2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–5 (1–1 American)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Kreider; Cliff Warren; Josten Crow;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
No. 24 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
SMU	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
UAB	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Tulane	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Temple	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
UTSA	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Rice	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Tulsa	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by second-year head coach Rob Lanier and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American). This will be SMU's final season in The American, as the university will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2024.^[1]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jefferson Koulibaly	0	G	6'3"	185	RS Sophomore	Montreal, QC	Transferred
Stefan Todorovic	3	F	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to San Francisco
Zach Nutall	10	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Bryan, TX	Graduated
Darius McBride	15	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Cedar Park, TX	Playing professionally overseas
Efe Odigie	23	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Franklin Agunanne	33	F	6'9"	245	RS Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
B.J. Edwards	0	G	6'3"	192	Sophomore	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee
Chuck Harris	3	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Ashburn, VA	Butler
Denver Anglin	4	G	6'2"	165	Sophomore	Montclair, NJ	Georgetown
Tyreek Smith	12	F	6'7"	217	RS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Oklahoma State
Ja'Heim Hudson	15	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Hinesville, GA	Georgia State

2023 Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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: "SMU 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023. "2024 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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)	So	Knoxville Catholic High School	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	1	Zhuric Phelps	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Duncanville High School	Midland, Texas
G	2	Jalen Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Oak Ridge High School	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Chuck Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Butler	Ashburn, Virginia
G	4	Denver Anglin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Georgetown	Montclair, New Jersey
G	5	Ricardo Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Marist	Eustis, Florida
F	10	Samuell Williamson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Louisville	Rockwall, Texas
F	12	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Texas Tech	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C	13	Mo Njie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Eastern Michigan	Centerville, Ohio
F	15	Ja'Heim Hudson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Georgia State	Hinesville, Georgia
F	20	Xavier Foster	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Iowa State	Oskaloosa, Iowa
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alabama	Toronto, Ontario
G	24	Emory Lanier (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Davidson	Atlanta, Georgia
G	31	Trey Utter (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Argyle High School	Argyle, Texas
G	32	Jackson Young (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hawaii Pacific	Kerrville, Texas

Head coach

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southwestern Assemblies of God	W 82–63	1–0	24 – Phelps	10 – T. Smith	5 – Phelps	Moody Coliseum (4,151) Dallas, TX
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois	W 90–53	2–0	14 – Tied	9 – Tied	9 – Edwards	Moody Coliseum (4,003) Dallas, TX
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	W 78–67	3–0	18 – Harris	10 – Ambrose-Hylton	5 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (4,057) Dallas, TX
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 13 Texas A&M	L 66–79	3–1	21 – Harris	9 – Williamson	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FS1	vs. West Virginia Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals	W 70–58	4–1	17 – Phelps	12 – Phelps	5 – Harris	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	vs. Wisconsin Fort Myers Tip-Off championship	L 61–69	4–2	19 – Phelps	4 – Tied	3 – Edwards	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe	W 70–57	5–2	21 – Phelps	8 – Williamson	3 – Edwards	Moody Coliseum (4,557) Dallas, TX
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton	L 63–65	5–3	15 – Phelps	8 – T. Smith	3 – Harris	Moody Coliseum (4,908) Dallas, TX
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce	W 90–47	6–3	19 – Ambrose-Hylton	6 – T. Smith	7 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (4,672) Dallas, TX
December 6, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Arizona State	L 74–76	6–4	24 – Phelps	9 – Tied	4 – Edwards	Desert Financial Arena (6,812) Tempe, AZ
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	W 68–57	7–4	24 – Harris	10 – T. Smith	4 – Harris	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,301) Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 89–53	8–4	18 – Williamson	8 – Williamson	5 – Edwards	Moody Coliseum (4,331) Dallas, TX
December 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Murray State	W 92–65	9–4	16 – Harris	13 – Williamson	5 – Harris	CFSB Center (5,102) Murray, KY
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Charlotte	W 66–54	10–4 (1–0)	13 – Phelps	11 – T. Smith	3 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (4,513) Dallas, TX
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 15 Memphis	L 59–62	10–5 (1–1)	12 – T. Smith	7 – Tied	4 – Harris	FedExForum (12,132) Memphis, TN
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Tulane						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	UAB						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	North Texas						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	Memphis						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

References

↑ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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[1] "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[2] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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