2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 11
Record30–5 (17–1 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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) Current redshirt 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
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Gardner–Webb
2K Sports Classic
W 72–44  1–0
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 13, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan
2K Sports Classic
W 91–64  2–0
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 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
November 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
November 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 84–57  4–1
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 25, 2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 73–78  4–2
Galen Center (3,713)
Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2016*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 62–71  4–3
Taco Bell Arena (4,812)
Boise, ID
December 2, 2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
Cal State Bakersfield W 49–43  5–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 4, 2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
Delaware State W 74–60  6–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
TCU W 74–59  7–3
Moody Coliseum (6,872)
Dallas, TX
December 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3
McNeese State W 92–56  8–3
Moody Coliseum (6,498)
Dallas, TX
December 19, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford W 72–49  9–3
Moody Coliseum (6,923)
Dallas, TX
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm
Albany W 71–53  10–3
Moody Coliseum (6,505)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
December 27, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis W 58–54  11–3
(1–0)
FedEx Forum (10,305)
Memphis, TN
December 31, 2016
11:00 am, ASN/ESPN3
at East Carolina W 75–44  12–3
(2–0)
Williams Arena (3,698)
Greenville, NC
January 4, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple W 79–65  13–3
(3–0)
Moody Coliseum (6,782)
Dallas, TX
January 7, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPNews
South Florida W 84–65  14–3
(4–0)
Moody Coliseum (6,769)
Dallas, TX
January 12, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Cincinnati L 64–66  14–4
(4–1)
Fifth Third Arena (11,344)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2017
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Tulane W 80–64  15–4
(5–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,323)
New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
UConn W 69–49  16–4
(6–1)
Moody Coliseum (6,978)
Dallas, TX
January 21, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston W 85–64  17–4
(7–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,002)
Dallas, TX
January 25, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF W 65–60  18–4
(8–1)
CFE Arena (4,620)
Orlando, FL
February 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNews
East Carolina W 86–46  19–4
(9–1)
Moody Coliseum (6,723)
Dallas, TX
February 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulsa W 76–53  20–4
(10–1)
Reynolds Center (5,606)
Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 at Temple W 66–50  21–4
(11–1)
Liacouras Center (4,603)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 No. 11 Cincinnati W 60–51  22–4
(12–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,518)
Dallas, TX
February 15, 2017
8:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
No. 19 Tulane W 80–75  23–4
(13–1)
Moody Coliseum (6,850)
Dallas, TX
February 18, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at Houston W 76–66  24–4
(14–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479)
Houston, TX
February 25, 2017
11:00 am, CBS
No. 17 at UConn W 69–61  25–4
(15–1)
XL Center (13,553)
Hartford, CT
March 2, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 Tulsa W 90–73  26–4
(16–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,242)
Dallas, TX
March 4, 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
March 10, 2017
12:00pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 12 vs. (9) East Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 81–77  28–4
XL Center (1,844)
Hartford, CT
March 11, 2017
2:00pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 12 vs. (4) UCF
Semifinals
W 70–59  29–4
XL Center (8,177)
Hartford, CT
March 12, 2017
2:00pm, ESPN
(1) No. 12 vs. (2) No. 15 Cincinnati
Championship
W 71–56  30–4
XL Center (6,856)
Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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References

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