Wednesday, December 1
Dallas, Texas
7 p.m
SMU
vs
UNLV
SMU vs UNLV | Wednesday 7pm
Nov 30 | Men's Basketball
SMU (5-3) vs UNLV (4-3)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
December 1, 2021 – 7 p.m. CT
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SMU continues a five-game homestand on Wednesday against UNLV. The Mustangs are 5-0 at Moody Coliseum this season after a 74-67 win against ULM on Sunday.The homestand includes Vanderbilt (Dec. 4 at 5 p.m.) and Dayton (Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.).
This matchup is the return game from a meeting in Las Vegas two seasons ago. The Mustangs won 72-68 on Nov. 23, 2019, in a matchup that was part of the 2019-20 Southwestern Showdown. SMU went undefeated in the round-robin event to claim the title.
In the win over ULM on Sunday, Kendric Davis had a team-high 26 points with 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Emmanuel Bandoumel had a career-high 21 points and freshman Zhuric Phelps helped the defense start a second-half comeback with 5 steals, the most by an SMU freshman since Feb. 19, 2011.
The Mustangs are 5-0 at home this season, and have won 26 of the last 30 games at Moody Coliseum.
SMU is 56-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 46-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-6 in neutral-site games and 7-5 in true road games.
Kendric Davis was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll. In three games last week, he averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 48.7% FGs (19-39), 42.1% 3FGs (8-19) and 85.7% FTs (18-21).
Kendric Davis was selected unanimous preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team, named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List, the Wooden Award Preseason 50 Watch List, the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List and the Lute Olson Player of the Year Award Watch List. Last season, he was unanimous All-AAC First Team as well as USBWA All-District and NABC All-District. Davis led the AAC in scoring (19.0) and assists (7.6, 4th NCAA) last season, and was the only player to lead his league in both.
QUICK HITS
• Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 11.0 points while hitting 42.6% (5th AAC) on 3FGs (20-47) and making 2.5 threes per game (7th AAC). Had a career-high 21 points in the win vs ULM on 11/28. In 2020-21, he averaged 10.2 points (24th AAC), 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 36.4% from three (14th AAC) and 73.3% on FTs. He had a then-career-high 19 points, including the buzzer-beating game winner for a 66-64 victory at Dayton on Dec. 5, 2020.
• Tristan Clark (2019-20 Karl Malone Watch List) is averaging 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 69.0% from the field (20-29).
• Kendric Davis (2021-22 Preseason All-AAC First Team, Bob Cousy PG of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson Player of the Year Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, AAC Player of the Week [N22], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N29] - 2020-21 All-AAC First Team, NABC All-Distirct First Team, USBWA All-District, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List, ESPN Player of the Week [D7], AAC Player of the Week [D7, F15], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N30, D21, J4, J11, J25, F8]) is averaging 20.5 points (3rd AAC, 21st NCAA), 5.3 rebounds (13th AAC), 5.4 assists (1st AAC, 29th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist/turnover ration (6th AAC) and hitting 48.5% on FGs (5th AAC), 40.4% 3FGs and 87.9% on FTs (3rd AAC). In 2020-21, he averaged 19.0 points (1st AAC) and 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA), 1.6 steals (4th AAC) with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 10th NCAA). He was also among the league leaders in FG% (48.1, 7th), 3FG% (37.3, 12th AAC) and FT% (83.3, 5th AAC). He had 5 points-assists double-doubles last season. He has 5 or more assists in 34 of 43 games as a Mustang. 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. Davis led The American in scoring and assists. He was the only player in the country to lead his league in both.
• Tyler Lundblade (2020-21 McDonald's All-American nominee) is going to redshirt this season.
• Isiah Jasey has started all 8 games and is averaging 1.0 blocked shot (10th AAC) and 3.1 rebounds. Last season, he started 15 of 17 games last season. He finished 6th in the AAC in blocked shots (1.0) while adding 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per contest.
• Zach Nutall (2020-21 Southland Conference Player of the Year at Sam Houston) is averaging 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds while hitting 34.1% on 3FGs, making 1.9 threes per game (15th AAC).
• Zhuric Phelps (2020-21 Texas Mr. Basketball) is averaging 3.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 12.5 minutes per game. His 5 steals in the win vs ULM on Nov. 28 were the most by an SMU freshman since Feb. 19, 2011 (Jeremiah Samarrippas had 6 vs Tulsa).
• Jalen Smith is averaging 11.6 minutes off the bench. He is 4-10 on FGs and has totaled 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals so far in his freshman season.
• Stefan Todorovic (Nike Hoop Summit, Serbian U19 Team) is averaging 5.3 points and hitting 44.4% from three in his freshman season (12-27).
• Marcus Weathers (2-time All-A-10 at Duquesne) has 2 doubles-doubles. He is averaging 11.6 points (18th AAC) and 7.1 rebounds (5th AAC) while hitting 52.2% on FGs and 78.3% on FTs.
• Michael Weathers (2020-21 SWAC Newcomer of the Year at Texas Southern) is contributing 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals (11th AAC) and 1.3 blocks (5th AAC).
• Jahmar Young Jr. is adding career bests of 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots (9th AAC)
• SMU is 106-58 under Tim Jankovich and 74-17 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 26-4 at Moody Coliseum since the start of 2019-20.
• The Mustangs have 17 All-American Athletic Conference honorees, the highest in the AAC, in the first eight seasons of the league. That includes five first-team selections.
LAST GAME (W, 74-67 vs ULM on Nov. 28): DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 26 points as SMU defeated Louisiana-Monroe 74-67 on Sunday. Emmanuel Bandoumel added 21 points for the Mustangs. Zhuric Phelps had five steals for SMU (5-3), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Koreem Ozier had 15 points for the Warhawks (2-4). Andre Jones added 13 points. Thomas Howell had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
THE SERIES VS UNLV (4-3): The Mustangs lead 4-3 after winning the most recent meeting 72-68 at UNLV during the 2019-20 season. The other three of SMU's wins were during the 1998-99 season. The first meeting was in the Rebel Roundup on Dec. 22, 1983, a 74-64 SMU loss at Las Vegas. The teams were later members of the Western Athletics Conference from 1996-1999, but only met in UNLV's final season in the WAC. During the 1998-99 campaign, the Mustangs beat the Rebels three times including a 71-70 win in the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.
LAST TIME vs UNLV (W, 72-68 on November 23, 2019): LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kendric Davis had 21 points as SMU edged past UNLV 72-68. Feron Hunt had 19 points for SMU (5-0). Isiaha Mike added 14 points and Tyson Jolly had seven assists for the Mustangs. Bryce Hamilton had 18 points for the Runnin' Rebels (2-5). Donnie Tillman and Amauri Hardy added 13 points apiece.
UP NEXT: The Mustangs continue the five-game homestand with Vanderbilt (Dec. 4) and Dayton (Dec. 8). The final two non-conference games are at New Mexico on Dec. 19 and home against Evansville on Dec. 21.
BIG-SHOT 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 previously hit a three that beat the shot-clock buzzer with 30 seconds left in overtime for a 73-72 victory over [20/19] Houston on Feb. 15, 2020. He also hit a three to beat the halftime horn in the 80-75 overtime loss to Missouri.
FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis is averaging 20.5 points (3rd AAC, 21st NCAA) and 5.4 assists (1st AAC, 29th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (6th AAC). Last season, he averaged 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 39 of 51 games at SMU (5 of 8 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).
SMU Career Assists Average
1 9.0 Billy Allen (468/52), 1978-80
2 6.8 Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Career Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (Since 1976-77 - Min. 3.0 assists)
1 2.68 Kendric Davis, 2019- (346 / 131)
2 2.53 Scott Johnson, 1983-87 (334 / 132)
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
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
11 371 Jon Killen, 2004-08
12 363 Zachary Thiel, 1971-74
13 346 Kendric Davis, 2019-
KD FREE: Kendric Davis is 51-of-58 (87.9%) on free throws this season (3rd AAC). He shot 83.3% on FTs in 2020-21 (5th AAC) and 85.4% in 2019-20 (2nd AAC).
SMU Career FT Pct.
1 88.4 Eric Longino (99-112), 1987-89
2 85.3 Kendric Davis (209-245), 2019-
GRAND TIME: The Mustangs have four players with over least 1,000 career points.
1,417 Marcus Weathers
1,284 Zach Nutall
1,115 Michael Weathers
1,090 Kendric Davis (857 at SMU)
2021-22 Newcomers (D-I transfers totaling 3,000+ points entering the season)
4,615 Kentucky (6 newcomers)
4,125 Arkansas (6)
3,882 Florida (4)
3,733 SMU (4)
3,577 Penn State (4)
3,354 Georgia (5)
3,175 Utah (6)
3,132 Arizona State (3)
3,080 Penn State (3)
MOODY MAGIC: The Mustangs are 26-4 in the past 30 games at Moody Coliseum. Since Moody Coliseum re-opened for the 2014 American Athletic Conference schedule, SMU has successfully defended home court 111 times in 132 contests.
TWIN PAIRING: Marcus and Michael Weathers are one of just seven sets of twins playing on the same Division I team, and one of just 14 sets of brothers. The Weathers played together as freshmen at Miami (OH) for then head coach John Cooper. After being apart for four seasons, they are playing together in their final collegiate season.
2021-22 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 50)
- Naismith Trophy Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 50)
- Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 20)
- Lute Olson Player of the Year Award Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 40)
- Preseason All-American Athletic Conference | Kendric Davis (1st Team - Unanimous)
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
N22 - Kendric Davis (24.3 pts, 5.7 asts, 5.0 rebs, 1.2 stls, 22-38 FGs, 9-18 3FGs, 20-23 FTs in 3 games)
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
N29 - Kendric Davis (21.3 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.3 asts, 1.3 stls, 19-39 FGs, 8-19 3FGs, 18-21 FTs in 3 games)
HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his sixth season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 39th season as a collegiate coach, and his 17th as a head coach. As a head coach, he is 263-179 (.595) [106-58 at SMU (.646), including 74-17 (.813) 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 nine 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)
- 9 NITs (CSU '88, Vanderbilt '00, '02; Illinois State '08, '09, '10, '12; SMU '14 Final, '21)
Most Home Wins at SMU (Record, Win%)
172 - Doc Hayes, 1947-67 (172-51, .771)
86 - Dave Bliss, 1980-88 (86-33, .723)
93 - J.W. St. Clair, 1924-38 (93-36, .721)
81 - Mike Dement, 1995-04 (81-39, .675)
74 - Tim Jankovich, 2015- (74-17, .813)
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, Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Naismith Trophy Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Karl Malone Award Watch List (Markus Kennedy '16)
• Bob Cousy Award Watch List (Nic Moore '16; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Lute Olson Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15; Shake Milton '18; Kendric Davis '21, '22)
• 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, Kendric Davis '20, '21)
• USBWA All-District (Nic Moore '14, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '21)
• NABC College All-Star (Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17)
• All-AAC 1st Team (Nic Moore '14, '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17, Kendric Davis '21)
• All-AAC 2nd Team (Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17; Shake Milton '17, '18; Jahmal McMurray '19)
• All-AAC 3rd Team (Kendric Davis '20, Tyson Jolly '20, Isiaha Mike '20, Feron Hunt '21)
• 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)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
December 1, 2021 – 7 p.m. CT
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SMU continues a five-game homestand on Wednesday against UNLV. The Mustangs are 5-0 at Moody Coliseum this season after a 74-67 win against ULM on Sunday.The homestand includes Vanderbilt (Dec. 4 at 5 p.m.) and Dayton (Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.).
This matchup is the return game from a meeting in Las Vegas two seasons ago. The Mustangs won 72-68 on Nov. 23, 2019, in a matchup that was part of the 2019-20 Southwestern Showdown. SMU went undefeated in the round-robin event to claim the title.
In the win over ULM on Sunday, Kendric Davis had a team-high 26 points with 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Emmanuel Bandoumel had a career-high 21 points and freshman Zhuric Phelps helped the defense start a second-half comeback with 5 steals, the most by an SMU freshman since Feb. 19, 2011.
The Mustangs are 5-0 at home this season, and have won 26 of the last 30 games at Moody Coliseum.
SMU is 56-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 46-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-6 in neutral-site games and 7-5 in true road games.
Kendric Davis was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll. In three games last week, he averaged 21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 48.7% FGs (19-39), 42.1% 3FGs (8-19) and 85.7% FTs (18-21).
Kendric Davis was selected unanimous preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team, named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List, the Wooden Award Preseason 50 Watch List, the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List and the Lute Olson Player of the Year Award Watch List. Last season, he was unanimous All-AAC First Team as well as USBWA All-District and NABC All-District. Davis led the AAC in scoring (19.0) and assists (7.6, 4th NCAA) last season, and was the only player to lead his league in both.
QUICK HITS
• Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 11.0 points while hitting 42.6% (5th AAC) on 3FGs (20-47) and making 2.5 threes per game (7th AAC). Had a career-high 21 points in the win vs ULM on 11/28. In 2020-21, he averaged 10.2 points (24th AAC), 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 36.4% from three (14th AAC) and 73.3% on FTs. He had a then-career-high 19 points, including the buzzer-beating game winner for a 66-64 victory at Dayton on Dec. 5, 2020.
• Tristan Clark (2019-20 Karl Malone Watch List) is averaging 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 69.0% from the field (20-29).
• Kendric Davis (2021-22 Preseason All-AAC First Team, Bob Cousy PG of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson Player of the Year Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, AAC Player of the Week [N22], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N29] - 2020-21 All-AAC First Team, NABC All-Distirct First Team, USBWA All-District, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List, ESPN Player of the Week [D7], AAC Player of the Week [D7, F15], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N30, D21, J4, J11, J25, F8]) is averaging 20.5 points (3rd AAC, 21st NCAA), 5.3 rebounds (13th AAC), 5.4 assists (1st AAC, 29th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist/turnover ration (6th AAC) and hitting 48.5% on FGs (5th AAC), 40.4% 3FGs and 87.9% on FTs (3rd AAC). In 2020-21, he averaged 19.0 points (1st AAC) and 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA), 1.6 steals (4th AAC) with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 10th NCAA). He was also among the league leaders in FG% (48.1, 7th), 3FG% (37.3, 12th AAC) and FT% (83.3, 5th AAC). He had 5 points-assists double-doubles last season. He has 5 or more assists in 34 of 43 games as a Mustang. 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. Davis led The American in scoring and assists. He was the only player in the country to lead his league in both.
• Tyler Lundblade (2020-21 McDonald's All-American nominee) is going to redshirt this season.
• Isiah Jasey has started all 8 games and is averaging 1.0 blocked shot (10th AAC) and 3.1 rebounds. Last season, he started 15 of 17 games last season. He finished 6th in the AAC in blocked shots (1.0) while adding 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per contest.
• Zach Nutall (2020-21 Southland Conference Player of the Year at Sam Houston) is averaging 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds while hitting 34.1% on 3FGs, making 1.9 threes per game (15th AAC).
• Zhuric Phelps (2020-21 Texas Mr. Basketball) is averaging 3.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 12.5 minutes per game. His 5 steals in the win vs ULM on Nov. 28 were the most by an SMU freshman since Feb. 19, 2011 (Jeremiah Samarrippas had 6 vs Tulsa).
• Jalen Smith is averaging 11.6 minutes off the bench. He is 4-10 on FGs and has totaled 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals so far in his freshman season.
• Stefan Todorovic (Nike Hoop Summit, Serbian U19 Team) is averaging 5.3 points and hitting 44.4% from three in his freshman season (12-27).
• Marcus Weathers (2-time All-A-10 at Duquesne) has 2 doubles-doubles. He is averaging 11.6 points (18th AAC) and 7.1 rebounds (5th AAC) while hitting 52.2% on FGs and 78.3% on FTs.
• Michael Weathers (2020-21 SWAC Newcomer of the Year at Texas Southern) is contributing 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals (11th AAC) and 1.3 blocks (5th AAC).
• Jahmar Young Jr. is adding career bests of 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots (9th AAC)
• SMU is 106-58 under Tim Jankovich and 74-17 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 26-4 at Moody Coliseum since the start of 2019-20.
• The Mustangs have 17 All-American Athletic Conference honorees, the highest in the AAC, in the first eight seasons of the league. That includes five first-team selections.
LAST GAME (W, 74-67 vs ULM on Nov. 28): DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 26 points as SMU defeated Louisiana-Monroe 74-67 on Sunday. Emmanuel Bandoumel added 21 points for the Mustangs. Zhuric Phelps had five steals for SMU (5-3), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Koreem Ozier had 15 points for the Warhawks (2-4). Andre Jones added 13 points. Thomas Howell had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
THE SERIES VS UNLV (4-3): The Mustangs lead 4-3 after winning the most recent meeting 72-68 at UNLV during the 2019-20 season. The other three of SMU's wins were during the 1998-99 season. The first meeting was in the Rebel Roundup on Dec. 22, 1983, a 74-64 SMU loss at Las Vegas. The teams were later members of the Western Athletics Conference from 1996-1999, but only met in UNLV's final season in the WAC. During the 1998-99 campaign, the Mustangs beat the Rebels three times including a 71-70 win in the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas.
LAST TIME vs UNLV (W, 72-68 on November 23, 2019): LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Kendric Davis had 21 points as SMU edged past UNLV 72-68. Feron Hunt had 19 points for SMU (5-0). Isiaha Mike added 14 points and Tyson Jolly had seven assists for the Mustangs. Bryce Hamilton had 18 points for the Runnin' Rebels (2-5). Donnie Tillman and Amauri Hardy added 13 points apiece.
UP NEXT: The Mustangs continue the five-game homestand with Vanderbilt (Dec. 4) and Dayton (Dec. 8). The final two non-conference games are at New Mexico on Dec. 19 and home against Evansville on Dec. 21.
BIG-SHOT 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 previously hit a three that beat the shot-clock buzzer with 30 seconds left in overtime for a 73-72 victory over [20/19] Houston on Feb. 15, 2020. He also hit a three to beat the halftime horn in the 80-75 overtime loss to Missouri.
FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis is averaging 20.5 points (3rd AAC, 21st NCAA) and 5.4 assists (1st AAC, 29th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (6th AAC). Last season, he averaged 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 39 of 51 games at SMU (5 of 8 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).
SMU Career Assists Average
1 9.0 Billy Allen (468/52), 1978-80
2 6.8 Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Career Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (Since 1976-77 - Min. 3.0 assists)
1 2.68 Kendric Davis, 2019- (346 / 131)
2 2.53 Scott Johnson, 1983-87 (334 / 132)
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
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
11 371 Jon Killen, 2004-08
12 363 Zachary Thiel, 1971-74
13 346 Kendric Davis, 2019-
KD FREE: Kendric Davis is 51-of-58 (87.9%) on free throws this season (3rd AAC). He shot 83.3% on FTs in 2020-21 (5th AAC) and 85.4% in 2019-20 (2nd AAC).
SMU Career FT Pct.
1 88.4 Eric Longino (99-112), 1987-89
2 85.3 Kendric Davis (209-245), 2019-
GRAND TIME: The Mustangs have four players with over least 1,000 career points.
1,417 Marcus Weathers
1,284 Zach Nutall
1,115 Michael Weathers
1,090 Kendric Davis (857 at SMU)
2021-22 Newcomers (D-I transfers totaling 3,000+ points entering the season)
4,615 Kentucky (6 newcomers)
4,125 Arkansas (6)
3,882 Florida (4)
3,733 SMU (4)
3,577 Penn State (4)
3,354 Georgia (5)
3,175 Utah (6)
3,132 Arizona State (3)
3,080 Penn State (3)
MOODY MAGIC: The Mustangs are 26-4 in the past 30 games at Moody Coliseum. Since Moody Coliseum re-opened for the 2014 American Athletic Conference schedule, SMU has successfully defended home court 111 times in 132 contests.
TWIN PAIRING: Marcus and Michael Weathers are one of just seven sets of twins playing on the same Division I team, and one of just 14 sets of brothers. The Weathers played together as freshmen at Miami (OH) for then head coach John Cooper. After being apart for four seasons, they are playing together in their final collegiate season.
2021-22 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 50)
- Naismith Trophy Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 50)
- Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 20)
- Lute Olson Player of the Year Award Watch List | Kendric Davis (1 of 40)
- Preseason All-American Athletic Conference | Kendric Davis (1st Team - Unanimous)
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week
N22 - Kendric Davis (24.3 pts, 5.7 asts, 5.0 rebs, 1.2 stls, 22-38 FGs, 9-18 3FGs, 20-23 FTs in 3 games)
- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll
N29 - Kendric Davis (21.3 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.3 asts, 1.3 stls, 19-39 FGs, 8-19 3FGs, 18-21 FTs in 3 games)
HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his sixth season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associate head coach. He is in his 39th season as a collegiate coach, and his 17th as a head coach. As a head coach, he is 263-179 (.595) [106-58 at SMU (.646), including 74-17 (.813) 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 nine 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)
- 9 NITs (CSU '88, Vanderbilt '00, '02; Illinois State '08, '09, '10, '12; SMU '14 Final, '21)
Most Home Wins at SMU (Record, Win%)
172 - Doc Hayes, 1947-67 (172-51, .771)
86 - Dave Bliss, 1980-88 (86-33, .723)
93 - J.W. St. Clair, 1924-38 (93-36, .721)
81 - Mike Dement, 1995-04 (81-39, .675)
74 - Tim Jankovich, 2015- (74-17, .813)
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, Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Naismith Trophy Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Karl Malone Award Watch List (Markus Kennedy '16)
• Bob Cousy Award Watch List (Nic Moore '16; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '22)
• Lute Olson Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15; Shake Milton '18; Kendric Davis '21, '22)
• 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, Kendric Davis '20, '21)
• USBWA All-District (Nic Moore '14, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '21)
• NABC College All-Star (Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17)
• All-AAC 1st Team (Nic Moore '14, '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17, Kendric Davis '21)
• All-AAC 2nd Team (Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17; Shake Milton '17, '18; Jahmal McMurray '19)
• All-AAC 3rd Team (Kendric Davis '20, Tyson Jolly '20, Isiaha Mike '20, Feron Hunt '21)
• 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)
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