SMU (20-7, 11-4 American) vs Cincinnati (17-13, 7-10 American)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
March 3, 2022 –  6 p.m. CT
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Reggie Dupard Will Be Presented With The Silver Anniversary Mustang Award At Halftime

SMU hosts Cincinnati in the penultimate game of the regular season. The Mustangs are 14-0 at Moody Coliseum this season and have won 16 straight home games overall, which is tied for the ninth-longest active streak in NCAA Divsion I. 

SMU is 20-7 overall and 11-4 in the American Athletic Conference after a 75-61 loss at No. 14 Houston on Sunday. The Mustangs have won 17 of their last 21 outings.

Kendric Davis was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll on February 28. It was his 10th honor of the season and 21st of his career. That extends his SMU record for most AAC Weekly Honors in a season for a Mustang, and sets the career mark (Nic Moore had 20 from 2013-16).

SMU is leading The American in threes made (8.7, 57th NCAA) and ranks second in the league for 3-point percentage (36.4%, 57th NCAA). Two Mustangs are averaging among the AAC leaders in threes per game with Kendric Davis making 2.3 (7th AAC) and Emmanuel Bandoumel at 2.2 (8th AAC). The Mustangs lead the AAC in defensive rebounds (28.3, 15th NCAA), rank third in scoring at 74.4 points, third in FG% (45.1%), fourth in FG% defense (39.9%, 28th NCAA) and fifth in FT% (74.0%). 

Kendric Davis is leading the AAC in scoring (19.3, 34th NCAA). He is in the top five in the league in field-goal percentage (45.2%, 3rd AAC), free-throw percentage (85.7%, 3rd AAC, 52nd NCAA) and assists (4.6, 3rd AAC, 57th NCAA). Davis is also ranked in the league for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7, 8th AAC), 3FGs made (2.3, 7th AAC) and steals (1.5, 12th AAC). Marcus Weathers leads SMU in rebounding (7.2, 2nd AAC) and double-doubles (6, 1st AAC). Michael Weathers is ranked in the AAC in blocked shots (1.3, 6th AAC), steals (1.5, 11th AAC) and rebounds (5.5, 12th AAC). Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 10.6 points and Michael Weathers is averaging 10.0 to give the Mustangs four players averaging double figures in scoring.

Kendric Davis was selected to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (1 of 30). He was also 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. This season, he has been national player of the week (Jan. 3) and earned a total of nine AAC Weekly Honors (3x Player of the Week, 7x Weekly Honor Roll). 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. 

SMU is 14-0 at home this season, and has won 16 straight at Moody Coliseum (T-9th NCAA active streaks). The Mustangs have wins in 35 of the last 39 games at Moody Coliseum.

AAC CHAMPIONSHIP: SMU will be the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. With a bye through the first round, the Mustangs will start with a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, March 11 at 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. Houston has clinched the No. 1 seed and SMU has a half-game lead on Memphis for the No. 2 seed.

SENIOR DAY SUNDAY: Prior to the 2pm game against Tulane at Moody Coliseum, SMU will honor student-athletes Emmanuel Bandoumel, Tristan Clark, Kendric Davis, Isiah Jasey, Marcus Weathers and Michael Weathers as well as managers Jason Pollina and Nick DeAngelis.

QUICK HITS

• Franklin Agunanne has played in 18 games this season, totaling 23 points and 31 rebounds. He had season highs of 8 points and 7 rebounds in the win vs Memphis Feb. 20 after. He also had 4 points, 3 rebounds and an assist in the win at Memphis.

• Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 10.6 points while hitting 37.8% on 3FGs (59-156) and making 2.2 threes per game (8th AAC). He had a career-high six threes (and career-best 23 points) at ECU on Feb. 12. He has hit at least four threes seven times this season (SMU is 6-1). 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. He also hit the game-winning 3FG in overtime for a 73-72 victory over [20/19] Houston on Feb. 15, 2020.

• Tristan Clark (2019-20 Karl Malone Watch List) is averaging 4.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots (15th AAC) while shooting 68.8% from the field (44-64).

• Kendric Davis (2021-22 Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, 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, March Madness National Player of the Week [J3], Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week [J3], AAC Player of the Week [N22, D6, D20], AAC Weekly Honor Roll [N29, D13, J3, J17, J24, F21, F28] - 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 19.3 points (1st AAC, 34th NCAA), 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals (12th AAC), 4.6 assists (3rd AAC, 57th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio (8th AAC) and hitting 45.2% on FGs (3rd AAC), 85.7% on FTs (3rd AAC, 52nd NCAA) and 36.1% 3FGs with 2.3 3FGs per game (8th 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 in 2020-21. He was the only player in the country to lead his league in both. 

• Tyler Lundblade (2020-21 McDonald's All-American nominee) is redshirting this season. He was awarded a scholarship on Jan. 19 as Semi Ojeleye, 2017 AAC Player of the Year and current member of the Los Angeles Clippers, delivered a recorded message to the team after practice and announced the news. 

• Isiah Jasey started 15 of the first 16 games (missed game at Tulsa, and suffered a season-ending right Achilles injury vs USF 1/12). He averaged 1.1 blocked shots (8th AAC at the time of injury) and 2.9 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.

• Darius McBride has made nine appearances this season. 

• Zach Nutall (2020-21 Southland Conference Player of the Year at Sam Houston) is averaging 7.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists while hitting 32.8% on 3FG (43-131).

• Zhuric Phelps (2021-22 AAC Freshman of the Week [D13], 2020-21 Texas Mr. Basketball) is averaging 4.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals. He had 17 points in the win vs USF (1/12) and 13 points in the win vs Dayton (12/1). 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 8 of 24 games played. He is averaging 2.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and he is 12-32 on 3FGs.

• Stefan Todorovic (Nike Hoop Summit, Serbian U19 Team) is averaging 3.3 points and hitting 44.0% from three in his freshman season (20-44).

• Marcus Weathers (AAC Player of the Week [J31, F14], 2-time All-A-10 at Duquesne) has 6 doubles-doubles (1st AAC). He is averaging 12.4 points (16th AAC), 7.2 rebounds (2nd AAC) and 0.7 blocks while hitting 53.5% on FGs and 72.2% on FTs (12th AAC). He is also 20-49 on threes (40.8%). 

• Michael Weathers (2020-21 SWAC Newcomer of the Year at Texas Southern) is contributing 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds (12th AAC), 2.2 assists, 1.5 steals (11th AAC) and 1.3 blocks (6th AAC) while hitting 77.8% on free throws (9th AAC).

• Jahmar Young Jr. is adding 2.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.

• SMU is 121-62 under Tim Jankovich and 83-17 (.830) at Moody Coliseum. The home winning percentage is the highest in program history (minimum 2 seasons). The Mustangs are 35-4 at Moody Coliseum since the start of 2019-20.

• SMU is 60-15 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 8-5 in true road games. 

• SMU is 84-50 in AAC play since the start of 2014-15. The Mustangs are 51-15 at Moody Coliseum.

• SMU held 15 of 27 opponents under 40%. The Mustangs are 13-2 this season and 74-10 under Tim Jankovich when holding opponents at or below 40%. 

• SMU shot a better percentage than 19 of 27 opponents so far this season. SMU is 17-2 this season and 108-11 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 12 games this season. SMU is 11-1 this season and 79-15 under Tim Jankovich when at least four score 10+.

• The Mustangs have received votes in the AP Top 25 (two weeks, last Feb. 21) and USA Today Coaches Poll (four weeks, last Feb. 21) this season. SMU has been ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 and/or the USA Today Coaches Poll in eight of the past nine seasons (2013-14 to 2021-22). 

• SMU has 8 wins against AP Top 25 teams under Tim Jankovich (22 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.

• 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.

•  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 is with the Texas Legends, the G-League affiliate for the Mavericks. Hunt spent the 2021-22 preseason with the Dallas Mavericks and signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans (12/28).

LAST GAME (L, 75-61 at [14/15] Houston on Feb. 27): HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. had 21 points and nine rebounds and Josh Carlton added 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 14 Houston to a 75-61 win over SMU on Sunday. Taze Moore chipped in 11 points, and Jamal Shead finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Houston (24-4, 13-2 American Athletic Conference). Houston owned a 48-30 advantage in points in the paint, shot 45% and had a 49-25 advantage in rebounds in their fourth straight win. The Cougars also grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and turned them into 18 second-chance points. Kendric Davis scored 19 points, and Michael Weathers scored 10 points to lead the Mustangs (20-7, 11-4). SMU shot 39% and struggled on 3-pointers, hitting four of 21. Houston has a two-game lead over the Mustangs for first place in the AAC heading into the final week of the regular season. Houston used a 23-6 run to push its lead to 27-10 midway through the first half on a layup by J'Wan Roberts. The Cougars led by as many as 19 in the first half and took a 37-22 lead into halftime. SMU cut the lead to 43-35 on a 3-pointer by Emmanuel Bandoumel with 16 minutes remaining, but the Mustangs got no closer than eight when Houston responded with a 15-2 run to increase its lead to 63-42 on layup by Carlton with 6½ minutes to go. The Cougars evened the season series against the Mustangs. SMU defeated Houston 85-83 on Feb. 9.

THE SERIES VS. CINCINNATI (5-17) (4-17+): Cincinnati has won 10 straight matchups since the start of the 2017-18 season. SMU won 2-of-3 meetings during the 2016-17 season, including a 71-56 win on March 12, 2017 to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Since becoming conference foes, Cincinnati holds an 9-3 record over the Mustangs. Prior to the AAC, the series had been dormant since 1974-75. SMU won the only NCAA encounter in 1966, an NCAA Midwest Regional contest in Lubbock, Texas. (Win in 2013-14 vacated)

LAST MEETING VS CINCINNATI (L, 77-60 at Cincinnati on Jan. 6): CINCINNATI (AP) -- David DeJulius had 22 points and Mika Adams-Woods scored 17 and Cincinnati beat SMU 77-60 on Thursday night. John Newman III added 12 points for Cincinnati (11-4, 1-1 American Athletic Conference) which scored a season-high 44-first half points and led by 17 at intermission. Kendric Davis had 16 points for the Mustangs (11-4, 2-1), whose eight-game win streak came to an end. Emmanuel Bandoumel scored 13 and Michael Weathers 11.

UP NEXT: The Mustangs play their final regular-season game at home versus Tulane on Sunday. SMU will honor its seniors in a pregame ceremony. The Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship is March 10-13 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.

BIG-SHOT BANDOUMEL: Emmanuel Bandoumel is shooting a career-high 37.8% on threes. He had a career-high six threes at East Carolina (2/12) and has has made four in a game seven times this season (SMU 6-1). He 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.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS: Marcus Weathers is averaging 7.2 rebounds (2nd AAC). His 962 total career rebounds rank 16th among active student-athletes in NCAA D-I. He also has 1660 career points, which is 72nd among active NCAA D-I student-athletes.

SMU - Career Double-Doubles In American Athletic Conference Games
    11    Ben Moore, 2013-17
    7    Markus Kennedy, 2013-16
    5    Feron Hunt, 2018-21
    4    Sterling Brown, 2013-17
    4    Isiaha Mike, 2018-20
    4    Kendric Davis, 2019-
    4    Marucs Weathers, 2021-
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
    4    Feron Hunt 2020-21
    4    Marcus Weathers 2021-22

FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis is averaging 19.3 points (1st AAC, 34th NCAA) and 4.6 assists (3rd AAC, 57th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (8th AAC). Last season, he averaged 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 49 of 69 games at SMU (15 of 26 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    6.6    Butch Moore (828/125), 1982-86
    3    6.1    Kendric Davis, 2019-
    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    2.53    Scott Johnson, 1983-87 (334 / 132)
    2    2.42    Kendric Davis, 2019- (423 / 175)
    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
    6    460    Carl Wright, 1982-85
    7    423    Kendric Davis, 2019-

KD FREE: Kendric Davis is 144-of-168 (85.7%, 3rd AAC, 52nd 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 (302-355), 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
SMU Career Free Throws Made (GP)
    12    342    Bryan Hopkins (105), 2002-06
    13    326    Willie Davis (109), 1997-01
        326    Papa Dia (124), 2007-11
    15    314    Jay Poerner (107), 1994-98
        314    Mike Wilson (85), 1990-93
    17    305    Butch Moore (125), 1982-86
    18    302    Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Season FT Made (GP)
    1    213    Gene Phillips (Sr.), 1970-71 (26)
    2    203    Jan Loudermilk (Sr.), 1961-62 (25)
    3    199    Gene Phillips (Jr.), 1969-70 (24)
    4    184    Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)
    5    172    Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (35)
    6    167    Ryan Manuel (So.), 2012-13 (32)
    7    162    Kato Armstrong (Jr.), 1987-88 (35)
    8    158    Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)
        158    Bobby Mills (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)
        158    Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (26)
    11    153    Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99 (30)
    12    144    Kendric Davis (Sr.), 2021-22

KEEPING THE BOOKKEEPER BUSY: Kendric Davis is leading the American Athletic Conference in scoring a 19.3 per game after he led the league last season at 19.0 points per game. 
SMU Career Points
    21    1243    Carl Wright (96), 1982-85
    22    1223    Joe Swedlund (108), 1974-78
        1223    Troy Matthews (110), 1993-97
    24    1219    Carroll Hooser, 1963-66
    25    1214    Ben Moore, 2013-17
    26    1212    Bill Voight, 1966-69
    27    1206    Jeff Swanson, 1974-78
    28    1204    Charles Beasley, 1964-67
    29    1198    Lynn Phillips, 1966-69
    30    1195    Kendric Davis, 2019-
SMU Career Scoring Avg.
    1    26.1    Gene Phillips, 1968-71
    2    21.4    Ira Terrell, 1972-76
        21.4    Jim Krebs, 1954-57
    4    19.1    Sammy Hervey, 1972-74
    5    19.0    Semi Ojeleye, 2016-17
    6    18.0    Mike Wilson, 1990-93
    7    17.3    Kendric Davis, 2019-

GRAND TIME: The Mustangs have four players with at least 1,300 career points. 
1,660    Marcus Weathers 
1,410    Zach Nutall
1,428    Kendric Davis (1,195 at SMU)
1,326    Michael Weathers

MOODY MAGIC: The Mustangs are 14-0 this season, have won 16 straight and are 35-4 in the past 39 games at Moody Coliseum. Since Moody Coliseum re-opened for the 2014 American Athletic Conference schedule, SMU has successfully defended home court 120 times in 141 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

NEW MEMBER OF THE TEAM - BECKETT BURGE: Beckett, age 6, has battled and beat leukemia. Team IMPACT introduced our team to Beckett and his family! Keep an eye out for our newest teammate! Beckett and his family will be at the regular-season finale against Tulane on March 6.

STREAKS:
10+ points: Kendric Davis 3 (27, 17, 19), Michael Weathers 2 (11, 10)
Longest This Season: Kendric Davis 18 (11/15 - 1/29)
8+ rebounds: 
Long: Kendric Davis 2 (11/12-11/15), Marcus Weathers 2 (11/15-11/18; 12/29-1/2; 1/29-2/5; 2/20-2/23)
Dbl-Dbl: 
Long: Marcus Weathers 2 (11/15-11/18)
5+ assists: 
Long: Kendric Davis 4 (11/28-12/8)
2+ steals: 
Long: Michael Weathers 4 (2/5 - 2/20)
2+ blocks: 
Long: Isiah Jasey 2 (12/4-12/8), Tristan Clark 2 (1/15-1/20), Michael Weathers 2 (1/15-1/20; 1/29-2/5; 2/20-2/23)

TWIN POWERS: Marcus and Michael Weathers are one of just seven sets of twins playing on the same D-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 four seasons apart, they are playing together in their final collegiate season.
Brothers and/or twins playing on the same team:
Andrew and Alex Anderson, South Alabama (not twins)
Jimmy and Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse (not twins)
Daniel and Neal Begovich, Stanford (not twins)
Triston and Tyler Broughton, San Diego State (twins)
Kobe and Kaleb Brown, Missouri (not twins)
Johnny and Jordan Davis, Wisconsin (twins)
Milos and Veljko Ilic, Loyola-Maryland (twins)
Makai Ashton-Langford and DeMarr Langford Jr., Boston College (not twins)
Patrick and Connor McCaffery, Iowa (not twins)
Trey and Bryce McGowens, Nebraska (not twins)
Keegan and Kris Murray, Iowa (twins)
Azuolas and Tautvilas Tubelis, Arizona (twins)
Marcus Weathers and Michael Weathers, SMU (twins)
Lamar and Shamar Wright, SIUE (Twins)

2021-22 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
- Naismith Trophy Midseason Team | Kendric Davis (1 of 30)
- 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)
- March Madness National Player of the Week
     J3 - Kendric Davis (23.0 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.5 asts, 2.0 stls, 0.5 blks, wins at Tulsa/vs UCF)
- Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week
     J3 - Kendric Davis (23.0 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.5 asts, 2.0 stls, 0.5 blks, wins at Tulsa/vs UCF)
- 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)
     D20 - Kendric Davis (33 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 1 stl, 11-21 FG, 9-9 FT in win at New Mexico)
     J31 - Marcus Weathers (22.0pts, 6.5rebs, 2.0asts, 1.5blk, 1.0stl, 17-23 FG, 2-3 3FG, 8-8 FT, wins at USF, vs Temple)
     F14 - Marcus Weathers (15.5 pts, 6.5 rebs, 3.5 asts, 10-22 FG, 3-7 3FG, wins vs [6/7] Houston, at ECU)
- 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)
     J3 - Kendric Davis (23.0 pts, 6.0 rebs, 5.5 asts, 2.0 stls, 0.5 blks, wins at Tulsa/vs UCF)
     J17 - Kendric Davis (20.5 pts, 5.5 asts, 9-18 3FGs, 8-9 FTs, wins vs USF/at Tulane)
     J24 - Kendric Davis (20 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls, 2-5 3FGs in win at Memphis)
     F21 - Kendric Davis (27 pts, 2 rebs, 4 stls, 10-19 FG, 6-11 3FG in win vs Memphis)
     F28 - Kendric Davis (18.0 pts, 4.5 assists, 12-24 FG, win vs Tulsa, lost at [14/15] Houston)
- 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 

Mustangs Selected All-American Athletic Conference
Sterling Brown (2016-17 Second Team)
Kendric Davis (2019-20 Third Team, 2020-21 First Team)
Feron Hunt (2020-21 Third Team)
Tyson Jolly (2019-20 Third Team)
Markus Kennedy (2013-14 Second Team, 2014-15 Second Team)
Jahmal McMurray (2018-19 Second Team)
Isiaha Mike (2019-20 Third Team)
Shake Milton (2016-17 Second Team, 2017-18 Second Team)
Ben Moore (2016-17 Second Team)
Nic Moore (2013-14 First Team, 2014-15 First Team, 2015-16 First Team)
Yanick Moreira (2014-15 Second Team)
Semi Ojeleye (2016-17 First Team)

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)
3 - Houston (2 Season, 1 Tournament)
2 - Louisville (1 Season, 1 Tournament)
1 - Temple (Season), Tulsa (Season), Wichita State (Season), UCONN (Tournament)

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 278-183 (.603) [121-62 at SMU (.661), including 83-17 (.830) 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)

JANKOVICH IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT AND POSTSEASON GAMES: His teams are 15-11 (.577) in conference tournament games with a 5-3 record in the American Athletic Conference Tournament. He has led his teams to one title (AAC 2017) and five trips to the championship game (Missouri Valley, 2008, '09, '12; Southland, 1994). While at Illinois State, Jankovich went 7-5 in conference tournament play. He is 0-1 after his first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a head coach in 2017. He is 2-5 in the NIT (Illinois State 2008, '09, '10, '12; SMU '21).

AP TOP 20 WINS: The Mustangs have 14 wins over teams ranked or receiving votes under Tim Jankovich. That includes eight 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)
Feb. 9, 2022 - No. 6 Houston, 85-83

FAST TRACK WITH TIM JANKOVICH: The sixth season of The Fast Track with Head Coach Tim Jankovich hosted by Ozona Grill & Bar in each Monday from Jan. 3 to March 7 at 7 p.m.  There will be food and drink specials on site each Monday throughout the season. Ozona Grill and Bar is located at 4615 Greenville Ave., just a short distance from the SMU campus. The show will also air live on the SMU Mustangs' Facebook page, the SMU Mobile App. Fans can tweet their questions for Coach Jankovich using the hashtag #FastTrack, or by clicking the "Ask The Coach" button on SMUMustangs.com.

Most Home Wins at SMU (Record, Win%)
172     - Doc Hayes, 1947-67 (172-51, .771)
93 -     J.W. St. Clair, 1924-38 (93-36, .721)
86 -     Dave Bliss, 1980-88 (86-33, .723)
83 -     Tim Jankovich, 2015- (83-17, .830)
81 -     Mike Dement, 1995-04 (81-39, .675)

SMU LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS (Wins, Start, End)
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)
8+    Temple (W, 79-68, Jan. 11, 2021)
^ Wins later vacated    

HOME WINNING STREAKS (Wins, Start, End)
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)
16+    Temple, 79-68 (Jan. 11, 2021)
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

2021-22 American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
1 Houston (8) - 98
2 Memphis (3) - 92
3 SMU - 77
4 Wichita State - 76
5 UCF - 66
6 Cincinnati - 52
7 Tulsa - 43
8 Temple - 37
T9 South Florida - 25
T9 Tulane - 25
11 East Carolina - 14
First-place votes in parenthesis.

• Preseason Player of the Year - Tyson Etienne, Wichita State
• Preseason Rookie of the Year - Jalen Duren, Memphis
• Preseason All-Conference First Team
Marcus Sasser, Jr., G, Houston
Jalen Duren, Fr., C, Memphis
Landers Nolley II, R-Jr., G, Memphis
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, SMU*
Tyson Etienne, Jr., G, Wichita State*
 • Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Brandon Mahan, Gr., G, UCF
Emoni Bates, Fr., F, Memphis
Deandre Williams, Sr., F, Memphis
Jeremiah Davenport, Jr., G, Cincinnati
Jaylen Forbes, So., G, Tulane
* denotes unanimous selection

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.

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)

SMU2NBA / Pros Since 2014: 
- Semi Ojeleye selected 37th in 2017 (picked by Boston, now with Los Angeles Clippers)
- Sterling Brown selected 46th in 2017 (picked by Philadelphia, then traded to Milwaukee, now with Dallas)
- Shake Milton selected 54th in 2018 (picked by Dallas, then traded to Philadelphia)
- Ben Moore spent 2017-19 with Indiana and San Antonio
- Feron Hunt is with Texas Legends of the G League; he spent 2021-22 preseason with the Dallas Mavericks and signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans (12/28)
- Jahmal McMurray was picked 21st in the 2019 G League draft by the Northern Arizona Suns (Phoenix)
- Played professionally: Ben Emelogu II, Feron Hunt, Markus Kennedy, Jahmal McMurray, Isiaha Mike, Ben Moore, Nic Moore, Yanick Moreira, Nick Russell, Jordan Tolbert


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.