2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC tournament , they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC tournament , they defeated East Carolina ,[ 1] UCF ,[ 2] and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship.[ 3] [ 4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . As the No. 6 seed in the East region, were upset in the first round by No. 11 USC .[ 5] [ 6]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Jahmal McMurray
0
G
6'0"
165
Junior
Topeka, KS
Transferred from South Florida . Under NCAA transfer rules, McMurray will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Isiaha Mike
15
F
6'8"
200
Sophomore
Scarborough, ON
Transferred from Duquesne . Under NCAA transfer rules, Mike will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Akoy Agau
23
F
6'8"
235
RS Senior
Omaha, NE
Transferred from Georgetown . Will be eligible to play immediately since Agau graduated from Georgetown .
2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Elijah Landrum #28 PG
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Central High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 12, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 81
Ethan Chargois #38 C
Union City, OK
Union City High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Oct 1, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 78
Everett Ray PF
Addison, TX
Trinity Christian Academy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sep 22, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
William Douglas SF
Memphis, TN
Christian Brother
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Oct 7, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2018 recruiting class
Preseason
At the conference's annual media day, the Mustangs were picked to finish in fourth place in the AAC.[ 7] Junior guard Shake Milton was named the conference's preseason Player of the Year.[ 7]
Roster
2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jahmal McMurray
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
South Florida
Topeka, Kansas
G
1
Shake Milton
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Owasso High School
Owasso, Oklahoma
G
3
William Douglas
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Christian Brothers High School
Memphis, Tennessee
F
5
Ethan Chargois
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Union High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G
10
Jarrey Foster
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
North Shore Senior High School
Houston, Texas
G
12
James Pyle (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Overland Park, Kansas
F
15
Isiaha Mike (I)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Duquesne
Scarborough, Ontario
G
20
Elijah Landrum
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Central High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G
21
Ben Emelogu
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Virginia Tech
Grand Prairie, Texas
G
22
Luke Wilfong (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Memphis University School
Memphis, Tennessee
F
23
Akoy Agau
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Georgetown
Omaha, Nebraska
F
24
Everett Ray
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Trinity Christian Academy
Addison, Texas
G
31
Jimmy Whitt
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Arkansas
Columbia, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
SMU in action against the Tulane Green Wave
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
W 78–67
1–0
Moody Coliseum (6,841)Dallas, TX
Nov 12, 2017 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe
W 83–65
2–0
Moody Coliseum (6,622)Dallas, TX
Nov 15, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State
W 81–45
3–0
Moody Coliseum (6,769)Dallas, TX
Nov 18, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 72–37
4–0
Moody Coliseum (6,738)Dallas, TX
Nov 22, 2017 *8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
L 58–61
4–1
Imperial Arena (909)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2017 *8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 2 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round
W 66–60
5–1
Imperial Arena (1,236)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2017 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Western Kentucky Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game
L 61–63
5–2
Imperial Arena (1,252)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 28, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 95–64
6–2
Moody Coliseum (6,326)Dallas, TX
Dec 2, 2017 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 USC
W 72–55
7–2
Moody Coliseum (6,918)Dallas, TX
Dec 5, 2017 *8:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 20 TCU
L 83–94
7–3
Schollmaier Arena (6,840)Fort Worth, TX
Dec 13, 2017 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans
W 79–66
8–3
Moody Coliseum (6,512)Dallas, TX
Dec 18, 2017 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
Boise State
W 86–63
9–3
Moody Coliseum (6,551)Dallas, TX
Dec 19, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly
W 84–64
10–3
Moody Coliseum (6,480)Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
Dec 27, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2
UCF
W 56–51
11–3 (1–0)
Moody Coliseum (6,628)Dallas, TX
Dec 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida
W 79–39
12–3 (2–0)
Moody Coliseum (6,477)Dallas, TX
Jan 4, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulane
L 70–73
12–4 (2–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,512)New Orleans, LA
Jan 7, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 19 Cincinnati
L 56–76
12–5 (2–2)
BB&T Arena (9,109)Highland Heights, KY
Jan 10, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple
L 64–66
12–6 (2–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,471)Dallas, TX
Jan 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 7 Wichita State
W 83–78
13–6 (3–3)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulane
W 73–62
14–6 (4–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,814)Dallas, TX
Jan 25, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn
L 52–63
14–7 (4–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,322)Storrs, CT
Jan 28, 2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN
East Carolina
W 86–61
15–7 (5–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,544)Dallas, TX
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Tulsa
L 67–76
15–8 (5–5)
Reynolds Center (4,337)Tulsa, OK
Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Houston
L 58–67
15–9 (5–6)
Toyota Center (3,547)Houston, TX
Feb 11, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Cincinnati
L 51–76
15–10 (5–7)
Moody Coliseum (6,935)Dallas, TX
Feb 14, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Memphis
L 67–70
15–11 (5–8)
Moody Coliseum (6,539)Dallas, TX
Feb 17, 2018 10:00 am, ESPNU
at UCF
L 37–52
15–12 (5–9)
CFE Arena (4,016)Orlando, FL
Feb 21, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNews
at East Carolina
W 77–58
16–12 (6–9)
Williams Arena (2,923)Greenville, NC
Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Wichita State
L 78–84
16–13 (6–10)
Moody Coliseum (6,931)Dallas, TX
Feb 28, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Houston
L 56–69
16–14 (6–11)
Moody Coliseum (6,782)Dallas, TX
Mar 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida
L 54–65
16–15 (6–12)
USF Sun Dome (2,593)Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU
(9)
vs. (8) UConn First round
W 80–73
17–15
Amway Center (7,856)Orlando, FL
Mar 9, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN2
(9)
vs. (1) No. 8 Cincinnati Quarterfinals
L 51–61
17–16
Amway Center (8,491)Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 8]
References
^ "East Carolina vs. SMU – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "UCF vs. SMU – Game Recap – March 11, 2017 – ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "SMU beats Cincinnati for AAC championship" . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "Cincinnati vs. SMU – Game Recap – March 12, 2017 – ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "Gone in 60 seconds: SMU left with only heartbreak after final minute of loss to USC" . SportsDay . March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "SMU's game-winning drive came up just short vs. USC" . SBNation.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ a b "Cincinnati Selected as 2017–18 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite" . Retrieved October 24, 2017 .
^ "The American Announces 2017–18 Schedule Pairings – SMU Athletics" . www.smumustangs.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
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