double figures seven times (1955-56, 1966-67, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 2015-16, 2017-18).

RETURN TO SENDER: Yor Anei has 17 blocks in his 6 games at SMU. He is averaging 2.31 blocks for his career, which is 8th among active student-athletes. He has had multiple blocks in 40 of 70 career games (4 of 6 this season). His 5 blocks at Temple tied the SMU record for blocks in an AAC game (Ben Moore 5 vs Cincinnati 1-7-2016).


LOCKED IN: Feron Hunt has shot 55.4% for his career (6th at SMU). He is at 54.7% so far this season (4th AAC) after 55.4% as a freshman and 55.7% as a sophomore.

HUNTING FOR REBOUNDS: Feron Hunt is averaging 8.6 rebounds (2nd AAC) and has at least 7 rebounds in 9 of 10 games this season. He has 7 or more rebounds in 42 of 72 career games. He has led the team 27 times in his career (7x this season after 10 each previous year). In 2019-20, Feron Hunt posted 6.7 rebounds (8th AAC) with 2.0 offensive rebounds (13th AAC). He had a season-high 13 rebounds vs New Orleans. Hunt shared the team lead in rebounding at 6.4 per game as a freshman. 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)]
SMU Career Rebounds
    1    1169    Jon Koncak, 1981-85
    2    1077    Ira Terrell, 1972-76
    3    976    Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
    4    911    Papa Dia, 2007-11
    5    889    Larry Davis, 1981-85
    ...
    29    550    Wilbur Marsh, 1957-60
    30    539    Bob Begert, 1964-67
    31    535    Joe Swedlund, 1974-78
    32    530    Jay Poerner, 1994-98
    33    519    Brad Branson, 1978-80
    34    516    Glenn Puddy, 1984-86, 87-89
    35    510    Cannen Cunningham (134), 2011-15
    36    500    Ethan Chargois, 2017-
    —-    492    Feron Hunt, 2018-

BUZZER-BEATING BANDOUMEL: Emmanuel Bandoumel hit a driving jumper with 0.2 on the clock for the 66-64 win at [-/rv] Dayton on Dec. 5. It was his second game winner. He hit a three with 30 seconds left in overtime for a 73-72 victory over [20/19] Houston on Feb. 15, 2020.

FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis is averaging 7.8 assists (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 29 of 36 games at SMU (8 of 10 this season). He set the AAC record with 14 assists vs Cincinnati 1/7/21 and has notched 13 assists twice (vs Houston Baptist 12/2/20 & vs Tulane on 2/1/20). He had 5 or more assists in 14 straight games (11/27/19 to 1/25/20). That was the longest streak with at least 5 assists since the SMU-record of 16 by Butch Moore from 3/14/85 to 1/8/86. Davis' 6.7 assists led the AAC (10th NCAA) and had a league-best 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (19th NCAA).
13 Assists / 0 Turnovers: In the game vs HBU 12/2/20, he had 13 assists with 0 turnovers (in addition to 20 points and 6 steals). That was the 19th time since 2010 a Division I player had at least 13 assists with no turnovers. Davis was one of only three to also score 20 points and his 6 steals were the most in any of those games. (via Sports Reference) [He also had 8 ast / 0 to vs Temple 1/11/21]
SMU Season Assists Average 
    1    9.1    Billy Allen (So.), 1979-80 (255/28)
    2    8.9    Billy Allen (Fr.), 1978-79 (213/24)
    —-    7.8    Kendric Davis (Jr.), 2020-21 (1st AAC, 2nd NCAA)
    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)
    6    6.7    Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93 (180/27)
        6.7    Kendric Davis (So.), 2019-20 (173-26) (1st AAC, 10th NCAA)
SMU Career Assists Average
    1    9.0    Billy Allen (468/52), 1978-80
    2    7.0    Kendric Davis, 2019-
    3    6.6    Butch Moore (828/125), 1982-86
    4    5.6    Michael G. Jaccar (239/43), 1974-76
    5    5.1    Nic Moore (508/100), 2013-16
    6    4.8    Carl Wright (460/96), 1982-85
        4.8    Roderick Hampton (419/88), 1987-91
SMU Season Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (Since 1976-77 - Min. 3.0 assists)
    ---    3.71    Kendric Davis, 2020-21 (78 / 21)
    1    3.64    Butch Moore, 1985-86 (222 / 61)
    2    2.92    Scott Johnson, 1986-87 (149 / 51)
    3    2.70    Jimmy Whitt, 2018-19 119 / 44)
        2.70    Kendric Davis, 2019-20 (173 / 64)
    5    2.56    Shake Milton, 2016-17 (159 / 62)
SMU Career Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (Since 1976-77 - Min. 3.0 assists)
    1    2.95    Kendric Davis, 2019- (251 / 85)
    2    2.53    Scott Johnson, 1983-87 (334 / 132)
    3    2.38    Jimmy Whitt, 2017-19 (233 / 98)
    4    2.32    Billy Allen, 1978-80 (468 / 202)
    5    2.13    Shake Milton, 2015-18 (337 / 158)
    6    2.12    Nic Moore, 2013-16 (508 / 240)
    7    2.11    Butch Moore, 1982-86 (828 / 392)
    8    2.00    Todd Alexander, 1987-89 (176 / 88)

SMU - Assists in an American Athletic Conference game
    1    14    Kendric Davis, SMU vs Cincinnati, 1/7/21
    2    13    Kendric Davis, Tulane, 2-1-20 (W, 82-67)
    3    12    Nic Moore, at ECU, 1-13-16 (W, 79-55)
    4    10    Nic Moore, [22/22] Memphis, 2-1-14 (W, 87-72)
        10    Nic Moore, UCF, 1-31-15 (W, 75-56)
        10    Shake Milton, Tulsa, 3-2-17 (W, 93-70)
SMU Career Assists
    1    828    Butch Moore, 1982-86
    2    508    Nic Moore (100), 2013-16
    3    491    Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
    4    469    Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
    5    468    Billy Allen, 1978-80
    ...
    17    279    Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
    18    278    David Piehler, 1979-83
    19    276    Damon Hancock, 1998-02
    20    260    Phil Hale, 1976-80
    21    257    Nick Russell, 2012-14 (69)
    22    251    Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Single-Game Assists 
    1    17    Gerald Lewis, Texas, 3-6-1993
    2    15    Gerald Lewis, at Texas A&M, 2-25-1993
        15    Butch Moore, vs. Penn State, 12-18-1982
        15    Billy Allen, Baylor, 2-25-1980
        15    Billy Allen, [19] Kansas, 12-5-1979
        15    Billy Allen, Texas Wesleyan, 12-30-1978
        15    Mike Jaccar, Houston, 1-26-1976
    8    14    Carl Wright, vs. Miami (OH), 3-16-1984 
        14    Kendric Davis, Cincinnati, 1-7-2021
American Athletic Conference - Single-Game Assists
    1    14    Kendric Davis, SMU vs Cincinnati, 1/7/21
    2    13    Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14
            Brandon Goodwin, UCF at Tulane, 2/19/15
            Kendric Davis, SMU vs Tulane, 2/1/20
            Kendric Davis, SMU vs Houston Baptist, 12/2/20
    6    12    Anthony Collins, USF vs. Hofstra, 11/25/14
            Jonathan Stark, Tulane vs. Temple, 1/7/15
            Nic Moore, SMU at ECU, 1/13/16
            Jalen Adams, UConn vs. Temple, 1/11/17
            Jalen Adams, UConn at USF, 1/25/17
            Malik Morgan, Tulane at ECU, 2/4/17
            Jalen Adams, UConn at ECU, 03/10/19
            David DeJulius, Cincinnati at SMU, 1/7/21

GRAND TIME: Ethan Chargois is approaching the 1000-point mark for his career. There are 41 Mustangs that have reach that career mark. 
SMU Career     Points - 1000+ (Games Played)
    1    1992    Jeryl Sasser (117), 1997-01
    2    1932    Gene Phillips (74), 1968-71
    3    1784    Jon Koncak (123), 1981-85
    4    1761    Quinton Ross (119), 1999-03
    5    1753    Jim Krebs (82), 1954-57
    —-
    33    1096    Jan Loudermilk (70), 1959-62
    34    1093    Eric Castro (110), 2001-05
    35    1077    Steve Strange (72), 1958-61
    36    1046    John Colborne (110), 1985-90
    37    1041    Gerald Lewis (112), 1989-93
    38    1027    Bobby Mills (82), 1954-57
    39    1026    Kevin Lewis (111), 1982-86
    40    1005    Carlton McKinney (64), 1986-88
    41    1003    Markus Kennedy (89), 2013-16
    —-    975    Ethan Chargois, 2017-

2020-21 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Preseason
     Kendric Davis (All-AAC First Team)
     Tyson Jolly (All-AAC Second Team)
     Kendric Davis (All-AAC First Team by Jon Rothstein)
     Darius McNeill (Top 10 Impact Transfers by Jon Rothstein)
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
     Kendric Davis (D7) - 17.3 pts, 9.0 asts, 4.0 rebs, 3.3 sts in 3-0 week (A&M-CC, Houston Baptist, at Dayton)
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
     Kendric Davis (N30) - 33 points, 11-15 FG. 5 assists, 4 rebounds in opening win vs Sam Houston State
     Kendric Davis (D21) - 17 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steals, 1 turnover in win vs ECU
     Kendric Davis (J4) - 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds & 4.5 assists (at Temple, vs #5 Houston)
     Kendric Davis (J11) - 14 points, AAC record 14 assists vs Cincinnati
     Feron Hunt (J18) - 18 points and 11 rebounds in win vs Temple
     Kendric Davis (J25) - 21 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and a steal in the win at UCF
- Jeff Borzello's ESPN National Player of the Week
     Kendric Davis (D7) - 17.3 pts, 9.0 asts, 4.0 rebs, 3.3 sts in 3-0 week (A&M-CC, Houston Baptist, at Dayton)

PRESEASON ALL-AAC: Kendric Davis (first team) and Tyson Jolly (second team) were selected to preseason All-AAC teams. The Mustangs were picked to finish third in the conference race behind Houston and Memphis. Davis was an All-AAC Third-Team honoree last season after leading the league with 6.7 assists (10th NCAA) and a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (19th NCAA). He was second for SMU in scoring at 14.2 points (8th AAC) while also averaging 4.1 rebounds. He shot 44.9% overall (12th AAC) and 85.4% on free throws (2nd AAC). Jolly was also All-AAC Third-Team last season after leading SMU in scoring at 14.5 points (7th AAC). He was third for SMU at 6.2 rebounds (13th AAC) and second with 2.3 assists per game. He shot 38.2% from three (7th AAC) and 78.0% at the free-throw line (14th AAC). 

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his fifth season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 38th season as a collegiate coach, and his 16th as a head coach. As a head coach, he is 255-172 (.597) [98-51 at SMU (.658), including 68-17 (.800) 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)