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SMU Basketball70 All-League 1st Team Honors21 Selections In The NBA Draft

16 Conference Titles17 Postseasons

12 NCAA Tournaments12 League Players Of The Year

8 All-Americans (11 honors)1 Final Four

2016-17 American Athletic Conference ChampionsSterling Brown - All-AAC 2nd Team, AAC All-Tournament Team

Ben Emelogu II - AAC Sixth Man of the YearShake Milton - All-AAC 2nd Team, Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Jerry West SG of the Year Watch List

Ben Moore - All-AAC 2nd Team, AAC All-Tournament Team, Preseason All-AAC 1st TeamSemi Ojeleye - CoSIDA Academic All-America 2nd Team, USBWA All-District VII, All-AAC 1st Team,

AAC Player of the Year, AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, AAC All-Tournament Team MOPTim Jankovich - Naismith National Coach of the Year Semifinalist,

AAC Coach of the Year, USBWA District VII Coach of the Year#MoodyMagic - Since renovation for 2013-14 season

Top four season attendance totals in SMU history; only four home lossesIn the Top 25 the past four seasons, reaching as high as No. 8

2014 NIT Finalist 2015-16 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Champions2014-15 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA Second Round

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)Probable Starters00 Ben Moore F 6-8 220 Sr.-3L Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS)

1 Shake Milton G 6-6 205 So.-1L Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) 3 Sterling Brown G 6-6 230 Sr.-3L Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East HS)

10 Jarrey Foster G 6-6 220 So.-1L Houston, Texas (North Shore HS)33 Semi Ojeleye F 6-7 235 Jr.-TR Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa HS/Duke)

Reserves5 Dashawn McDowell G 6-5 185 Fr.-HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Southeast HS)

15 Leo Kontopoulos F 6-9 210 Fr.-HS Frankfurt, Germany (German School of Thessaoloniki [Greece])20 James Pyle G 6-3 175 Fr.-RS Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)21 Ben Emelogu II G 6-5 215 Jr.-1L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS/Virginia Tech)22 Jonathan Wilfong G 6-3 185 Sr.-3L Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School)31 Jimmy Whitt * G 6-3 175 So.-TR Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS/Arkansas)

Head Coach: Tim Jankovich (Kansas State, 1982)Associate Head Coach: K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City, 2003)Assistant Coach: Shawn Forrest (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 1998)Assistant Coach: Jay Duncan (Villanova, 2012)Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Stout (North Carolina, 2010)Director of Recruiting: Jerry Hobbie (Fordham, 1985)Director of Player Development: George Lynch (North Carolina, 1993)Special Asst To Head Coach: Nemanja Jovanovic (University of Belgrade, 2009)Graduate Managers: Kevin Dunleavy, Jr. (SMU, 2015) & Jon Ekey (Illinois State, 2013)Strength & Conditioning: Mark Mitchell (Eastern Michigan, 2010)Athletic Trainer: Warren Young (SMU, 2000)Pronunciations: Ben Emelogu II (eh-mel-o-goo), Jarrey Foster (juh-ray), Tim Jankovich (jank-o-vich), LeoKontopoulos (kon-top-oo-lus), Dashawn McDowell (duh-shawn), Semi Ojeleye (shem-ee o-juh-lay)* Sitting out 2016-17 after transferring from Arkansas

No. 6 seed [11/13] SMU (30-4) opens NCAA Tournament actionFriday vs. the winner of Wednesday’s First Four matchupbetween No. 11 seeds [-/rv] USC (24-9) and Providence (20-12). Friday’s game at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma,begins at approximately 2:10 p.m. CT (30 minutes after the con-clusion of No. 3 seed [12/11] Baylor and No. 14 seed NewMexico State).

SMU is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance, thesecond in the past three seasons. In both 2014-15 and 2016-17, the Mustangs won the American Athletic Conference regularseason and tournament titles. SMU went 17-1 to claim the out-right season championship, followed by winning the tournamenttitle 71-56 over then-No. 15/18 Cincinnati on Sunday at the XLCenter in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Mustangs have won 16 straight games and 26 of the last27. SMU has also won nine consecutive contests away fromhome, winning its last six league road games before addingthree neutral-site victories in the AAC Tournament.

2016-17 SCHEDULE AND RESULTSDay Date Opponent (TV) [SMU Rank] Result RecordFri. N11 Gardner-Webb~ (ESPN3) [-/rv] W, 72-44 1-0Sun. N13 Eastern Michigan~ (ESPN3) [-/rv] W, 91-64 2-0Thu. N17 vs [-/rv] Pittsburgh% (ESPN2) [rv/rv] W, 76-67 3-0Fri. N18 vs [-/rv] Michigan% (ESPN2) [rv/rv] L, 76-54 3-1Tue. N22 UC Santa Barbara (Spectrum & E3) W, 84-57 4-1Fri. N25 at USC (Pac-12) L, 78-73 4-2Wed. N30 at Boise State (MWN) L, 71-62 4-3Fri. D2 CSU Bakersfield (Spectrum & E3) W, 49-43 5-3Sun. D4 Delaware State (Spectrum & E3) W, 74-60 6-3Wed. D7 [rv/rv] TCU (ESPNEWS) W, 74-59 7-3Wed. D14 McNeese (Spectrum & E3) W, 92-56 8-3Mon. D19 Stanford (ESPN2) W, 72-49 9-3Tue. D20 Albany (ESPN3) W, 71-53 10-3Tue. D27 at Memphis * (ESPNU) W, 58-54 11-3, 1-0Sat. D31 at East Carolina * (ASN & ESPN3)W, 75-44 12-3, 2-0Wed. J4 Temple * (CBSSN) W, 79-65 13-3, 3-0Sat. J7 USF * (ESPNEWS) W, 84-65 14-3, 4-0Thu. J12 at [22/22] Cincinnati * (ESPN) [rv/rv] L, 66-64 14-4, 4-1Sun. J15 at Tulane * (CBSSN) [rv/rv] W, 80-64 15-4, 5-1Thu. J19 Connecticut * (ESPN2) [rv/rv] W, 69-49 16-4, 6-1Sat. J21 Houston * (ESPNU) [rv/rv] W, 85-64 17-4, 7-1Wed. J25 at UCF * (ESPNEWS) [rv/rv] W, 65-60 18-4, 8-1Wed. F1 East Carolina* (ESPNEWS) [rv/rv] W, 86-46 19-4, 9-1Sat. F4 at Tulsa * (ESPNEWS) [rv/rv] W, 76-53 20-4, 10-1Thu. F9 at Temple * (ESPN2) [25/rv] W, 66-50 21-4, 11-1Sun. F12 [11/11] Cincinnati * (ESPN) [25/rv] W, 60-51 22-4, 12-1Wed. F15 Tulane * (ASN/ESPN3) [19/23] W, 80-75 23-4, 13-1Sat. F18 at Houston * (ESPN2) [19/23] W, 76-66 24-4, 14-1Sat. F25 at Connecticut * (CBS) [17/21] W, 69-61 25-4, 15-1Thu. M2 Tulsa * (CBSSN) [14/19] W, 93-70 26-4, 16-1Sat. M4 Memphis * (ESPN2) [14/19] W, 103-62 27-4, 17-1The American Championship (Hartford, Conn. - XL Center)Fri. M10 vs #9 ECU (ESPN2) [12/15] W, 81-77 28-4Sat. M11 vs #4 UCF (ESPN2) [12/15] W, 70-59 29-4Sun. M12 vs #2 [15/18] Cincinnati (ESPN)[12/15] W, 71-56 30-4NCAA - 1st & 2nd Rounds (Tulsa, Okla. - BOK Center)Fri. M17 vs #11 [-/rv] USC / Providence (truTV) [11/13] ~2:10pmSun. M19 If advancing - vs #3 [12/11] Baylor / #14 New Mexico St~ 2K Classic Benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project (Host Rounds)% 2K Classic (New York - MSG) * American Athletic Conference[AP / Coaches] KAAM 770 AM (flagship) (TuneIn App - SMU)

Head Coach ............................................Tim JankovichOverall .............................................196-125 (10th Year)At SMU ..................................................39-4 (First Year)Location (Enrollment) ....................Dallas, Texas (10,981)Conference............................................American AthleticColors.........................Red (PMS 186) & Blue (PMS 286)Arena .........................................Moody Coliseum (7,000)President ..........................................Dr. R. Gerald TurnerDirector of Athletics ............................................Rick HartBasketball SID...............Herman Hudson / hermanh@smu.eduOffice/Cell Phone ..............214-768-1304 / 214-924-0358.......................................Brad Sutton / bsutton@smu.edu............................Spencer Stewart / sastewart@smu.edu..................................Lindsey Olsen / lmolsen@smu.eduWeb Site ............................................SMUMustangs.comFacebook ....................../SMUMustangs, /SMUBasketballTwitter .....................@SMUMustangs, @SMUBasketball,...........................................@CoachJankSMU, #PonyUp, ..........................................#MoodyMagic, #GetHereSMUInstagram................@SMU.Mustangs, @SMUBasketballCredentials/Articles ............SMUMustangs.com/media

USC Trojans.......................................................Head Coach: Andy EnfieldSID: ...............................................................David Tuttle - davidtut@usc.eduWebsite: ...................................................................................usctrojans.comPROVIDENCE Friars..............................................Head Coach: Ed CooleySID:....................................................Arthur Parks - aparks@providence.eduWebsite:............................................................................................friars.comIf advancingBAYLOR Bears .....................................................Head Coach: Scott DrewSID: ......................................................David Kaye - david_kaye@baylor.eduWebsite:.................................................................................baylorbears.comNEW MEXICO STATE Aggies.................................Head Coach: Paul WeirSID:..........................................................................John Vu - jvu@nmsu.edu Website: .............................................................................nmstatesports.com

2 - AAC Regular Season & Tournament title sweeps (‘14-15 & ‘16-17)#11 - AP Rank (6 wks ‘16-17, 17 wks 15-16, 9 wks 14-15, 4 wks 13-14)12th - NCAA Tournament appearance (2nd in past 3 seasons)16+ - win streak 3rd at SMU (10-gm ‘16-17 T-4th; 18-gm ‘15-16 2nd )Entering NCAA Championship3rd - ‘16-17 NCAA reb. mmargin +9.0 (led AAC past 3 years)3rd - ‘16-17 NCAA scoring def. 59.8 (2nd in AAC past 2 years)6th - ‘16-17 NCAA scoring margin +14.7 (led AAC past 2 years)7th - ‘16-17 NCAA FG% def. .384 (3rd AAC ‘15-16; led 13-14, 14-15)8th - NCAA rank in ast/to ratio at 1.5 (2nd in AAC past 2 years)

This Game: NCAA - First Round#11 [-/rv] USC (24-9, 10-8 Pac-12 T-5th) or

#11 PROVIDENCE (20-12, 10-8 Big East T-3rd)vs.

#6 [11/13] SMU Mustangs(30-4, 17-1 American - 1st)

Friday, March 17Approximately 2:10 p.m. CT

BOK Center (17,839)Tulsa, Oklahoma

TV: truTV (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner,Reggie Miller, Dana Jacobson)

SMU Radio: KAAM 770 AM(Rich Phillips, Allen Stone)

Westwood One: Sirius 136 / XM 202(Craig Way, PJ Carlesimo)

SMU vs. Providence (0-0)

SMU vs. USC (1-5)H: 0-2 A: 0-1 N: 1-2 OT: 0-0SWC CHRISTMAS: 1-0 CCA: 0-1Last Meeting:2016-17 N25 A L 73-78

If advancingSMU vs. Baylor (100-75)H: 57-28 A: 39-46 N: 4-1 OT: 4-2SWC: 90-73 H: 54-28 A: 36-45 OT: 4-2SWC CHRISTMAS: 2-0SWC TOURNAMENT: 3-1Last Meeting:2004-05 D16 H W 77-43

SMU vs. New Mexico State (3-0)H: 2-0 A: 1-0 N: 0-0 OT: 0-0Last Meeting:2000-01 N29 A W 85-76

Next Game: If AdvancingNCAA - Second Round

#6 [11/13] SMU Mustangsvs.

#3 [12/11] BAYLOR (25-7, 12-6 Big 12 T-2nd) or#14 NEW MEXICO ST (28-5, 11-3 WAC T-2nd)

Sun. March 19 - TBDBOK Center (17,839)

Tulsa, OklahomaTV: TBD

SMU Radio: KAAM 770 AM(Rich Phillips, Allen Stone)

Westwood One(Craig Way, PJ Carlesimo)

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH: Tim Jankovich was namedhead coach on July 8, 2016, after four years as associate head coachunder Larry Brown. He is in his 34th season (2016-17) as a collegiatecoach, and his 12th as a head coach.

Jankovich, who led the team during Brown's NCAA-mandatedsuspension in 2015-16, went 9-0 in the lead chair, guiding theMustangs to wins over Stanford, TCU and Michigan among others. Hewas also part of the staff that led SMU to the 2014-15 American

Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles as well as an NCAATournament berth. Jankovich was involved in the recruitment of all of the members ofthe current team as well as SMU great Nic Moore, who Jankovich recruited at IllinoisState and who then transferred to the Hilltop when Jankovich joined the staff. His careerincludes serving as an assistant coach for Lon Kruger, Jack Hartman, Eddie Sutton,Kevin Stallings, Bill Self and Larry Brown.

He previously was head coach at Illinois State (2007-12) and North Texas (1993-97), and as an assistant or head coach, his teams have won six regular season confer-ence championships and four league tournament titles, made nine NCAA Tournamentappearances and have earned eight NIT berths.

In 2015-16, the Mustangs finished 25-5 with a 16-1 record at Moody Coliseum.SMU was second in the American Athletic Conference at 13-5. The Ponies were No. 24in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 during the season. The final pollwas the 17th straight week in the AP Top 25. Jankovich served as the head coach forthe first nine games, leading SMU to a 9-0 start en route to a program-best 18-0 start.SMU claimed the Las Vegas Classic title during the 18-game win streak; eventuallybecoming the last undefeated team in NCAA Division I. SMU led The American in 8 of21 statistical rankings and ranked in the top 10 of 7 NCAA stat categories. Nic Moorewas selected AAC Player of the Year and AP All-America Honorable Mention for the sec-ond straight season. He was named All-AAC First Team for the third straight season.Moore was also a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, a member of the Wooden AwardLate Season Top 20, on the Naismith Midseason Watch List and on the Oscar RobertsonTrophy Watch List. Markus Kennedy was on the Karl Malone Award Watch List and earned hissecond straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a unanimous pick for theAAC All-Rookie team. Ben Moore was named to the NABC All-District Second Team.

In 2014-15, SMU claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tourna-ment titles en route to reaching the NCAA Tournament. SMU finished the season 27-7 overall.The Mustangs went 15-3 in league play, clinching the outright league title (first since 1993)with a 67-62 win against Tulsa in a sold out Moody Coliseum on March 8. The team followedthat by winning the AAC tournament title 62-54 over Connecticut. The Mustangs spent nineweeks in the AP and USA Today Top 25 and set home attendance records for a season(124,986) and average (6,944) while going 16-2 in Moody Coliseum. Nic Moore was namedAP All-American Honorable Mention and AAC Player of the Year, Markus Kennedy was AACSixth Man of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the Championship, and Yanick Moreirawas named the AAC’s Most Improved Player.

In his second season (2013-14), he helped lead the Mustangs into the national spotlightas SMU earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT and eventually reached the title game at MadisonSquare Garden. SMU was in the top 25 in four of the last five regular season polls, beingranked for the first time since 1984-85. The Mustangs led the AAC and finished in the top 20nationally in field goal percentage (48.3%, 18th NCAA) and field goal percentage defense(38.5%, 7th NCAA).

Prior to SMU, Jankovich spent five seasons (2007-12) as the head coach at IllinoisState, where his teams went 105-64, and made four NIT appearances (2008, 2009, 2010,2012). He also won at least 20 games and finished in the top-three in the Missouri Valley Conference in each of theNIT seasons. They advanced to the MVC tournament championship game three times (2008, 2009, 2012), twicefalling in overtime. He became the first head coach in MVC history to make the tournament title game in each of hisfirst two seasons.

Before arriving at Illinois State, he spent five years as an assistant for Kansas coach Bill Self (one at Illinoisand four at Kansas). During that stretch, their teams made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances, two trips tothe Elite Eight and laid the foundation for Kansas' National Championship season in 2008.

In Jankovich's four years at Kansas, the Jayhawks compiled a 105-29 (.784) record, won three Big 12 regularseason titles (2005, 2006, 2007), a pair of Big 12 tournaments (2006, 2007) and advanced to the NCAA Tournamentin each campaign. In his final season at Kansas (2006-07), the Jayhawks went 33-5, and advanced to the Elite Eightfor the second time in four years. The Jayhawks finished the season ranked No. 2 in both the final Associated Pressand ESPN/USA Today polls. KU finished each season of his tenure ranked No. 16 or better.

In his one year as an assistant at Illinois (2002-03), the team finished 25-7, won the Big Ten Tournament andadvanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Illinois was ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll.

For the past 30-plus years, Jankovich has played a key role in recruiting and player development. He isresponsible for having attracted and coached some of the most accomplished recruiting classes in college basketballand has coached 24 current or former NBA players.

In addition to working under Self, Jankovich has served as an assistant coach for Eddie Sutton, Jack Hartman,Lon Kruger, Boyd Grant, Gene Iba, Bob Weltlich and Kevin Stallings. Other than Kansas and Illinois, he also servedon the coaching staffs at UT-Pan American, Kansas State, Texas, Colorado State, Baylor, Oklahoma State andVanderbilt. In addition, he served as a head coach for four years at North Texas (1993-97) and two seasons atHutchinson Community College (1997-99).

One of the winningest players in Kansas State history, he was a four-year starter at point guard (one year atWashington State and three years for legendary coach Jack Hartman at Kansas State). In each of his three seasonsat KSU, the Wildcats were ranked in the top-20 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Jankovich played in nineNCAA Tournament games, advancing to the 1981 Elite Eight and the 1982 Sweet 16.

A three-time academic All-American and honorable mention All-Big Eight player, Jankovich finished his careerat Kansas State in the school's top-10 in nine categories, including first in season free-throw percentage (.917) andeighth in career field-goal percentage (.510). In addition, he set the Big Eight Tournament record for single-gameassists (14).

Jankovich graduated from Kansas State cum laude in 1982 with a 3.63 GPA in business finance and receivedhis master's degree in radio/television in 1985. He and his wife, Cindy, have a son, Michael.

TIM JANKOVICH TIMELINE77-78 Washington State Student-Athlete79-82 Kansas State Student-Athlete 3 NCAAs (‘81 Elite 8, ‘82 Sweet 16),

3x Academic All-America & Academic All-Big 883-84 UT-Pan American GA84-86 Kansas State Asst. Coach86-87 Texas Asst. Coach87-91 Colorado State Associate HC WAC Champs (‘89, ‘90), NCAA (‘89, ‘90), NIT (‘88)91-92 Baylor Asst. Coach92-93 Oklahoma State Asst. Coach 20-9, Second in Big 893-97 North Texas Head Coach ‘94 & ‘96 Southland Tournament Finals97-99 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 50-14, 2 NJCAA Tournaments, Top-20 each year99-02 Vanderbilt Asst. Coach 51-41 in 3 years, ‘00 & ‘02 NITs02-03 Illinois Asst. Coach Big Ten Tournament Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd03-07 Kansas Asst. Coach 105-29 in 4 years, 3 Big 12 Titles (‘05, ‘06, ‘07),

2 Big 12 Tour. Titles (‘06, ‘07), 4 NCAAs (‘04 & ‘07 Elite Eight)

07-12 Illinois State Head Coach 106-64 in 5 years, 4 NITs (‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12), 3 Missouri Valley Tournament Finals (‘08, ‘09, ‘12)

12-16 SMU Associate HC 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic Champs,Started 18-0, Ranked as high as No. 8;2015 AAC RS & T Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd,Season Attendance Record;2014 NIT Finalist, first ranking since ‘84-85

2016- SMU Head Coach 2016-17 AAC Season & Tournament Champs

TIM JANKOVICH TIMELINE AT SMUApril 26, 2012 - Named Associate HC for Larry BrownNov. 17, 2012 - Signs class Sterling Brown, Ben Moore & Yanick MoreiraDec. 23, 2013 - SMU receives vote in AP poll, first since Dec. 23, 2003Jan. 4, 2014 - SMU opens renovated Moody Coliseum; first sellout(7,166) since Nov. 2001Feb. 10, 2014 - SMU #23 in AP Poll, first ranking since 1984-85 seasonMarch 16, 2014 - SMU earns No. 1 seed in NITApril 3, 2014 - Minnesota defeats SMU 65-63 in NIT FinalSept. 2, 2014 - SMU announces Moody Coliseum sold out of season tick-ets for 2014-15 seasonOct. 31, 2014 - SMU is #22 in preseason AP Poll (also #22 in Coaches)Feb. 14, 2015 - [25/25] SMU hosts ESPN College Gameday then defeatsConnecticut 73-55March 8, 2015 - [22/22] SMU def. Tulsa 67-62 to claim AAC title (first atSMU since 1993 SWC)March 15, 2015 - [20/21] SMU wins American Conf. Tournament 62-54 atUConn (SMU’s first since 1988 SWC)March 19, 2015 - SMU’s first NCAA game since 1993Dec. 17, 2015 - Wins 105-72 vs. Hampton to go 9-0 as acting HC, includ-ing wins vs. Michigan and at StanfordDec. 23, 2015 - SMU wins Las Vegas Classic 70-66 vs. ColoradoJan. 11, 2016 - SMU #10 in AP, first top-10 since ‘84-85 (#8 on Jan. 18).Jan. 19, 2016 - #8 SMU def. Houston 77-73 for 18-0 start, best in SMUhistory, last unbeaten NCAA DI team (lost 89-80 at Temple on 1/24)March 3, 2016 - #24 SMU def. Connecticut 80-54 for 25th win, best inregular season at SMU. Finished 25-5.July 8, 2016 - Named head coach at SMU.Dec. 20, 2016 - SMU def. Albany 71-53 to finish 10-3 in non-conferencewith wins over Pittsburgh, TCU & StanfordFeb. 6, 2017 - SMU ranked No. 25 in AP (20-4,10-1 AAC)Feb. 12, 2017 - No. 25 SMU defeats No. 11 Cincinnati 60-51March 2, 2017 - No. 14 SMU def. Tulsa 93-70 to clinch AAC titleMarch 3, 2017 - Named 1 of 10 semifinalists for Naismith Coach OTYMarch 4, 2017 - No. 14 SMU def. Memphis 103-62 to clinch AAC outrightMarch 7, 2017 - Named USBWA District VII Coach of the YearMarch 9, 2017 - Named American Athletic Conference Coach of the YearMarch 12, 2017 - #12/15 SMU defeats #15/18 Cincinnati 71-56 for AACTournament title, gets #6 seed in NCAA East Region

TIM JANKOVICH HEAD COACHING RECORDOVERALL H A N OTYear School W L PCT W-L W-L W-L W-L93-94 North Texas 14 15 .483 8-4 3-9 3-2 0-1 Southland (4th)94-95 North Texas 14 13 .519 9-5 5-8 0-0 0-0 Southland (4th)95-96 North Texas 15 13 .536 9-3 5-9 1-1 2-0 Southland (2nd)96-97 North Texas 10 16 .385 6-6 3-9 1-1 3-1 Big West (5th - East)07-08 Illinois State 25 10 .714 15-1 7-5 3-4 0-0 NIT, Missouri Valley (2nd)08-09 Illinois State 24 10 .706 13-2 7-7 4-1 2-5 NIT, Missouri Valley (3rd)09-10 Illinois State 22 11 .667 12-2 5-7 5-2 0-1 NIT, Missouri Valley (3rd)10-11 Illinois State 12 19 .387 7-8 2-10 3-1 0-0 Missouri Valley (T-9th)11-12 Illinois State 21 14 .600 12-3 3-8 6-3 2-2 NIT, Missouri Valley (T-3rd)15-16 SMU 9 0 1.000 7-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 Served as HC for first 9 games16-17 SMU 30 4 .882 18-0 8-3 4-1 0-0 AAC Season & Tour. ChampsTOTALS 196 125 .611 116-34 50-75 30-16 9-10

.773 .400 .652 .474

CONFERENCE H A OTYear School W L PCT W-L W-L W-L93-94 North Texas 9 9 .500 6-3 3-6 0-194-95 North Texas 9 9 .500 5-4 4-5 0-095-96 North Texas 12 6 .667 7-2 5-4 2-096-97 North Texas 5 11 .313 2-6 3-5 2-107-08 Illinois State 13 5 .722 8-1 5-4 0-008-09 Illinois State 11 7 .611 7-2 4-5 2-309-10 Illinois State 11 7 .611 8-1 3-6 0-010-11 Illinois State 4 14 .222 3-6 1-8 0-011-12 Illinois State 9 9 .500 7-2 2-7 1-015-16 SMU 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-016-17 SMU 17 1 .944 9-0 8-1 0-0TOTALS 100 78 .562 62-27 38-51 7-5

.697 .427 .583

The Mustangs have a season scoring defense of 59.8 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA). SMU is also among the nationalleaders with a rebound margin of +9.0 (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA), a field goal defense of .384 (2nd AAC, 7th NCAA)and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5 (2nd AAC, 8th NCAA).

All five SMU starters average at least 9.9 points. Semi Ojeleye leads SMU (18.9, 3rd AAC, 68th NCAA) fol-lowed by Sterling Brown (13.3, 13th AAC), Shake Milton (13.1, 16th AAC), Ben Moore (11.6, 23rd AAC) andJarrey Foster (9.9). SMU has had at least four score 10+ in 24 of 34 games. Three Mustangs have scored 27or more points in a game (Milton, Brown, Ojeleye), with all five starters going for at least 18 points in a contest.

The Mustangs have outrebounded 27 of 34 opponents (14 of 18 AAC games) and have been at least +10 in 16games. Five average 4.0 or more rebounds with Moore (7.9, 4th AAC), Ojeleye (6.8, 14th AAC) and Brown(6.5, 16th AAC) leading SMU. As a team, SMU has an offensive rebound percentage of .375 (1st AAC, 8thNCAA) and defensive rebound percentage of .737 (2nd AAC). Moore has eight double-doubles on points andrebounds while Brown has six and Ojeleye has four.

SMU is shooting 47.4 percent from the field (1st AAC, 39th NCAA) and 40.6 percent from three (1st AAC, 8thNCAA). Moore is shooting 56.3% (2nd AAC), with Foster at 52.9% (3rd AAC) and Ojeleye at 49.1% (6th AAC).Brown leads The American in 3-point percentage at 43.9%, Ojeleye is third at 42.8% and Milton is fourth at42.5%. Foster (44.3%) doesn’t have enough 3FG made to qualify for the AAC rankings. Milton also leads SMUin assists (4.5, 5th AAC, 90tjh NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5, 3rd AAC, 43rd NCAA). Brown also ranksamong the AAC leaders in assists (3.0, 15th AAC) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6, 9th AAC). Brown and Miltonare also near the top of the league in steals with 1.4 (7th AAC) and 1.3 (10th AAC), respectively.

The Mustangs are in their sixth week as a ranked team this season at No. 11 in theAssociated Press Poll and No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SMU had beenin the receiving votes list the previous four weeks. This is the fourth straight seasonSMU has been in the AP Top 25 (6 weeks 2016-17, 17 weeks 2015-16, 9 weeks 2014-15,4 weeks 2013-14). The Mustangs are one of 14 programs to be ranked in the AP top 20each of the past four seasons.

The Mustangs have won 16 straight and 26 of the last 27 after a 4-3 start to the sea-son. The only loss in the last 27 contests was at then-No. 22/22 Cincinnati on Jan. 12(L, 66-64), which SMU defeated twice after that. The Mustansg topped then-[11/11]Cincinnati (W, 60-51) on Feb. 12 and again vs. then-[15/18] Cincinnati in the AmericanAthletic Conference Tournament title game on March 12. SMU has held 24 of the last27 opponents to 66 points or less (58.4 per game).

to 11/30 since 12/1 NCAA Rank since 12/1W-L 4-3 26-1 T-1st (Gonzaga)Scoring Off. 73.1 74.9Scoring Def. 65.3 58.4 2ndScoring Margin 7.9 16.5 3rdFG Pct. 0.463 0.477FG Pct. Def. 0.412 0.377 4th3Pt.FG Pct. 0.358 0.4173Pt.FG Pct. Def. 0.328 0.321Reb. Off. 40.9 37.7Reb. Def. 27.7 29.7Reb. Margin 13.1 8.0 T-5th

AAC TOURNAMENT - FINAL (W, 71-56 vs. [15/18] Cincinnati on March 12) - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - TheMustangs won their 16th straight game on Sunday, taking the American Athletic Conference championship witha 71-56 victory over Cincinnati. Sterling Brown led the Mustangs with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting.Tournament MVP Semi Ojeleye added 14 points, Jarrey Foster had 13 and Ben Moore scored 12. It was thesecond AAC title in three years for SMU (30-4). The Mustangs took the championship in 2015, but missed lastyear's postseason under NCAA sanctions. Jarron Cumberland had 14 points to lead Cincinnati (29-5). SMUstarted the year 4-3, but has reeled off 26 wins in 27 games. They went 17-1 to win the league's regular-sea-son title, with the only loss coming by two points at Cincinnati in January. The Mustangs never trailed in thisone. They shot 50 percent from the field and made 10 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. Brown scored sixpoints to spark SMU on a game-opening 11-2 run. A 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer by Ben Emelogu II fromjust inside the midcourt logo gave the Mustangs a 32-23 lead. It was the lowest scoring first half of the seasonfor the Bearcats. Cincinnati made just one of its first 15 shots from the field, shot 34 percent for the game andmissed 20 of 24 shots from behind the arc. SMU hit four of its first five 3-point attempts in the second half toextend a nine-point lead to 17 at 48-31.

AAC TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL (W, 70-59 vs. UCF on March 11) - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- SterlingBrown scored 22 points and No. 12 SMU beat UCF 70-59 on Saturday in the semifinals of the AACTournament. Semi Ojeleye added 17 points, and Shake Milton had 14 of his 16 points in the second half for theMustangs (29-4). The Mustangs won the title in 2015. SMU has won 15 straight games and 25 of its last 26after a 4-3 start to their season. B.J. Taylor had 20 points, and Nick Banyard 16 for the Knights (21-11). Theyhad won six in a row. Neither team led by more than six before Milton stole the ball from the 7-foot-6 Tacko Fallunder the UCF basket and made the Knights pay on the other end with a 3-pointer for a 42-34 lead. An alterca-tion on the other end led to a technical foul on Taylor and Sterling Brown extended the lead to 10 with two freethrows. That was part of a 14-3 run that gave the Mustangs a 50-36 lead and control of the game with just over9 minutes to play. Taylor tried to shoot UCF back into the game. He hit consecutive 3-pointers that cut the leadto eight points with 3 minutes left, but that was as close as the Knights would get. Ojeleye had 10 of theMustangs' 26 points first-half points and SMU went into halftime leading by just three. Taylor had eight for UCFand hit the first 3-pointer of the second half to tie the game at 26. Both teams hit 10 3-point shots, but neithercould score inside, each getting just 10 points in the paint. SMU finished with 15 assists on their 21 baskets,five of them from Milton.

2016-17 Rankings (Through March 12)AMERICAN RANKINGS NCAAALL GAMES - INDIVIDUALScoring 3 Ojeleye 18.9 68

13 Brown 13.316 Milton 13.123 Moore 11.6

Rebounding 4 Moore 7.9 11614 Ojeleye 6.8 22116 Brown 6.5

FG Pct. 2 Moore .5633 Foster .5296 Ojeleye .491 122

Assists 5 Milton 4.5 9015 Brown 3.0

FT Pct. 7 Brown .798 1899 Ojeleye .779 240

11 Milton .758Steals 7 Brown 1.4 199

10 Milton 1.33FG Pct. 1 Brown .439

3 Ojeleye .4284 Milton .425

3PT FGM 6 Milton 2.3 14610 Ojeleye 2.114 Brown 1.7

Blocked Shots 12 Moore 1.1 196Ast/TO Ratio 3 Milton 2.5 43

9 Brown 1.6 245Off. Rebs. 4 Moore 2.6 118

7 Foster 2.3 1819 Ojeleye 2.3 207

Def. Rebs. 8 Moore 5.3 15210 Brown 4.9 212

Minutes 7 Milton 35.3 6912 Ojeleye 34.0 15216 Moore 32.517 Brown 32.429 Foster 29.4

Double-Doubles 5 Moore 8 106T-9 Brown 6 148

T-11 Ojeleye 5 191T-24 Foster 1T-24 Milton 1

ALL GAMES - TEAMScoring Off. 1 74.5 145Scoring Def. 1 59.8 3Scoring Margin 1 14.7 6FT Pct. 6 .695 196FG Pct. 1 .474 39FG Pct. Def. 2 .384 73Pt.FG Pct. 1 .406 83Pt.FG Pct. Def. 2 .322 48Reb. Off. 2 38.4 51Reb. Def. 1 29.3 ---Reb. Margin 1 9.0 3Blocked Shots 10 3.4 156Assists 1 16.4 25Steals 6 5.7 210TO Margin 5 .9 124Ast./TO Ratio 2 1.5 8Off. Rebs. 2 11.9 70Def. Rebs. 4 26.4 79Def. Reb. Pct. 2 .737 ---Off. Reb. Pct. 1 .375 ---3PT FG Made 3 8.1 104Turnovers 3 10.9 22Turnovers Forced 8 11.7 284W-L Pct. .882 3Personal Fouls 14.4 2

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SMU is one of 14teams that has

been ranked in theAP top 20 each of

the past 4 seasonsArizonaBaylorDuke

GonzagaIowa StateKentuckyKansas

LouisvilleMichigan StateNorth Carolina

SMUVillanovaVirginia

Wisconsin

AAC TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL (W, 81-77 vs. ECU on March 10) - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- SemiOjeleye scored a career-high 36 points and No. 12 SMU held off East Carolina 81-77 Friday. The conference'splayer of the year hit 12 of his 19 shots and pulled down 12 rebounds, giving him his fifth double-double thisseason. Sterling Brown added 16 points for SMU (28-4). Kentrell Barkley had 22 of his 24 points in the secondhalf to lead ECU, which rallied from a 22-point halftime deficit to tie the game. Caleb White had 17 points andElijah Hughes added 15 for the Pirates (15-18). Ojeleye had 17 points and nine rebounds in the first half, whenthe Mustangs led by as many as 24 points. His dunk and free throw started a 17-5 run that gave them their firstdouble-digit lead at 24-13. SMU hit 12 of its first 17 shots and went into halftime with a 43-21 lead. But thePirates outscored SMU 56-38 in the second half. They trailed 63-45 with 7 minutes left before making their run.A 3-pointer by White, followed by a steal and layup from Elijah Hughes on the inbounds, cut it to 71-69 with justover 3 minutes left. SMU pushed the lead back to eight, but the Pirates rallied again and Hughes' 3-pointer tiedthe game at 77 with 57 seconds left. But Ojeleye hit a layup on the other end and Barkley fumbled the ball outof bounds, allowing the Mustangs to hang on.

THE SERIES VS. USC (1-5): The Trojans hold a 5-1 advantage over SMU, and have won the last three games.USC won at home, 78-73, on Nov. 25 to claim the first meeting since Dec. 28, 1994. SMU's lone win, 70-64,came on Dec. 29, 1955 at the SWC Christmas Tournament in Houston.

LAST MEETING VS. USC (L, 78-73 at USC on Nov. 25, 2016): LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bennie Boatwrightscored a season-high 17 points and De'Anthony Melton added 15 to lead Southern California to a 78-73 victoryover SMU. Boatwright made 4-of-7 3-pointers and Jonah Matthews scored 14 points for the Trojans. USC (5-0)improved to 5-1 all-time against the Mustangs and shot 49.1 percent from the field. Melton scored nine pointsduring a 19-4 run -- capped by Melton's 3 -- that gave USC a 51-41 lead with 10:56 to play. SMU cut the scoreto 74-68 with 1:15 to play following a steal and layup by Shake Milton but would get no closer. Ben Moore ledSMU with 14 points. Semi Ojeleye added 13 while Milton and Sterling Brown each scored 12. The Trojans tooka 19-14 lead following a 3-pointer by Shaqquan Aaron at the 9:39 mark. The Mustangs battled back and took a22-21 lead before USC took a 28-27 lead into the break.

THE SERIES VS. PROVIDENCE: SMU and Providence would be meeting for the first time.

UP NEXT: If SMU advances, the Mustangs will face No. 3 seed [12/11] Baylor or No. 14 seed New MexicoState in the NCAA Second Round on Sunday in Tulsa.

THE SERIES VS. BAYLOR (100-75): SMU has a 100-75 advantage. SMU and Baylor were members of theSouthwest Conference from 1918-1996 with SMU going 90-73 in league games and 3-1 in SWC Tournamentgames. The teams have only met four times since the SWC ended after the 1995-96 season, with the Mustangsgoing 3-1 in those matchups. The most recent contest was a 77-43 SMU win in Dallas on Dec. 16, 2004.

LAST MEETING VS. BAYLOR (W, 77-43 at SMU on Dec. 16, 2004): DALLAS (AP) - Bryan Hopkins had 26points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead SMU to a 77-43 victory over Baylor. Hopkins was 10-of-15 from thefield and sank five 3-pointers. He also had five assists and made his only free throw. Eric Castro added 16points for SMU (4-3), while Patrick Simpson had 12. Tommy Swanson led Baylor (2-3) with 19 points, while TimBush had 15 in his first game for the Bears. Bush played for Louisiana State last season. SMU outreboundedBaylor 34-22 and scored 26 points off of 20 Baylor turnovers.

THE SERIES VS. NEW MEXICO STATE (3-0): SMU leads New Mexico State 3-0. SMU opened the series witha 94-87 win on Dec. 16, 1975, before winning 68-59 on Jan. 2, 2000. SMU claimed the most recent meeting,85-76 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Nov. 29, 2000.

LAST MEETING VS. NEW MEXICO STATE (W, 85-76 at New Mexico State on Nov. 29, 2000): Jibran Kelleyscored four-straight points with 6:30 remaining in the game to give SMU the lead for good as SMU overcametwo 12-point deficits in the second half en route to an 85-76 victory over New Mexico State in Las Cruces, N.M.The victory tied SMU's sixth largest comeback and was the fourth time the Mustangs have come from 12 downto win a game - the last coming in SMU's 62-57 over Houston at Moody Coliseum back on March 7, 1996.Damon Hancock scored 20 points with four assists to lead four Mustangs in double figures. Willie Davis postedhis first double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Quinton Ross scored 15 points witheight rebounds in the win. Jeryl Sasser, who was held out of the starting lineup and scored only two points inthe first half, scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half - including eight points and two rebounds over thefinal 5:07 of the game. SMU opened the scoring on Mike Niemi's jumper but New Mexico State responded witha 10-0 run over the next three minutes to take control of the first half. Davis' three-point play earned theMustangs their first tie at 33-33 with 1:19 left in the half, but the Aggies' Dennis Trammell hit one of his fourthree pointers to give New Mexico State (2-4) a 38-33 halftime lead.

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH... is in his first season at the helm at SMU after four seasons as the associatehead coach. He is in his 34th season as a collegiate coach, and his 12th as a head coach. In 2015-16, theMustangs finished 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. SMU was the lastunbeaten team in the country, starting 18-0, winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-openingstreak. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournamentchampionships en route to the NCAA Tournament. SMU was the top seed in the 2014 NIT, reaching the titlegame. This is his 10th season as the leader of a Division I program, including five as head coach at IllinoisState (2007-12) and four at North Texas (1993-97). As a head coach, he is 196-125 (.611) [39-4 at SMU,including 25-0 at Moody Coliseum]. That includes a 104-64 mark at ISU where his teams recorded four top-three finishes in the Missouri Valley, reached the conference tournament final three times and earned four NITbids. As an assistant or head coach, his teams are 628-375 (.626) with six regular season conference champi-onships, four league tournament titles, nine NCAA Tournament appearances and eight NIT bids.
- 7 Conference Titles (Colorado State - WAC ‘89, ‘90; Kansas - Big 12 ‘05, ‘06, ‘07; SMU - AAC ‘15, ‘17)
- 5 Conference Tournament Titles (Illinois - Big Ten ‘03; Kansas - Big 12 ‘05, ‘06; SMU - AAC ‘15, ‘17)
- 10 NCAAs (CSU ‘89, ‘90; Oklahoma St ‘93; Illinois ‘03; Kansas ‘04 RF, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 RF; SMU - ‘15, ‘17)
- 8 NITs (CSU ‘88, Vanderbilt ‘00, ‘02; Illinois State ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12; SMU ‘14 Final)

2016-17 Rankings (FINAL)AMERICAN RANKINGSCONFERENCE GAMES - INDIVIDUALScoring 3 Ojeleye 18.8

10 Milton 14.311 Brown 14.317 Moore 12.325 Foster 10.6

Rebounding 2 Moore 8.6T-9 Brown 7.116 Ojeleye 6.1

FG Pct. 2 Moore .5905 Ojeleye .4868 Foster .475

14 Milton .45215 Brown .450

Assists 4 Milton 4.812 Brown 3.215 Moore 2.8

FT Pct. 1 Brown .8729 Ojeleye .783

14 Milton .732Steals 6 Brown 1.63FG Pct 2 Milton .456

T-4 Ojeleye .4197 Brown .405

3PT FGM 4 Milton 2.68 Ojeleye 2.2

T-11 Brown 1.9Blocked Shots T-6 Moore 1.2

13 Foster .9Ast/TO Ratio 2 Milton 2.5

9 Brown 1.7Off. Rebs. 4 Moore 2.7

5 Foster 2.4T-9 Ojeleye 2.2

Def. Rebs. 5 Moore 5.87 Brown 5.4

Minutes 6 Milton 35.910 Ojeleye 35.314 Moore 33.615 Brown 33.5

Double-Doubles 2 Moore 6T-5 Brown 4

T-13 Ojeleye 2T-18 Foster 1T-18 Milton 1

CONFERENCE GAMES - TEAMScoring Off. 1 76.0Scoring Def. 2 59.2Scoring Margin 1 16.8FT Pct. 3 .717FG Pct. 1 .472FG Pct. Def. 1 .3823Pt.FG Pct. 1 .4173Pt.FG Pct. Def. 4 .317Reb. Off. 2 38.5Reb. Def. 1 29.6Reb. Margin 1 8.9Blocked Shots 7 3.5Assists 1 16.9Steals 5 6.1TO Margin 4 1.8Ast./TO Ratio 1 1.8Off. Rebs. 1 11.9Def. Rebs. 2 26.6Def. Reb. Pct. 2 .743Off. Reb. Pct. 1 .3683PT FG Made 2 8.9Turnovers 1 9.5Turnovers Forced 8 11.3

Former President George W. Bush regularlyattends games at Moody Coliseum. The

George W. Bush Presidential Library andMuseum, and the George W. Bush Institute

are on the SMU campus.

JANKOVICH IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTAND POSTSEASON GAMES: His teams are 13-8 (.619) in conference tournament games withone title (AAC 2017) in five trips to the champi-onship game (Missouri Valley, 2008, '09, '12;Southland, 1994). While at Illinois State,Jankovich went 7-5 in conference tournamentplay. As a head coach, this is his first trip to theNCAA Tournament. He was 2-4 at Illinois State inthe NIT (2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12).

NAISMITH TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: TimJankovich is one of 10 national semifinalists forthe 2017 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's CollegeCoach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Clubannounced on March 3. Four finalists will beannounced on Thursday, March 16, and theaward will be presented Sunday, April 2 inScottsdale, Arizona.

COACH OF THE YEAR - AAC: In additon to being a Naismith Coach of the Year candi-date, Tim Jankovich was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Yearand the USBWA District VII Coach of the Year.

BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A HEAD COACH AT CURRENT SCHOOL(Through March 12)Tim Jankovich (SMU) - .907Paul Weir (NM State) - .833Bill Self (Kansas) - .826John Calipari (Kentucky) - .826Mark Few (Gonzaga) - .816Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) - .787Roy Williams (UNC) - .773

BEST RECORD AMONG COACHES IN FIRST FULL SEASON AT CURRENTSCHOOL (Through March 12)1. Tim Jankovich, (SMU) - 30-42. Paul Weir, (New Mexico St.)- 28-53. Matt Lottich, (Valpo) - 24-8(Jankovich, Weir & Brad Underwood of Oklahoma State are the only three coaches tomake the NCAA Tournament in their first season as head coach at their current school)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WINS:SMU leads The American in league wins (45-9)since the start of the 2014-15 season. TheMustangs have won the AAC regular season andtournament titles in 2014-15 and 2016-17. SMUwent 17-1 in 2016-17 and 15-3 in 2014-15. SMUfinished second at 13-5 in 2015-16, one gamebehind Temple.

W L PCTSMU 45 9 .833Cincinnati 41 13 .759Tulsa 34 20 .630Temple 34 20 .630Connecticut 30 24 .556Houston 28 26 .519Memphis 27 27 .500UCF 22 32 .407East Carolina 16 38 .296Tulane 12 42 .222USF 8 46 .148

Best MBB D-I Record During UConn WBB100-Game Win Streak (11-23-14 to 2-13-2017)Courtesy ESPNTeam W-L Win%1. Villanova 90-10 .9002. Gonzaga 85-11 .8853. Kentucky 81-15 .8844. SMU 72-14 .837

AP Top 25 (Week 19 - March 13)RK TEAM RECORD PTS1 Villanova (59) 31-3 1,6192 Gonzaga (6) 32-1 1,5203 Kansas 28-4 1,4794 Arizona 30-4 1,4275 Kentucky 29-5 1,2766 North Carolina 27-7 1,2567 Duke 27-8 1,2518 UCLA 29-4 1,2089 Oregon 29-5 1,19610 Louisville 24-8 98311 SMU 30-4 95312 Baylor 25-7 86113 West Virginia 26-8 84414 Notre Dame 25-9 68415 Purdue 25-7 65416 Florida State 25-8 57017 Iowa State 23-10 56218 Cincinnati 29-5 52219 Wichita State 30-4 43820 Florida 24-8 39021 Butler 23-8 36122 Saint Mary's 28-4 30523 Michigan 24-11 25424 Virginia 22-10 24025 Wisconsin 25-9 153Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 37, Minnesota 20,Rhode Island 13, Creighton 11, Oklahoma State 8, Iowa 8,Nevada 5, Princeton 5, Vermont 4, Virginia Tech 3, Seton Hall 2, VCU 1, Arkansas 1, Northwestern 1

USA Today Coaches Poll (Week 19 - March 13)RK TEAM RECORD PTS1 Villanova (27) 31-3 7472 Gonzaga (1) 32-1 6913 Kansas (2) 28-4 6874 Arizona 30-4 6555 Kentucky 29-5 5866 UCLA 29-4 5757 Duke 27-8 5678 North Carolina 27-7 5649 Oregon 29-5 53810 Louisville 24-8 45911 Baylor 25-7 40012 West Virginia 26-8 39013 SMU 30-4 36214 Notre Dame 25-9 35615 Purdue 25-7 29716 Cincinnati 29-5 28217 Florida 24-8 24518 Florida State 25-8 21919 Wichita State 30-4 19820 Iowa State 23-10 18521 Saint Mary's 28-4 16622 Wisconsin 25-9 15923 Virginia 22-10 11624 Butler 23-8 10425 Middle Tennessee 30-4 59Others receiving votes: Michigan 56, Minnesota 14,Northwestern 13, Vermont 12, Creighton 11, Oklahoma State 9, Xavier 9, UNC Wilmington 5, Maryland 4,California 4, USC 3, Dayton 1, South Carolina 1, Arkansas 1

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SMU Avg. 13.3 12.0 28.5 5.7 8.8Opp. Avg. 11.6 9.1 20.4 5.5 16.9

Ben Moore became the 39th Mustang toscore 1,000 career points (vs. Temple 1/4/17).

Head Coach Tim Jankovich is 1 of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy

Men’s College Coach of the Year.

ATTENDANCE: SMU has surpassed 100,000 in attendance four straight seasons. In 2014-15, SMU set a sea-son attendance record of 124,986 total and 6,944 average. The New Moody single-game attendance record of7,518 was set in the 60-51 win against then No. 11/11 Cincinnati (Feb. 12, 2017). The previous. SMU has soldout 49 of 66 games in Moody Coliseum since the renovated facility opened Jan. 4, 2014.
Total Season
124,986 2014-15 AAC Champs (15 sellouts in 18 games)
117,420 2015-16 (13 sellouts in 17 games)
124,198 2016-17 (12 sellouts in 18 games)
107,412 2013-14 (9 sellouts in 19 games - 13 games in Moody Coliseum)
101,296 1984-85

SMU - Single-Game Attendance Records In Moody Coliseum (since renovation before 2013-14 season)7,518 [11/11] Cincinnati, 2-9-2017 (W, 60-51)7,395 Connecticut, 2-14-2015 (W, 73-55)7,314 Tulsa, 3-8-2015 (W, 67-62)7,305 [11/9] Louisville, 3-5-2014 (L, 84-71)7,303 Connecticut, 3-3-2016 (W, 80-54)7,278 [7/7] Cincinnati, 2-8-2014 (W^, 76-55)7,249 Gonzaga, 2-13-2016 (W, 69-60)7,245 Michigan, 12-8-2015 (W, 82-58)7,242 Memphis, 3-4-2017 (W, 103-62)7,205 Memphis, 1-30-2016 (W, 80-68)

2016-17 SEASON-TICKET RECORD: On theheels of a three straight record-breaking seasonsfor SMU Men's Basketball attendance, anotherrecord has been set on the Hilltop with more than5,100 season tickets sold for the games atMoody Coliseum.

AWARDS - AAC ALL-TOURNAMENT: SemiOjeleye was named the AAC Tournament MostOutstanding Player (22.3 points, 9.0 rebounds,2.0 assists), while Sterling Brown (18.7 points,3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steal) and BenMoore (9.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0block, 1.0 steal) were both named to the All-AACTournament Team. Ojeleye scored a career-high36 points (12-19 FG, 1-5 3FG, 11-13 FT), with 12rebounds against East Carolina in the quarterfi-nals. Brown scored 16 or more points in all threegames, including game highs of 22 vs. UCF inthe semifinal and 18 in the title game againstCincinnati. Moore posted 12 points and ninerebounds in the title game victory against then-No. 15/18 Cincinnati.

AWARDS - AAC COACH, PLAYER, SCHOLAR-ATHLETE & SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: TheMustangs earned four of the AAC’s major individ-ual awards. Tim Jankovich was named Coach ofthe Year, Ben Emeogu II was selected as Co-Sixth Man of the Year, and Semi Ojeleye took thehonors for Player of the Year and Scholar-Athleteof the Year.

AWARDS - ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CON-FERENCE: The Mustangs earned four All-AACselections. Semi Ojeleye was named to the firstteam while Sterling Brown, Shake MIlton and BenMoore were listed on the second team. This isthe second time in program history SMU has hadfour players earn all-conference honors in thesame season. The first was in 1956-57 (JimKrebs, Bobby Mills, Rick Herrscher and LarryShowalter). Ben Emelogu II was named the AACSixth Man of the Year.

AWARDS - USBWA ALL-DISTRICT VII: Semi Ojeleye was named to the All-District VII team. Tim Jankovichwas named the District Coach of the Year.

AWARDS - THE AMERICAN WEEKLY AWARDS: Semi Ojeleye was named the American Athletic ConferenceMen's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 14 and Feb. 13, and has been named to the Weekly Honor Rollsix times (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9, March 6). Sterling Brown was selected as The AmericanPlayer of the Week on Feb. 6 and March 6, and to the Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 2. Shake Milton has beennamed to the Weekly Honor Roll three times (Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 27) and Ben Moore has a pair of honors(Dec. 5, Feb. 20).

SMU - Most Wins In A Season (* Conference Champions)Wins Season Record Coach Postseason30 + 2016-17* Jankovich28 1987-88* 28-7 Bliss NCAA 2nd Rd27 ^ 2013-14 27-10 Brown NIT Final27 2014-15* 27-7 Brown NCAA 2nd Rnd26 1955-56* 26-4 Hayes NCAA Final 425 1983-84 25-8 Bliss NCAA 2nd Rd25 2015-16 25-5 Jankovich/Brown23 1984-85 23-10 Bliss NCAA 2nd Rd22 1956-57* 22-4 Hayes NCAA Reg SF21 1999-00 21-9 Dement NIT 1st Rnd20 1966-67* 20-6 Hayes NCAA Reg Final20 1992-93* 20-8 Shumate NCAA 1st Rnd20 2010-11 20-15 Doherty CIT SemifinalSMU - Most Conference Wins In A Season (* Champions)Wins Season League Overall Coach17 2016-17 * 17-1 Tim Jankovich15 2014-15 * 15-3 27-7 Larry Brown13 2015-16 13-5 25-5 Larry Brown12 6 timesSMU - Longest Winning StreaksWins Coach Start Date End Date20 Doc Hayes 12-22-1955 3-22-195618 Brown/Jankovich 11-14-2015 1-24-201616 + Tim Jankovich 1-15-201710 Mike Dement 11-22-1997 1-3-199810 Doc Hayes 2-2-1966 3-11-196610 Tim Jankovich 12-2-2016 1-12-20179 Dave Bliss 11-23-1984 12-25-19849 Doc Hayes 12-6-1947 1-10-1948SMU - Polls Ranked AP Same Season (* Conf. Champs)Weeks Season Record Conf. Coach17 2015-16 24-4 12-4 Jankovich/Brown16 1984-85 23-10 10-6 Bliss14 (all) 1956-57 22-4 * 11-1 Hayes9 2014-15 27-7 * 15-3 Brown8 1955-56 26-4 * 12-0 Hayes---6 + 2016-17 * JankovichSMU - Most Consecutive Polls Ranked By APPolls Season(s) Coach22 1955-56 (last 8), 1956-57 (all 14) Hayes17 2015-16 (last 17) Jankovich/Brown16 1984-85 (first 16) Bliss7 2014-15 (last 7) Brown---6 + 2016-17 JankovichSMU - Best Home StartsStart Season Home Overall Coach18-0 2016-17 18-0 Tim Jankovich15-0 1984-85 15-1 23-10 Dave Bliss15-0 ^ 2013-14 18-1 27-10 Larry Brown13-0 1999-00 13-2 21-9 Mike Dement12-0 1956-57 13-1 22-4 Doc Hayes12-0 2015-16 16-1 25-5 Jankovich/BrownUndefeated Home Seasons1916-17 (8-0), 1937-38 (5-0), 1954-55 (9-0), 1955-56 (10-0)SMU - Longest Home Winning StreaksWins Coach Start Date End Date34 Doc Hayes 2/6/54 3/15/5722 + Brown/Jankovich 2/13/1619 Dave Bliss 2/15/84 2/27/8515 ^ Larry Brown 11/11/13 3/5/1415 Brown/Jankovich 2/14/15 2/10/1613 Bliss/John Shumate 1/23/88 1/21/8913 Mike Dement 11/20/99 2/28/00^ Wins from 2013-14 later vacated

Sterling Brown became the 40th Mustang toscore 1,000 career points (vs. Tulsa 3/2/17).

SMU fans set a new Moody Coliseum attendance record of 7,518 for the 60-51 win

against No. 11/11 Cincinnati on Feb. 12.

AWARDS - CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA: Semi Ojeleye was named CoSIDA Academic All-AmericaSecond Team. The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athleti-cally and in the classroom. The junior holds a 3.65 GPA in psychology, while ranking among the leaders in theAmerican Athletic Conference in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and three point percentage. He is thethird Mustangs named Academic All-America (Pete Lodwick 1976-77, Eric Castro 2004-05). Ojeleye wasnamed CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team to advance to the All-America ballot.

AWARDS - JERRY WEST SHOOTING GUARD OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Sophomore Shake Milton wasone of 20 candidates named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list, the NaismithMemorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Oct. 18. The annual honor recognizes the top shooting guards inDivision I men's college basketball. As a freshman, Milton was a unanimous AAC All-Rookie selection afterranking third in the league for 3-point percentage (42.6, 52-122), 13th in field goal percentage (47.7) and 28thin scoring (10.5). He also averaged 2.7 assists (13th AAC) and 3.0 rebounds with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratioas he helped the Mustangs to a 25-5 season. This summer, he was a shooting guard at the 2016 Nike HoopsSummit in Los Angeles and went to Croatia with a Global Sports Academy U.S. Team.

AWARDS - PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: Senior Ben Moore was named to the preseason All-AAC firstteam, while sophomore Shake Milton was named to the second team. The Mustangs, who finished second lastseason after winning the conference in 2014-15, were picked behind Cincinnati and Connecticut, respectively.

AWARDS - ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Jonathan Wilfong is a nominee for the 2017Allstate National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team, a distinguished award thathighlights student-athletes who have shown dedication to community service and altruism in their communities.The senior is a co-founder of Coaching for Literacy (coachingforliteracy.org), an organization that helps fund lit-eracy programs focused on helping elementary and middle school students. The mission of Coaching forLiteracy is to increase awareness about the number of people in America who are functionally or totally illiterateand the social problems associated with illiteracy. By partnering with sports teams from across the country for aunique game-day experience, Coaching for Literacy raises money to supports effective local literacy programsand schools focused on educating elementary and middle school students. This is the second straight seasonSMU has a nominee after Semi Ojeleye was on the 2015-16 award list.

2017-18 BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS: SMU will play in the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. The event isNov. 22-24 with Villanova, Tennessee, Arizona, Purdue, Western Kentucky, N.C. State & Northern Iowa.

1000 AND A LOT MOORE: Senior Ben Moore has 1209 career points (26th at SMU), and became the 39thperson in program history to 1,000 points (on a dunk vs. Temple 1/4/17). He also has 776 rebounds (9th atSMU), 125 blocked shots (8th at SMU), 240 assists and 102 steals (T-23rd at SMU). He is just the fifthMustang to have at least 1000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. He is the first to also record atleast 200 assists and 100 steals. Moore is one of just four players nationally to record career totals of at least1000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals. Moore and Reggie Upshaw Jr from MiddleTennessee State are the only two that are on teams in the NCAA Tournament. Others are Ryan Taylor ofMarshall and Tim Coleman of NJIT.

Points Rebs Blocks Assists Steals
Jon Koncak, 1981-85 1784 1169 278 173 74
Ira Terrell, 1972-76 1715 1077 169 141 N/A
Papa Dia, 2007-11 1437 911 143 133 91
Patrick Simpson, 2001-05 1271 759 151 122 69
Ben Moore, 2013- 1209 776 125 240 102

1000 STERLING POINTS: Senior Sterling Brown has 1093 career points (T-32nd at SMU), and became the40th person in program history to 1,000 points (in the win vs. Tulsa 3/2/17). He also has 647 rebounds (16th atSMU), 292 assists (15th at SMU), 137 steals (9th at SMU) and 51 blocked shots (T-23rd at SMU). He is thefirst Mustang to have at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 100 steals.

2ND TO NONE: Seniors Sterling Brown and Ben Moore, both Chicago area natives (Brown is from Maywoodand Moore is from Bolingbrook), are the all-time leaders in wins for SMU basketball. They are also among theleaders in several other career categories.SMU CAREER WINS (in games played - 109 is 12th in NCAA through March 12)

1. ^ 109 Sterling Brown, 2013-172. ^” 108 Ben Moore, 2013-173. 85 Butch Moore, 1982-864. ^ 81 Cannen Cunningham, 2011-15

^ 81 Ryan Manuel, 2011-156. 80 Scott Johnson, 1983-877. 79 Terry Williams, 1983-878. ^ 78 Nic Moore, 2013-169. 73 Jon Koncak, 1981-85

10. 72 Larry Davis, 1981-85^ wins from 2013-14 later vacated” Ben Moore missed the win vs. Brown 11/29/15

SMU - Home Conference Winning StreaksWins Coach Start Date End Date27 Doc Hayes TAMU 1953-54 3/1/195815 Bob Prewitt 2/9/1971 2/10/197313 Jimmie W. St. Clair BU ‘36-37 2/6/193912 + Brown/Jankovich 2/21/201610 Jimmie W. St. Clair BU ‘24-25 Ark. ’26-279 Doc Hayes 2/5/1966 2/14/19679 Dave Bliss 2/15/1984 2/27/19858 Jimmie W. St. Clair 2/7/1930 Ark. ‘30-318 Bliss/Shumate 1/23/1988 1/21/19898 ^ Larry Brown 1/4/2014 3/5/20148 Larry Brown 2/14/2015 2/10/2016SMU - Most Home Wins In A SeasonWins Season Home Record Coach18 ^ 2013-14 18-1 27-10 Larry Brown18 2016-17 18-0 Tim Jankovich16 2014-15 16-2 27-7 Larry Brown16 2015-16 16-1 25-5 Brown/Jankovich15 1984-85 15-1 23-10 Dave Bliss15 2010-11 15-7 20-15 Matt DohertySMU - Season Home Attendance Average (6500+)Average Season6944 2014-15 AAC Champs6907 2015-166900 2016-17 AAC Champs6665 1961-62 SWC Champs6647 1959-60SMU - Season Home Attendance Total (100,000+)Total Season124,986 2014-15124,190 2016-17117,420 2015-16107,412 2013-14101,296 1984-85SMU - Single-Game Attendance In New Moody Coliseum7,518 [11/11] Cincinnati, 2-9-2017 (W, 60-51)7,395 Connecticut, 2-14-2015 (W, 73-55)7,314 Tulsa, 3-8-2015 (W, 67-62)7,305 [11/9] Louisville, 3-5-2014 (L, 84-71)7,303 Connecticut, 3-3-2016 (W, 80-54)7,278 [7/7] Cincinnati, 2-8-2014 (W^, 76-55)7,249 Gonzaga, 2-13-2016 (W, 69-60)7,245 Michigan, 12-8-2015 (W, 82-58)7,242 Memphis, 3-4-2017 (W, 103-62)7,205 Memphis, 1-30-2016 (W, 80-68)SMU - Best Starts with 0 lossesStart Season Record Coach18-0 2015-16 25-5 Jankovich/Brown10-0 1997-98 18-10 Mike Dement9-0 1984-85 23-10 Dave BlissSMU - Most Road Wins In A SeasonWins Serason Road Overall Coach10 1955-56 10-2 26-4 Doc Hayes9 2014-15 9-4 27-7 Larry Brown8 1961-62 8-5 18-17 Doc Hayes8 1983-84 8-4 25-8 Dave Bliss8 + 2016-17 Tim Jankovich7 1966-67 (7-3), ‘87-88 (7-4), ‘92-93 (7-4), ‘99-00 (7-6)7 2015-16 7-4 25-5 Brown/JankovichSMU - Most Consecutive Road Wins8 1955-56 Doc Hayes7 2014-15 Larry Brown6 1966-67 Doc Hayes6 ‘14-15 (last 1), ‘15-16 (first 5) Brown/Jankovich6 + 2016-17 Tim JankovichSMU - Most Conference Road Wins In A SeasonWins Season League Overall Coach8-1 2016-17 Tim Jankovich7-2 2014-15 15-3 27-7 Larry Brown6-0 1955-56 12-0 26-4 Doc Hayes6-1 1966-67 12-2 20-6 Doc Hayes6-2 1983-84 12-4 25-8 Dave BlissSMU - Most Consecutive Conference Road Wins10 1954-55 (last 2), ‘55-56 (6), ‘56-57 (1st 2) Doc Hayes7 1983-84 (last 4) to 1984-85 (first 3) Dave Bliss7 2014-15 (1/11 at UCF to 2/26 at Memphis) Brown---6 + 2016-17 Tim Jankovich^ Wins from 2013-14 later vacated

SMU CAREER STATS & RANKSBrown Moore

Victories 109 1st 108 2ndGames 135 1st 134 T-2ndStarts 105 6th 92 T-12thPoints 1093 T-32nd 1209 26thRebounds 647 16th 776 9thAssists 292 15th 240 23rdBlocks 51 T-23rd 125 8thSteals 137 9th 102 T-23rdFG% .503 T-14th .540 7th3FG% .446 2nd 1-53FGs 125 13th 1

SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED1 135 Sterling Brown, 2013-17 (31st in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)2 134 Cannen Cunnningham, 2011-15

134 Ryan Manuel, 2011-15134 Ben Moore, 2013-17 (41st in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)

5 125 Butch Moore, 1982-86

3 TIMES THE CHARM: SMU has three of the program’s best career 3-point shooters by percentage in SterlingBrown, Shake Milton and Semi Ojeleye. Milton and Brown are both in the top 15 for threes made.SMU Career 3FG Pct. - (min. 50 made)

1 47.3 Eric Longino (62-131), 1987-892 44.6 Sterling Brown (125-280), 2013- (5th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)3 43.4 Robert Nyakundi (267-615), 2008-124 42.8 Semi Ojeleye (71-166), 2016- 5 42.5 Shake Milton (131-308), 2015- (26th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)6 42.2 Todd Alexander (92-218), 1987-897 42.1 Nic Moore (225-534), 2013-168 41.1 Troy Dorner (51-124), 1991-949 40.0 Carlton McKinney (64-160), 1986-88

SMU Best Season 3FG Pct (Since 1986-87) Minimum 20 Made1 53.6 Sterling Brown (Jr.), 2015-16 (30-56)2 53.2 Eric Longino (Sr.), 1988-89 (50-94)3 49.7 Robert Nyakundi (Jr.), 2010-11 (97-195)4 47.6 Troy Dorner (Sr.), 1993-94 (39-82)5 47.5 Scott Johnson (Sr.), 1986-87 (44-99)6 45.7 Lavardicus Atkins (Fr.), 2000-01 (21-46)7 45.3 Todd Alexander (Jr.), 1987-88 (82-181)

45.3 Ike Ofoegbu (Sr.), 2006-07 (29-64)9 44.4 Sterling Brown (So.), 2014-15 (20-45)

10 44.3 Jarrey Foster (So.), 2016-17 (31-70)11 43.9 Sterling Brown (Sr.), 2016-17 (58-132)12 43.6 Nic Moore (So.), 2013-14 (72-165)13 42.8 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-17 (71-166)14 42.6 Shake Milton (Fr.), 2015-16 (52-122)15 42.5 Shake Milton (So.), 2016-17 (79-186)

SMU Career 3FG Made1 273 Stephen Woods, 1996-002 267 Robert Nyakundi, 2008-123 256 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-064 225 Nic Moore, 2013-165 220 Troy Matthews, 1993-976 170 Quinton Ross, 1999-037 161 Chad Allen, 1990-948 133 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-019 131 Mike Walker, 2007-11

131 Shake Milton, 2015-11 125 Sterling Brown, 2013-

60-50-85: As a junior in 2015-16, Sterling Brown shot 60.2% from the field (109-181, 2nd AAC), 53.6% from 3-point range (30-56, 1st AAC, SMU Record) and 85.7% on free throws (54-63). He is believed to be the first inNCAA Division I to accomplish the 60-50-80 marks for a season. (The 3-point line was instituted in 1986-87.)

Largest Comebacks With Tim Jankovich At SMUDeficit Time Opponent Final 15 (42-27) 0:01 1st Tulane (2/15/17) (T-7th SMU) 80-7513 (41-28) 19:02 2nd vs. Clemson (4/1/14) * 65-5913 (41-28) 18:07 2nd at Temple (1/14/15) 60-5513 (24-11) 8:08 1st at Houston (2/18/17) 76-6612 (22-10) 12:07 1st at TCU (12/2/15) 75-7010 (15-5) 12:05 1st vs. Texas A&M (11/30/13) 55-5210 (38-28) 3:35 1st LSU (03/24/14) 80-6710 (39-29) 14:50 2nd [rv/-]Temple (2/19/15) 68-5710 (19-9) 13:07 1st vs. East Carolina (3/13/15) 74-6810 (17-7) 11:17 1st vs. Temple (3/14/15) 69-5610 (46-36) 17:37 2nd [rv/-] Yale (11/22/15) 71-69* Wins from 2013-14 later vacatedBiggest SMU Comebacks

Date Opponent Deficit Final1. 12-7-1996 at Kent 20 74-682. 1-2-2003 San Diego 18 88-82 (ot)3. 11-19-11 Florida Gulf Coast 17 (49-32) 65-644. 2-16-2005 Louisiana Tech 16 (33-17) 73-70

1-9-1991 Texas-San Antonio 16 88-86 (ot)12-5-1987 Alabama State 16 90-66

7. 12-5-1979 Kansas 15 89-882-15-2017 Tulane ~ 15 (42-27) 80-75

9. 2-4-2006 Southern Miss * 14 (20-6) 58-533-3-2005 Tulsa 14 (30-16) 81-74 (ot)2-3-2001 Tulsa 14 64-5912-30-1990 Texas-Arlington 14 86-731-18-1977 Baylor 14 75-712-25-1975 Baylor 14 78-7712-12-1970 Nebraska 14 80-751-12-2011 Memphis * 14 (28-14) 64-5812-4-2011 at Ark-Little Rock 14 (24-10) 69-63 (ot)

18. 2-16-2002 at Rice 13 63-611-22-1980 at Rice 13 85-831-8-1976 at Arkansas 13 82-812-3-1974 Texas Tech 13 73-711-24-2007 Tulane * 13 (40-27) 55-531-26-2008 UCF * 13 (41-28) 69-67 (ot)2-9-2008 Rice * 13 (40-27) 68-533-1-2008 UTEP * 13 (63-50) 99-96 (2ot)12-18-2010 at McMurry 13 (15-2) 70-671-26-2011 at Tulsa * 13 (36-23) 59-582-2-2011 East Carolina * 13 (32-19) 46-414-1-2014 vs. Clemson # ^ 13 (41-28) 65-591-14-2015 at Temple ~ 13 (41-28) 60-552-18-2017 at Houston ~ 13 (24-11) 76-66

* C-USA # NIT Semifinal AAC ^ Win later vacated

"This is a team that has hearts of lions. This isone of the top competitive, big-hearted, refus-ing to go down teams that I have been around,and how can you not respect the heck out ofthem? How can you not love coaching them?"-- Tim Jankovich after the 76-66 win at Houston

BALANCED SCORING: SMU has had four score in double figures in 24 of 34 games this season with five indouble figures seven times. The Mustangs almost have five averaging double figures. Semi Ojeleye leads SMUat 18.9 (3rd AAC) followed by Sterling Brown at 13.3 (13th AAC), Shake Milton at 13.1 (16th AAC), Ben Moore11.6 (23rd AAC) and Jarrey Foster at 9.9. In 2015-16, SMU had 4 players with 10+ points in 23 of 30 games,including 6 in double figures in the win against Hampton and 5 in double figures six times.YEARS WITH FIVE AVERAGING DOUBLE-FIGURE POINTS (2015-16 was the first time since 1975-76)2016-17 Semi Ojeleye 18.9, Sterling brown 13.3, Shake Milton 13.1, Ben Moore 11.6 (Jarrey Foster 9.9)2015-16 Nic Moore 16.1, Ben Moore 11.9, Jordan Tolbert 11.6, Shake Milton 10.5, Sterling Brown 10.1

Moore (All-America HM, AAC Player of the Year, All-AAC 1st Team); Milton (AAC All-Rookie Team)1975-76 Ira Terrell 22.6, Michael Jaccar 11.9, Joe Swedlund 11.1, Peter Lodwick 10.5, Bob Arnold 10.5

Terrell (All-America HM), SWC Player of the Year, All-SWC 1st Team); Jaccar (All-SWC 2nd Team) 1974-75 Russell Bourquein 13.3, Jeff Swanson 11.2, John Sagehorn 11.0, Joe Swedlund 10.7, Bob Arnold 10.11971-72 Ruben Triplett 18.2, Larry Delzell 12.3, Bobby Rollings 11.3, David Miller 10.7, Zachary Theil 10.0

Triplett (All-SWC 1st Team); SWC Champs1966-67 Denny Holman 16.5, Charles Beasley 15.0, Lynn Phillips 14.1, Bob Begert 13.2, Bill Voight 11.3

Holman (SWC Player of the Year), Holman & Beasley (All-SWC 1st Team)SWC Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd

1955-56 Jim Krebs 19.1, Bobby Mills 13.0, Joel Krog 12.0, Larry Showalter 11.0, Ron Morris 10.2Krebs (All-America 2nd Team); Krebs, Mills & Showalter (All-SWC 1st Team)SWC Champs, NCAA Final Four

KENPOM OFFENSIVE RATING: SMU had 5 of the top 8 in The American in league play.Semi Ojeleye - 1st (Offensive Rating 132.5)Shake Milton - 3rd (Offensive Rating 123.2)Jarrey Foster - 6th (Offensive Rating 120.2)Sterling Brown - 8th (Offensive Rating 118.5)Ben Moore - 4th (Offensive Rating 122.4)

SMU Season Points (Since 1953-54) (GP)1 737 Gene Phillips (Sr.), 1970-71 (26)2 685 Gene Phillips (Jr.), 1969-70 (24)3 641 Semi Ojeleye (Jr.), 2016-174 639 Papa Dia (Sr.), 2010-11 (35)5 634 Ira Terrell (Sr.), 1975-76 (28)6 624 Jim Krebs (Sr.), 1956-57 (26)7 608 Quinton Ross (Sr.), 2002-03 (30)8 597 Ira Terrell (So.), 1973-74 (27)9 574 Jim Krebs (Jr.), 1955-56 (30)

10 572 Damon Hancock (Sr.), 2001-02 (29)

BALL MOVEMENT: SMU is averaging 16.4 assists (1st AAC, 25th NCAA) with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio(2nd AAC, 8th NCAA), recording assists on 62.4 percent of field goals (11th NCAA). Six Mustangs average 1.4or more assists. SMU has had 20 or more assists 9 times. In 15 games, five different Mustangs have had multi-ple assists. Shake Milton leads SMU at 4.5 assists (5th AAC) followed by Sterling Brown at 3.0 (15th AAC), BenMoore at 2.4, Jarrey Foster at 2.2, Ben Emelogu at 1.9 and Semi Ojeleye at 1.4.

BEST WIN STREAKS/START(S) IN PROGRAM HISTORY: SMU’s current 16-game winning streak is thirdin program history. It is the second 10-plus game winning streak of the season. In 2015-16, SMU started18-0, which was the best start in program history, surpassing the 10-0 start by the 1997-98 team (TimJankovich directed the first nine games of the 18-game streak). The 18-game winning streak was the second-longest streak in program history (20 during 1955-56). The 7-0 start to the 2015-16 AAC schedule was the bestleague start since going 12-0 en route to the 1955-56 SWC title.

WINNING STREAKS - LONGEST IN SMU HISTORY:Wins Start Date End Date20 at Wichita State; W, 85-67 (Dec. 22, 1955) vs #1 San Francisco (Final Four), L 86-68 (March 2, 1956)18 Sam Houston State; W, 85-50 (Nov. 14, 2015) at Temple; L, 89-80 (Jan. 24, 2016)16 + at Tulane, W, 80-64 (Jan. 15, 2017)10 Texas Tech; W, 89-82 (Nov. 22, 1997) at UTEP; L, 66-64 (Jan. 3, 1998)10 at Arkansas; W, 75-74 (Feb. 2, 1966) #2 Kansas (NCAA Regional); L, 96-90 (March 11, 1966)10 CSU Bakersfield; W, 49-43 (Dec. 2, 2016) at 22/22 Cincinnati; L, 66-64 (Jan. 12, 2017)9 Texas Southern; W, 91-72 (Nov. 23, 1984) at Chaminade; L, 71-70 (Dec. 25, 1984)9 Eastern Kentucky; W, 66-45 (Dec. 6, 1947) Baylor; L, 43-42 (Jan. 10, 1948)

CLASSROOM RECORDS: SMU's football, men's basketball and women's basketball programs had a record-setting fall semester in the classroom. The football and women's basketball teams set program-best cumulativegrade-point-averages while men's basketball reached its highest cumulative GPA since 2004. It was the sec-ond-straight outstanding semester for all three programs. Football had a new program high in the spring of2016. Spring of 2016 also saw women's basketball record its best spring since 2005 and men's basketball postits best mark since 2011. The programs combined for 35 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Honors in2016. Football had 29 representatives while men's and women's basketball had three apiece.

CRASHING THE GLASS: SMU has a +9.0 rebound margin this season (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA), outrebounding27 of 34 opponents. SMU has led The American in rebound margin for three straight seasons. SMU has outre-bounded 125 of 167 since the start of 2012-13.Season Reb. Margin Conf.-NCAA Outrebound Opp.
2012-13 +2.6 5th - 102nd 21 of 32 (+10 in 4 games)
2013-14 +4.8 1st - 36th 25 of 37 (+10 in 11 games)
2014-15 +6.7 1st - 17th 28 of 34 (+10 in 10 games)
2015-16 +10.2 1st - 4th 24 of 30 (+10 in 16 games)2016-17 +9.0 1st - 3rd 27 of 34 (+10 in 16 games)

2016-17 SEASON HONORS2016-17 USBWA DISTRICT VII

Tim Jankovich - Coach of the YearSemi Ojeleye - All-District

2016-17 ALL-AAC TOURNAMENTSemi Ojeleye (MOP), Sterling Brown, Ben Moore

2016-17 AAC HONORSCoach of the Year - Tim JankovichPlayer of the Year - Semi OjeleyeScholar-Athlete of the Year - Semi OjeleyeAll-Conference First Team - Semi OjeleyeAll-AAC 2nd Tm- Sterling Brown, Shake MIlton, Ben MooreAAC Sixth Man Of The Year - Ben Emelogu II

2016-17 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEKSemi Ojeleye 2x (Nov. 14, Feb. 13)Sterling Brown 2x (Feb. 6, March 6)

2016-17 AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLLSemi Ojeleye 6x (N21, D12, D26, J2, J9, M6)Ben Moore 2x (Dec. 5, Feb. 20)Sterling Brown (Jan. 2)Shake Milton 3x (Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 27)

2016-17 2K Classic All-Tournament - Semi Ojeleye2016-17 CoSIDAAcademic All-America - Semi Ojeleye (2nd Team)2016-17 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 - Semi OjeleyeMEDIA HONORSBleacher Report Semi Ojeleye (All-American HM)2016-17 PRESEASON HONORSPreseason All-Conference HonorsAmerican Athletic Conf. Ben Moore (1st Team)

Shake Milton (2nd Team)Yahoo (Jeff Eisenberg) Shake Milton (1st Team)Preseason National HonorsCBS Sports No. 84 Shake MiltonJerry West Award Shake Milton (1 of 20 on Watch List)NBC Top 100 No. 60 Shake MiltonYahoo (Jeff Eisenberg) Best Shooter in AAC - Sterling Brown2016-17 AAC PRESEASON POLL (First-Place Votes)Team (First-Place Votes) Pts.1. Cincinnati (6) 952. UConn (5) 943. SMU 764. Houston 755. Memphis 636. Temple 567. East Carolina 398. UCF 379. Tulsa 3410. USF 2511. Tulane 112016-17 AAC PRESEASON HONORS (* unanimous selection )

All-AAC First Team - Ben MooreAll-AAC Second Team - Shake Milton

SMU Season Rebound Margin (The previous 3 seasons are all in the top 6 in program history.) 1. 10.2 (39.4-29.3) 2015-16--- 9.0 2016-172. 8.4 (37.2-28.8) 1988-893. 6.7 (36.6-29.9) 2014-154. 5.7 (48.5-42.8) 1959-605. 5.0 (46.5-41.5) 1958-596. 4.8 (36.0-31.3) 2013-147. 4.6 (38.1-33.5) 1984-858. 4.3 (43.3-39.0) 1999-00

SMU Career Rebounds1 1169 Jon Koncak, 1981-852 1077 Ira Terrell, 1972-763 976 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-014 911 Papa Dia, 2007-115 889 Larry Davis, 1981-856 840 Jim Krebs, 1954-577 790 Willie Davis, 1997-018 785 Jeff Swanson, 1974-789 776 Ben Moore, 2013- (35th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)

10 759 Patrick Simpson, 2001-0511 745 Joel Krog, 1953-5612 690 Tim Mason, 1989-9313 687 Carroll Hooser, 1963-6614 669 Lynn Phillips, 1966-6915 650 Quinton Ross, 1999-0316 647 Sterling Brown, 2013- (86th in NCAA D-I among active student-athletes)

CRASHING THE GLASS - BALANCED REBOUNDING: SMU has 5 different players averaging 4.0 reboundsper game or better. Ben Moore leads SMU at 7.9 (4th AAC) followed by Semi Ojeleye at 6.8 (14th AAC),Sterling Brown at 6.5 (16th AAC), Jarrey Foster at 5.2 and Shake Milton at 4.1.

DEFENSE - FG%: SMU has held opponents to 38.4% this season (2nd AAC, 7th NCAA). Since the start of2012-13, SMU has held 92 of 167 opponents at or below 40%.
Season FG% Def. Conference-NCAA Opponents Under 40%
2012-13 .395 1st - 39th 16 of 32
2013-14 .385 1st - 7th 24 of 37
2014-15 .381 1st - 5th 20 of 34
2015-16 .400 3rd - 28th 13 of 302016-17 .384 2nd - 7th 19 of 34

DEFENSE - SCORING: SMU has held opponents to 59.8 points per game (1st AAC, 3rd NCAA).
Season Scoring Def. Conference-NCAA Opp. Under 70 Opp. Under 60
2013-14 62.2 3rd - 24th 30 of 37 17 of 372014-15 59.8 2nd - 20th 28 of 34 20 of 342015-16 63.4 2nd - 13th 22 of 30 11 of 302016-17 59.8 1st - 3rd 28 of 34 16 of 34

SMU Season Scoring Defense: The past 4 seasons have all ranked in the top 10 in program history.1. 59.8 (34 games) 2014-15--- 59.8 2016-172. 60.1 (32 games) 2011-123. 61.3 (35 games) 2010-114. 61.4 (29 games) 1985-865. 62.2 (25 games) 1957-586. 62.2 (37 games) 2013-147. 62.6 (31 games) 2006-078. 62.7 (32 games) 2012-139. 63.2 (24 games) 1958-5910. 63.4 (30 games) 2015-16

DEFENSE - SCORING MARGIN: SMU has a scoring margin of +14.7 (1st AAC, 6th NCAA).
Season Margin Conference-NCAA Games +10 Games +202013-14 8.8 3rd - 38th 17 of 37 7 of 372014-15 9.4 1st - 23rd 16 of 34 5 of 342015-16 13.9 1st - 4th 17 of 30 9 of 302016-17 14.7 1st - 6th 22 of 34 12 of 34

SMU Season Scoring Margin: The past 3 seasons are in the top 6 in program history.--- 14.7 2016-171. 13.9 (77.3-63.4) 2015-162. 13.4 (77.6-64.2) 1956-573. 11.0 (78.8-67.7) 1955-564. 10.4 (82.3-71.8) 1987-885. 9.4 (69.1-59.8) 2014-156. 8.8 (71.0-62.2) 2013-147. 8.4 (77.1-68.7) 1953-548. 8.1 (75.9-67.8) 1983-849. 8.0 (75.5-67.5) 1984-8510. 7.5 (77.3-69.8) 1999-00

HEAD COACH TIM JANKOVICH ANNOUNCES SIGNEES

Ethan Chargois, William Douglas, Elijah Landrum and EverettRay have signed National Letters of Intent to play for theMustangs beginning with the 2017-18 season. Chargois (F, 6-7,235) and Landrum (G, 6-0, 180) are from Tulsa, Oklahoma.Landrum is ranked as high as No. 2 in Oklahoma after averag-ing 27.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 2.6 assists and 1.5steals as a junior at Central High School. Chargois is ranked ashigh as No. 4 in Oklahoma after averaging 15 points and eightrebounds in 2015-16 for Union High School. Douglas (G, 6-4,175) is from Memphis where he is ranked as high as No. 2 inTennessee after averaging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0assists and 2.5 steals last season at Christian Brothers HighSchool. Ray (F, 6-7, 220) is from Addison, Texas, where hepaced CHANT Home School with averages of 22 points, 14rebounds and six assists in 2015-16.---------------------Ethan Chargois, F, 6-9, 235, Tulsa, Okla. (Union)William Douglas, G, 6-5, 180, Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)Elijah Landrum, G, 6-0, 180, Tulsa, Okla. (Central HS)Everett Ray, F, 6-7, 220, Addison, Texas (Trinity Christian Academy)---------------------Ethan Chargois (F, 6-7, 235) is a forward for Coach RudyGarcia at Union High School in Tulsa. As a junior, he averaged15 points and 8 rebounds to lead Union to the State tourna-ment. As a sophomore, Chargois helped his prep squad win the2014 6A state championship. He averaged 10.1 points and 7.1rebounds with Team Griffin in the 2016 Nike EYBL summer cir-cuit. The three-star signee is ranked as high as No. 38 at hisposition and as high as No. 4 overall in Oklahoma.---------------------William Douglas (G, 6-4, 175) is a guard for Coaches WilliamLuckett and Brad Luckett at Christian Brothers in Memphis. Thefour-star signee was a 2015-16 Tennessee Mr. Basketball final-ist. He is ranked as high as the No. 26 shooting guard national-ly and as high as No. 2 overall in Tennessee. As a junior, hewas conference player of the year and first-team all-region afteraveraging 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 stealsas he led his team to 28-2 record. He played AAU for M33M.---------------------Elijah Landrum (G, 6-0, 180) is a guard for Coach B.J Brownand Eli Brown at Central High School in Tulsa. As a junior, theESPN four-star signee was named Tulsa World Metro Player ofthe Year after averaging 27.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 steals,2.6 assists and 1.5 steals. He led Central to the Class 4A statetournament and a 21-7 record while shooting 64 percent fromthe field and 37 percent from 3-point range. In 2014-15, theESPN four-star signee helped Central win the 4A state title. Heis ranked as high as the No. 26 point-guard nationally and ashigh as No. 2 overall in Oklahoma. Landrum helped CoachRodney Perry and the MoKan Elite win the 2016 Peach JamEYBL Championship on the Nike EYBL circuit.---------------------Everett Ray (F, 6-7, 220) is a forward for Coach TerrelleWoodson at University Academy in Addison. The three-starsignee played the 2015-16 season with CHANT Home Schoolwhere he averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.Everett has scored over 1000 points during his high schoolcareer. He played AAU for 210 D1 Premier. In 2015, he playedat the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp.

FG%: SMU is shooting 47.4% this season (1st AAC). SMU has led The American in field goal percentage forthree straight seasons. In 2015-16, SMU led The American at 49.7% from the field (4th NCAA), shooting betterthan 29 of 34 opponents. The Mustangs have outshot 129 of 167 opponents since the start of 2012-13.
Season FG% Conf.-NCAA Higher % Than Opp.
2012-13 .449 7th - 89th 18 of 32
2013-14 .483 1st - 18th 28 of 37
2014-15 .475 1st - 26th 29 of 34
2015-16 .497 1st - 4th 25 of 30
2016-17 .474 1st - 39th 29 of 34

FG% - SMU CAREER - (min. 250 made)
1 62.6 Terry Williams (383-612), 1983-87
2 55.9 Jon Koncak (713-1276), 1981-85
3 55.8 Larry Davis (731-1311), 1981-85
4 55.5 Ira Terrell (757-1364), 1972-76

55.5 Bamba Fall (324-584), 2005-09
6 55.3 Eric Castro (432-781), 2001-05
7 54.0 Ben Moore, 2013-
8 53.6 John Colborne (382-713), 1985-90
9 53.5 Glenn Puddy (289-540), 1984-86,87-89

10 53.1 Markus Kennedy (400-754), 2013-16
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T-14 50.3 Sterling Brown, 2013-

FREE THROWS ARE STERLING: Sterling Brown hit 26 straight free throws during American AthleticConference play from the game against Houston on Jan. 21 until a miss at Connecticut on Feb. 25 (6-6 vs.Houston 1/21, 0-0 at UCF 1/25, 4-4 vs. East Carolina 2/1, 5-5 at Tulsa 2/4, 0-0- at Temple 2/9, 2-2 vs.Cincinnati 2/12, 1-1 vs. Tulane 2/15, 7-7 at Houston 2/18, 1-2 at Connecticut 2/25 [missed 2nd]). That was hissecond streak of 20-plus. He hit 22 straight in league play in 2015-16. Brown led the AAC at 87.2% (41-47) inleague games and ranks seventh in the AAC at 79.8 percent for the season.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE MUSTANGS (Current Roster): In the past few seasons, severalMustangs have played in international events or gone on international tours. Additionally, 2-time All-AmericanNic Moore helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea.
2016: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Croatia): Jarrey Foster, Shake Milton, Semi Ojeleye; East Coast USA (Italy): Dashawn McDowell
2015: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): BenMoore, Sterling Brown, Semi Ojeleye and Ben Emelogu II
2014: Global Sports Academy Goodwill Tour U.S. Team (Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands): BenMoore, Sterling Brown

MOODY/HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: SMU has lost just four games (72 contests) at home since the start ofthe 2013-14 season. SMU has played 66 of those games in the renovated Moody Coliseum. In those 72 homegames, SMU is averaging 76.7 points per game with a scoring margin of +17.5. SMU is shooting 50.4% athome while holding opponents to 37.4%.
Season Home Losses (Games) Pts. FG% Opp. Pts. Opp. FG%
2013-14 1 (19 games) 75.7 .515 59.4 .366
2014-15 2 (18 games) 72.7 .495 58.7 .380
2015-16 1 (17 games) 79.6 .508 61.5 .390
2016-17 0 (18 games) 78.8 .499 57.3 .362

HOME WINNING STREAKS:
Wins Start Date End Date34 Texas A&M; W, 92-48 (Feb. 6, 1954) Kansas; L, 73-65 (Sweet 16) (March 15, 1957)22+ [rv/rv] Gonzaga; W, 69-60 (Feb. 13, 2016)19 Baylor; W, 74-57 (Feb. 15, 1984) Texas Tech; L, 59-54 (Feb. 27, 1985)15 ^ Loyola Marymount; W, 73-58 (Nov. 11, 2013) #11/9 Louisville; L, 84-71 (March 5, 2014)15 Connecticut; 73-55 (Feb. 14, 2015) Tulsa; L, 82-77 (Feb. 10, 2016)^Wins in 2013-14 later vacated

SMU LONGEST HOME CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKSStart Date End Date

27 Texas A&M (W, 92-48; 1953-54) Texas A&M (L, 43-42; March 1, 1958)15 Texas Tech (W, 93-91; Feb. 9, 1971) Texas Tech (L, 64-59; Feb. 10, 1973)13 Baylor (W, 26-15; 1936-37) Texas (L, 33-27; Feb. 6, 1939)12+ East Carolina (W, 74-63; Feb. 21, 2016)10 Baylor (W, 28-16; 1924-25) Arkansas (L, 32-30; 1926-27)9 Rice (W, 112-89; Feb. 5, 1966) Texas Tech (L, 82-74; Feb. 14, 1967)9 Baylor (W, 74-57; Feb. 15, 1984) Texas Tech (L, 59-54; Feb. 27, 1985)8 Texas (W, 25-22; Feb. 7, 1930) Arkansas (L, 32-27; 1930-31)8 Texas Tech (W, 80-75; Jan. 23, 1988) Houston (L, 84-83 OT; Jan. 21, 1989)8^ #17/15 Connecticut (W, 74-65; Jan. 4, 2014) #11/9 Louisville (L, 84-71; March 5, 2014)8 Connecticut (W, 73-55; Feb. 14, 2015) Tulsa (L, 82-77; Feb. 10, 2016)^ Wins later vacated

BEST HOME STARTS BY A HEAD COACH: SMU is 25-0 at Moody Coliseum under Tim Jankovich.49 - Jerry Tarkanian - Long Beach St. 1969-7228 - Lewis Andreas - Syracuse 1924-2628 - Everett Case - North Carolina St. 1947-49

2014-15 HONORSAll-American - Nic Moore (AP Honorable Mention)All-American Athletic Conference

AAC Player of the Year: Nic Moore (SMU)AAC Sixth Man OTY: Markus Kennedy (SMU)AAC Most Improved: Yanick Moreira (SMU)Nic Moore, G (First Team - Unanimous)Markus Kennedy, F (Second Team)Yanick Moreira, C (Second Team)