SMU (8-3) at New Mexico (6-5) 
The Pit – Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 19, 2021 –  2 p.m. CT
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SMU plays its final road non-conference game at New Mexico on Sunday. The Mustangs have won five straight after a 77-69 win over Dayton at Moody Coliseum on Dec. 8. 

In the win over Dayton, SMU had four score in double figures, shot 51.9%, committed just nine turnovers and had nine steals. The Flyers shot 42.6% for the game. Kendric Davis had team highs of 19 points, five assists and three steals. He was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll, his fourth award this season. Zhuric Phelps was selected AAC Freshman of the Week after scoring a season-high 13 points on 6-8 shooting in the victory. Zach Nutall had 11 points, Michael Weathers added 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds while Isiah Jasey recorded a career-high four blocked shots.

The Mustangs are leading The American in 3-pointers made (9.2) and 3-point percentage (38.7%) while scoring 78.2 points per game (2nd AAC). Three Mustangs are averaging at least 2.0 threes per game with Kendric Davis making 2.4 (7th AAC), Emmanuel Bandoumel at 2.3 per outing (7th AAC) and Zach Nutall at 2.0 (10th AAC). SMU ranks third in the AAC for blocked shots (5.0) with four players in the top 15: Michael Weathers (1.3, 7th AAC), Isiah Jasey (1.3, 8th AAC), Jahmar Young (1.0, 10th AAC) and Marcus Weathers (0.9, 13th AAC).

Kendric Davis is leading the AAC in scoring (20.2, 18th NCAA) and assists (5.5, 21st NCAA) as well as ranking in the top three for field-goal percentage (50.0%, 2nd AAC), free-throw percentage (86.5%, 3rd AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0, 3rd AAC). Marcus Weathers leads SMU in rebounding (6.5, 5th AAC). 

SMU is 59-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 49-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-6 in neutral-site games and 7-5 in true road games. The Mustangs havs won 12 straight non-conference home games. The Mustangs are 8-0 at home this season, and have won 29 of the last 33 games at Moody Coliseum.

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 10.6 points while hitting 36.9% on 3FGs (25-64) and making 2.3 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 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 73.2% from the field (30-41).

• 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, D6], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N29, D13] - 2020-21 All-AAC First Team, NABC All-District 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 20.2 points (1st AAC, 18th NCAA), 4.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists (1st AAC, 21st NCAA) with a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio (3rd AAC) and hitting 50.0% on FGs (2nd AAC), 86.5% on FTs (3rd AAC, 57th NCAA) and 42.6% 3FGs with 2.4 3FGs per game (6th  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 11 games and is averaging 1.3 blocked shots (8th AAC) and 2.7 rebounds. He had a career-high 4 blocked shots in the win versus Dayton 12/8. Last season, he started 15 of 17 games. 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 9.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists while hitting 34.9% on 3FG.

• Zhuric Phelps (2021-22 AAC Freshman of the Week [D13], 2020-21 Texas Mr. Basketball) is averaging 4.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals. 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 has started the past three games. He is averaging 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and he is 6-11 on 3FGs.

• Stefan Todorovic (Nike Hoop Summit, Serbian U19 Team) is averaging 4.7 points and hitting 42.9% from three in his freshman season (12-28).

• Marcus Weathers (2-time All-A-10 at Duquesne) has 2 doubles-doubles. He is averaging 10.2 points, 6.5 rebounds (5th AAC) and 0.9 blocks (13th AAC) while hitting 53.8% on FGs and 74.2% on FTs. 

• Michael Weathers (2020-21 SWAC Newcomer of the Year at Texas Southern) is contributing 7.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals (14th AAC) and 1.3 blocks (7th AAC).

• Jahmar Young Jr. is adding 2.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot (10th AAC).

• SMU is 109-58 under Tim Jankovich and 77-17 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 29-4 at Moody Coliseum since the start of 2019-20.

• SMU is 59-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 49-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-6 in neutral-site games and 7-5 in true road games. 

• SMU is 73-46 in AAC play since the start of 2014-15. The Mustangs are 45-15 at Moody Coliseum.

• SMU held 8 of 11 opponents under 40%. The Mustangs are 7-1 this season and 68-9 under Tim Jankovich when holding opponents at or below 40%. 

• SMU shot a better percentage than 8 of 11 opponents so far this season. SMU is 7-1 this season and 98-10 under Tim Jankovich when outshooting an opponent.

• The Mustangs had five double-digit scorers in the win over Northwestern State. The Mustangs have had 4 score in double figures in 5 of 11 games this season. SMU is 4-1 this season and 73-15 under Tim Jankovich when at least four score 10+.

• The Mustangs have been ranked or received votes in the AP Poll in seven of the previous eight seasons (2013-14 to 2020-21). 

• SMU has 7 wins against AP Top 25 teams under Tim Jankovich (20 games). That is second at SMU. Doc Hayes had 13 from 1947-67.

•  SMU has won four total American Athletic Conference Championships, winning the regular season and tournament titles in 2015 and 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 played for Indiana, San Antonio and in the G-League for Fort Wayne, the affiliate of the Indiana Pacers. Feron Hunt spent the 2021-22 preseason with the Dallas Mavericks and is with the Texas Legends, the G-League affiliate for the Mavericks.

• 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, 77-69 vs Dayton on Dec. 8): DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis had 19 points as SMU defeated Dayton 77-69 on Wednesday night. Zhuric Phelps had 13 points for SMU (8-3), which earned its fifth straight win. Zach Nutall added 11 points. Michael Weathers had 10 points and seven rebounds. DaRon Holmes II had 15 points for the Flyers (6-4), whose five-game winning streak came to an end. Elijah Weaver added 14 points. Malachi Smith had 13 points and six assists.

THE SERIES VS NEW MEXICO (0-3): The teams met three times while members of the WAC. The Lobos swept the 1996-97 home-and home. SMU also fell 57-56 in the 1999 WAC Tournament. 

LAST TIME VS NEW MEXICO (L, 57-56 on March 5, 1999): LAS VEGAS - Stephen Woods scored 14 points for SMU while Jeryl Sasser and Chad Elsey each scored 12 as the Mustangs fell 57-56 to New Mexico in the WAC Tournament semifinal. Lamont Long led the Lobos with 16 points.

UP NEXT: The Mustangs conclude non-conference play at home against Evansville on Tuesday. American Athletic Conference play opens at Tulsa on Dec. 29. The AAC home opener is Jan. 2 versus UCF.

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, 2020. 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 20.2 points (1st AAC, 18th NCAA) and 5.5 assists (1st AAC, 21st NCAA) with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd AAC). Last season, he averaged 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 42 of 54 games at SMU (8 of 11 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    6.7    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
SMU Career Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (Since 1976-77 - Min. 3.0 assists)
    1    2.68    Kendric Davis, 2019- (364 / 136)
    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 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    364    Kendric Davis, 2019-

KD FREE: Kendric Davis is 64-of-74 (86.5%, 3rd AAC, 57th NCAA) on free throws this season. 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    85.1    Kendric Davis (222-261), 2019-
    3    84.2    Robert Nyakundi (182-216), 2008-12
    4    83.9    Charles Beasley (270-322), 1964-67
    5    83.8    Nic Moore (301-359), 2013-16
    6    82.9    Todd Alexander (121-146), 1987-89
        82.9    Jahmal McMurray (97-117), 2017-19

GRAND TIME: The Mustangs have four players with over least 1,100 career points. 
1,436    Marcus Weathers
1,321    Zach Nutall
1,148    Kendric Davis (915 at SMU)
1,145    Michael Weathers

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)

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)
     D6 - Kendric Davis (19.5pts, 6.5asts, 3.5rebs, 2.5stls, 11-20 FGs, 4-10 3FGs, 13-15 FTs wins vs UNLV & Vanderbilt)
- 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)
     D13 - Kendric Davis (19 pts, 5 asts, 3 rebs, 3 stls, 8-15 FG, 3-4 3FG in win vs Dayton)
- American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week
     D13 - Zhuric Phelps (13 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls, 1 ast, 6-8 FG, 1-1 3FG in win vs Dayton)

AAC HONORS: SMU leads The American in All-AAC honors (17) and Players Of The Year (3)
AAC Players of the Year
3 - SMU 
2 - Cincinnati 
1 - Connecticut, Houston, Memphis, Wichita State
All-AAC Honors
17 - SMU
13 - Cincinnati, Houston
10 - Memphis
All-AAC Honors Last 5 seasons (Under HC Tim Jankovich)
11 - SMU, Houston
8 - Cincinnati 

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 266-179 (.598) [109-58 at SMU (.653), including 77-17 (.819) 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)

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDER JANKOVICH: SMU is 59-15 in regular-season non-conference games under Tim Jankovich. The Mustangs are 49-4 at Moody Coliseum in those games, 3-6 in neutral-site games and 7-5 in true road games. 

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.