2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Houston	16	–	2	.889	33	–	4	.892
No. 22 Cincinnati †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
UCF	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Memphis	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Wichita State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
South Florida	8	–	10	.444	24	–	14	.632
UConn	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
SMU	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
East Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† 2019 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by third-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.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated Tulane before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shake Milton	1	G	6'6"	205	Junior	Owasso, OK	Declare for NBA Draft; drafted 54th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
Elijah Landrum	20	G	6'0"	180	Freshman	Tulsa, OK	Transferred to Connors State College
Ben Emelogu II	21	G	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Grand Prairie, TX	Graduated
Akoy Agau	23	F	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Omaha, NE	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Nat Dixon	5	G/F	6'4"	180	Graduate Student	Panama, FL	Transferred from Chattanooga. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dixon graduated from Chattanooga.
Grant Youngkin	20	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Rice. Under NCAA transfer rules, Youngkin will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahmar Young Jr. C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Aug 18, 2017
Jahmar Young Jr. C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Feron Hunt SF	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 9, 2017
Feron Hunt SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 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)	Sr	South Florida	Topeka, Kansas
F	1	Feron Hunt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, Texas
G	3	William Douglas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Christian Brothers High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Nat Dixon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Chattanooga	Panama City, Florida
G	10	Jarrey Foster	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	North Shore Senior High School	Houston, Texas
G	12	James Pyle (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Overland Park, Kansas
G	13	C. J. White (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Parkview High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	15	Isiaha Mike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Duquesne	Scarborough, Ontario
G	20	Grant Youngkin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Albans School Rice	Washington, D.C.
F	21	Jahmar Young Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, Texas
G	22	Luke Wilfong (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Memphis University School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	24	Everett Ray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Trinity Christian Academy	Addison, Texas
F	25	Ethan Chargois	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Union High School	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	31	Jimmy Whitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Arkansas	Columbia, Missouri

Head coach

Tim Jankovich (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City)
Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Jay Duncan (Northwood)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northwestern State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Nov 11, 2018* 2:00 pm	Southern Miss Cancún Challenge	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Nov 14, 2018* TBA	Western Carolina Cancún Challenge	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Nov 18, 2018* TBA	Lipscomb	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Bradley Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
Nov 21, 2018* 5:00 pm/7:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Penn State or Wright State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm	Lamar	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	McNeese State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm	Oral Roberts	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Dec 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	TCU	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Dec 15, 2018* 11:00 am, FS1	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 2018* TBA	Cornell	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	East Carolina	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Jan 4, 1019 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Connecticut	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulsa	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Houston	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU	Tulane	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	South Florida	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews	UCF	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Connecticut	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Feb 24, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN	at UCF	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Cincinnati	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	Wichita State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Mar 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
AAC Tournament
Mar 14–17, 2019	vs.	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

v t e SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Venues	Various sites (1916–1927) Old Gym (1927–1942) Perkins Gymnasium (1942–1956) Moody Coliseum (1956–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Peruna
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics