[24/25] SMU (12-2, 1-0 ACC) at [rv/rv] Clemson (12-3, 2-0 ACC)
Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, South Carolina
Wednesday, January 7, 2025 – 8 p.m. CT
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Miller Named ACC Player Of The Week, Mustangs Move Into Top 25
March Madness Men's Basketball National Team of the Week by Andy Katz
Video: Jan. 5 Media Availability
Recap: SMU Defeats No. 12 North Carolina, 97-83 | 📽️ Mini-movie | Miller, Washington Lead Mustangs To Signature Win Over No. 12 UNC

[24/25] SMU plays its first ACC road game at [rv/rv] Clemson on Wednesday night. The Mustangs opened league play with a 97-83 victory over then-[12/12] North Carolina at home on Saturday. 

SMU shot 60.0% overall, hit 14-of-27 threes, totaled 23 assists, committed just seven turnovers and had a 36-28 advantage on points in the paint in the win over UNC. Five Mustangs scored in double figures with Boopie Miller recording game highs of 27 points and 12 assists to earn ACC Player of the Week. Corey Washington followed with a season-high 23 points with six rebounds, hitting 5-of-7 from long range. B.J. Edwards added 15 points, six assists and two steals. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 13 and Jaden Toombs added 12 points.

2025-26 RANKINGS: SMU is No. 24 in the AP Top 25, No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the NCAA NET rankings (Jan. 5). 

SMU has five players averaging double figures in scoring: Boopie Miller (20.4, 4th ACC, 27th NCAA), Jaron Pierre Jr. (18.3, 8th ACC, 67th NCAA), B.J. Edwards (13.6, 26th ACC), Corey Washington (13.1, 32nd ACC) and Samet Yigitoglu (11.0, 49th ACC). SMU has had at least four double-figure scorers in 13 of 14 games and five in double figures seven times. (As of Jan. 5, SMU was one of 21 teams with five averaging 10+ points.) All five have also recorded at least one double-double this season: Boopie Miller (5), Samet Yigitoglu (4), Corey Wshington (3), B.J. Edwards (2 - both triple-doubles) and Jaron Pierre Jr. (1). As of Jan. 5, SMU is one of 17 teams nationally to have five different players record a double-double this season: Arizona (Big 12), BYU (Big 12), Illinois (Big Ten), Kennesaw St. (CUSA), Lindenwood (OVC), Miami (FL) (ACC), Ohio St. (Big Ten), Oklahoma St. (Big 12), Omaha (Summit League), Providence (Big East), Sam Houston (CUSA), Towson (CAA), UAB (American), UMass Lowell (America East), VCU (Atlantic 10), Wake Forest (ACC).

Yigitoglu is leading the Mustangs in blocks (1.6, 5th ACC, 86rd NCAA) and rebounds (8.6, 7th ACC, 49th NCAA). Boopie Miller is second on the team in steals (2.1, 3rd ACC, 51st NCAA) and leads in assists (7.4, 1st ACC, 5th NCAA) with a 2.89 assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd ACC, 62nd NCAA). B.J. Edwards is averaging 5.6 assists (6th ACC, 40th NCAA), 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 steals (1st ACC, 13th NCAA) with a 2.79 assist-to-turnover ratio (4th ACC, 79th NCAA). Corey Washington is second for SMU at 5.8 rebounds. The Mustangs are leading the ACC in scoring offense (91.5, 14th NCAA) and fastbreak points (16.4, 34th NCAA). SMU is shooting 50.5% overall (2nd ACC, 24th NCAA), 76.3% on free throws (4th ACC, 47th NCAA) and collecting 8.4 steals (5th ACC, 76th NCAA).

2025-26 HONORS: Boopie Miller is on the Lute Olson Award Early Season Watch List and was selected preseason All-ACC second team. He earned ACC Player of the Week honors on Jan. 5. B.J. Edwards was named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 24 and Dec. 29. Jaron Pierre Jr. was selected the Hoop Hype XL Player of the Game on Dec. 7. SMU was named March Madness National Team of the Week after the 97-83 win over then-[12/12] North Carolina on Jan. 3.

ACC PRESEASON POLL & HONORS: Senior guard Boopie Miller was selected preseason All-ACC Second Team and the Mustangs were picked sixth in the vote by a select media panel. Miller received the highest vote total of any member of the preseason All-ACC Second Team (27). The teams picked in front of the Mustangs were [6/6] Duke, [20/18] Louisville, [17/17] North Carolina, NC State and [23/23] Virginia. Miller was All-ACC Third Team last season after averaging 13.2 points (26th ACC), 5.5 assists (4th ACC, 33rd NCAA), 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals (9th ACC) with a 2.50 assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd ACC, 41st NCAA). He also had a pair of game-winning shots, including a right-wing 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in a 54-52 win at Virginia. He was the Acrisure Holiday Invitational MVP after SMU defeated Washington State in the championship.

NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (11-2): SMU went 11-2 in non-conference, the most regular-season wins outside leagu play since 2015-16 (12-0). The Mustangs had nine non-conference home games, including a home game with Butler on Nov. 15 (W, 87-85). SMU also faced four SEC teams beginning with a visit to Mississippi State on Nov. 28 (W, 87-81 ot) and then [17/16] Vanderbilt in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 3 (L, 88-69). Texas A&M was next in the Hoop Hype XL matchup at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas on Dec. 7 (W, 93-80 ot) followed by the Compete 4 Cause Classic versus [rv/rv] LSU in New Orleans on Dec. 13 (L, 89-77).

LAST GAME (W, 97-83 vs [12/12] North Carolina on Jan. 3): DALLAS (AP) -- Boopie Miller had 27 points and 12 assists and SMU beat No. 12 North Carolina 97-83 on Saturday, giving the Mustangs their first win over a ranked team for second-year coach Andy Enfield. Corey Washington added 23 points, while B.J. Edwards scored 15 points and had six assists for the Mustangs (12-2), who are in their second Atlantic Coast Conference season. Jaron Pierre had 13 points and Jaden Toombs 12. After leading by nine points three times before the game was tied at halftime, SMU never trailed after the break in its ACC opener. The Mustangs shot 60% overall (36 of 60) and 52% (14 of 27) on 3-pointers. Seth Trimble had 22 points for North Carolina (13-2, 1-1 ACC), which was off to its best start in more than 15 years. Henri Veesaar had 14 points, while freshman standout Caleb Wilson had 13 points and seven rebounds. Washington scored nine of SMU's first 11 points after halftime, including two tiebreaking 3-pointers. That second 3 with 17:01 left snapped a 47-all tie and put SMU ahead to stay. In between those 3s, Wilson had picked off an alley-oop pass that the Tar Heels turned into a tying 3 of their own. Miller made 10 of 13 field goals That included a 3-pointer from the right corner in front of the SMU bench with 14 1/2 minutes left when he made a step-back move that had Wilson loosing his balance and almost falling down.
Postgame Notes
- SMU's first win over a ranked team since 85-83 over No. 6 Houston on Feb. 9, 2022.
- SMU has won 12 straight conference openers
- Boopie Miller had 27 points, his 22nd consecutive game in double figures
- SMU was 14-27 on 3FGs (Ties season-high and T-10th in program history)
- SMU is 7-0 this season and 19-1 under Andy Enfield when at least 5 score in double figures

SERIES VS CLEMSON (1-3+): SMU and Clemson met twice in the Mustangs' first season in the ACC. [18/17] Clemson won 79-69 at Moody Coliseum on Feb. 22 and the [10/10] Tigers edged SMU 57-54 in the quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament. The previous matchup was in the 2014 NIT semifinal at Madison Square Garden with SMU advancing to the champiosnhip via a 65-59 decision. Clemson won the first meeting by a count of 67-51, on Dec. 18, 1970, in the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennesee. (+ officially 0-3, win in 2013-14 vacated)

LAST SEASON VS CLEMSON: (L, 57-54 in ACC Quarterfinal) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Chase Hunter scored 21 points, Jaeden Zackery added 11 points and No. 10 Clemson battled back to beat SMU 57-54 on Thursday night for its ninth straight win to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals. Ian Schieffelin chipped in with nine points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers (27-5). Matt Cross led SMU (23-10) with 13 points, while Boopie Miller had 10. SMU led most of the second half, but Viktor Lakhin's lane jumper gave the Tigers a 52-51 lead with 4:50 left in the game. SMU had a chance to tie or take the lead after Hunter missed a 3 with 17 seconds left with the shot clock winding down. The Mustangs called timeout with 12.5 seconds left, but Chuck Harris missed a corner 3. There was a battle for the rebound before the ball went out of bounds. It was initially ruled the ball went off a Clemson player, but after reviewing the play officials ruled SMU touched the ball last. Hunter was fouled on the inbounds play and made a free throw with 2.1 seconds. Cross' full-court heave at the buzzer fell short. Cross picked up his fourth foul midway through the second half, but the Mustangs didn't waiver and stayed right with the Tigers until the end. Clemson starting guard Dillon Hunter appeared to jam a finger late in the first half and did not return. (L, 79-69 on Feb. 22): DALLAS (AP) -- Jaeden Zackery had 19 points, including a career-best five 3-pointers before halftime, plus six rebounds, seven assists and five steals to help No. 18 Clemson beat SMU 79-69 Saturday. Chase Hunter added 17 points and Viktor Lakhin had 16 for the Tigers (22-5, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Chuck Harris scored 16 points, and Matt Cross and B.J. Edwards had 12 each for the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5). Clemson ended the first half on a 7-2 run after SMU took its only lead of the game at 30-29, then scored the first nine points of the second half. The Tigers' largest lead was 18 points. Boopie Miller, who leads the team averaging 13.4 points and 5.7 assists per game, missed his third consecutive game with a bruised left foot. Zackery's mid-range miss at the 24-second buzzer early in the second half was rebounded by Lakhin. That led to Hunter's 3-pointer amid the 9-0 run opening the second half. Clemson, 61st in Division I averaging nine 3-pointers per game, matched that total with 6:17 left in the half. The Tigers hit 14, matching their season high, on 29 shots.

A PLACE IN THE POLL: SMU is No. 24 in the AP Top 25 and No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. This is the first time the Mustangs have been ranked since the final poll of the 2016-17 season. Earlier this seaason, SMU received votes in four straight Coaches Poll from Nov. 24 to Dec. 15. The Mustangs also garnered votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Dec. 1 and Dec. 8. When SMU received votes in the Coaches Poll on Nov. 24, it marked the first time appearing in the poll since Feb. 21, 2022.

ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK X3 (Boopie Miller, B.J. Edwards x2): Boopie Miller was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 5 after going for 27 points and 12 assists in the Mustangs' 97-83 win over then-No. 12 North Carolina at Moody Coliseum Jan. 3. He also had four rebounds and a steal as he shot 10-of-13 overall, 3-of-5 from three and 4-of-5 at the free-throw line in the victory over the Tar Heels. B.J. Edwards has been named ACC Player of the Week twice. Edwards and Duke's Cameron Boozer (three times) are the only players to win ACC Player of the Week multiple times this season. (Dec. 29): He had 21 points, 10 assists, a career-high 11 rebounds and five steals in the 110-63 win over Cal State Fullerton. He shot 8-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-5 on threes in the victory. (Nov. 24): SMU guard B.J. Edwards was named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 24. For the week, he averaged 17.5 points, 11.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.0 rebounds in two wins while shooting 59.1% overall (13-22), 6-of-12 from three and 3-of-4 on free throws. In the win against Arkansas State on Nov. 21, he had a triple-double with career highs of 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals. The triple-double was just the sixth in SMU history and the 42nd in ACC history. It is the first for either that included steals. The 10 steals set the SMU program record and tied for second in ACC history. MULTIPLE WINNERS: SMU is the only team with multiple winners this year and tied for the most awards (Duke has three, all by Cameron Boozer). 

ASSISTS: SMU is averaging 19.3 assists (1st ACC, 15th NCAA) with Boopie Miller pacing at 7.4 assists (1st ACC, 5th NCAA) and B.J. Edwards dishing 5.6 per game (6th ACC, 40th NCAA). Last season, SMU was second in the ACC in assists at 15.9 (44th NCAA). Boopie Miller averaged 5.5 (4th ACC, 33rd NCAA). B.J. Edwards was next for the Mustangs at 3.7 (10th ACC). 

ASSISTS 2.0: Boopie Miller has a 2.64 assist-to-turnover ratio in his career at SMU and B.J. Edwards has a 2.30 assist-to-turnover ratio in his time on the Hilltop. Both rank among the top 10 for those averaging at least 3.0 assists per game. This season, B.J. Edwards is at 2.79 (4th ACC) and Boopie Miller at 2.89 (3rd ACC). In 2024-25, Boopie Miller was at 2.50 (2nd ACC, 41st NCAA) and B.J. Edwards at 2.02 (10th ACC).

AWARD WATCH LIST: Senior guard Boopie Miller was named to the Lute Olson Early Season National Player of the Year Watch List by CollegeInsider.com on Dec. 18. Miller, who was selected preseason All-ACC second team, was one of just 30 players on the watch list. 
Mustangs on the Lute Olson Award Watch List
Nic Moore 2014-15
Shake Milton 2016-17 
Kendric Davis 2020-21, 2021-22
Boopie Miller 2025-26

BALANCING ACT: SMU had at least four score in double figures 13 times this season (11-2), at least five in six games this season (6-0) and at least six three times (3-0). The Mustangs are 31-8 under Head Coach Andy Enfield with at least four players in double figures, 19-1 when at least five get 10+, 7-0 when at least six score 10+ and 2-0 when seven are at 10+. In 2024-25, the Mustangs were one of two teams with six scoring at least 9.9 per game (Ole Miss) with Kario Oquendo (11.2, 46th ACC) and Samet Yiğitoğlu (10.0, 51st ACC). Yiğitoğlu was second for SMU in rebounds (6.2, 17th ACC) and double-doubles (3, 21st ACC) while leading the Mustangs in blocked shots (1.0, 15th ACC). 

BUCKETS FOR BOOPIE: Boopie Miller is averaging 20.4 points (4th ACC, 27th NCAA) and has seven 20-point games this season. He is shooting 49.4% overall, 43.9% on threes and 91.6% on free throws (1st ACC, 24th NCAA). He is also helping others with 7.4 assists per game (1st ACC, 5th NCAA). He has five double-doubles this season (5th ACC, 41st NCAA) with points and assists, including 27 points with 12 assists in the 97-83 win versus [12/12] North Carolina on Jan. 3 and 23 points with 12 assists in the 87-85 win over Butler on Nov. 15.

CAPTAINS: The captains for the 2025-26 season are Boopie Miller and B.J. Edwards. Miller was also a captain for the 2024-25 season.

CENTER OF ATTENTION: Sophomore center Samet Yiğitoğlu is averaging 11.0 points (49th ACC), 8.6 rebounds (7th ACC, 49th) and 1.6 blocks (5th ACC, 83rd NCAA) while shooting 62.1%. As A freshman in 2024-25, he averaged 10.0 points (51st ACC), 6.2 rebounds (17th ACC), 2.4 offensive rebounds (12th ACC) and 1.0 blocks (15th ACC) while shooting 53.5% from the field and recording three double-doubles (21st ACC).

CHARITY WORK: The Mustangs are shooting 76.3% as a team at the free-throw line (4th ACC, 47th NCAA) and making 17.7 per game (5th ACC, 67th NCAA). Boopie Miller is hitting 91.6% (1st ACC, 24th NCAA) and Corey Washington is shooting 82.8% (6th ACC). Boopie Miller has three of the top-21 performances in program history, knocking down 11-11 vs Tarleton State 11/3, 12-12 vs Radford 11/24 and 10-10 vs Texas A&M 12/7.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Five Mustangs have recorded double-doubles in their careers: Corey Washington (16), Boopie Miller (9), Jaron Pierre Jr. (7), Samet Yiğitoğlu (7), B.J. Edwards (3). TRIPLE-DOUBLE: B.J. Edwards has two trip-doubles this season (the only player in the nation with multiple triple-doubles). He had 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals in the 100-69 win vs Arkansas State 11/21 and then 21 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds in the 110-63 victory over Cal State Fullerton on 12/28. They are the sixth and seventh in SMU history as well as the 42nd and 43rd in ACC history. He is the only one in SMU or ACC history to do so with steals. The 10 steals set an SMU record and tied for second in ACC history. THREE DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Three Mustangs have had a double-double in the same game twice this season. First in the 89-72 win over Radford 11/24 (Boopie Miller 25 points, 10 assists; Jaron Pierre Jr. 15 points, 13 rebounds; Corey Washington 21 points, 12 rebounds). The second was the 110-63 triumph over Cal State Fullerton 12/28 (B.J. Edwards 21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists; Boopie Miller 14 points, 12 assists; Samet Yigitoglu 11 points, 12 rebounds). This season was the first time an SMU trio had double-doubles in the same game since 12/16/2015 vs Nicholls (Jordan Tolbert 18pts, 23rebs; Ben Moore 22pts,15rebs; Sterling Brown 10pts,11rebs)
SMU Points-Assists Double-Doubles In A Season
Billy Allen    1978-79    6
Billy Allen    1979-80    6
Michael Jaccar    1975-76    5
Gerald Lewis    1992-93    5
Kendric Davis    2020-21    5
Boopie Miller    2025-26    5

HALF A HUNDRED: SMU has scored at least 50 points in a half eight times this season. The Mustangs scored at least 50 in a half 13 times in 2024-25, going 10-0 in those games (high was 60 in the 1st half at Miami 1/18).

INTO THE ACC (14-7): SMU is 14-7 in the ACC. The Mustangs finished tied for fourth in their inaugural ACC season at 13-7, going 6-4 at Moody Coliseum and 7-3 on the road.

MEN OF STEALS: SMU is averaging 8.4 steals this season (5th ACC, 76th NCAA). B.J. Edwards is averaging 2.6 (1st ACC, 13th NCAA) and Boopie Miller is averaging 2.1 (3rd ACC, 51st NCAA). Last season, SMU led the ACC at 8.1 (55th NCAA). B.J. Edwards led SMU at 2.4 steals (2nd ACC, 11th NCAA) and set a program record with 83 total steals. Boopie Miller averaged 1.6 per contest (9th ACC).
SMU Career Steals
    1    225    Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
    2    209    Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
    3    205    Carl Wright, 1982-85
    4    197    Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
    5    179    Stephen Woods, 1996-00
    6    160    Willie Davis, 1997-01
    7    158    Zhuric Phelps, 2021-24
    8    153    Quinton Ross, 1999-03
    9    151    B.J. Edwards, 2023-25

NET WORTH: SMU is No. 24 in the Jan. 5 NCAA NET rankings with 22 opponents in quads 1 (11) and 2 (11).
Q1 (1-2) (H: 1-30) (N: 1-50) (A: 1-75) (1-2)
5    12/03/25    @Vanderbilt     L 69-88
7    01/10/26     @Duke         
14    01/31/26     @Louisville
14    02/17/26     Louisville 
22    01/03/26    North Carolina    W 97-83
25    01/17/26     Virginia Virginia        
34    01/07/26     @Clemson Clemson        
38    12/13/25    LSU @New Orleans    L 77-89
58    02/25/26     @California
61    01/20/26     @Wake Forest
75    02/28/26     @Stanford
Q2 (4-0) (H: 31-75) (N: 51-100) (A: 76-135) (4-0)
36    03/04/26    Miami (FL)
37    02/03/26     NC State
46    11/15/25    Butler        W 87-85
53    12/07/25    Texas A&M @Arlington    W 93-80 (1 OT)
56    01/14/26    Virginia Tech 
64    11/11/25    Murray St.         W 102-91
68    02/10/26    Notre Dame
91    02/14/26     @Syracuse
96    11/28/25    @Mississippi St.    W 87-81 (1 OT)
112    02/07/26     @Pittsburgh
114    03/07/26     @Florida St.

PAINT BY BIG NUMBERS: SMU is averaging 40.9 points in the paint this season. The Mustangs outscored Butler 62-30 in the paint in the 87-85 win on Nov. 15.
Most points for SMU in the paint under Andy Enfield

ROAD WARRIORS: The Mustangs are 13-7 away from Moody Coliseum under Head Coach Andy Enfield, including an 8-5 road record and 5-2 neutral-site mark. In 2024-25, the Mustangs were 7-3 on the road in the ACC and 11-5 away from Moody Coliseum.
SMU - Most Conference Road Wins In A Season
8 in 2016-17 (8-1)
7 in 2014-15 (7-2)
7 in 2024-25 (7-3)
6 in 1955-56 (6-0), 6 in 1966-67 (6-1), 6 in 1983-84 (6-2)
2024-25 High Major Teams With 7+ Regular-Season Road Wins: Duke, Louisville, Clemson, SMU, Houston, Texas Tech, St. John's, Marquette, UCONN, Michigan State, Michigan, Oregon, Auburn, Alabama, Florida
2024-25 High Major Teams With 10+ Regular-Season Wins Away From Home: Duke, Louisville, Clemson, SMU, Houston, Michigan State, Oregon, Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi State

RUN, RUN: SMU has 14 runs of at least 10-0 this season, going 8-0 in games with at least ibe 10-0 run. Last season, The Mustangs had 30 runs of at least 10-0, going 18-3 in games when they have at least one (largest run 22-0 vs Tarleton State 11/4/24, had 3 runs of at least 10-0 vs Alabama State 12/3 and at Miami 1/18).

YOUTH MOVEMENT: Five Mustangs are true freshmen (B.J. Davis-Ray, Jermaine O'Neal Jr., Jaden Toombs, Nigel Walls, Billy White III) with three more redshirt freshmen (Mitchell Holmes, Niccolo Kalischer-Stork, Chance Puryear). Only Jaron Pierre Jr. entered the season with more than 100 collegiate games played.

MEET THE MUSTANGS:

B.J. Edwards (6-3, 200, G, Sr.) | 2024-25: Started all 35 games... 9.9 points (52nd ACC), 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists (10th ACC), 2.4 steals (2nd ACC, 11th NCAA), 2.02 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th ACC), double-double...ACC All-Defensive Team...received votes for ACC Most Improved Player.

Chance Puryear (6-7, 210, F, Fr-Rs.) | 2024-25: Redshirted… 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.

Boopie Miller (6-0, 175, G, Sr.) | Preseason All-ACC Second Team... 2024-25: All-ACC Third Team... Acrisure Holiday Invitational MVP… Played/started 28 of 35 games... 13.2 points (26th ACC), 5.5 assists (4th ACC, 33rd NCAA), 2.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals (9th ACC), 2.50 assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd ACC, 41st NCAA), 81.6% FTs (13th ACC), 2 double-doubles … GAME-WINNERS: Game-winning right-wing 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left at Virginia for 54-52 win 1/15... 10-foot running jumper with 2.1 seconds left for 79-77 win vs Cal Baptist 11/26… 

Corey Washington (6-6, 190, F, Sr.) | 2024-25 (Wichita State): Played all 34 games (33 starts)... Second on the team in scoring (13.7 ppg), rebounding (7.5 rpg), double-doubles (9) and steals (34)... Five games with 20+ points… Second Team All-AAC... One of five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week on Feb. 18... American Player of the Week on Feb. 17... American Weekly Honor Roll 3 times (Nov. 25, Dec. 9, Feb. 10).

Sam Walters (6-9, 230, F, Jr.) | 2024-25 (Michigan): Played in 23 games (Missed final 14 games due to injury)... Averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 rebounds while hitting 36.6% on threes... Posted five double-figure scoring games... Totaled 13 assists, four blocks, and two steals.

Jaron Pierre Jr. (6-5, 210, G, Sr.) | 2024-25 (Jacksonville State): C-USA Player of the Year… Started all 36 games… averaged 21.6 points (1st C-USA, 4th NCAA), 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists (6th C-USA), 0.7 steals, 1.32 assist-to-turnover ratio (10th C-USA)… 38.2% 3FGs (3rd C-USA, 66th NCAA), 2.9 made 3FGs (3rd C-USA, 46th NCAA), 81.0% FTs (6th C-USA)… 2-time C-USA Player of the Week, Lute Olson Player of the Week (Feb. 10), Oscar Robertson Player of the Week (Nov. 18), Lou Henson Player of the Week (Nov. 18).

Jermaine O'Neal Jr. (6-5, 185, F, Fr.) | 2024-25 (Dynamic Prep): Ranked No. 88 by ESPN, No. 111 by On3 and No. 126 by 247 Sports... As a senior, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.9 steals as Dynamic Prep advanced to the Chipotle Nationals title game and was No. 1 in the final National Top 10 high school rankings.

Billy White III (6-8, 195, F, Fr.) | 2024-25 (Veterans Memorial HS): As a junior in 2024-25, he was selected to the All-State Tournament Team and named All-South Texas MVP after averaging 18.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.0 steals as he led Veterans Memorial to a 39-1 record including a run to the UIL 5A Division I semifinals.

B.J. Davis-Ray (6-6, 195, G, Fr.) | 2024-25 (JSerra Catholic HS): Averaged 17.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists as he helped the Lions to a 24-11 record his senior season, reaching the California Interscholastic Foundation Division 1 South Regional Quarterfinals... Named CIF-SS Open Division First Team and All-County First Team.

Jaden Toombs (6-10, 230, C, Fr.) | 2024-25 (Dynamic Prep): Ranked No. 38 by ESPN, No. 45 by On3 and No. 47 by 247 Sports... As a senior, he averaged 15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 blocks as Dynamic Prep advanced to the Chipotle Nationals title game and was No. 1 ranking in the final National Top 10 high school rankings… Was on the 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Boy's High School Player of the Year watch list.

Mitchell Holmes (6-10, 230, F, Fr-Rs.) | 2024-25: Redshirted… 2023-24 (Link Year Prep): 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.

Nigel Walls (6-10, 200, F, Fr.) | 2024-25 (St. Francis Episcopal): Four-star prospect... Ranked No. 62 by ESPN, No. 57 by On3 and No. 58 by 247 Sports... As a senior, averaged 13.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals as St. Francis Episcopal went 29-8 and won the TAPPS 4A State Championship.

Samet Yiğitoğlu (7-2, 270, C, So.) | 2024-25: Played/started 32 of 35 games... 10.0 points (51st ACC), 6.2 rebounds (17th ACC), 1.0 blocks (15th ACC), 53.5% FG, 3 double-doubles (21st ACC)... 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 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).

Trey Utter (6-0, 175, G, Sr.) | 2024-25: Played 5 games, including 2 ACC games and the ACC Tournament win vs Syracuse 3/12… 2023-24: Played in 7 games.

Niccolo Kalischer-Stork (6-2, 205, G, Fr-Rs.) | 2024-25: Redshirted… 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.

HEAD COACH ANDY ENFIELD... is in his second season at SMU after being named SMU's Head Men's Basketball on April 1, 2024. In his first season on the Hilltop, he led the Mustangs to a 24-11 overall record and earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT. The Mustangs went 13-7 in the program's inaugural season in the ACC to tie for fourth. SMU signed the nation's fourth-ranked high school recruiting class, which is the best in program history. 

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 Southern California (USC), where he led the Trojans to five 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. 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. 

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.