SMU (2-0) vs UNC Greensboro (0-1)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Monday, November 11, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. CT
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SMU Defeats Florida A&M 102-73

SMU hosts UNC Greensboro on Monday to conclude a season-opening three-game homestand. The Mustangs won the first two games 96-62 over Tarleton State on Nov. 4 and 102-73 against Florida A&M on Nov. 7. 

SMU moved to 2-0 with the win over Florida A&M. SMU had a 28-4 run that included a 16-0 stretch in building a 51-29 halftime lead en route to the 102-73 victory. Five Mustangs scored in double figures, led by Boopie Miller with 20 points, nine assists, nine rebounds and three steals. Yohan Traore recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Chuck Harris added 15 points, B.J. Edwards 13 and Keon Ambrose-Hylton 10. SMU had 23 assists on 35 made field goals while shooting 53.0% and holding FAMU to 36.1%. The Mustangs had 10 steals, reaching double figures for the second straight outing.  

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.

2-0: In the first two wins, the Mustangs are averaging 99.0 points and shooting 53.5% from the floor. SMU has 43 assists on 69 field goals and has 23 total steals. Boopie Miller is averaging 20.5 points, 8.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals. Miller is one of six averaging double figures in scoring, followed by Chuck Harris (15.5), Yohan Traore (14.5), B.J. Edwards (13.0), Kario Oquendo (11.5) and Keon Ambrose-Hylton (11.0). Traore is averaging an SMU-best 8.0 rebounds while Ambrose-Hylton has a team-high four total blocked shots. Miller, Edwards and Oquendo each have seven steals through two games.

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). 

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 Yiğitoğlu (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.

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 seven 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 (Nov. 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 and Alabama A&M also earned CIT bids while UNC Greensboro was a 21-win team last season.

UP NEXT: The Mustangs visit Butler on Friday before a pair of home games against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 18) and Mississippi State (Nov. 22).

THE SERIES VS UNC GREENSBORO: First Meeting

THE SERIES VS BUTLER (0-1): The only previous meeting was a 42-37 loss in Indianapolis during the 1939-40 season.

LAST GAME (W, 102-73 vs Florida A&M on Nov. 7): DALLAS (AP) -- Kevin "Boopie" Miller scored 20 points with nine rebounds and nine assists Thursday night and Yohan Traore added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help SMU beat Florda A&M 102-73. Chuck Harris made 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points for SMU (2-0). B.J. Edwards had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Keon Ambrose-Hylton scored 10 points. Miller scored 17 points in the first half and SMU took a 51-29 lead at intermission. The Mustangs scored 14 points off eight Florida A&M (0-2) turnovers and outscored the Rattlers 26-8 in the paint before halftime. Sterling Young led the Rattlers with 15 points. Jordan Chatman added 13, including three 3-pointers, and Milton Matthews scored 10 points. FAMU went without a made field goal for stretches of 3-. 4-, and 7-plus minutes in the first half. SMU shot 53% overall, made 10 of 24 (42%) from 3-point range and hit 22 of 27 from the free-throw line.
POSTGAME NOTES: 
- Had 5 score in double figures (Had 6 with 10+ in the season opener)
- Most points since 106 vs [rv/-] Memphis 2/18/2024 (W, 106-79)
- FG%: SMU 53.0%, FAMU 36.1%
- FTs: SMU 22-27 (81.5%), FAMU 20-26 (76.9%)
- Points in the paint: SMU 48, FAMU 26
- Fastbreak points: SMU 32, FAMU 11
- Points off turnovers: SMU 27, FAMU 11
- Rebounds: SMU 45, FAMU 34
- Assists: SMU 23, FAMU 16
- Steals: SMU 10, FAMU 6

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).

BALANCING ACT: The Mustangs have had at least five players in double figures in each of the first two games.
11/4 Tarleton St (6) - Boopie Miller 21, Chuck Harris 16, Kario Oquendo 16, B.J. Edwards 13, Keon Ambrose-Hylton, Yohan Traore 10 (First time SMU had six score 10+ since 12/17/15 vs Hampton - W, 105-72)
11/7 FAMU (5) - Boopie Miller 20, Yohan Traore 19, Chuck Harris 15, B.J. Edwards 13, Keon Ambrose-Hylton 10

GRAND ACHIEVEMENT: Three Mustangs have reached the 1,000-point milestone: Chuck Harris (1,424), Kario Oquendo (1,123) and Boopie Miller (1,054). Two others are closing in on the career mark: Matt Cross (990) and Tibet Görener (824).

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: B.J. Edwards, Boopie Miller and Kario Oquendo each have seven steals in the first two 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 70 of 81 (.864) 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.

RUN, RUN: The Mustangs have used a large first-half run to pull away in each of the first two 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

MEET THE MUSTANGS:

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (6-9, 220, F, Sr.) | 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.) | 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.) | 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.) | 2023-24:  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.) | 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.) | 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.): 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.) | 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.) | 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.) | 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.) | 2023-24: Played in 7 games.

Samet Yiğitoğlu (7-2, 265, C, Fr.) | 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.) | 2023-24: Played in 8 games.

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.

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. 

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. 
 
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.
 
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.