IRVING, Texas (The American/SMU) – SMU's 2021-22 men's basketball slate was finalized on Thursday when the American Athletic Conference announced its schedule. SMU will play eight conference opponents twice: Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, USF and Wichita State. The Mustangs have one matchup with two league foes, hosting UCF at Moody Coliseum, and visiting East Carolina.
The conference slate opens at Tulsa on Dec. 29 with the first home game against UCF on Jan. 2. The Mustangs play four of the final five league games at Moody Coliseum, hosting Memphis (Feb. 20), Tulsa (Feb. 23), Cincinnati (March 3) and Tulane (March 6) around a trip to Houston (Feb. 27).
Nine of SMU's final 13 league games will be featured on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The American Men's Basketball Championship is March 10-13 (Thursday-Sunday) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
The non-conference schedule is highlighted by home games against UNLV (Dec. 1), Vanderbilt (Dec. 4) and Dayton (Dec. 8), road games at Oregon (Nov. 12) and New Mexico (Dec. 19) plus the Jacksonville Classic (Nov. 21-22) with Florida State, Missouri and LMU. The season opens at Moody Coliseum versus McNeese on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The Mustangs are entering the sixth season under Head Coach
Tim Jankovich. Under Jankovich, the Mustangs are 101-55 with a 69-17 mark at Moody Coliseum. SMU is 30-17 the past two seasons with a 21-4 mark at home. The Mustangs earned an NIT bid this past season, finishing 11-6.
SMU returns unanimous All-American Athletic Conference honoree
Kendric Davis after he led the AAC in scoring (19.0) and assists (7.6, 4
th NCAA). He was the only player in the nation to lead his league in both. He additionally led the AAC and was 10
th nationally with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. The Mustangs also return starters
Emmanuel Bandoumel (10.2 points, 24
th AAC; 36.4% 3s, 14
th AAC) and
Isiah Jasey (1.0 blocks, 6
th AAC) as well as reserves
Jahmar Young Jr.,
Darius McBride and
Alex Tabor Jr.
SMU added transfers
Zach Nutall from Sam Houston (Southland Conference Player of the Year),
Marcus Weathers from Duquesne (2-time All-Atlantic 10),
Michael Weathers from Texas Southern (SWAC Newcomer of the Year),
Tristan Clark from Baylor (2019-20 Karl Malone Watch List) and
Franklin Agunanne from Loyola Chicago. Newcomers also include
Zhuric Phelps (2021 Texas Mr. Basketball),
Jalen Smith (3-star),
Stefan Todorovic (Nike Hoop Summit, Serbia U19 Team) and
Tyler Lundblade (McDonald's All-American nominee).
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| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
TV |
| Tue. |
Nov. 9 |
McNeese |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Fri. |
Nov. 12 |
at Oregon |
10pm CT |
Pac-12 |
| Mon. |
Nov. 15 |
Northwestern St |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Thu. |
Nov. 18 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Jacksonville Classic (Florida State, Missouri, LMU) |
|
|
| Sun. |
Nov. 21 |
vs. Missouri |
7pm CT |
|
| Mon. |
Nov. 22 |
vs. Florida St / LMU |
5/7:30pm CT |
|
| Wed. |
Nov. 24 |
Sam Houston |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sun. |
Nov. 28 |
ULM |
2pm |
ESPN+ |
| Wed. |
Dec. 1 |
UNLV |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sat. |
Dec. 4 |
Vanderbilt |
8pm |
ESPN+ |
| Wed. |
Dec. 8 |
Dayton |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sun. |
Dec. 19 |
at New Mexico |
|
|
| Tue. |
Dec. 21 |
Evansville |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Wed. |
Dec. 29 |
at Tulsa * |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sun. |
Jan. 2 |
UCF * |
1pm |
ESPNU |
| Thu. |
Jan. 6 |
at Cincinnati * |
8pm CT |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Wed. |
Jan. 12 |
USF * |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sat. |
Jan. 15 |
at Tulane * |
1pm |
ESPN+ |
| Thu. |
Jan. 20 |
at Memphis * |
6pm |
ESPN2 |
| Sun. |
Jan. 23 |
Wichita State * |
3 or 4pm |
ESPN2 |
| Wed. |
Jan. 26 |
at USF * |
6pm CT |
ESPN+ |
| Sat. |
Jan. 29 |
Temple * |
5pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sat. |
Feb. 5 |
at Wichita State * |
5pm |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Wed. |
Feb. 9 |
Houston * |
6pm |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Sat. |
Feb. 12 |
at East Carolina * |
5pm CT |
ESPNU |
| Wed. |
Feb. 16 |
at Temple * |
8pm CT |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Sun. |
Feb. 20 |
Memphis * |
2pm |
ESPN |
| Wed. |
Feb. 23 |
Tulsa * |
7pm |
ESPN+ |
| Sun. |
Feb. 27 |
at Houston * |
12pm |
ESPN |
| Thu. |
Mar. 3 |
Cincinnati * |
TBD |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Sun. |
Mar. 6 |
Tulane * |
2pm |
ESPN+ |
|
March 10-13 American Athletic Conference Championship (Fort Worth, Texas – Dickies Arena) |
* American Athletic Conference game
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