2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to #11 USC.

2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
2016–17 record30–5 (17–1 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • K. T. Turner
  • Shawn Forrest
  • Jay Duncan
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944  305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889  306  .833
Houston126 .667  2111  .656
UCF117 .611  2412  .667
Memphis99 .500  1913  .594
UConn99 .500  1617  .485
Tulsa810 .444  1517  .469
Temple711 .389  1616  .500
East Carolina612 .333  1518  .455
Tulane315 .167  625  .194
South Florida117 .056  723  .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference. Due to multiple NCAA violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, SMU was ineligible for all postseason play including the AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.[1] Additionally, head coach Larry Brown was suspended for nine games.[2]

On July 8, 2016, Larry Brown resigned as head coach.[3][4] A few days later, the school named Tim Jankovich head coach.[5]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sedrick Barefield2G6'2"190FreshmanCorona, CATransferred to Utah
Keith Frazier4G6'5"190JuniorDallas, TXTransferred to North Texas
Markus Kennedy5F6'9"245RS SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Nic Moore11G5'9"170RS SeniorWinona Lake, INGraduated
Jordan Tolbert23F6'7"240RS SeniorFort Worth, TXGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jimmy Whitt31G6'4"173SophomoreColumbia, MOTransferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Whitt will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Whitt was a 4-Star Guard (68) overall out of High School.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dashawn McDowell
PG
Oklahoma City, OK Southeast High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tom Wilson
SG
Melbourne, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Harry Froling
PF
Townsville, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 25, 2016 
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:

  • "2016 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com.
  • "2016 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 00 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, Illinois
    G 1 Shake Milton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoOwasso High School Owasso, Oklahoma
    G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrProviso East High School Maywood, Illinois
    G 5 Dashawn McDowell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSoutheast High School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    G 10 Jarrey Foster 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoNorth Shore Senior High School Houston, Texas
    F 14 Courtland Sutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoBrenham High School Brenham, Texas
    F 15 Leo Kontopoulos (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGerman School of Thessaloniki Frankfurt, Germany
    G 20 James Pyle (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas High School Overland Park, Kansas
    G 21 Ben Emelogu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrVirginia Tech Grand Prairie, Texas
    G 22 Jonathan Wilfong (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrMemphis University School Memphis, Tennessee
    G 31 Jimmy Whitt (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoArkansas Columbia, Missouri
    F 33 Semi Ojeleye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrDuke Ottawa, Kansas
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: December 26, 2016

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Gardner–Webb
    2K Sports Classic
    W 72–44  1–0
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/13/2016*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan
    2K Sports Classic
    W 91–64  2–0
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/17/2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Pittsburgh
    2K Sports Classic semifinals
    W 76–67  3–0
    Madison Square Garden (8,126)
    New York, NY
    11/18/2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Michigan
    2K Sports Classic championship
    L 54–76  3–1
    Madison Square Garden (8,088)
    New York, NY
    11/22/2016*
    8:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
    UC Santa Barbara W 84–57  4–1
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/25/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at USC L 73–78  4–2
    Galen Center (3,713)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/30/2016*
    8:00 pm, MWN
    at Boise State L 62–71  4–3
    Taco Bell Arena (4,812)
    Boise, ID
    12/02/2016*
    7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
    Cal State Bakersfield W 49–43  5–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    12/04/2016*
    7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
    Delaware State W 74–60  6–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    12/07/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    TCU W 74–59  7–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,872)
    Dallas, TX
    12/14/2016*
    7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
    McNeese State W 92–56  8–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,498)
    Dallas, TX
    12/19/2016*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    Stanford W 72–49  9–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,923)
    Dallas, TX
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Albany W 71–53  10–3
    Moody Coliseum (6,505)
    Dallas, TX
    AAC regular season
    12/27/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Memphis W 58–54  11–3
    (1–0)
    FedEx Forum (10,305)
    Memphis, TN
    12/31/2016
    11:00 am, ASN/ESPN3
    at East Carolina W 75–44  12–3
    (2–0)
    Williams Arena (3,698)
    Greenville, NC
    01/04/2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Temple W 79–65  13–3
    (3–0)
    Moody Coliseum (6,782)
    Dallas, TX
    01/07/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPNews
    South Florida W 84–65  14–3
    (4–0)
    Moody Coliseum (6,769)
    Dallas, TX
    01/12/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 22 Cincinnati L 64–66  14–4
    (4–1)
    Fifth Third Arena (11,344)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/15/2017
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Tulane W 80–64  15–4
    (5–1)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,323)
    New Orleans, LA
    01/19/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    UConn W 69–49  16–4
    (6–1)
    Moody Coliseum (6,978)
    Dallas, TX
    01/21/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    Houston W 85–64  17–4
    (7–1)
    Moody Coliseum (7,002)
    Dallas, TX
    01/25/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPNews
    at UCF W 65–60  18–4
    (8–1)
    CFE Arena (4,620)
    Orlando, FL
    02/01/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNews
    East Carolina W 86–46  19–4
    (9–1)
    Moody Coliseum (6,723)
    Dallas, TX
    02/04/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulsa W 76–53  20–4
    (10–1)
    Reynolds Center (5,606)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/09/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 25 at Temple W 66–50  21–4
    (11–1)
    Liacouras Center (4,603)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/12/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 25 No. 11 Cincinnati W 60–51  22–4
    (12–1)
    Moody Coliseum (7,518)
    Dallas, TX
    02/15/2017
    8:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
    No. 19 Tulane W 80–75  23–4
    (13–1)
    Moody Coliseum (6,850)
    Dallas, TX
    02/18/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 19 at Houston W 76–66  24–4
    (14–1)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479)
    Houston, TX
    02/25/2017
    11:00 am, CBS
    No. 17 at UConn W 69–61  25–4
    (15–1)
    XL Center (13,553)
    Hartford, CT
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 14 Tulsa W 90–73  26–4
    (16–1)
    Moody Coliseum (7,242)
    Dallas, TX
    03/04/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 14 Memphis W 103–62  27–4
    (17–1)
    Moody Coliseum (7,242)
    Dallas, TX
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    03/10/2017
    12:00pm, ESPN2
    (1) No. 12 vs. (9) East Carolina
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–77  28–4
    XL Center (1,844)
    Hartford, CT
    03/11/2017
    2:00pm, ESPN2
    (1) No. 12 vs. (4) UCF
    Semifinals
    W 70–59  29–4
    XL Center (8,177)
    Hartford, CT
    03/12/2017
    2:00pm, ESPN2
    (1) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 15 Cincinnati
    Championship
    W 71–56  30–4
    XL Center (6,856)
    Hartford, CT
    NCAA Tournament
    03/17/2017*
    2:10pm, truTV
    (6 E) No. 11 vs. (11 E) USC
    First Round
    L 65–66  30–5
    BOK Center (13,571)
    Tulsa, OK
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 19 17 14 12 11 Not released 
    Coaches' RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 23 21 19 15 13

    References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.