2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team


The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by third-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. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Cincinnati.

2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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 UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Shake Milton 1 G 6'6" 205 Junior Owasso, OK Declared for NBA draft
Elijah Landrum 20 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Tulsa, OK Transferred to Connors State College
Ben Emelogu 21 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated
Akoy Agau 23 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Omaha, NE Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Nat Dixon 5 G/F 6'4" 180 Graduate Student Panama, FL Chattanooga
Grant Youngkin 20 G 6'3" 190 Junior Washington, D.C. Rice

2018 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
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

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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 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
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
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northwestern State W 69–58  1–0
Moody Coliseum (5,605)
Dallas, TX
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Miss
Cancún Challenge
L 64–74  1–1
Moody Coliseum (5,508)
Dallas, TX
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina
Cancún Challenge
W 98–65  2–1
Moody Coliseum (5,440)
Dallas, TX
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 73–79  2–2
Moody Coliseum (5,623)
Dallas, TX
November 20, 2018*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Bradley
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
L 62–75  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400)
Cancún, Mexico
November 21, 2018*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Wright State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 77–76  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 79–65  4–3
Moody Coliseum (5,611)
Dallas, TX
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State W 91–59  5–3
Moody Coliseum (5,384)
Dallas, TX
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 79–67  6–3
Moody Coliseum (5,627)
Dallas, TX
December 5, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
TCU L 59–67  6–4
Moody Coliseum (5,929)
Dallas, TX
December 15, 2018*
11:00 am, FS1
at Georgetown W 81–73  7–4
Capital One Arena (6,763)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 81–53  8–4
Moody Coliseum (6,067)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina W 82–54  9–4
(1–0)
Moody Coliseum (5,601)
Dallas, TX
January 4, 1019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Tulane W 75–65  10–4
(2–0)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,469)
New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 64–76  10–5
(2–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,538)
Storrs, CT
January 12, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulsa W 77–57  11–5
(3–1)
Moody Coliseum (6,001)
Dallas, TX
January 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 21 Houston L 58–69  11–6
(3–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,013)
Dallas, TX
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis
Saturday Showcase
L 61–83  11–7
(3–3)
FedEx Forum (16,673)
Memphis, TN
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 85–75  12–7
(4–3)
Moody Coliseum (5,993)
Dallas, TX
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita State L 83–85  12–8
(4–4)
Charles Koch Arena (10,096)
Wichita, KS
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Cincinnati L 68–73  12–9
(4–5)
Fifth Third Arena (12,256)
Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida L 66–67  12–10
(4–6)
Moody Coliseum (5,677)
Dallas, TX
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNews
UCF L 65–71  12–11
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum (5,989)
Dallas, TX
February 13, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 74–82  12–12
(4–8)
Liacouras Center (4,913)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
UConn W 77–59  13–12
(5–8)
Moody Coliseum (5,856)
Dallas, TX
February 24, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN
at UCF L 48–95  13–13
(5–9)
CFE Arena (4,978)
Orlando, FL
February 27, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 Cincinnati L 49–52  13–14
(5–10)
Moody Coliseum (5,747)
Dallas, TX
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Wichita State L 55–67  13–15
(5–11)
Moody Coliseum (6,185)
Dallas, TX
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 Houston L 79–90  13–16
(5–12)
Fertitta Center (7,039)
Houston, TX
March 10, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 77–71  14–16
(6–12)
Yuengling Center (3,548)
Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
March 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) Tulsa
First round
W 74–65  15–16
FedEx Forum (7,476)
Memphis, TN
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(10) vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
L 74–82  15–17
FedEx Forum (7,356)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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