2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs played home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. The 2013–14 season was the first season the Mustangs participated in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Houston. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Irvine, LSU, California and Clemson to advance to the NIT championship game where they lost to Minnesota. The 2013–14 season marked the first time in 30 years the SMU Mustangs had been ranked in the AP Poll.

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NIT Championship vs. Minnesota, L 63–65
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2013–14 record27–10 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Cincinnati153 .833  277  .794
No. 18 UConn126 .667  328  .800
SMU126 .667  2710  .730
Memphis126 .667  2410  .706
Houston810 .444  1716  .515
Rutgers513 .278  1221  .364
UCF414 .222  1318  .419
Temple414 .222  922  .290
South Florida315 .167  1220  .375
No. 5 Louisville* †03 .000  05  .000
The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3); Rankings from AP Poll

Off-season

2013–2014 Season Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLou7XIYqr4

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
London Giles11G6'3"185SeniorDallas, TexasGraduation
Jordan Dickerson32C7'0"240FreshmanBrooklyn, New YorkElected to transfer to Penn State.[1]
Blaise Mbargorba55C6'11"210FreshmanHightstown, New JerseyElected to transfer to Boston University.[2]
Uche Ofoegbu5F6'4"200FreshmanSan Antonio, TexasElected to transfer to San Francisco.[3]
Brian Bernardi22G6'2"180FreshmanNew York CityElected to transfer to Hofstra.[4]
Garrett Wilson24G6'0"170FreshmanKaty, TexasNo longer on official team roster.

2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Frazier
G
Dallas, Texas Justin F. Kimball High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Sterling Brown
G
Maywood, Illinois Proviso East High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Ben Moore
F
Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    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:

  • "2013 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com.
  • "2013 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com.
  • "2013 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Ryan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas
    F 2 Shawn Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrDuncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
    G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrProviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
    G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
    F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy Philadelphia
    G 10 Kevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrDelbarton School New Providence, New Jersey
    G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoWarsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
    G 12 Nick Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrGrace Prep Academy Duncanville, Texas
    G 13 Crandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrRich South HS Matteson, Illinois
    C 15 Cannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrLamar HS Arlington, Texas
    G 21 Jalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
    F 34 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
    C 35 Yanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSouth Plains College Luanda, Angola
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 08/20/2013

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/08/2013*
    6:30 pm, FSSW+
    vs. TCU
    Tip-Off Showcase
    W 69–61  1–0
    American Airlines Center (5,207)
    Dallas
    11/11/2013*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Rhode Island W 89–58  2–0
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,239)
    Garland, Texas
    11/18/2013*
    7:00 pm
    at Arkansas L 78–89  2–1
    Bud Walton Arena (11,455)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    11/20/2013*
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    Texas State W 70–49  3–1
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,509)
    Garland, Texas
    11/24/2013*
    1:30 pm, ESPN3
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff
    Corpus Christi Challenge
    W 87–61  4–1
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,308)
    Garland, Texas
    11/26/2013*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Sam Houston State
    Corpus Christi Challenge
    W 72–53  5–1
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,549)
    Garland, Texas
    11/29/2013*
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Virginia
    Corpus Christi Challenge
    L 73–76  5–2
    American Bank Center (N/A)
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    11/30/2013*
    5:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Texas A&M
    Corpus Christi Challenge
    W 55–52  6–2
    American Bank Center (N/A)
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    12/02/2013*
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    McNeese State W 88–59  7–2
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,252)
    Garland, Texas
    12/04/2013*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UIC W 73–65  8–2
    UIC Pavilion (4,438)
    Chicago, IL
    12/18/2013*
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    Texas–Pan American W 82–56  9–2
    Curtis Culwell Center (3,342)
    Garland, Texas
    12/20/2013*
    8:00 pm, RTRM
    at Wyoming W 62–54  10–2
    Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Conference regular season
    01/01/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Cincinnati L 57–65  10–3 (0–1)
    Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
    Cincinnati
    01/04/2014
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 17 UConn W 74–65  11–3 (1–1)
    Moody Coliseum (7,166)
    Dallas
    01/12/2014
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 12 Louisville L 63–71  11–4 (1–2)
    KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
    Louisville, Kentucky
    01/15/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    South Florida W 71–54  12–4 (2–2)
    Moody Coliseum (6,332)
    Dallas
    01/18/2014
    11:00 am, ESPNews
    at UCF W 58–46  13–4 (3–2)
    CFE Arena (4,905)
    Orlando, Florida
    01/19/2014*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Hofstra
    Postponed from 12/07/2013
    W 73–49  14–4
    Moody Coliseum (6,013)
    Dallas,TX
    01/21/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Rutgers W 70–56  15–4 (4–2)
    Moody Coliseum (6,042)
    Dallas
    01/26/2014
    2:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Houston W 75–68  16–4 (5–2)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
    Houston
    01/28/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at South Florida L 71–78  16–5 (5–3)
    USF Sun Dome (3,407)
    Tampa, Florida
    02/01/2014
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 22 Memphis W 87–72  17–5 (6–3)
    Moody Coliseum (7,058)
    Dallas
    02/06/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Temple W 75–52  18–5 (7–3)
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas
    02/08/2014
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 7 Cincinnati W 76–55  19–5 (8–3)
    Moody Coliseum (7,278)
    Dallas
    02/13/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 at Rutgers W 77–65  20–5 (9–3)
    The RAC (4,094)
    Piscataway, New Jersey
    02/16/2014
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 23 at Temple L 64–71  20–6 (9–4)
    Liacouras Center (6,566)
    Philadelphia
    02/19/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Houston W 68–64  21–6 (10–4)
    Moody Coliseum (6,991)
    Dallas
    02/23/2014
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 21 UConn W 64–55  22–6 (11–4)
    Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, Connecticut
    03/01/2014
    3:00 pm, ESPNews
    No. 23 UCF W 70–55  23–6 (12–4)
    Moody Coliseum (7,086)
    Dallas
    03/05/2014
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 18 No. 11 Louisville L 71–84  23–7 (12–5)
    Moody Coliseum (7,305)
    Dallas
    03/08/2014
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    No. 18 at No. 20 Memphis L 58–67  23–8 (12–6)
    FedEx Forum (18,182)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    03/13/2014
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 25 vs. Houston
    Quarterfinals
    L 64–68  23–9
    FedEx Forum (13,011)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    NIT
    03/19/2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (1) (8) UC Irvine
    First round
    W 68–54  24–9
    Moody Coliseum (5,031)
    Dallas
    03/24/2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. (1) (5) LSU
    Second round
    W 80–67  25–9
    Moody Coliseum (7,021)
    Dallas
    03/26/2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (1) (2) California
    Quarterfinals
    W 67–65  26–9
    Moody Coliseum (7,038)
    Dallas
    04/01/2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (1) vs. (3) Clemson
    Semifinals
    W 65–59  27–9
    Madison Square Garden (7,193)
    New York City
    04/03/2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (1) vs. (1) Minnesota
    Championship
    L 63–65  27–10
    Madison Square Garden (5,268)
    New York City
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
    AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV 23 RV 23 18 25 NR N/A
    Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 24 18 23 RV RV

    References

    1. "Jordan Dickerson transfers to PSU". foxsports.com. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
    2. Johnson, Raphielle (June 5, 2013). "Report: Former SMU center Blaise Mbargorba transferring to Boston University". collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com.
    3. "Uche Ofoegbu Transfers to USF". usfdons.com. June 4, 2013.
    4. Payne, Terrence (July 9, 2013). "Report: SMU transfer Brian Bernardi picks Hofstra". collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com.
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