SENIOR DAY
SMU (21-7, 12-4 American) vs Tulane (13-13, 10-7 American)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
March 6, 2022 – 2 p.m. CT
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SMU hosts Tulane for senior day on Sunday. The Mustangs are 15-0 at Moody Coliseum this season and have won 17 straight home games overall, which is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in NCAA Division I. That is also the fourth longest in program history.

SMU is 21-7 overall and 12-4 in the American Athletic Conference after a 76-71 win over Cincinnati on Thursday. The Mustangs have won 18 of their last 22 outings.

SENIOR DAY: Sunday is Senior Day at Moody Coliseum. Prior to game against Tulane, 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.

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. SCENARIOS: SMU is the No. 2 seed with a win vs Tulane OR a Memphis loss to Houston. SMU is the No. 3 seed with a loss to Tulane AND a Memphis win vs Houston.

In the 76-71 win over Cincinnati, Kendric Davis had a game-high 25 points with five assists as SMU rallied for the victory at Moody Coliseum on Thursday. SMU trailed by as many as 10 during the second half. Still trailing 61-56 with 5:16 to play, Zach Nutall completed a 3-point play and followed with a steal that led to a dunk by Michael Weathers to spark a 20-10 finishing run for the Mustangs. The dunk by Michael Weathers gave SMU a 63-62 lead, its first advantage of the second half. Emmanuel Bandoumel had 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double. Michael Weathers grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds as the Mustangs had two guards record double-doubles in the game. Marcus Weathers was the fourth Mustang to score in double figures, recording 15 points and eight rebounds. SMU had a 47-35 rebound advantage for the game and held Cincinnati to 38.1% shooting. The Mustangs went 33-40 on free throws as Kendric Davis finished 13-14, Michael Weathers was 8-9 and Marcus Weathers hit 7-10.

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 second in The American in threes made (8.6) and in the league for 3-point percentage (36.2%). 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 (28.4, 13th NCAA), rank third in scoring at 74.5 points, third in FG% (44.7%), fourth in FG% defense (39.9%, 25th NCAA) and fourth in FT% (74.6%). 

Kendric Davis is leading the AAC in scoring (19.5, 29th NCAA). He is in the top five in the league in field-goal percentage (44.6%, 4th AAC), free-throw percentage (86.3%, 2nd AAC, 44th NCAA) and assists (4.6, 3rd AAC, 56th NCAA). Davis is also ranked in the league for assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7, 9th AAC), 3FGs made (2.3, 7th AAC) and steals (1.4, 14th AAC). Marcus Weathers leads SMU in rebounding (7.3, 2nd AAC) and double-doubles (6, 1st AAC). Michael Weathers is ranked in the AAC in blocked shots (1.3, 6th AAC), steals (1.6, 8th AAC) and rebounds (5.7, 13th AAC). Emmanuel Bandoumel is averaging 10.5 points and Michael Weathers is averaging 10.3 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 15-0 at home this season, and has won 17 straight at Moody Coliseum (T-6th NCAA active streaks). The Mustangs have wins in 36 of the last 40 games at Moody Coliseum.

QUICK HITS

• Franklin Agunanne has played in 19 games this season, totaling 23 points and 34 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 10.5 points while hitting 38.1% on 3FGs (61-160) and making 2.2 threes per game (9th 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 69.7% from the field (46-66).

• 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 19.5 points (1st AAC, 29th NCAA), 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 steals (14th AAC), 4.6 assists (3rd AAC, 56th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio (9th AAC) and hitting 44.6% on FGs (4th AAC), 86.3% on FTs (2nd AAC, 44th NCAA) and 36.3% 3FGs with 2.3 3FGs per game (7th 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 6.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists while hitting 32.1% on 3FG (43-134).

• Zhuric Phelps (2021-22 AAC Freshman of the Week [D13], 2020-21 Texas Mr. Basketball) is averaging 4.1 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 3.1 points and hitting 44.4% from three in his freshman season (20-45).

• 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 12.5 points (16th AAC), 7.3 rebounds (2nd AAC) and 0.7 blocks while hitting 52.0% on FGs and 72.0% on FTs (13th AAC). He is also 20-52 on threes (38.5%). 

• Michael Weathers (2020-21 SWAC Newcomer of the Year at Texas Southern) is contributing 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds (13th AAC), 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals (8th AAC) and 1.3 blocks (6th AAC) while hitting 78.9% on free throws (9th AAC).

• Jahmar Young Jr. is adding 2.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.

• SMU is 122-62 under Tim Jankovich and 84-17 (.832) at Moody Coliseum. The home winning percentage is the highest in program history (minimum 2 seasons). The Mustangs are 36-4 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 85-50 in AAC play since the start of 2014-15. The Mustangs are 52-15 at Moody Coliseum.

• SMU held 16 of 28 opponents under 40%. The Mustangs are 14-2 this season and 75-10 under Tim Jankovich when holding opponents at or below 40%. 

• SMU shot a better percentage than 19 of 28 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 13 games this season. SMU is 12-1 this season and 80-15 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 (W, 76-71 vs Cincinnati on March 3): DALLAS – Kendric Davis had a game-high 25 points with five assists as SMU rallied for a 76-71 victory over Cincinnati at Moody Coliseum on Thursday. The Mustangs improved to 15-0 at home this season with its 17th straight home victory. SMU trailed by as many as 10 during the second half. Still trailing 61-56 with 5:16 to play, Zach Nutall completed a 3-point play and followed with a steal that led to a dunk by Michael Weathers to spark a 20-10 finishing run for the Mustangs. The dunk by Michael Weathers gave SMU a 63-62 lead, its first advantage of the second half.  Emmanuel Bandoumel had 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double. Michael Weathers grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds as the Mustangs had two guards record double-doubles in the game. Marcus Weathers was the fourth Mustang to score in double figures, recording 15 points and eight rebounds. SMU had a 47-35 rebound advantage for the game and held Cincinnati to 38.1% shooting. The Mustangs went 33-40 on free throws, its most makes and attempts since 2010. Kendric Davis finished 13-14, Michael Weathers was 8-9 and Marcus Weathers hit 7-10.  David DeJulius led Cincinnati with 21 points and four assists while Jeremiah Davenport scored 17 points while hauling in a team-high seven boards.

THE SERIES VS TULANE (25-15): SMU leads the series 25-15 and is 10-2 in meetings as American Athletic Conference opponents. SMU won the first meeting this season 75-66 on Jan. 15 after the teams did not play last season, with the first game canceled due to COVID and the second due to the winter storm in Texas. The Mustangs are 17-2 at home with a 5-2 record in AAC matshups. The first meeting between the programs came on Dec. 18, 1959, an 86-61 victory for SMU.

LAST MEETING VS TULANE (W, 75-66 at Tulane on Jan. 15): NEW ORLEANS — Kendric Davis scored 24 points and SMU defeated Tulane 75-66. Emmanuel Bandoumel scored 17 points for the Mustangs. Michael Weathers had 11 points. Marcus Weathers added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Cook led the Green Wave (7-8, 4-2) with 23 points. DeVon Baker had 12 points. Kevin Cross added 11 points. NOTES: SMU was 15-32 on 3-point field goals (15 made is T-2nd in SMU history, T-1st for SMU in an AAC game). Kendric Davis career-high 7 made threes (T-4th SMU history), Emmanuel Bandoumel made 4 threes. 

UP NEXT: The Mustangs play in the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. SMU will open with a quarterfinal matchup as the No. 2 or No. 3 seed on Friday, March 11 at 6 p.m. or 8 p.m.

BIG-SHOT BANDOUMEL: Emmanuel Bandoumel is shooting a career-high 38.1% 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 7.3 rebounds (2nd AAC). His 970 total career rebounds rank 16th among active student-athletes in NCAA D-I. He also has 1675 career points, which is 70th among active NCAA D-I student-athletes.

FIVE AND DIME: Kendric Davis is averaging 19.5 points (1st AAC, 29th NCAA) and 4.6 assists (3rd AAC, 56th NCAA) with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (9th AAC). Last season, he averaged 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA). He has 5 or more assists in 50 of 70 games at SMU (16 of 27 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    428    Kendric Davis, 2019-

KD FREE: Kendric Davis is 157-of-182 (86.3%, 2nd AAC, 44th 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    85.4    Kendric Davis (315-369), 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

KEEPING THE BOOKKEEPER BUSY: Kendric Davis is leading the American Athletic Conference in scoring a 19.5 per game after he led the league last season at 19.0 points per game. 
SMU Career Points
    19    1343    Kato Armstrong (95), 1985-89
    20    1271    Patrick Simpson (114), 2001-05
    21    1243    Carl Wright (96), 1982-85
    22    1223    Joe Swedlund (108), 1974-78
        1223    Troy Matthews (110), 1993-97
    24    1220    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    17.4    Kendric Davis, 2019-
    8    17.0    Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
    9    16.7    Jahmal McMurray, 2017-19
    10    16.4    Brad Branson, 1978-80
        16.4    Bill Voight, 1966-69

GRAND TIME: The Mustangs have four players with at least 1,300 career points. 
1,675    Marcus Weathers 
1,413    Zach Nutall
1,453    Kendric Davis (1,220 at SMU)
1,345    Michael Weathers

MOODY MAGIC: The Mustangs are 15-0 this season, have won 17 straight and are 36-4 in the past 40 games at Moody Coliseum. Since Moody Coliseum re-opened for the 2014 American Athletic Conference schedule, SMU has successfully defended home court 121 times in 142 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
15+    2021-22    15-0
^ Wins from 2013-14 later vacated

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)
4 - Houston (3 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 279-183 (.604) [122-62 at SMU (.663), including 84-17 (.832) 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).

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)
84 -     Tim Jankovich, 2015- (84-17, .832)
81 -     Mike Dement, 1995-04 (81-39, .675)

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 - 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

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

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)
9+    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)
17+    Temple, 79-68 (Jan. 11, 2021)