2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 AAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	15–17 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	K. T. Turner; Shawn Forrest; Jay Duncan;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Cincinnati.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shake Milton	1	G	6'6"	205	Junior	Owasso, OK	Declared for NBA Draft
Elijah Landrum	20	G	6'0"	180	Freshman	Tulsa, OK	Transferred to Connors State College
Ben Emelogu	21	G	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Grand Prairie, TX	Graduated
Akoy Agau	23	F	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Nat Dixon	5	G/F	6'4"	180	Graduate Student	Panama, FL	Chattanooga
Grant Youngkin	20	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Rice

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahmar Young Jr. C	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Aug 18, 2017
Jahmar Young Jr. C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Feron Hunt SF	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 9, 2017
Feron Hunt SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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: "2018 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jahmal McMurray	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	South Florida	Topeka, Kansas
F	1	Feron Hunt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, Texas
G	3	William Douglas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Christian Brothers High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Nat Dixon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Chattanooga	Panama City, Florida
G	10	Jarrey Foster	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	North Shore Senior High School	Houston, Texas
G	12	James Pyle (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Overland Park, Kansas
G	13	C. J. White (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Parkview High School	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	15	Isiaha Mike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Duquesne	Scarborough, Ontario
G	20	Grant Youngkin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Rice	Washington, D.C.
F	21	Jahmar Young Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, Texas
G	22	Luke Wilfong (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Memphis University School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	24	Everett Ray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Trinity Christian Academy	Addison, Texas
F	25	Ethan Chargois	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Union High School	Tulsa, Oklahoma
G	31	Jimmy Whitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Arkansas	Columbia, Missouri

Head coach

Tim Jankovich (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City)
Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Jay Duncan (Northwood)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northwestern State	W 69–58	1–0	Moody Coliseum (5,605) Dallas, TX
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Miss Cancún Challenge	L 64–74	1–1	Moody Coliseum (5,508) Dallas, TX
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Carolina Cancún Challenge	W 98–65	2–1	Moody Coliseum (5,440) Dallas, TX
November 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	L 73–79	2–2	Moody Coliseum (5,623) Dallas, TX
November 20, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Bradley Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	L 62–75	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400) Cancún, Mexico
November 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Wright State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 77–76	3–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar	W 79–65	4–3	Moody Coliseum (5,611) Dallas, TX
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	W 91–59	5–3	Moody Coliseum (5,384) Dallas, TX
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Oral Roberts	W 79–67	6–3	Moody Coliseum (5,627) Dallas, TX
December 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		TCU	L 59–67	6–4	Moody Coliseum (5,929) Dallas, TX
December 15, 2018* 11:00 am, FS1		at Georgetown	W 81–73	7–4	Capital One Arena (6,763) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	W 81–53	8–4	Moody Coliseum (6,067) Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
January 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 82–54	9–4 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum (5,601) Dallas, TX
January 4, 1019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Tulane	W 75–65	10–4 (2–0)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,469) New Orleans, LA
January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at UConn	L 64–76	10–5 (2–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,538) Storrs, CT
January 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulsa	W 77–57	11–5 (3–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,001) Dallas, TX
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews		No. 21 Houston	L 58–69	11–6 (3–2)	Moody Coliseum (6,013) Dallas, TX
January 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Memphis Saturday Showcase	L 61–83	11–7 (3–3)	FedEx Forum (16,673) Memphis, TN
January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulane	W 85–75	12–7 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum (5,993) Dallas, TX
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wichita State	L 83–85	12–8 (4–4)	Charles Koch Arena (10,096) Wichita, KS
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Cincinnati	L 68–73	12–9 (4–5)	Fifth Third Arena (12,256) Cincinnati, OH
February 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida	L 66–67	12–10 (4–6)	Moody Coliseum (5,677) Dallas, TX
February 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews		UCF	L 65–71	12–11 (4–7)	Moody Coliseum (5,989) Dallas, TX
February 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	L 74–82	12–12 (4–8)	Liacouras Center (4,913) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2		UConn	W 77–59	13–12 (5–8)	Moody Coliseum (5,856) Dallas, TX
February 24, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN		at UCF	L 48–95	13–13 (5–9)	CFE Arena (4,978) Orlando, FL
February 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 23 Cincinnati	L 49–52	13–14 (5–10)	Moody Coliseum (5,747) Dallas, TX
March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Wichita State	L 55–67	13–15 (5–11)	Moody Coliseum (6,185) Dallas, TX
March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 12 Houston	L 79–90	13–16 (5–12)	Fertitta Center (7,039) Houston, TX
March 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 77–71	14–16 (6–12)	Yuengling Center (3,548) Tampa, FL
AAC Tournament
March 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(10)	vs. (7) Tulsa First round	W 74–65	15–16	FedEx Forum (7,476) Memphis, TN
March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(10)	vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati Quarterfinals	L 74–82	15–17	FedEx Forum (7,356) Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Venues	Various sites (1916–1927) Old Gym (1927–1942) Perkins Gymnasium (1942–1956) Moody Coliseum (1956–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Peruna
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Houston	16	–	2	.889	33	–	4	.892
No. 22 Cincinnati †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Temple	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
UCF	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Memphis	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Wichita State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	15	.595
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
South Florida	8	–	10	.444	24	–	14	.632
UConn	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
SMU	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
East Carolina	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323
Tulane	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† 2019 AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll