DALLAS (SMU) – SMU's 2023-24 men's basketball slate was finalized on Wednesday when the American Athletic Conference announced its 18-game league schedule. The Mustangs open league play at Moody Coliseum against Charlotte on Jan. 2 and finish at UAB on March 10.

SMU will play five AAC opponents twice: ECU, Memphis, North Texas, Tulane and UAB. The Mustangs will play home games only against Charlotte, Temple, Tulsa and UTSA, and play road games only versus Florida Atlantic, Rice, South Florida and Wichita State. The American Men's Basketball Championship is March 13-17 (Wednesday-Sunday) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.

Tip times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

The non-conference schedule is highlighted by home games against Dayton and Texas A&M, road match-ups with Arizona State and Florida State plus the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off with West Virginia, Wisconsin and Virginia.
 
The second season under Head Coach Rob Lanier opens with a four-game homestand at Moody Coliseum that concludes with Texas A&M on Nov. 14. After Thanksgiving, the Mustangs host three straight, including Dayton Nov. 29 before road games at Arizona State Dec. 6 and Florida State on Dec. 16.

The Mustangs return three starters in Zhuric Phelps, Samuell Williamson and Jalen Smith plus a transfer class ranked as high as No. 2 in The American. In August, the Mustangs went on a 10-day trip to Spain, going 3-0 with games in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona.

For season ticket information, visit smumustangs.com/tickets.
 
2023-24 SMU Men's Basketball Schedule
Day         Date               Opponent                                   Location
Mon.      Nov. 6            SAGU                                           Moody Coliseum
Wed.      Nov. 8            Western Illinois                          Moody Coliseum
Thu.        Nov. 9            Lamar                                          Moody Coliseum
Tue.        Nov. 14         Texas A&M                                 Moody Coliseum
Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Florida - Suncoast Credit Union Arena)
Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Mon.      Nov. 20         vs West Virginia                         Fort Myers, Fla.
Wed.      Nov. 22         vs Virginia / Wisconsin              Fort Myers, Fla.
Sun.        Nov. 26         ULM                                            Moody Coliseum
Wed.      Nov. 29         Dayton                                        Moody Coliseum
Sun.        Dec. 3            Texas A&M-Commerce             Moody Coliseum
Wed.      Dec. 6            at Arizona State                         Tempe, Ariz.
Sat.         Dec. 16          at Florida State                           Tallahassee, Fla.
Tue.        Dec. 19          Houston Christian                      Moody Coliseum
Fri.          Dec. 22          at Murray State                          Murray, Ky.
Tue.        Jan. 2             Charlotte *                                 Moody Coliseum                      
Sun.        Jan. 7             at Memphis *                             Memphis, Tenn.                        
Sat.         Jan. 13           at East Carolina *                       Greenville, N.C.                         
Tue.        Jan. 16           Temple *                                     Moody Coliseum                      
Sat.         Jan. 20           Tulsa *                                         Moody Coliseum                      
Thu.        Jan. 25           at North Texas *                         Denton, Texas                            
Sun.        Jan. 28           at Wichita State *                      Wichita, Kan.                             
Thu.        Feb. 1            Tulane *                                      Moody Coliseum                      
Sun.        Feb. 4            UAB *                                          Moody Coliseum                      
Wed.      Feb. 7            at Rice *                                      Houston, Texas                         
Sun.        Feb. 11          North Texas *                             Moody Coliseum                      
Thu.        Feb. 15          at Tulane *                                  New Orleans, La.                       
Sun.        Feb. 18          Memphis *                                 Moody Coliseum                      
Thu.        Feb. 22          at Florida Atlantic *                   Boca Raton, Fla.                        
Sun.        Feb. 25          at South Florida *                      Tampa, Fla.                                
Sat.         Mar. 2           UTSA *                                        Moody Coliseum                      
Wed.      Mar. 6           East Carolina *                           Moody Coliseum                      
Sun.        Mar. 10         at UAB *                                      Birmingham, Ala.
March 13-17               American Athletic Conference Championship (Fort Worth, Texas – Dickies Arena)