SMU (3-1) vs Prairie View A&M (1-2)
David B. Miller Court at
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Monday, November 18, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. CT
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SMU hosts Prairie View A&M on Monday at 7 p.m. The Mustangs are 3-0 at Moody Coliseum and 3-1 on the season.
After winning three home games to open the season, the Mustangs fell 81-70 at Butler on Friday. SMU had a 7-0 run to go ahead 50-48 at 13:11 of the second half before Butler pulled away.
Chuck Harris recorded a season-high 21 points off the bench, hitting 4-of-5 on three-pointers, and recording a season-high three steals.
Boopie Miller also scored 17 with four assists.Â
First-year head coach
Andy Enfield took the helm of the SMU program following 11 seasons at USC, where he led the Trojans to five of the last eight NCAA Tournaments, including a run to the Elite Eight in 2021. He took over an SMU program that finished last season 20-13 after earning an NIT bid. That was the Mustangs' sixth postseason berth in the past 10 possible postseasons, including two NCAA bids and four NITs.
Four games in,
Boopie Miller is averaging 19.8 points (1st ACC, 67th NCAA), 6.8 assists (2nd ACC, 27th NCAA), 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals (11th ACC). Miller is one of five averaging double figures in scoring, followed by
Chuck Harris (15.3),
B.J. Edwards (11.0),
Yohan Traore (10.8) and Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu (10.5). In addition to his scoring, Edwards is grabbing 3.3 steals per game (1st ACC, 18th NCAA) and 6.0 boards to go with 3.0 assists. Traore is averaging an SMU-best 6.5 rebounds (26th ACC).
Keon Ambrose-Hylton,
Jerrell Colbert and
Kario Oquendo lead the team with four blocked shots each.Â
3-0 AT MOODY COLISEUM:  In the first three home wins, the Mustangs averaged 93.0 points and shot 50.0% from the floor.Â
INAUGURAL ACC SEASON: SMU begins its first season in the ACC. SMU's inaugural ACC home slate includes Virginia (Dec. 7), Duke (Jan. 4), Georgia Tech (Jan. 11), Louisville (Jan. 21), Cal (Jan. 29), Stanford (Feb. 1), Pitt (Feb. 11), Wake Forest (Feb. 15), Clemson (Feb. 22) and Syracuse (Mar. 4). The Mustangs' road ACC contests are Boston College (Dec. 21), North Carolina (Jan. 7), Virginia (Jan. 15), Miami (Jan. 18), N.C. State (Jan. 25), Virginia Tech (Feb. 5), Notre Dame (Feb. 19), Cal (Feb. 26), Stanford (Mar. 1) and Florida State (Mar. 8). The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is March 11-15 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: The Mustangs play an 11-game non-conference schedule that includes six teams that made the postseason last year. A home matchup with Mississippi State (Nov. 22), a neutral-site game in versus LSU (Dec. 14 at Comerica Center in Frisco), a road game at Butler (L, 81-70 on 11/15) and two games in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational highlight the non-conference slate. The Butler game starts a home-and-home that includes a game at Moody Coliseum in 2025-26, and the LSU game begins a two-game neutral-site series that includes a game in New Orleans in 2025-26. The Acrisure Holiday Invitational is Nov. 26-27 in Palm Springs, California, with Washington State, Fresno State and Cal Baptist. Mississippi State, Washington State and Longwood made NCAA tournament appearances last season while Butler and LSU were in the NIT. Tarleton State (W, 96-62 11/4) earned a CIT bid while UNC Greensboro (W, 81-68 on 11/11) was a 21-win team last season.
LAST GAME (L, 81-70 at Butler on Nov. 15): INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jahmyl Telfort scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Butler beat SMU 81-70 on Friday night, handing the Mustangs their first loss of the season. Telfort, who made just 1 of 7 shots in the first half, hit 5 of 9 with two 3-pointers in the second for the Bulldogs (3-1), who have opened with four straight home games. He added six rebounds and five assists. Kolby King and Pierre Brooks both scored 14 for Butler. King came off the bench to sink 5 of 6 shots including all four of his 3-point attempts. Finley Bizjack was 8 for 8 at the foul line and scored 12 with six rebounds.
Chuck Harris came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and score 21 to lead the Mustangs (3-1) in their first road game of the season.
Boopie Miller pitched in with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists. Patrick McCaffery scored nine points of his 12 points on 3-for-5 shooting from 3-point range to guide Butler to a 36-33 lead at halftime.
Yohan Traore had all nine of his points before the break and Harris hit two 3-pointers, scoring eight to keep SMU close. Telfort opened the second half with a three-point play for Butler and the Bulldogs stayed in front until Harris had a three-point play and a layup in a 7-0 run to put SMU up 50-48 with 13:11 remaining. Telfort answered with a layup and then picked up an assist on a three-point play by Andre Screen and Bulter never trailed again.
UP NEXT: The Mustangs host Mississippi State on Friday. SMU then plays in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational Nov. 26-27 in Palm Springs, California, with Washington State, Fresno State and Cal Baptist.Â
THE SERIES VS PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (7-0): The Mustangs and Panthers are meeting for the eighth time with SMU winning all previous contests. All of the games have been at Moody Coliseum.
LAST TIME VS PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (W, 57-49 on Dec. 20, 2007): DALLAS (AP) -- Derrick Roberts scored 15 points for SMU, which hit 24 of 36 free throws in the second half to beat Prairie View A&M 57-49 on Thursday night at Moody Coliseum. Bamba Fall came off the bench to score 12 points and pull down nine rebounds for the Mustangs (5-5), which came from behind. Fall also had four blocks and hit 8-of-12 free throws. Prairie View (2-8) was led by Brian Ezeh's 11 points and 10 rebounds, both highs for the Panthers. Prairie View led 33-27 early in the second half when SMU began coming back. SMU led the rest of the way after Roberts hit a 3-pointer for a 36-33 lead. SMU finished with a season-high tying 13 steals and had a 17-5 advantage on points off turnovers. Mike Walker led the Mustangs with five steals. Papa Dia had three takeaways. The Mustangs hit 30 of 45 free throws for the game, and the Panthers' Blake Thompson and Jonathan Dixon both fouled out. Nine SMU players went to the line during the game. Both teams were cold shooting from the field, with Prairie View shooting 31 percent and SMU 32 percent for the game.
THE SERIES VS MISSISSIPPI STATE (0-0): First meeting. This is the start of a home-and-home with SMU going to Starkville, Mississippi State in 2025-26.
ACC EXPERIENCE:
Boopie Miller was at Wake Forest last season where he averaged 15.6 points (13th ACC), 3.5 assists (12th ACC), 1.4 steals (10th ACC).
Matt Cross was at UMass the past two season after playing his freshman season at Miami (2020-21) and his sophomore year at Louisville (2021-22).
BEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY: Four-star prospects Jermaine O'Neal, Jr., Jaden Toombs and Nigel Walls have signed to play at SMU beginning with the 2025-26 season, Head Coach
Andy Enfield announced today. The 2025 signing class is ranked as high as No. 6 nationally, the highest in program history. Walls (6-10, F), from St. Francis Episcopal in Houston, is ranked as high as No. 57 nationally. Toombs and O'Neal Jr. are teammates are Dynamic Prep in Irving, where Toombs (6-10, C) is rated as high as No. 38 nationally and O'Neal Jr. (6-5, F) is listed as high as No. 88 nationally.
- SMU Class Rankings | #6 ESPN | #13 On3 | #7 247 Sports
- Jermaine O'Neal, Jr. (Dynamic Prep in Irving, Texas) | 4-star | #88 ESPN | #111 On3 | #126 247 Sports
- Jaden Toombs (Dynamic Prep in Irving, Texas) | 4-star | #38 ESPN | #45 On3 | #47 247 Sports
- Nigel Walls (St. Francis Episcopal in Houston, Texas) | 4-star | #62 ESPN | #57 On3 | #58 247 Sports
FLOOR EXPERIENCE: Five Mustangs have played in 98 or more NCAA D-I games:
Chuck Harris (120),
Tibet Görener (108),
Kario Oquendo (100), Keon Ambrose Hylton (98), and
Matt Cross (98).
GRAND ACHIEVEMENT: Three Mustangs have reached the 1,000-point milestone:
Chuck Harris (1,454, 44th NCAA D-I),
Kario Oquendo (1,131),
Boopie Miller (1,092) and
Matt Cross (1002).
Tibet Görener (826) is closing in on the career mark.Â
HOME RUN: The Mustangs have a run of at least 11-0 in each of the first three home games.
11/4 vs Tarleton St - 32-3 run, including 22-0, to go up 32-8
11/7 vs FAMU - 28-4 run, including 16-0, to go up 40-19
11-0 vs UNC Greensboro - 11-0 to go up 14-7
KE-ON TARGET:
Keon Ambrose-Hylton shot an SMU-record 64.1% from the field in 2023-24.
SMU Best Season FG% (Since 1953-54) (Min. 75 Field Goals Made)
1.   64.1
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (Sr.), 2023-24 (98-153)
2.   63.7 Terry Williams (Sr.), 1986-87 (142-233)
3.   62.1 Jon Koncak (Jr.), 1983-84 (211-340)
4.   62.0 Terry Williams (Jr.), 1985-86 (150-242)
5.   61.3 Ben Moore (Fr.), 2013-14 (84-137)
6.   60.7 Larry Davis (Jr.), 1983-84 (219-361)
7.   60.2 Sterling Brown (Jr.), 2015-16 (109-181)
MEN OF STEALS: SMU has had at least nine steals in each game this season.
B.J. Edwards has 13 steals through three games (3.3 per game, 1st ACC, 18th NCAA).
Boopie Miller and
Kario Oquendo each have eight steals in the first four games. All three recorded four steals in the opener versus Tarleton State 11/4 and three apiece in the win over FAMU 11/7.
MOODY MAGIC: SMU has successfully defended home court in 71 of 82 (.866) regular-season non-conference games at Moody Coliseum since the renovation and expansion for the 2013-14 season. In 11 seasons in the American Athletic Conference, SMU went 77-22 (.766) at Moody Coliseum, including 8-1 last season.
STREAKS:
10+ points:
Boopie Miller 4 (21, 20, 21, 17),
Chuck Harris (21)
Longest This Season:
Boopie Miller 4+ (11/4 - )
8+ rebounds:Â
Long:
Boopie Miller (11/7),
Yohan Traore (11/7)
Dbl-Dbl:Â
Long:
Yohan Traore (11/7)
5+ assists:Â
Long:
Boopie Miller 3+ (11/4 - 11/11)
2+ steals:
Chuck Harris (3),
Jerrell Colbert (3)
Long:
B.J. Edwards 3 (11/4 - 11/11)
2+ blocks:
Jerrell Colbert (2),
Kario Oquendo (2)
Long:
Keon Ambrose-Hylton 2 (11/4 - 11/7)
MEET THE MUSTANGS:
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (6-9, 220, F, Sr.) | 2024-25: Played 4 games...6.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks (19th ACC)... 2023-24: Played all 33 games (20 starts)... Averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks... Shot an SMU season-record 64.1%... SMU SEASON RECORD: FG% (64.1%, 1st).
Jerrell Colbert (6-10, 235, F, Jr.) | 2024-25: Played 4 games... 2023-24 (Kansas State): Averaged 2.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks as the Wildcats went 19-15 overall, earning a trip to the NIT.
Matt Cross (6-7, 230, F, Sr.) | 2024-25: Played 3 games... 2023-24 (UMass): NABC All-District Selection… Atlantic 10 First-Team Selection… Averaged 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals… Hit 54.0% field goals, 32.9% threes, and 79.8% free throws.
B.J. Edwards (6-3, 185, G, Jr.) | 2024-25: Started all 4 games... averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (14th ACC)... 2023-24: Â Played all 33 games (30 starts)... Averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists with a 2.43 assist-to-turnover ratio.
AJ George (6-6, 190, G, Jr.) | 2024-25: Played in 2 games... 2023-24 (Long Beach State): Played in all 36 games, averaging 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game as LBSU won the Big West Tournament and made the NCAA Tournament… Shot 53.3% on field goals, 34.4% on threes and 72.1% on free throws.
Tibet Görener (6-9, 205, F, Sr.) | 2024-25: Played all 4 games... 2023-24 (San Jose State): Started all 32 games… Averaged 11.4 points and 3.9 rebounds…Hit 33.9% on threes…totaled 25 assists, 15 steals and 11 blocks
Chuck Harris (6-4, 190, G, Sr.): 2024-25: Played all 4 games... 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio (17th ACC)... 2023-24:  Played and started 32 of 33 games... Averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 assists (9th AAC) and 3.2 rebounds while hitting 40.7% on threes (5th AAC) and 81.8% on free throws... Had a 1.77 assist-to-turnover ratio (8th AAC)… Team-high 18 points and reached 1,000 for his career vs Lamar 11/9... HONORS: AAC Weekly Honor Roll (D18).
Mitchell Holmes (6-11, 215, F, Fr.) | 2023-24 ( Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri): The three-star signee was ranked in the top 10 overall in Missouri and top 70 at his position nationally... Before attending Link Academy, the McDonald's All-American nominee scored more than 1,500 points at The Oakridge School in Arlington.
Niccolo Kalischer-Stork (6-3, 190, G, Fr.) | 2023-24 (Harvard-Westlake School): Played as a guard for the Wolverines as the team went 91-9 from 2021-24… As a senior in 2023-24, averaged 3.2 points per game.
Boopie Miller (6-0, 175, G, Jr.) | 2024-25: Started all 4 games... 19.8 points (1st ACC), 6.8 assists (2nd ACC, 27th NCAA), 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals (11th ACC), 3.38 assist-to-turnover ratio (8th ACC)... 2023-24 (Wake Forest): One of three players to start all 35 games... Averaged 15.6 points (2nd WF, 13th ACC), 3.5 assists (12th ACC), 1.4 steals (10th ACC)... Shot 84.5% on free throws (131-155, 6th ACC) and 46.4% on field goals (11th ACC)
Kario Oquendo (6-4, 220, G, Sr.) | 2024-25: Started all 4 games... 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals (11th ACC), 1.5 assists... 2023-24 (Oregon):  Averaged 7.2 points (.459 FG%), 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.7 minutes per game … Played in 36 games making three starts | 2022-23 (Georgia): Averaged 12.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists playing 25.4 minutes per game for the Bulldogs.
Chance Puryear (6-7, 190, F, Fr.) | 2023-24: He was named TABC 4A All-State at Carter High School in Dallas...District 13-4A Player of the Year and a 2024 McDonald's All-American Game Southwest Nominee.
Yohan Traore (6-11, 235, F, Jr.) | 2024-25: Started all 4 games... 10.8 points, 6.5 rebounds (26th ACC), 0.8 blocks, 1 double-double... 2023-24 (UC Santa Barbara): Played and started in 30 of 31 games… Averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 58.3% from the field and 68.6% at the free-throw line.
Trey Utter (6-0, 160, G, Jr.) | 2024-25... Played 2 games... 2023-24: Played in 7 games.
Samet Yiğitoğlu (7-2, 265, C, Fr.) | 2024-25: Played/started 2 games... 10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 8-15 FGs... 2023-24: Averaged 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and shot 82.6% on FGs in four games with Sigortam Istanbul in the Turkey in 2023-24… Sigortam finished tied for first at 28-6 in the Turkish second division…Played for Turkey in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece, averaging 12.7 points and 8.6 rebounds while hitting 66.0% on FGs (33-50).
Jackson Young (6-2, 185, G, Sr.) | 2024-25: Played 2 games... 2023-24: Played in 8 games.
HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD... was named SMU's Head Men's Basketball on April 1, 2024. A proven winner, Enfield burst onto the coaching scene in 2013 when, in his second year as a head coach, he guided Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Following that success, he was hired by the University of Southern California (USC), where he led the Trojans to five of the last eight NCAA Tournaments, including a run to the Elite Eight in 2021.Â
He came to SMU after 11 seasons at USC, where he compiled a 220-147 record. Enfield quickly brought success to the basketball program upon his arrival, as the Trojans set a school single-season win record and posted the most wins in program history over two-year, three-year, four-year, five-year, six-year, seven-year and eight-year periods. Enfield's 220 wins ranks third on USC's all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260) and Forrest Twogood (251). In 13 seasons as a head coach Enfield has a 261-175 mark.Â
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His teams also excelled in the classroom by setting the program's top team GPAs. Enfield brought in eight consecutive Top-30 recruiting classes, with the 2022 class ranking No. 7 and the 2023 class ranking No. 4.
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Over his final seven seasons at USC, the Trojans had eight players selected in the NBA Draft, tied for the fifth-most by any program in the country, with Evan Mobley going No. 3 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft and Onyeka Okongwu being selected No. 6 in the 2020 Draft. USC was one of three teams to have had at least one player selected in six of the last seven NBA Drafts. In total, 11 players during Enfield's time at USC have made the NBA.
THIS IS SMU:
• SMU Athletics has invested over $250 million in facilities since 2013.The Garry Weber End Zone Complex at Ford Stadium, opening in fall 2024, features premium fan spaces and dynamic student-athlete facilities.
• SMU is the only NCAA FBS program in Dallas, with arecord of 10 national championships,over 200 team conference championships,100 individual national championships, 150 NCAA top-10 finishes, nearly 2,000 All-American honors and more than150 Olympic appearances.
• SMU won a school-record eight championships in 2023-24 and is riding a surge of momentum heading into 2024-25,with all 17 programs reaching the postseason and 16 programs winning conference championships since 2013.
• SMU football has more wins than any Division I team in the state of Texas since 2019 and appeared in the APTop 25 in four of the last five years. In the fall of 2023, the Mustangs won their first conference championship since1984.
• In 2023-24,SMU finished as the No.1American Athletic Conference program and ranked 54th nationally in the final LEARFIELDDirectors·Cup Division I Standings, ahead of six programs from the Big12,five schools from the ACC.four teams from the Big Ten and three programs from the SEC.
• In the week after the ACC offered membership to SMU, the University raised $100 million to support its move to the conference, and a total of $159 million over the 2023-24 fiscal year.
THE NEW-LOOK MUSTANGS: The Mustangs return starters
Chuck Harris (13.4 points, 40.7% 3FGs),
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, SMU-record 64.1% FGs) and
B.J. Edwards (3.7 points, 2.9 assists, 2.43 assist-to-turnover ratio).Â
The transfer class includes six others that averaged double-digits in scoring before transferring to SMU.
Boopie Miller (6-0, 175, G) from Wake Forest, averaged 15.6 points (13th ACC), 3.5 assists (12th ACC) and 1.4 steals (10th ACC) while hitting 84.5% on free throws (6th ACC) and 46.4% on field goals (11th ACC). He is joined by
Matt Cross (6-7, 230, F) following an All-Atlantic 10 season at UMass where he averaged 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals as he hit 54.0% on field goals, 32.9% on threes and 79.8% on free throws. The Mustangs also added
AJ George (6-6, 190, G), who averaged 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds as Long Beach State won the Big West Tournament and made the NCAA Tournament.
Yohan Traore (6-11, 235, F) was an All-Big West Honorable Mention selection at UC Santa Barbara after averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 58.3% from the field. Traore was top-15 prospect overall in the class of 2022.
Kario Oquendo (6-4, 220, G) came to the Hilltop after he averaged 7.2 points at Oregon last season and 12.7 per outing for Georgia in 2022-23.
Jerrell Colbert (6-10, 235, F) played in 31 games for Kansas State last season as they went 19-15.
Tibet Görener (6-9, 205) started all 32 games at San Jose State in 2023-24, averaging 11.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.
Samet YiÄŸitoÄŸlu (7-2, 265, C) played forBesiktas S.K. of Turkey's first division the past two seasons, including in the Turkish Cup and EuroCup. The Mustangs also added prep signees
Chance Puryear (6-7, 190, F) after earning TABC 4A All-State and 2024 McDonald's All-American Game Southwest Nominee at Dallas Carter High School.
Mitchell Holmes (6-11, 215, F) was a power forward at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri. The McDonald's All-American nominee scored more than 1,500 points at The Oakridge School in Arlington where he was a two-time team MVP, a team captain and SPC Co-State Champ.
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; Kendric Davis '22)
 •  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, '22; Marcus Weathers '22,
Zhuric Phelps '24)
 •  USBWA All-District (Nic Moore '14, '16; Semi Ojeleye '17; Shake Milton '18, Kendric Davis '21, '22)
 •  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, '22)
 •  All-AAC 2nd Team (Markus Kennedy '14, '15; Yanick Moreira '15; Sterling Brown '17; Ben Moore '17; Shake Milton '17, '18; Jahmal McMurray '19; Marcus Weathers '22;
Zhuric Phelps '24)
 •  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:Â
- Semi Ojeleye selected 37th in 2017 (picked by Boston)
- Sterling Brown selected 46th in 2017 (picked by Philadelphia, then traded to Milwaukee)
- Shake Milton selected 54th in 2018 (picked by Dallas, then traded to Philadelphia)
- Ben Moore spent 2017-19 with Indiana and San Antonio, played 2021-22 with Memphis Hustle
- Feron Hunt signed a two-way with the New York Knicks (3/18/22), then finished 2022-23 with Birmingham (G League affiliate for New Orleans)
- Jahmal McMurray was picked 21st in the 2019 G League draft by the Northern Arizona Suns (Phoenix)
- Michael Weathers was picked 8th in the 2022 G League draft by the Oklahoma City Blue (OKC)
- Played professionally: Ben Emelogu II, Jarrey Foster, Feron Hunt, Markus Kennedy, Jahmal McMurray, Isiaha Mike, Ben Moore, Nic Moore, Efe Odigie, Yanick Moreira, Nick Russell, Jordan Tolbert, Marcus Weathers, Michael Weathers
Mustangs Selected All-American Athletic Conference
Sterling Brown (2016-17 Second Team)
Kendric Davis (2019-20 Third Team, 2020-21 First Team, 2021-22 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)
Zhuric Phelps (2023-24 Second Team)
Marcus Weathers (2021-22 Second Team)
AAC HONORS: SMU leads The American in Players Of The Year (4) and is second in All-AAC honors (19)
AAC Players of the Year
4 - SMU (Nic Moore 2014-15, 2015-16; Semi Ojeleye 2016-17; Kenric Davis 2021-22)
2 - Cincinnati, Houston
1 - Connecticut, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, South Florida, Wichita State
All-AAC Honors
21 - Houston
20 - SMU
16 - CincinnatiÂ
16 – Memphis
AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: SMU has won two regular season titles and two tournament titles.
6 - Houston (4 Season, 2 Tournament)
5 - Cincinnati (3 Season, 2 Tournament)
4 - SMU (2 Season, 2 Tournament)
2 - Louisville (1 Season, 1 Tournament)
1 - Temple (Season), Tulsa (Season), Wichita State (Season), Memphis (Tournament), South Florida (Season), UAB (Tournament), UCONN (Tournament)
DAVID B. MILLER COURT: On Dec. 5, 2018, SMU named the Moody Coliseum court after David B. Miller, alumnus and current chair of the Board of Trustees. He was a three-year starter on the basketball team and a member of the 1971-72 Southwest Conference Co-Championship team. Throughout his lifetime, Mr. Miller and his wife, Carolyn Lacy Miller, have committed over $100 million to SMU, including more than $50 million to the Cox School of Business, $20 million toward the expansion and renovation of Moody Coliseum and $10 million to the ACC Competitiveness Campaign as a member of the First Week Society.
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