SMU Mustangs (9-4, 5-4 American) at TULSA Golden Hurricane (9-6, 6-4 American)
Reynolds Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 3, 2021 – 8 p.m. CT
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SMU plays at Tulsa on Wednesday at 8 p.m. This is the fourth road contest in five games for the Mustangs. 

The game was originally scheduled for Feb. 13, but moved when the USF games scheduled at Tulsa on Wednesday, Feb. 3 and at SMU on Saturday, Feb. 6 were postponed due to contact tracing quarantines following a USF suspension of activities.

SMU is 3-2 on the road this season, winning at Dayton, Temple and UCF while falling at Memphis and then-No. 6 Houston on Sunday.


NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Kendric Davis was one of 35 players named to the 2020-21 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List that was announced on Jan. 25. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player and the recipient of this year's award will be announced in April. Davis is the third Mustang to make the Lute Olson Award Watch List, joining Nic Moore (2014-15) and Shake Milton (2017-18).

AAC LEADERS: SMU is in the top three in the AAC in scoring (75.2, 1st), scoring margin (7.5, 3rd), FT% (72.7, 2nd), FG% (45.8, 1st), 3FG% (34.9, 2nd), blocked shots (4.6, 2nd), assists (158.9, 3rd), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) and 3FGs (7.5, 2nd).

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 (11), Emmanuel Bandoumel (9), Feron Hunt (9), Ethan Chargois (7), Darius McNeill (4), Yor Anei (3), Charles Smith IV (2), William Douglas (1), Tyson Jolly (1). Six Mustangs have scored at least 15 points in a game: Kendric Davis (7), Feron Hunt (4), Emmanuel Bandoumel (4), Ethan Chargois (1), William Douglas (1), Darius McNeill (1), Tyson Jolly (1). 

• SMU has held 9 of 13 opponents under 40%. SMU is 7-2 this season (both losses to Houston) and 60-8 under Tim Jankovich when holding opponents at or below 40%. 

• 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 7.3 points and 2.4 blocks while shooting 58.5% from the field.

• Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 11.3 points (16th AAC), 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 38.7% from three (10th AAC) and 74.4% on FTs (13th 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, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List, ESPN Player of the Week [D7], AAC Player of the Week [D7], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N30, D21, J4, J11, J18]) is averaging 16.8 points (4th AAC) and 7.4 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA), 1.5 steals (7th AAC) with a 3.1 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 24th NCAA). He is also among the league leaders in FG% (45.6, 15th), 3FG% (32.7) and FT% (87.3, 1st AAC). He has 5 or more assists in 31 of 39 games as a Mustang (10 of 13 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 9.8 points (26th AAC) and has been in double figures in 7 games. He is also averaging 5.4 rebounds (15th AAC), 1.1 steals and 2.9 assists (13th AAC) with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th AAC). He has 1002 career points, which is 42nd at SMU.

• Feron Hunt (AAC Weekly Honor Roll J18) is averaging 12.2 points (15th AAC), 8.0 rebounds (4th AAC) and 1.0 blocks (6th AAC) while shooting 56.3% from the field (5th AAC). He has nine career double-doubles (four this season) and has 7 or more rebounds in 43 career games (10 of 13 this season).

• Darius McNeill is averaging 7.7 points and hitting 40.0% on 3FGs.

• Charles Smith IV is 3rd in the AAC in 3FG% (47.1%, 16-34) while averaging 4.8 points and 1.3 rebounds.

• Tyson Jolly (2020-21 Preseason All-AAC Second Team, 2019-20 All-AAC Third Team) is averaging 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 4 games, hitting 4-of-10 three-pointers. He led team with 15 points at Memphis in his second game back. 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
    6    Ben Moore, 2016-17
    5    Ben Moore, 2015-16
    4    Markus Kennedy, 2013-14
    4    Sterling Brown, 2016-17
    3    Yanick Moreira, 2014-15
    3    Jimmy Whitt Jr., 2018-19
    3    Tyson Jolly, 2019-20
    3    Feron Hunt, 2020-21

• 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 99-53 under Tim Jankovich and 69-17 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 6-2 at Moody this season and 21-4 in the past 25 games at Moody Coliseum.

• 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 71-46 in AAC play since start of 2014-15. The Mustangs are 44-15 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). 

• SMU has 7 wins against AP Top 25 teams under Tim Jankovich (18 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 and is with the Texas Legends, the affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. Ben Moore play for Indiana, San Antonio and in the G-League for Fort Wayne, the affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.

• The Mustangs have had 15 All-American Athletic Conference honorees, the highest in the AAC, in the first seven seasons of the league. That includes four first-team selections.

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
•  3-0 start on the road, best since 5-0 start on the road in 2015-16

LAST GAME (L, 70-48 at [6/6] Houston on Jan. 31): HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 19 points and No. 6 Houston beat SMU 70-48 on Sunday. Justin Gorham had nine points and 17 rebounds for Houston (15-1, 10-1). Reggie Chaney added 10 points. The Cougars won despite shooting only 34%. Kendric Davis led SMU (9-4, 5-4) with 11 points. Feron Hunt and Yor Anei each scored 10 points for the Mustangs, who made 32% percent of their shots. Houston led 28-24 at halftime, then went on a 14-3 run, capped by Gorham's three-point play with 16 minutes left. The Mustangs missed all eight 3-pointers they tried in the second half. Hunt's layup just over two minutes into the game put SMU ahead 2-0 — it was the first time the Cougars were behind in over 189 minutes. 

THE SERIES VS. TULSA (21-33): The Mustangs have won eight of the last 11 meetings, falling in the only matychup at Tulsa last season. In 2014-15, the teams met in the regular season finale when the Mustangs clinched the American Athletic Conference Championship with a 67-62 win over the Golden Hurricane in Moody Coliseum on March 8, 2015. The teams were members of the WAC from 1996 to 2005 and then Conference USA from 2005 through 2013. The series between the two schools dates back to 1919-20.

LAST SEASON VS TULSA (L, 79-57 at Tulsa on Feb. 22): TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Martins Igbanu scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Tulsa to a 79-57 win over SMU 79-57 on Saturday. Lawson Korita scored 14 points for Tulsa (18-9, 10-4 American Athletic Conference), which shot 59% in the second half to break the game open. Darien Jackson added 12 points. The Golden Hurricanes are a half-game behind league-leading Houston, which lost at Memphis 60-59 earlier in the day. Tyson Jolly had 18 points for the Mustangs (18-8, 8-6). Isiaha Mike added 13 points. Kendric Davis had 10 points.The Golden Hurricanes had a 10-point lead midway through the second half when they scored nine straight points and turned that into a 15-2 run.

SERIES VS ECU: SMU holds a 17-5 series lead over East Carolina. SMU has won 12 of the past 13 meetings.The past 13 meetings have been since the teams met in The American with two matchups in the AAC Tournament, in 2015 and 2017 when the Mustangs went on to win the championship. The foes were 4-4 while both were in Conference USA. The first meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 21, 1985 at the Kentucky Invitational (W, 71-62).

LAST MEETING VS ECU (W, 70-55 on Dec. 16): DALLAS (AP) - Feron Hunt recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift SMU to a 70-55 win over East Carolina in a clash of unbeatens on Wednesday night. It was the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. Kendric Davis had 17 points and six assists for SMU (5-0, 1-0). Darius McNeill added 13 points. Ethan Chargois had nine rebounds. Leading 30-28 at halftime, SMU opened the second half on a 17-6 run over nearly nine minutes to take control. Jayden Gardner had 13 points for the Pirates (5-1, 0-1). Bitumba Baruti added 11 points.



RETURN TO SENDER: Yor Anei has 22 blocks in his 9 games this season. He is averaging 2.29 blocks for his career, which is 9th among active student-athletes. He has had multiple blocks in 42 of 73 career games (6 of 9 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).
NCAA Career Active - Blocked Shots Average (Through Jan. 31)
    Rank    Player    Gms    Blk    Avg
    1    Manny Bates , NC State    41    124    3.02
    2    Hayden Koval , UNC Greensboro    115    317    2.76
    3    Charles Bassey , Western Ky.    60    152    2.53
    4    Osun Osunniyi , St. Bonaventure    68    172    2.53
    5    KC Ndefo , Saint Peter's    74    185    2.50
    6    Hall Elisias , Bryant    62    152    2.45
    7    Neemias Queta , Utah St.    75    175    2.33
    8    Mouhamadou Gueye , Stony Brook    49    113    2.31
    9    Yor Anei , SMU    73    167    2.29
    10    Joshua Morgan , Southern California    35    80    2.29
NCAA Career Active - Blocked Shots (Through Jan. 31)
    Rank    Player    Gms    Blk
    1    Hayden Koval , UNC Greensboro    115    317
    2    Matt Haarms , BYU    118    239
    3    Abdul Ado , Mississippi St.    116    216
    4    Hasahn French , Saint Louis    105    215
    5    AJ Wilson , George Mason    107    200
    6    Kevin Samuel , TCU    85    193
    7    KC Ndefo , Saint Peter's    74    185
    8    Liam Robbins , Minnesota    82    182
    9    Theo John , Marquette    114    179
    10    Jannson Williams , Marshall    117    176
    11    Neemias Queta , Utah St.    75    175
    12    Michael Hughes , Duquesne    90    174
    13    Osun Osunniyi , St. Bonaventure    68    172
    14    Yor Anei , SMU    73    167
    15    Jordan Bruner , Alabama    96    165
    15    Juwan Durham , Notre Dame    102    165
    17    Terrell Brown , Pittsburgh    109    164
    18    Nate Reuvers , Wisconsin    110    163
    19    Pauly Paulicap , DePaul    82    162
    20    Ike Obiagu , Seton Hall    81    154
SMU - Blocked Shots in an American Athletic Conference game
    5    Ben Moore, [rv/rv] Cincinnati, 1-7-2016 (W, 59-57)
    5    Yor Anei, at Temple, 12-30-2020 (W, 79-71)
    4    Markus Kennedy, Rutgers, 1-21-2014 (W, 70-56)
    4    Feron Hunt, [23/22] Cincinnati, 2-27-2019 (L, 52-49)
    4    Feron Hunt, at [rv/rv] Houston, 1-15-2020 (L, 71-62)
    4    Yor Anei, at UCF, 1-23-2021 (W, 78-65)

HIGH-PERCENTAGE HUNT: Feron Hunt has shot 55.7% for his career (4th at SMU). He is at 56.3% so far this season (5th AAC) after 55.4% as a freshman and 55.7% as a sophomore.
SMU Career FG Pct. (min. 250 made)
    1    62.6    Terry Williams (383-612), 1983-87
    2    55.9     Jon Koncak (713-1276), 1981-85
    3    55.8     Larry Davis (731-1311), 1981-85
    4    55.7    Feron Hunt, 2018- (293-526)
    5    55.5     Ira Terrell (757-1364), 1972-76
        55.5     Bamba Fall (324-584), 2005-09
    7    55.3     Eric Castro (432-781), 2001-05
    8    53.9    Ben Moore (459-852), 2013-17
    9    53.6     John Colborne (382-713), 1985-90
    10    53.5     Glenn Puddy (289-540), 1984-86,87-89



HUNTING FOR REBOUNDS: Feron Hunt is averaging 8.0 rebounds (4th AAC) and has at least 7 rebounds in 10 of 13 games this season. He has 7 or more rebounds in 43 of 75 career games. He has led the team 28 times in his career (8x this season after 10 each previous year). In 2019-20, Feron Hunt posted 6.7 rebounds (8th AAC). 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
        510    Feron Hunt, 2018-
    37    509    Ethan Chargois, 2017-

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 7.4 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 31 of 39 games at SMU (10 of 13 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)
    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 (Jr.), 2020-21 (1st AAC, 4th NCAA)
    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    6.9    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)
    1    3.64    Butch Moore, 1985-86 (222 / 61)
    ---    3.10    Kendric Davis, 2020-21 (96 / 31)
    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    2.83    Kendric Davis, 2019- (269 / 95)
    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
    ...
    15    323    Stephen Woods, 1996-00
    16    294    Sterling Brown (136), 2013-17
    17    279    Jemeil Rich, 1994-97
    18    278    David Piehler, 1979-83
    19    276    Damon Hancock, 1998-02
    20    269    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 became the 42nd Mustang to reach the 1000-point mark for his career (at Houston 1/31).
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
    42    1002    Ethan Chargois, 2017-

90+ IN FIRST THREE: SMU scored at least 91 points in each of the first three games this season; winning 97-67 vs Sam Houston State on 11/25, 91-54 vs A&M-Corpus Christi on 11/30 and 102-75 vs Houston Baptist on 12/2. This is the first time SMU has eclipsed 90 points in its first three games since 1992-93.

OPENING THE RIGHT WAY: SMU opened the season with a 97-67 win over Sam Houston State at Moody Coliseum. Kendric Davis had a career-high 33 points to set the SMU record in an opener that was previously 30 points by Ira Terrell at Saint Louis on 11-29-1975. It was also the most points in an opener for SMU since a 110-69 win against Hardin-Simmons to open 1999-2000 and the largest victory since an 85-50 win against Sam Houston State to start the 2015-16 campaign.

MOODY MAGIC: The Mustangs are 21-4 in the past 25 games at Moody Coliseum after going 15-2 at home last season. That was the seventh time in program history that SMU has successfully defended home court at least 15 times. Five of those are in the past seven seasons. Since Moody Coliseum re-opened for the 2014 American Athletic Conference schedule, SMU has successfully defended home court 106 times in 127 contests.
SMU - Most Home Wins In A Season
Wins    Season    Home    
18 ^    2013-14    18-1    
18    2016-17    18-0    
16    2014-15    16-2    
16    2015-16    16-1    
15    1984-85    15-1    
15    2010-11    15-7    
15    2019-20    15-2
^ Wins from 2013-14 later vacated

STREAKS:
10+ points: Feron Hunt 5 (18, 11, 10, 17, 10), Kendric Davis (11), Yor Anei (10)
Longest This Season: Kendric Davis 10 (11/25 - 1/23)
8+ rebounds: Feron Hunt (8)
Long: Feron Hunt 4+ (1/3 - 1/23)
Dbl-Dbl: 
Long: Kendric Davis 2 (11/30 - 12/2)
5+ assists: 
Long: Kendric Davis 5 (1/7 - 1/28)
3+ steals: 
Long: Kendric Davis (12/2), William Douglas (12/2), Ethan Chargois (12/2), Feron Hunt (12/5), Emmanuel Bandoumel (12/30)
2+ blocks: 
Long: Yor Anei 3 (1/23 - 1/28)

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)
- National Player of The Year Candidate
     Kendric Davis (J25) - Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List
- 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)

AAC HONORS: SMU leads The American in All-AAC honors (15) and Players Of The Year (3)
AAC Players of the Year
3 - SMU 
2 - Cincinnati 
1 - Connecticut, Memphis 
All- AAC Honors
15 - SMU
12 - Cincinnati
9 - Houston, Memphis
8 - Tulsa, Connecticut
All- AAC Honors Last 4 seasons (Under HC Tim Jankovich)
9 - SMU 
7 - Cincinnati, Houston 
5 - Connecticut
4 - Memphis, UCF 

AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: SMU has won two regular season titles and two tournament titles.
5 - Cincinnati (3 Season, 2 Tournament)
4 - SMU (2 Season, 2 Tournament)
2 - Houston (2 Season)
2 - Louisville (1 Season, 1 Tournament)

2020-21 American Athletic Conference Preseason Honors (Voted by AAC's head coaches)
1    Houston (9)    99
2    Memphis (2)    90
3    SMU    80
4    Cincinnati    77
5    USF    61
6    Tulsa    50
7    Wichita State    44
8    UCF    37
9    East Carolina    34
10    Temple    18
11    Tulane    15
Preseason Player of the Year - Caleb Mills, Houston
Preseason Rookie of the Year - Moussa Cisse, Memphis

First Team
Keith Williams, Cincinnati
Jayden Gardner, East Carolina*
Caleb Mills, Houston*
Kendric Davis, SMU
Brandon Rachal, Tulsa
Second Team
Chris Vogt, Cincinnati
D.J. Jeffries, Memphis
Landers Nolley II, Memphis
Alexis Yetna, USF
Tyson Jolly, SMU
(* denotes unanimous first-team selection)


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 256-174 (.595) [99-53 at SMU (.651), including 69-17 (.802) 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 20 WINS: The Mustangs have 13 wins over teams ranked or receiving votes under Tim Jankovich. That includes seven wins against the AP top 20.
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
Jan. 25, 2020 - at No. 20 Memphis, 74-70
Feb. 15, 2020 - No. 20 Houston, 73-72 (OT)

Fastest to 100th Win at SMU: Tim Jankovich has 99 wins in 152 games at SMU. 
181 - Dave Bliss - W, 118-67 vs Texas Southern 12/1/1986
181 - Mike Dement - W, 74-66 at North Texas 12/4/2001
183 - J.W. St. Clair - W, 44-37 at Arkansas 3/3/1934
192 - Doc Hayes -     W, 75-62 at Wisconsin 12/12/1955

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)
69 -     Tim Jankovich, 2015- (69-17, .802)

SMU LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS
    Start Date    End Date
27    Texas A&M (W, 92-48; 1953-54)    Texas A&M (L, 43-42; March 1, 1958)
15    Texas Tech (W, 93-91; Feb. 9, 1971)    Texas Tech (L, 64-59; Feb. 10, 1973)
14    East Carolina (W, 74-63; Feb. 21, 2016)    Temple (L, 66-64; Jan. 10, 2018)
13    Baylor (W, 26-15; 1936-37)    Texas (L, 33-27; Feb. 6, 1939)
10    Baylor (W, 28-16; 1924-25)    Arkansas (L, 32-30; 1926-27)
9    Rice (W, 112-89; Feb. 5, 1966)    Texas Tech (L, 82-74; Feb. 14, 1967)
9    Baylor (W, 74-57; Feb. 15, 1984)    Texas Tech (L, 59-54; Feb. 27, 1985)
8    Texas (W, 25-22; Feb. 7, 1930)    Arkansas (L, 32-27; 1930-31)
8    Texas Tech (W, 80-75; Jan. 23, 1988)    Houston (L, 84-83 OT; Jan. 21, 1989)
8^    #17/15 Connecticut (W, 74-65; Jan. 4, 2014)    #11/9 Louisville (L, 84-71; March 5, 2014)
8    Connecticut (W, 73-55; Feb. 14, 2015)    Tulsa (L, 82-77; Feb. 10, 2016)
8    USF (W, 82-64, Jan. 1, 2020)    Wichita State (L, 66-62; March 1, 2020)
^ Wins later vacated    


CALL IT A COMEBACK: SMU has rallied from a 10-plus point deficit to win 11 times under Tim Jankovich. That includes a pair of 15-point comeback wins.
Deficit    Time    Opponent    Final 
15 (42-27)    0:01 1st    Tulane (2/15/17) (T-7)    80-75
15 (72-57)    4:05 2nd    at Vanderbilt (1/4/20) (T-7)      92-81 ot
13 (24-11)    8:08 1st    at Houston (2/18/17)    76-66
12 (22-10)    12:07 1st    at TCU (12/2/15)    75-70
12 (68-56)    7:08 2nd    at [20/20] Memphis (1/25/20)    74-70
11 (23-12)    6:03 1st    Temple (1/18/20)    68-52
10 (46-36)    17:37 2nd    [rv/-] Yale (11/22/15)    71-69
10 (40-30)    2:49 1st    UMBC (11/10/17)    78-67
10 (15-5)    14:33 1st    vs [2/4] Arizona (11/23/17)    66-60
10 (23-13)    8:53 1st    vs Wright State (11/21/18)    77-76
10 (42-32)    16:12 2nd    at Dayton (12/5/20)    66-64

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDER JANKOVICH: 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. 

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.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES (Current Roster Only):    

2020-21    Opponent    Stats    Season    Career
Ethan Chargois    A&M-Corpus Christi 11/30    12 pts, 11 rebs    1st    6th
Kendric Davis    A&M-Corpus Christi 11/30    11 pts, 11 asts    1st    4th
Kendric Davis    Houston Baptist 12/2    20 pts, 13 asts    2nd    5th
Feron Hunt    Houston Baptist 12/2    18 pts, 11 rebs    1st    6th
Feron Hunt    ECU 12/16    11 pts, 10 rebs    2nd    7th
Feron Hunt    [5/5] Houston 1/3    12 pts, 12 rebs    3rd    8th
Kendric Davis    Cincinnati 1/7    14 pts, 14 asts    3rd    6th
Feron Hunt    Temple 1/11    18 pts, 11 rebs    4th    9th
2019-20    Opponent    Stats    Season    Career
Yor Anei (OSU)    Oral Roberts 11/6    13 pts, 10 rebs    1st    2nd
Feron Hunt    New Orleans 11/12    14 pts, 13 rebs    1st    2nd
Yor Anei (OSU)    Yale 11/17    13 pts, 12 rebs    2nd    3rd
Tyson Jolly    Hartford 11/27    15 pts, 11 rebs    1st    1st
Feron Hunt    Hartford 11/27    16 pts, 10 rebs    2nd    3rd
Feron Hunt    Abilene Christian 11/29    17 pts, 10 rebs    3rd    4th
Kendric Davis    Abilene Christian 11/29    17 pts, 10 asts    1st    1st
Tyson Jolly    at Georgia 12/20    19 pts, 10 rebs    2nd    2nd
Feron Hunt    at Vanderbilt 1/4    12 pts, 11 rebs    4th    5th
Ethan Chargois    at Vanderbilt 1/4    18 pts, 11 rebs    1st    5th
Tyson Jolly    Temple 1/18    25 pts, 14 rebs    3rd    3rd
Kendric Davis    Tulane 2/1    18 pts, 13 asts    2nd    2nd
Kendric Davis    at Temple 2/8    23 pts, 10 asts    3rd    3rd
Yor Anei (OSU)    Oklahoma 2/22    10 pts, 10 rebs    3rd    4th
Tyson Jolly    Memphis 2/25    13 pts, 10 rebs    4th    4th
Tyson Jolly    at USF 3/7    17 pts, 11 rebs    5th    5th
2018-19    Opponent    Stats    Season    Career
Ethan Chargois    Western Carolina 11/14    12 pts, 10 rebs    1st    1st
Ethan Chargois    Lipscomb 11/17    22 pts, 11 rebs    2nd    2nd
Ethan Chargois    [21/17] Houston 1/16    10 pts, 12 rebs    3rd    3rd
Ethan Chargois    at Wichita State 1/30    16 pts, 12 rebs    4th    4th
Feron Hunt    at USF 3/10    17 pts, 14 rebs    1st    1st
Yor Anei (OSU)    vs TCU 3/13    17pts, 10 rebs    1st    1st
2017-18    Opponent    Stats    Season    Career
Everett Ray    UAPB 11/18    12 pts, 10 rebs    1st    1st

2019-20 SMU IN THE AAC: The Mustangs finished the shortened 2019-20 season with a 19-11 overall record. SMU went 15-2 at Moody Coliseum, winning eight of nine home games in league play. Last season, SMU led the American Athletic Conference in scoring (72.9), field goal percentage (45.1%), free-throw percentage (76.2%, 25th NCAA), assists (15.6, 19th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2). The Mustangs had four of the top 25 scorers in the AAC; Tyson Jolly (14.5, 7th), Kendric Davis (14.2, 8th), Isiaha Mike (14.0, 10th) and Feron Hunt (11.0, 25th AAC). Davis also led the league in assists (6.7, 10th NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7, 19th NCAA). Davis was second in the league in free-throw percentage at 85.4% with Mike behind him at 80.5% (4th AAC) and Jolly at 78.0% (14th AAC). From the floor, Hunt ranked third in the AAC hitting 55.7% with Mike 8th (48.1%), Jolly 11th (45.8%) and Davis 12th (44.9%). From 3-point range, Tyson Jolly was 38.2% (7th AAC) and Isiaha Mike 37.7% (9th AAC). SMU finished third in the AAC in rebound margin (4.2) with three players in the top 15 (Hunt 6.7, 8th; Mike 6.3, 9th; Jolly 6.2, 13th). 

SMU BASKETBALL - HONORS (Awards/Honors since 2013-14)
  •  NBA Draft Picks (Semi Ojeleye & Sterling Brown in '17, Shake Milton in '18)
  •  AAC Players of the Year (Nic Moore '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
  •  AP All-America Honorable Mention (Nic Moore '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
  •  Academic All-American (Semi Ojeleye '17)
  •  Wooden Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16)
  •  Naismith Trophy Watch List (Nic Moore '15, '16; Shake Milton '18)
  •  Karl Malone Award Watch List (Markus Kennedy '16)
  •  Bob Cousy Award Watch List (Nic Moore '16; Shake Milton '18)
  •  Lute Olson Award Watch List (Nic Moore '15; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '21)
  •  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)
  •  USBWA All-District (Nic Moore '14, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '18)
  •  NABC College All-Star (Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17)
  •  All-AAC 1st Team (Nic Moore '14, '15, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17)
  •  All-AAC 2nd Team (Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17; Shake Milton '17, '18; Jahmal McMurray '19)
  •  All-AAC 3rd Team (Kendric Davis '20, Tyson Jolly '20, Isiaha Mike '20)
  •  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)

AMERICAN/SEC ALLIANCE: The American entered into a scheduling alliance with the SEC prior to the 2019-20 season that featured four teams from each conference playing home-and-home series. SMU-Vanderbilt was scheduled for Dec. 8 at Moody Coliseum, but was canceled due to a COVID-19 case within the Vanderbilt program, and the ensuing pause in basketball activities. The second part of the home-and-home series will be moved to the 2021-22 season. SMU won 92-81 in overtime in Nashville on Jan. 4, 2020. 

.SMU2NBA / Pros Since 2014: 
- Semi Ojeleye selcted 37th in 2017 by Boston
- Sterling Brown selcted 46th in 2017 (picked by Philadelphia, then traded to Milwaukee, now with Houston)
- Shake Milton selected 54th in 2018 (picked by Dallas, then traded to Philadelphia)
- Ben Moore spent 2017-19 with Indiana and San Antonio
- Jahmal McMurray was picked 21st in the 2019 G League draft by the Northern Arizona Suns (Phoenix)
- Played professionally: Ben Emelogu II, Markus Kennedy, Jahmal McMurray, Isiaha Mike, Ben Moore, Nic Moore, Yanick Moreira, Nick Russell, Jordan Tolbert

BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU started 36-0 at Moody Coliseum under Tim Jankovich, the second-best home start by a head coach in NCAA history.
49 - Jerry Tarkanian - Long Beach St. 1969-72
36 - Tim Jankovich - SMU 2015-18
28 - Lewis Andreas - Syracuse 1924-26
28 - Everett Case - North Carolina St. 1947-49

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON HOME WINNING STREAKS:

Wins    Streak Started    Streak Ended
39    Colorado State; W, 63-62  (Dec. 17, 1952)    Oklahoma; L, 96-83 (Dec. 4, 1962)
33    Texas Southern; W, 72-59 (Nov. 26, 2014)    Southern Miss; L, 74-64 (Nov. 11, 2018)
30    Central Michigan; W, 89-78 (Dec. 17, 1982)    [4] North Carolina; L, 88-86 (OT) (Dec. 30, 1986)
16    Texas-Pan American; W, 86-75 (Jan. 2, 1999)    Texas Tech; L, 78-75 (Nov. 20, 2001)
16    McMurry; W, 84-42 (Dec. 16, 1995)    Alcorn State; L, 75-74 (Dec. 5, 1998)

WIN STREAKS/START(S) IN PROGRAM HISTORY: SMU had winning streaks of 16 games and 10 games in 2016-17 in a stretch where the Mustangs won 26 of 27. In 2015-16, SMU started 18-0, which was the best start in program history, surpassing the 10-0 start by the 1997-98 team (Tim Jankovich directed the first nine games of the 18-game streak). The 18-game winning streak was the second-longest streak in program history (20 during 1955-56). The 7-0 start to the 2015-16 AAC schedule was the best league start since going 12-0 en route to the 1955-56 SWC title. SMU also had a 33-game home win streak from Feb. 13, 2016 until Jan. 10 2018, which is the second-longest in program history. The current 32-game home non-conference winning streak ranks second in the program (39 from 1952-1962).

WINNING STREAKS - LONGEST IN SMU HISTORY:
Wins    Start Date    End Date
20    at Wichita State; W, 85-67 (Dec. 22, 1955)    vs #1 San Francisco (Final Four), L 86-68 (Mar. 2, 1956)
18    Sam Houston St; W, 85-50 (Nov. 14, 2015)    at Temple; L, 89-80 (Jan. 24, 2016)
16    at Tulane, W, 80-64 (Jan. 15, 2017)    vs. [-/rv] USC; L, 66-65 (March 17, 2017)
10    at Arkansas; W, 75-74 (Feb. 2, 1966)    #2 Kansas (NCAA Regional); L, 96-90 (March 11, 1966) 
10    Texas Tech; W, 89-82 (Nov. 22, 1997)    at UTEP; L, 66-64 (Jan. 3, 1998)
10    CSU Bakersfield; W, 49-43 (Dec. 2, 2016)    at [22/22] Cincinnati; L, 66-64 (Jan. 12, 2017)
9    Texas Southern; W, 91-72 (Nov. 23, 1984)    at Chaminade; L, 71-70 (Dec. 25, 1984)
9    Eastern Kentucky; W, 66-45 (Dec. 6, 1947)    Baylor; L, 43-42 (Jan. 10, 1948)

SMU LONGEST CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS
    Start Date    End Date
20    Feb. 15, 1955 at Texas A&M (W, 81-56)     Jan. 18, 1957 at Texas (L, 77-68)
15    Jan. 15, 2017 at Tulane (W, 80-64)     Jan. 4, 2018 at Tulane (L, 73-70)
12    Feb. 2, 1966 at Arkansas (W, 75-74)    Jan. 10, 1967 at Texas (L, 82-73)
11    Feb. 15, 1984 vs. Baylor (W, 74-57)     Jan. 26, 1985 at Texas Tech (L, 64-63)

HOME WINNING STREAKS:

Wins    Start Date    End Date
34    Texas A&M; W, 92-48 (Feb. 6, 1954)    Kansas; L, 73-65 (Sweet 16) (March 15, 1957)
33    [rv/rv] Gonzaga; W, 69-60 (Feb. 13, 2016)    Temple; L, 66-64 (Jan. 10, 2018)
19    Baylor; W, 74-57 (Feb. 15, 1984)    Texas Tech; L, 59-54 (Feb. 27, 1985)
15 ^    Loyola Marymount; W, 73-58 (Nov. 11, 2013)    #11/9 Louisville; L, 84-71 (March 5, 2014)
15    Connecticut; 73-55 (Feb. 14, 2015)    Tulsa; L, 82-77 (Feb. 10, 2016)
^Wins later vacated

ATTENDANCE: In 2018-19, SMU surpassed 100,000 in attendance for the sixth straight season. In 2014-15, SMU set a season attendance record of 124,986 total and 6,944 average. The New Moody single-game attendance record of 7,518 was set in the 60-51 win against then No. 11/11 Cincinnati (Feb. 12, 2017).
Total    Season 
124,986       2014-15    AAC Champs
124,198    2016-17    AAC Champs
119,878    2017-18
117,420    2015-16
107,412     2013-14
103,856    2018-19
101,296     1984-85

18-0 AT HOME: SMU was 18-0 at Moody Coliseum in 2016-17. It was the fifth undefeated home slate in program history, but the first since 1955-56.
18-0    2016-17
10-0    1955-56
9-0    1954-55
5-0    1937-38
8-0    1916-17


COACHING FOR LITERACY (CoachingForLiteracy.org): This will be the seventh straight season SMU has hosted a CFL game (Feb. 17 vs Tulane). The Mustangs will also participate on the road at Memphis on Jan. 14. Jonathan Wilfong (SMU '17) and Andrew Renshaw, two then-high school seniors from Memphis, Tennessee, founded Coaching for Literacy in 2012. Proceeds raised from the event go towards funding effective literacy programs focused on helping elementary and middle school students. Coaching for Literacy partners with collegiate and professional sports teams. --- The mission of Coaching for Literacy is to increase awareness about the number of people in America who are functionally or totally illiterate and the social problems associated with illiteracy. By leveraging the unique power of collegiate and professional sports, Coaching for Literacy raises money to supports effective local literacy programs and schools focused on educating elementary and middle school students. SMU hosted two CFL events in 2014-15, two in 2015-16 and one in 2016-17, 2017-18,  2018-19 and 2019-20. In 2016-17, the SMU staff wore neon green ties during a three-game stretch as part of the awareness effort from the home win against Stanford on Dec. 19 through the win a Memphis, WIlfong's home town, on Dec. 27.

DAVID B. MILLER COURT: On Dec. 5, 2018, SMU named the Moody Coliseum court after David B. Miller, alumnus and vice-chair of the Board of Trustees. A two-time SMU graduate, Miller earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Edwin L. Cox School of Business. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year starter and letterman on the varsity basketball team and a member of the 1971-72 Southwest Conference Co-Championship team. Since 2011, Mr. Miller and his wife, Carolyn Lacy Miller, have given $20 million toward the expansion and renovation of Moody Coliseum as well as the construction of the Miller Event Center. He has served on the SMU Board of Trustees since 2008 and also serves as chairman of the Cox Executive Board. He is a recipient of Distinguished Alumni Awards from both the University and the Cox School. In 2009, Miller was honored with the Silver Anniversary Mustang Award by the SMU Lettermen's Association. He is also a recipient of the Methodist Health System Foundation's 2017 Folsom Leadership Award. Miller is a co-founder and partner of EnCap Investments L.P., a private equity firm based in Houston and Dallas. He also is the president of the David B. Miller Family Foundation, which he established in 2006. In addition to donating to academic and athletic programs at SMU, the Miller Family Foundation contributes to numerous charitable organizations. Carolyn Miller is vice president of the foundation. The Millers have been generous long-time donors to SMU. Their gifts have created the David B. Miller Endowed Professorship in Cox School of Business, the SMU-in-Taos Campus Center, the Don Jackson Center for Financial Studies in Cox and the EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center, also in Cox, as well as numerous general university and school-specific scholarship funds. They also have provided support for the Crum Basketball Center, the men's basketball program and Circle of Champions in the Department of Athletics. Before establishing EnCap, Mr. Miller served as co-CEO of MAZE Exploration Inc., a Denver-based oil and gas company that he co-founded in 1981. Mr. Miller began his professional career with Republic National Bank of Dallas, ultimately serving as vice president and manager of the bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Republic Energy Finance Corporation.

WORLD-CLASS FACILITY: SMU's Crum Basketball Center has been a world-class training center since opening in 2008. The 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks used the Crum Center for their 2008, 2009 and 2010 training camps. Several other NBA teams have also used the facility while in Dallas to play the Mavericks.