2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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]

2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–11 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Tulsa 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Wichita State 11 7   .611 23 8   .742
UConn 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Memphis 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
SMU 9 9   .500 19 11   .633
UCF 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
South Florida 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Temple 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
East Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Tulane 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jahmal McMurray 0 G 6'0" 175 Senior Topeka, KS Graduated
Nat Dixon 5 G 6'4" 180 Graduate Student Panama City, FL Graduated
Jarrey Foster 10 G 6'6" 220 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
James Pyle 12 G 6'3" 175 Junior Overland Park, KS Walk-on; not on team roster
Luke Wilfong 22 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Memphis, TN Walk-on; not on team roster
Jimmy Whitt 31 G 6'3" 175 RS Junior Columbia, MO Graduate transferred to Arkansas

Incoming transfers

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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

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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:

  • "2019 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com.
  • "2019 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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

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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

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Third Team

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Source[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "SMU Mustangs basketball Tim Jankovich Ethan Chargois Isiaha Mike Feron Hunt". smu.rivals.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Huffmon, Matt. "Men's basketball: UC takes down SMU in AAC quarterfinals". The News Record. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "After waiver was initially denied, NCAA rules SMU guard Kendric Davis eligible on appeal". dallasnews.com.
  4. ^ Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "Why SMU's second chance with Isiah Jasey will be worth the wait". dallasnews.com.
  5. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.