SMU Mustangs men's basketball

SMU Mustangs
2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
University	Southern Methodist University
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (1st season)
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Arena	Moody Coliseum (capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Mustangs
Colors	Red and blue
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1956
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1956, 1967
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967
NCAA tournament round of 32
1984, 1985, 1988
NCAA tournament appearances
1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 2015, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1988, 2015, 2017
Conference regular season champions
1935, 1937, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1988, 1993, 2015, 2017

The SMU Mustangs Men's Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, United States. The school's team currently competes in the American Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by Tim Jankovich. In 100 years of basketball, SMU's record is 1319–1190. SMU has reached one Final Four, has made 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances, won 15 Conference Championships, had 11 All-Americans, and 23 NBA Draft selections.

SMU finished the 2016-17 season with a 30-5 record, and won their second conference title in three years. They set the school record for single season wins, and returned to the NCAA Tournament following a postseason ban in the 2015-16 season.

History

1916: The Beginning

1916 was the inaugural season of SMU basketball where it went 12-2. SMU joined the Southwest Conference in the 1918-19 season. SMU won its first two conference titles in 1935 and 1937.

1955 –1967: The Doc Hayes Era (Golden Era of Pony Hoops)

Doc Hayes took over as SMU's head coach in 1947. By 1955 Hayes had SMU in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history advancing to the Sweet Sixteen and had won their first conference title in almost 20 years. The four year stretch from 1955–58, SMU went 77-28, won 4 straight Southwest Conference championships, and reached 3 Sweet Sixteen's while also reaching the school's first Final Four in the 1955-56 season, led by All-American Jim Krebs. SMU during the Doc Hayes era won 8 SWC championships and reached the NCAA tournament 6 times including Final Four and Elite Eight appearances. Doc Hayes retired after the 1967 season with a final record of 298–191 (.609) at SMU.

1968-1993: The Fall to Mediocrity

Following Doc Hayes, SMU basketball fell down into a period of mediocrity with some sprinkled success highlighted by SMU greats Jon Koncak, Ira Terrell, and Gene Phillips. Though the Bob Prewitt and Sonny Allen era's were largely unsuccessful and only produced one Southwest Conference Championship from a stretch of 1968-1980 the program looked to be back on the rise during the Dave Bliss era. Bliss and star big man Jon Koncak led SMU to 3 NCAA tournament appearances and an NIT appearance. The Dave Bliss era was highlighted by his final season where SMU went 28-7 winning the SWC regular season and tournament championships and making it to the Second round of the NCAA Tournament. SMU would win the SWC Championship and reach the NCAA tournament one more time in the 1993 season under John Shumate, however, this was the start of the Dark Ages of SMU basketball.

1994-2012: The Dark Ages

This period was the dark age for SMU basketball. From 1994-2012 SMU had just 7 winning seasons and did not win any conference titles or reach the NCAA tournament. Only reaching the NIT and CIT one time each.

2012-2016: The Larry Brown Era

The reemergence of SMU basketball occurred when Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown took over the Mustangs in the 2012 season, coinciding with the 48-million dollar renovation of Moody Coliseum. By his second season, he had led SMU to a 27-10 record, and to a championship appearance in the NIT. In his third season, (2014–15) led by Nic Moore, SMU won its first conference title in 22 years (regular season and tournament champions), and returned to the NCAA tournament, losing a controversial game to UCLA on a goaltending call. In the 2015-16 season, SMU was banned from postseason play due to NCAA violations, but still managed to start the season with an unprecedented 18-0 record, peaking at the #8 spot in the AP Poll, and finish the season at 25-5. It was SMU's third straight 25+ win season. In the summer of 2016, Brown stepped down as SMU's basketball coach unexpectedly, finishing with a record of 85–39(.685). He currently holds the third-highest W-L percentage of any head coach in SMU basketball history.

2016-Present: Maintaining Success (Post Larry Brown)

Tim Jankovich took over in the summer of 2016 following the departure of Larry Brown. In his first full season as SMU's head coach, SMU achieved a 30-4 overall record, including a 17-1 in-conference record, and finished ranked #11 in the AP Poll. The Mustangs won the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament titles, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as a 6 seed, where they were upset by 11th seeded USC by one point in the opening round. Following the season, Junior standout Semi Ojeleye announced that he would not be returning for his final year, joining Seniors Sterling Brown and Ben Moore in entering the NBA Draft.

SMU Career Records

Games Played	Sterling Brown – 136 games
Rebounds	Jon Koncak – 1,169 rebounds
Assists	Butch Moore – 828 assists
Steals	Bryan Hopkins – 225 steals
Blocks	Jon Koncak – 278 blocks
Points Scored	Jeryl Sasser – 1,992 points
Career Wins	Sterling Brown – 109 wins

Postseason

NCAA Tournament/Championships

NCAA Appearances	12 (Most Recent 2017)
Final Fours	1 (1956)
Elite Eights	2 (1956, 1967)
Sweet Sixteens	6 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Conference Championships	15

Complete NCAA Tournament results

The Mustangs have appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 10–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1955	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Bradley Tulsa	L 79–81 L 67–68
1956	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Texas Tech Houston Oklahoma City San Francisco Temple	W 68–67 W 89–74 W 84–63 L 68–86 L 81–90
1957	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Kansas Saint Louis	L 65–73 OT W 78–68
1965	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Wichita State Houston	L 81–86 W 89–87
1966	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Kansas Cincinnati	L 70–76 W 89–84
1967	Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Louisville Houston	W 83–81 L 75–83
1984	First Round Second Round	Miami (OH) Georgetown	W 83–69 L 36–37
1985	First Round Second Round	Old Dominion Loyola–Chicago	W 85–68 L 57–70
1988	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame Duke	W 83–75 L 79–94
1993	First Round	BYU	L 71–80
2015	Second Round	UCLA	L 59–60
2017	First Round	USC	L 65–66

NIT results

The Mustangs have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 63–67
2000	First Round	Missouri State	L 64–77
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	UC Irvine LSU California Clemson Minnesota	W 68–54 W 80–67 W 67–65 W 65–59 L 63–65

CIT results

The Mustangs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Oral Roberts Jacksonville Northern Iowa Santa Clara	W 64–57 OT W 63–62 W 57–50 L 55–72

Notable former players

The SMU Mustangs have had 23 NBA Draft Selections.

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
Jim Krebs	1957	Former NBA player (1st Round, 3rd Overall), led SMU to Final Four
Rick Herrscher	1958	1958 SWC Player of the Year
Gene Phillips	1971	3 time SWC Player of the Year; Former NBA player
Ira Terrell	1976	Former NBA player (45th Overall) & 1976 SWC POY
Jon Koncak	1985	Former NBA player (1st Round, 5th Overall)
Mike Wilson	1993	1993 SWC Player of the Year
Jeryl Sasser	2001	Former NBA player (1st Round, 22nd Overall), 1998-99 WAC Player of the Year
Quinton Ross	2003	Former NBA player; 2002-03 WAC Player of the Year
Nic Moore	2016	2015 & 2016 AAC Player of the Year; Italian League Player for Enel Brindisi
Sterling Brown	2017	NBA Player (2nd Round, 46th Overall); Winningest player in SMU History
Semi Ojeleye	2017	2017 AAC Player of the Year; 2017 AP All-American Honorable Mention; NBA Player (2nd Round, 37th Overall)

Mustangs in the NBA

Current Players

Player	Years Active	League	Draft Position	Team	NBA Affiliate (If Applicable)
Markus Kennedy	2016–Present	NBA Gatorade League	Undrafted	Rio Grande Valley Vipers	Houston Rockets
Semi Ojeleye	2017–Present	NBA	Round 2, Pick 37 Overall	Boston Celtics	N/A
Sterling Brown	2017–Present	NBA	Round 2, Pick 46 Overall	Milwaukee Bucks	N/A
Ben Moore	2017–Present	NBA	Undrafted	Indiana Pacers	N/A

Awards

AAC Player of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Nic Moore	2015, 2016
Semi Ojeleye	2017

AAC Tournament MVP

Player	Year(s)
Markus Kennedy	2015
Semi Ojeleye	2017

AAC Sixth Man of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Markus Kennedy	2016
Ben Emelogu	2017

WAC Player of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Jeryl Sasser	1999
Quinton Ross	2003

SWC Player of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Rick Herrscher	1958
Denny Holman	1967
Gene Phillips	1969, 1970, 1971
Ira Terrell	1976
Mike Wilson	1993

All-Americans

SMU has had 12 All-Americans:

2016-2017 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.)(AP All-American Honorable Mention); 2015–16 Nic Moore (Sr.) (AP All-American Honorable Mention); 2014–15 Nic Moore (Jr.) (AP All-American Honorable Mention); 2002–03 Quinton Ross (Sr.); 1984–85 Jon Koncak (Sr.) (2nd team – Consensus); 1975–76 Ira Terrell (Sr.); 1970–71 Gene Phillips (Sr.); 1969–70 Gene Phillips (Jr.); 1959–60 Max Williams (Sr.); 1956–57 Jim Krebs (Sr.) (1st team – Consensus); 1955–56 Jim Krebs (Jr.); 1934–35 Whitey Baccus (Sr.)

Season-by- season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1948–1996)
1947–48	Doc Hayes	13–10	5–7	5th
1948–49	Doc Hayes	11–13	5–7	5th
1949–50	Doc Hayes	10–13	7–5	3rd
1950–51	Doc Hayes	14–10	6–6	5th
1951–52	Doc Hayes	11–13	5–7	T-3rd
1952–53	Doc Hayes	8–12	4–8	T-5th
1953–54	Doc Hayes	13–9	6–6	T-3rd
1954–55	Doc Hayes	15–10	9–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1955–56	Doc Hayes	25–4	12–0	1st	NCAA Final Four
1956–57	Doc Hayes	22–4	11–1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1957–58	Doc Hayes	15–10	9–5	T-1st
1958–59	Doc Hayes	16–8	10–4	2nd
1959–60	Doc Hayes	17–7	10–4	T-2nd
1960–61	Doc Hayes	12–12	6–8	6th
1961–62	Doc Hayes	18–7	11–3	T-1st
1962–63	Doc Hayes	12–12	6–8	T-5th
1963–64	Doc Hayes	12–12	8–6	T-3rd
1964–65	Doc Hayes	17–10	10–4	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1965–66	Doc Hayes	17–9	11–3	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1966–67	Doc Hayes	20–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
Doc Hayes:		298–191 (.609)	163–97 (.627)
1967–68	Bob Prewitt	6–18
1968–69	Bob Prewitt	12–12
1969–70	Bob Prewitt	5–19
1970–71	Bob Prewitt	16–10
1971–72	Bob Prewitt	16–11		1st
1972–73	Bob Prewitt	10-15
1973–74	Bob Prewitt	15–12
1974–75	Bob Prewitt	8–18
Bob Prewitt:		88–115 (.433)
Sonny Allen:		61–77 (.442)
1980–1981	Dave Bliss	7–20	3–13	9th
1981–1982	Dave Bliss	6–21	1–15	9th
1982–1983	Dave Bliss	19–11	9–7	T–4th
1983–1984	Dave Bliss	25–8	12–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1984–1985	Dave Bliss	23–10	10–6	T–2nd	NCAA Second Round
1985–1986	Dave Bliss	18–11	10–6	4th	NIT First Round
1986–1987	Dave Bliss	16–13	7–9	T–6th
1987–1988	Dave Bliss	28–7	12–4	1st	NCAA Second Round
Dave Bliss:		142–101 (.584)	64–64 (.500)
1988–89	John Shumate	13–16	7–9	7th
1989–90	John Shumate	10–18	5–11	T–7th
1990–91	John Shumate	12–17	6–10	6th
1991–92	John Shumate	10–18	4–10	7th
1992–93	John Shumate	20–8	12–2	1st	NCAA First Round
1993–94	John Shumate	6–21	3–11	T–7th
1994–95	John Shumate	7–20	3–11	T–7th
John Shumate:		78–118	40–64
1995–96	Mike Dement	8–20	3–11	T–7th
SMU Mustangs (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004)
1996–97	Mike Dement	16–12	7–9	T–4th (Mountain)
1997–98	Mike Dement	18–10	6–8	5th (Pacific)
1998–99	Mike Dement	15–15	7–7	T–4th (Mountain)
1999–00	Mike Dement	21–9	9–5	3rd	NIT First Round
2000–01	Mike Dement	18–12
2001–02	Mike Dement	15–14
2002–03	Mike Dement	17–13
2003–04	Mike Dement	12–18
Mike Dement:		138–120 (.535)	65–74 (.468)
(Conference USA) (2005–2013)
2004–05	Jimmy Tubbs	14–14
2005–06	Jimmy Tubbs	13–16
Jimmy Tubbs:		27–30 (.474)	13–19 (.406)
2006–07	Matt Doherty	14–17
2007–08	Matt Doherty	10–20
2008–09	Matt Doherty	9–21
2009–10	Matt Doherty	14–17
2010–11	Matt Doherty	20–15			CIT Semifinals
2011–12	Matt Doherty	13–19
Matt Doherty:		80–109 (.423)
2012–13	Larry Brown	15–17	5–11	6th
(American Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Larry Brown	27–10	12–6	4th	NIT Runner up
2014–15	Larry Brown	27–7	15–3	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2015–16	Larry Brown / Tim Jankovich	25–5 (9–0)	13–5	2nd	Ineligible
Larry Brown:		94–39 (.707)	45–25 (.643)
2016–17	Tim Jankovich^	30–5	17–1	1st	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Tim Jankovich	0–0	0–0
Tim Jankovich:		39–5 (.886)	17–1 (.944)
Total:		1318–1191 (.525)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Source. ^ Conference Coach of the Year

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