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The Mustangs are 12-2 at Moody Coliseum

SMU (16-7, 5-5 ACC) vs Notre Dame (11-13, 2-9 ACC)
David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – 6 p.m. CT
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SMU hosts Notre Dame on Tuesday for the first matchup in Dallas as ACC opponents. The Mustangs are 12-2 at Moody Coliseum this season. SMU is 16-7 overall and 5-5 in the ACC after an 86-67 road win at Pitt on Saturday.

SMU had three separate 9-0 runs in the second half as they outscored Pitt 52-35 after halftime. Jaron Pierre Jr. had a team-high 21 points in the win at Pitt to reach 1,991 for his career (4th among active NCAA D-I players). Boopie Miller scored 20 to go with nine assists and three steals. The Mustangs shot 57.1% and held Pitt to 36.1%. Samet Yigitoglu added 15 points and eight rebounds on 7-10 field goals.

2025-26 RANKINGS: SMU is No. 34 in the NCAA NET (Feb. 9) with nine games against Quad 1 opponents (3-6) and four against Quad 2 (4-1). Seven of the Mustangs' first 10 ACC games were Quad 1, with SMU having the 17-ranked conference strength of schedule nationally.

SMU has five players averaging double figures in scoring: Boopie Miller (19.2, 6th ACC, 50th NCAA), Jaron Pierre Jr. (17.5, 8th ACC), B.J. Edwards (13.6, 26th ACC), Corey Washington (11.1, 44th ACC) and Samet Yigitoglu (10.7, 49th ACC). SMU has had at least four double-figure scorers in 21 of 23 games and five in double figures seven times. (As of Feb. 8, SMU was one of 35 teams with five averaging 10+ points.) Six Mustangs have recorded at least one double-double this season: Boopie Miller (5, 8th ACC, 96th NCAA), Samet Yigitoglu (5, 8th ACC, 96th NCAA), Corey Washington (3, 16th ACC), B.J. Edwards (2, 25th ACC - both triple-doubles), Jaron Pierre Jr. (1) and Jaden Toombs (1). Edwards is the one of two players in the nation with multiple triple-doubles (Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State).

Yigitoglu is leading the Mustangs in blocks (1.5, 5th ACC, 77th NCAA) and rebounds (8.1, 7th ACC, 69th NCAA). Boopie Miller is second on the team in steals (1.8, 8th ACC) and leads in assists (6.8, 2nd ACC, 13th NCAA) with a 2.61 assist-to-turnover ratio (6th ACC, 72nd NCAA). B.J. Edwards is averaging 5.0 assists (7th ACC, 66th NCAA), 6.0 rebounds (19th ACC) and 2.5 steals (1st ACC, 11th NCAA) with a 2.40 assist-to-turnover ratio (8th ACC). From three-point range, Corey Washington 42.3% (30-71), Jermaine O'Neal Jr. 42.1% (16-38), Boopie Miller 39.0% (39-100), B.J. Edwards 37.2% (35-94) and Jaron Pierre Jr. 36.6% (48-131). The Mustangs are near the top of the ACC in scoring offense (86.4, 1st ACC, 18th NCAA), assists (17.4, 2nd ACC, 33rd NCAA), fastbreak points (12.6, 1st ACC), field-goal percentage (49.6%, 3rd ACC, 23rd NCAA) and free-throw percentage (76.2%, 4th ACC, 46th NCAA).

SILVER ANNIVERSARY MUSTANG AWARD: The SMU Lettermen's Association's Board of Directors and its Silver Anniversary Mustang (SAM) Award Committee will honor Dr. John Haley '64 as the recipient of the 2025 SAM Award at halftime of the game against Notre Dame. He was a swimmer from 1960-64, helping the Mustangs win four straight Southwest Conference championships. Haley has been the SMU Ophthalmology Physician since 1977 and served the American Academy of Ophthalmology since being appointed to the CPT Task Force in 1989. He has also served as the President of the Texas Ophthalmological Association (2017-18) and as Chief of Staff at Garland Community Hospital. He has been a Full Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Health and Science Center in Dallas since 1992 and has been voted one of the top doctors in the DFW Metroplex by "D" magazine. Haley served in the U.S. Navy for eight years, including three years as a Naval Flight Surgeon during the Vietnam conflict. | Each year, the SMU Lettermen's Association Board of Directors awards the SAM Award to a former letter winner at least 25 years removed from their time on campus. The recipient has brought honor to SMU, made contributions that have lasting and positive effects on his or her fellow citizens, and has been a model citizen in his or her community.

2025-26 HONORS: Boopie Miller is on the Oscar Roberston Trophy Midseason Watch List, the Lute Olson Award Early Season Watch List and was named The Athletic Midseason All-America honorable mention after being selected preseason All-ACC second team. He was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 5, AP National Player of the Week on Jan. 6 and one of five Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week on Jan. 6. Miller was ranked No. 30 on the ESPN midseason list. B.J. Edwards was named ACC Player of the Week three times (Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Jan. 26). 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 [4/6] Duke, [24/23] Louisville, [11/13] North Carolina, [rv/-] NC State and [15/15] 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.

LAST GAME (W, 86-67 at Pitt on Feb. 7): PITTSBURGH (AP)-- — Jaron Pierre Jr. and Boopie Miller combined to score 41 points as SMU rolled 86-67 past Pittsburgh on Saturday. Pierre Jr. scored 21 on 8 of 11 shooting with five rebounds for the Mustangs (16-7, 5-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). Miller had 20 to go with nine assists and three steals. Samet Yigitoglu scored 15 to go with eight rebounds. SMU, which leads the ACC in scoring offense (86.5 points per game entering the contest), shot 57% from the field (32 of 56) and 43% from behind the arc (9 of 21). The Panthers (9-15, 2-9) shot just 36% and 24% from deep. The Mustangs held a slim, 34-32 lead at halftime, but opened the second half on a 24-9 run, building their lead to as much as 24. Pierre had 14 in the second half, making all five of attempts, while Miller had 11. The Mustangs also held a 44-26 advantage on points in the paint, and a 25-9 edge on fast break points. The Panthers were led by Cameron Corhen's 15 points. Barry Dunning Jr. added 12 points and seven rebounds.

THE SERIES VS NOTRE DAME (2-4): SMU's won the first matchup as ACC opponents 97-73 in South Bend. The Mustangs' previous win came in the first round of the 1988 NCAA Tournament, an 83-75 victory in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Fighting Irish won the other four meetings, two in South Bend and two in Dallas.

LAST SEASON VS NOTRE DAME (W, 97-73 at Notre Dame on Feb. 19, 2025): SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Kario Oquendo scored 25 points and SMU throttled Notre Dame 97-73 on Wednesday night as the Mustangs improved to 6-1 on the road in their first season in the ACC. SMU (20-6, 11-4) shot 72% in the first half, making 21 of 30 shots. A 9-0 run and a 10-0 run gave the Mustangs a 25-5 lead halfway through the period and they went on to lead 50-25 at halftime. Oquendo had 15 points without missing a shot, going 6 for 6 from the field with two 3-pointers and making his only free throw. Braeden Shrewsberry scored 12 points in the first half for the Fighting Irish (11-15, 5-10), but they shot only 32% and had eight turnovers. SMU's lead was still 25 points five minutes into the second half before Yohan Traore had two three-point plays in a 9-0 run that left the Mustangs ahead 72-38 with 11:40 remaining. The closest Notre Dame would get was 90-69 with about 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Matt Cross had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs. Samet Yigitoglu also scored 14 points and Chuck Harris added 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds. SMU shot 59% for the game and outrebounded Notre Dame by more than double, 43-20. Shrewsberry made 5 of 8 3-pointers and led Notre Dame with 21 points. Tae Davis had 13 points and Garrett Sundra scored 11.

ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK X4 (B.J. Edwards x3, Boopie Miller): B.J. Edwards has been named ACC Player of the Week three times. Edwards and Duke's Cameron Boozer (four times) are the only players to win ACC Player of the Week multiple times this season. (Jan. 26) He averaged 21.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.5 steals while shooting 58.3% (14-24) overall and 6-of-12 on threes in victories over Wake Forest and Florida State. He had 24 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, six steals and a blocked shot while hitting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from three in win at Wake Forest. (Jan. 5) 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. (Dec. 29): B.J. Edwards 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): B.J. Edwards was named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 24. 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.
MULTIPLE WINNERS: SMU and NC State are the only teams with multiple winners this year. The Mustangs are also tied for the most awards (Duke has four, all by Cameron Boozer).
ACC Player of the Week (Through Feb. 2)
4 - SMU (B.J. Edwards 3x, Boopie Miller)
4 - Duke (Cameron Boozer 4x)
2 - NC State (Quadir Copeland, Paul McNeil Jr.)
1 - Louisville (Mikel Brown)
1 - Miami (Tre Donaldson)
1 - North Carolina (Caleb Wilson)
1 - Virginia (Thijs De Ridder)
1 - Virginia Tech (Neoklis Avdalas)
1 - Wake Forest (Myles Colvin)
SMU Player of the Week Honors in a Season
3 - B.J. Edwards 2025-26 (ACC)
3 - Kendric Davis 2021-22 (American)
3 - Shake Milton 2017-18 (American)
3 - Papa Dia 2010-11 (C-USA)

ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE: Boopie Miller was an honorable mention selection on The Athletic Midseason All-America Teams on January 21.
- First team - Cameron Boozer (Duke), AJ Dybantsa (BYU), Braden Smith (Purdue), Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan), Tyler Tanner (Vanderbilt)
- Second team - Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State), JT Toppin (Texas Tech), Caleb Wilson (North Carolina), Jaden Bradley (Arizona), Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)
- Others receiving votes: Kingston Flemings (Houston); Koa Peat (Arizona), Boopie Miller (SMU), Bennett Stirtz (Iowa), Rienk Mast (Nebraska), Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State), Tamin Lipsey (Iowa State)

ASSISTS: SMU is averaging 17.4 assists (2nd ACC, 33rd NCAA) with Boopie Miller pacing at 6.8 assists (2nd ACC, 13th NCAA) and B.J. Edwards dishing 5.0 per game (7th ACC, 66th 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).
Teams that have multiple players with 115+ assists
SMU - B.J. Edwards, Boopie Miller
Hofstra - Cruz Davis, Preston Edmead

ASSISTS 2.0: Boopie Miller has a 2.55 assist-to-turnover ratio in his career at SMU and B.J. Edwards has a 2.24 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 2.40 (8th ACC) and Boopie Miller at 2.61 (6th ACC, 72nd NCAA). 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 (30 players) by CollegeInsider.com on Dec. 18 and the Oscar Roberston Trophy Midseason Watch List (25 players) on Jan. 15.
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
Mustangs on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List
Nic Moore 2015-16
Boopie Miller 2025-26

BALANCING ACT: SMU had at least four score in double figures 21 times this season (14-7), at least five in seven games this season (7-0) and at least six three times (3-0). The Mustangs are 34-10 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).
20+ Points in ACC games
- Five different Mustangs have scored at least 20 points in an ACC game this season. That is tied with Virignia Tech for the most (4 each for Florida State, Louisville, NC State). Jermaine O'Neal Jr. also scored 21 non-conference versus Cal State Fullerton Dec. 28.
- B.J. Edwards 2: 20 at [6/6] Duke 1/10, 24 at Wake Forest 1/20
- Boopie Miller 4: 27 vs [12/12] North Carolina 1/3, 23 at [rv/rv] Clemson 1/7, 24 vs Virginia Tech 1/14, at [20/20] Louisville 1/31, 20 at Pitt 2/7
- Jaron Pierre Jr. 3: 28 vs Florida State 1/24, 23 vs [rv/rv] NC State 2/3, 21 at Pitt 2/7
- Jaden Toombs 1: 23 at [6/6] Duke 1/10
- Corey Washington 1: 23 vs [12/12] North Carolina 1/3

B.J. EDWARDS STUFFS THE STAT SHEET: B.J. Edwards has 3 games this season with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Only 21 players have done it at least once (through Feb. 7) and Edwards is the only one to do it multiple times.
1/20 at Wake Forest - 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals
12/28 vs Cal State Fullerton - 21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals
11/21 vs Arkansas State - 24 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 10 steals
Most Games In A Season w/ 20p/5r/5a/5s (Since 2004-05)
4 Lester Hudson, UT Martin 2008-09
3 Kris Dunn, Providence 2015-16
3 Jevon Carter, West Virginia 2017-18
3 Brian Beard Jr., Florida International 2018-19
3 Terrell Brown Jr., Washington 2021-22
3 B.J. Edwards, SMU 2025-26

BUCKETS FOR BOOPIE: Boopie Miller is averaging 19.2 points (6th ACC, 50th NCAA) and has 11 games of at least 20 points this season. He is shooting 46.9% overall, 39.0% on threes and 86.6% on free throws (4th ACC, 77th NCAA). He is also helping others with 6.8 assists per game (2nd ACC, 13th NCAA). He has five double-doubles this season (8th ACC, 96th NCAA) of points and assists, including 27 points with 12 assists in the 97-83 win versus [12/12] North Carolina Jan. 3 and 23 points with 12 assists in the 87-85 win over Butler Nov. 15.
Longest Streak Of Games Scoring 10+ for SMU (Since 2000)
   30+   Boopie Miller (since 1/29/2025)
   29   Damon Hancock (2/22/01 to 3/6/02)
   28   Quinton Ross (12/6/01 to 12/17/02)
   27   Semi Ojeleye (12/4/2016 to 3/17/17)

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 10.7 points (49th ACC), 8.1 rebounds (7th ACC, 69th NCAA) and 1.5 blocks (5th ACC, 77th NCAA) with five double-doubles (8th ACC, 96th NCAA) while shooting 60.2%. 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).

CENTURY MARK: SMU has scored at least 100 points nine times under Head Coach Andy Enfield, including four this season (plus 96 2x, 97 2x, a 98 and a 99). The five 100-point games in 2024-25 were the most since the 1992-93 season (6 times). The Mustangs' 117-74 win at Miami 1/18/25 set program records for points in a road game (was 112 at Arkansas 2/13/1971) and points in a league game (was 116 vs TCU 1/5/1977). The 117 points tied for sixth-highest in program history and was the most in an ACC game since Wake Forest scored 119 in 3OT at North Carolina in 2003 and the most in an ACC game in regulation since 1983 (130 by NC State at Wake Forest).
Most 100-Point Games In A Season
6 - 1992-93
5 - 2024-25
4 - 1972-73
4 - 1975-76
4 - 2025-26
Most 100-Point Games By Coach:
12 - Doc Hayes 1947-67
11 - Sonny Allen 1975-80
10 - Bob Prewitt 1967-75
9 - Andy Enfield 2024-
Most Points In Program History
123 Texas Lutheran, 12-3-1979
121 Texas Wesleyan, 12-30-1978
121 vs. James Madison, 11-28-1987
119 Georgia State, 12-17-1979
118 Texas Southern, 12-1-1986
117 Texas Lutheran, 11-28-1977
117 at Miami, 1-18-2025

CHARITY WORK: The Mustangs are shooting 76.2% as a team at the free-throw line (4th ACC, 46th NCAA). Boopie Miller is hitting 86.6% (4th ACC, 71st NCAA) and Corey Washington is shooting 80.5% (12th ACC, 99th NCAA). Boopie Miller has four of the top-22 performances in program history, knocking down 11-11 vs Tarleton State 11/3, 12-12 vs Radford 11/24, 10-10 vs Texas A&M 12/7 and 11-11 at Clemson 1/7.
SMU - Best Season Free-Throw Percentage
1.   .769 (552-718)   1961-62
2.   .768 (552-719)   1970-71
3.   .762 (412-541)   2019-20
—-   .762       2025-26
4.   .761 (715-939)   1955-56
5.   .759 (542-714)   1965-66
6.   .750 (502-669)   2021-22

COACHES IN YEAR 2 (HIGH-MAJOR): SMU is 40-18 (.690) in the two seasons under Head Coach Andy Enfield. That is the fifth-highest winning percentage among coaches the second season at a high-major program.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Six Mustangs have recorded double-doubles in their careers: Corey Washington (16), Boopie Miller (9), Samet Yiğitoğlu (8), Jaron Pierre Jr. (7), B.J. Edwards (3), Jaden Toombs (1). 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

ESPN TOP 50 PLAYERS AT MIDSEASON (Jan. 28): Boopie Miller was ranked No. 30 by Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf after not being in the top 100 on the preseason list. He was ranked fourth among ACC players listed.
1. Cameron Boozer, Duke
4. Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
28. Henri Veesaar, North Carolina
30. Boopie Miller, SMU
32. Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
35. Malik Reneau, Miami
36. Ryan Conwell, Louisville
38. Isaiah Evans, Duke
50. Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville

GIVING THANKS: SMU Football and Men's Basketball partnered with the Dallas Police Department, Coincilman Maxie Johnson (District 4) and For Oak Cliff for its annual turkey giveaway at South Oak Cliff High School on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. SMU redshirt-freshman Chance Puryear is from nearby Carter High School.

INTO THE ACC (17-12): SMU is 18-12 in the ACC with a 9-6 mark at Moody Coliseum and a 9-6 road record. 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. SMU has league wins over 14 of the 17 ACC opponents.

IMPACTFUL 100: Associate Head Coach Chris Capko and Assistant Coach Jay Morris were named to the Silver Waves Media 2026 100 Most Impactful: Men's High Major Assistants list. The seventh annual High Major Assistants lists has seen numerous coaches go on to become Division I Head Coaches. The Silver Waves Media list have become the industry standard for excellence. The 2026 Men's list is made after consulting with a panel of industry professionals, and features some of the most outstanding and impactful assistants in Division I basketball. Both were previously selected to the Elite 75 Future Head Coach Power Lunch on April 3, 2025 hosted by Silver Waves Media.

MEN OF STEALS: SMU is averaging 7.5 steals this season (7th ACC). B.J. Edwards is averaging 2.5 (1st ACC, 11th NCAA) and Boopie Miller is averaging 1.8 (8th ACC). Edwards has 57 steals so far this season after an SMU-record 83 in 2024-25. He is the eighth Mustang with multiple 50-steals seasons and would be the fourth with multiple 60-steal seasons (Gerald Lewis, Carl Wright, Zhuric Phelps). 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   172   B.J. Edwards, 2023-25

NET WORTH: SMU is No. 34 in the Feb. 9 NCAA NET with 20 opponents in quads 1 (13) and 2 (7).
Q1 (3-6) (H: 1-30) (N: 1-50) (A: 1-75) (3-6)
3   01/10/26   @ Duke       L 75-82
14   12/03/25   @ Vanderbilt   L 69-88
16   01/17/26   Virginia       L 68-72
17   01/31/26   @ Louisville   L 74-88
17   02/17/26    Louisville
24   01/03/26   North Carolina   W 97-83
27   02/03/26   NC State       L 83-84
30   01/07/26   @ Clemson   L 70-74
39   12/07/25   Texas A&M@Arlington   W 93-80 (1 OT)
60   02/25/26    @ California
67   01/20/26   @ Wake Forest   W 91-79
68   02/14/26    @ Syracuse
70   02/28/26    @ Stanford
Q2 (4-1) (H: 31-75) (N: 51-100) (A: 76-135) (4-1)
37   03/04/26   Miami (FL)
55   01/14/26   Virginia Tech   W 77-76
58   12/13/25   LSU@New Orleans   L 77-89
73   11/15/25   Butler       W 87-85
95   03/07/26    @ Florida St.
96   11/28/25   @ Mississippi St.   W 87-81 (1 OT)
122   02/07/26   @ Pittsburgh   W 86-67

PAINT BY BIG NUMBERS: SMU is averaging 37.0 points in the paint this season. The Mustangs outscored Butler 62-30 in the paint in the 87-85 win on Nov. 15. SMU is 13-3 this season and 35-7 under Andy Enfield when outscoring opponents in the paint.

RUN, RUN: SMU has 18 runs of at least 10-0 this season, going 10-2 in games with at least one 10-0 run. Last season, SMU 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).

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.

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.