2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference .[ 1]
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the AAC tournament , they defeated Tulsa before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous college
Tyson Jolly
0
G
6'4"
190
RS Junior
Putnam, OK
Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC .
Darius McNeill
2
G
6'3"
182
Junior
Houston, TX
Transferred from California . Under NCAA transfer rules, McNeill will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kendric Davis
3
G
5'11"
180
Sophomore
Houston, TX
Transferred from TCU . Davis was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on November 20. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[ 3]
Emmanuel Bandoumel
5
F
6'5"
180
Sophomore
Quebec City, Canada
Junior college transferred from Hill College .
Isiah Jasey
22
F
6'10"
250
Junior
Killeen, TX
Transferred from Texas A&M in December during the 2018–19 season . Under NCAA transfer rules, Jasey has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season . Jasey has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.[ 4]
2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Charles Smith SG
Powder Springs, GA
McEachern High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
May 1, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 4
Bryce Cook PG
Grand Prairie, TX
Sunrise Christian Academy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Aug 3, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 3
Darius McBride SG
Austin, TX
Westlake High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Nov 14, 2018
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:
Roster
2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Tyson Jolly
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Trinity Valley CC
Muskogee, Oklahoma
F
1
Feron Hunt
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, Texas
G
2
Darius McNeill
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
California
Houston, Texas
G
3
Kendric Davis
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
TCU
Houston, Texas
G
4
Charles Smith IV
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Wheeler High School
Atlanta, Georgia
G
5
Emmanuel Bandoumel
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Hill College
Quebec City, Canada
G
13
C. J. White (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Parkview High School
Little Rock, Arkansas
G
14
William Douglas
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Christian Brothers High School
Memphis, Tennessee
F
15
Isiaha Mike
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Duquesne
Scarborough, Canada
G
20
Grant Youngkin (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Rice
Washington, D.C.
F
21
Jahmar Young Jr.
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
DeSoto High School
Oak Cliff, Texas
F
22
Isiah Jasey
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Texas A&M
Killeen, Texas
G
23
Alex Tabor Jr. (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Charlotte Country Day
Charlotte, North Carolina
F
24
Everett Ray
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Trinity Christian Academy
Irving, Texas
F
25
Ethan Chargois
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Union High School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
G
33
Darius McBride
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Westlake High School
Cedar Park, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State
W 74–65
1–0
Moody Coliseum (4,010)University Park, TX
November 12, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans
W 77–64
2–0
Moody Coliseum (3,665)University Park, TX
November 16, 2019 *6:00 pm
Jackson State Southwestern Showdown
W 80–63
3–0
Moody Coliseum (3,889)University Park, TX
November 18, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville
W 59–57
4–0
Ford Center (5,639)Evansville, IN
November 23, 2019 *9:30 pm, Stadium
at UNLV Southwestern Showdown
W 72–68
5–0
Thomas & Mack Center (7,083)Paradise, NV
November 27, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford Southwestern Showdown
W 90–58
6–0
Moody Coliseum (3,874)University Park, TX
November 29, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian Southwestern Showdown
W 70–51
7–0
Moody Coliseum (4,154)University Park, TX
December 3, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State
W 77–51
8–0
Moody Coliseum (3,641)University Park, TX
December 7, 2019 *8:30 pm, ESPNU
Georgetown
L 74–91
8–1
Moody Coliseum (5,855)University Park, TX
December 20, 2019 *6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia
L 85–87 2OT
8–2
Stegeman Coliseum (10,351)Athens, GA
December 23, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State
W 85–76
9–2
Moody Coliseum (4,085)University Park, TX
January 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida
W 82–64
10–2 (1–0)
Moody Coliseum (3,980)University Park, TX
January 4, 2020 *8:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt American/SEC Alliance
W 92–81 OT
11–2
Memorial Gymnaisum (9,141)Nashville, TN
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF
W 81–74
12–2 (2–0)
Moody Coliseum (4,011)University Park, TX
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU
at East Carolina
L 68–71
12–3 (2–1)
Williams Arena (4,014)Greenville, NC
January 15, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Houston Rivalry
L 62–71
12–4 (2–2)
Fertitta Center (6,584)Houston, TX
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple
W 68–52
13–4 (3–2)
Moody Coliseum (4,726)University Park, TX
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina
W 84–64
14–4 (4–2)
Moody Coliseum (3,878)University Park, TX
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 20 Memphis
W 74–70
15–4 (5–2)
FedExForum (17,090)Memphis, TN
January 28, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNews
at Cincinnati
L 43–65
15–5 (5–3)
Fifth Third Arena (11,221)Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane
W 82–67
16–5 (6–3)
Moody Coliseum (4,477)University Park, TX
February 8, 2020 11:00 am, ESPNU
at Temple
L 90–97 OT
16–6 (6–4)
Liacouras Center (7,615)Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNews
UConn
W 79–75
17–6 (7–4)
Moody Coliseum (4,249)University Park, TX
February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 Houston Rivalry
W 73–72 OT
18–6 (8–4)
Moody Coliseum (5,534)University Park, TX
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
L 72–80
18–7 (8–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,150)New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulsa
L 57–79
18–8 (8–6)
Reynolds Center (4,690)Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Memphis
W 58–53
19–8 (9–6)
Moody Coliseum (5,211)University Park, TX
March 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita State
L 62–66
19–9 (9–7)
Moody Coliseum (5,483)University Park, TX
March 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF
L 58–61
19–10 (9–8)
Addition Financial Arena (4,591)Orlando, FL
March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
L 60–61
19–11 (9–9)
Yuengling Center (3,587)Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
(7)
vs. (10) Temple First Round
Cancelled[1]
Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Third Team
Source[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "SMU Mustangs basketball Tim Jankovich Ethan Chargois Isiaha Mike Feron Hunt" . smu.rivals.com . November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ Huffmon, Matt. "Men's basketball: UC takes down SMU in AAC quarterfinals" . The News Record . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "After waiver was initially denied, NCAA rules SMU guard Kendric Davis eligible on appeal" . dallasnews.com .
^ Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "Why SMU's second chance with Isiah Jasey will be worth the wait" . dallasnews.com .
^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF) . American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams" . theamerican.org . March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards" . theamerican.org . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
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