2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (1st season);
Associate head coach	Chris Kapko
Assistant coaches	Jay Morris; Dana Ford; Eric Mobley; Kurt Karis;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs will be led by first-year head coach Andy Enfield and will play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

On March 21, 2024, the school fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons.^[1] On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to Temple in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Indiana State in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zhuric Phelps	1	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Midland, Texas	Transferred to Texas A&M^[3]
Jalen Smith	2	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Orlando, Florida	Transferred to Rice^[4]
Denver Anglin	4	G	6'1"	185	Georgetown	Montclair, New Jersey	Transferred to Rice^[5]
Ricardo Wright	5	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Eustis, Florida	Transferred to Kennesaw State^[6]
Samuell Williamson	10	F	6'8"	205	Graduate Student	Rockwall, Texas	Graduated
Tyreek Smith	12	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Transferred to Memphis^[7]
Mo Njie	13	C	6'11"	250	Junior	Centerville, Ohio	Transferred to UTSA^[8]
Ja'Heim Hudson	15	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Hinesville, Georgia	Transferred to Auburn^[9]
Xavier Foster	20	F	7'0"	225	Junior	Oskaloosa, Iowa	Transferred to Radford^[10]
Emory Lanier	24	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Rice^[11]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jerrell Colbert	C	6'10"	235	Junior	Houston, Texas	Kansas State^[12]
Matt Cross	F	6'6"	225	Graduate Student	Beverly, Massachusetts	UMass^[13]
Tibet Görener	F	6'8"	198	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	San Jose State^[14]
Kevin Miller	G	6'0	175	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Wake Forest^[15]
Kario Oquendo	G	6'4"	210	Graduate Student	Titusville, Florida	Oregon^[16]
Yohan Traore	C	6'11"	235	Junior	Tours, France	UC Santa Barbara^[17]

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mitchell Holmes F	Branson, Missouri	Link Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
Mitchell Holmes F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Dallas, TX	Carter High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Samit Yigitoglu C			7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	N/A
Samit Yigitoglu C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 73
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: "SMU 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024. "2024 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

Roster

2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	B.J. Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
G	3	Chuck Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Butler	Ashburn, VA
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alabama	Toronto, ON
G	31	Trey Utter (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Argyle	Argyle, TX
G	35	Jackson Young (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hawaii Pacific	Kerrville, TX
C		Jerrell Colbert	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Kansas State	Houston, TX
F		Matt Cross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	UMass	Beverly, MA
F		Tibet Görener	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	San Jose State	Istanbul, Turkey
F		Mitchell Holmes	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Branson, MO
G		Kevin Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Wake Forest	Chicago, IL
G		Kario Oquendo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Oregon	Titusville, Florida
F		Chance Puryear	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Carter	Dallas, TX
F		Yohan Traore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	UC Santa Barbara	Tours, France
C		Samit Yigitoglu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	—	Fr	Turkey

Head coach

Andy Enfield (John's Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kapko (South Florida)
Jay Morris (Concordia)
Dana Ford (Illinois State)
Eric Mobley (Portland)
Kurt Karis (USC)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4* TBA	Tarleton State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 7* TBA	Florida A&M	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 11* TBA	UNC Greensboro	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 15* TBA	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
November 18* TBA	Prairie View A&M	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 22* TBA	Mississippi State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 26* 8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Cal Baptist Acrisure Holiday Invitational	Spotlight 29 Casino Palm Springs, CA
November 27* 8:30 p.m./11:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Washington State/Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational	Spotlight 29 Casino Palm Springs, CA
December 3* TBA	Alabama State	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
December 14* TBA	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
December 28* TBA	Longwood	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
ACC tournament
	vs.	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ "SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ "SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M". The Dallas Morning News. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class". ksuowls.com. Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Phillips, Rachel (May 3, 2024). "Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith". WATN-TV. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Mo Njie". rotowire.com. GDC Media. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Cohen, Matt (May 17, 2024). "With addition of former SMU F Ja'Heim Hudson, Auburn builds frontcourt depth". al.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster". radfordathletics.com. Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Pickard, Andersen (April 2, 2024). "Spelling out the transfer portal: who's in & who's out". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Embody, Billy (May 8, 2024). "Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Cote, Garrett (May 4, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Embody, Billy (May 22, 2024). "SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Crepea, James (2024-04-19). "Former Oregon men's basketball guard Kario Oquendo commits to transfer to SMU". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
^ Tipton, Joe (April 30, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara transfer forward Yohan Traore, former 5-star, commits to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[1] "SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

[2] "SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

[3] "SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M". The Dallas Morning News. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[4] "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[5] "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[6] "Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class". ksuowls.com. Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[7] Phillips, Rachel (May 3, 2024). "Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith". WATN-TV. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[8] "Mo Njie". rotowire.com. GDC Media. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[9] Cohen, Matt (May 17, 2024). "With addition of former SMU F Ja'Heim Hudson, Auburn builds frontcourt depth". al.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[10] "Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster". radfordathletics.com. Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[11] Pickard, Andersen (April 2, 2024). "Spelling out the transfer portal: who's in & who's out". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[12] Embody, Billy (May 8, 2024). "Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[13] Cote, Garrett (May 4, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[14] Embody, Billy (May 22, 2024). "SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[15] Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[16] Crepea, James (2024-04-19). "Former Oregon men's basketball guard Kario Oquendo commits to transfer to SMU". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-06-08.

[17] Tipton, Joe (April 30, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara transfer forward Yohan Traore, former 5-star, commits to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[18] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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