2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by fifth-year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference.

2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2020–21 record	10–4 (6–4 AAC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jay Duncan Shawn Forrest John Cooper
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Houston	10	–	2		.833			15	–	2		.882
Wichita State	6	–	2		.750			10	–	4		.714
Memphis	7	–	3		.700			11	–	6		.647
SMU	6	–	4		.600			10	–	4		.714
Tulsa	6	–	5		.545			9	–	7		.563
South Florida	3	–	3		.500			7	–	5		.583
Temple	3	–	6		.333			4	–	6		.400
Cincinnati	2	–	4		.333			4	–	7		.364
East Carolina	2	–	6		.250			8	–	6		.571
Tulane	2	–	6		.250			7	–	6		.538
UCF	2	–	8		.200			4	–	9		.308
† 2021 AAC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2019–20 season 19–11, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They entered as the No. 7 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
C. J. White	13	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Walk–on; transferred to Little Rock[2]
Isiaha Mike	15	F	6'8"	215	RS Junior	Scarborough, Canada	Play professionally[3]
Grant Youngkin	20	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Washington, D.C.	Walk–on; not on team roster

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Yor Anei	F	6'10"	235	Junior	Overland Park, KS	Transferred from Oklahoma State. Anei was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 16th. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[4][5]

2020 recruiting class

SMU did not sign any recruits for the 2020 class.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Smith PG	Orlando, Florida	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	08/30/20[6]
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "SMU 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020. "2021 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Houston	99 (2)
2	Memphis	90 (2)
3	SMU	80
4	Cincinnati	77
5	South Florida	61
6	Tulsa	50
7	Wichita State	44
8	UCF	37
9	East Carolina	34
10	Temple	18
11	Tulane	15

Preseason Awards

• All-AAC First Team - Kendric Davis
• All-AAC Second Team - Tyson Jolly

Roster

2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tyson Jolly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Trinity Valley CC Muskogee, Oklahoma F 1 Feron Hunt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas G 2 Darius McNeill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr California Houston, Texas G 3 Kendric Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr TCU Houston, Texas G 4 Charles Smith IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wheeler High School Atlanta, Georgia G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hill College Quebec City, Canada G 10 Yor Anei 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Overland Park, Kansas G 14 William Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Christian Brothers High School Memphis, Tennessee F 21 Jahmar Young Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas F 22 Isiah Jasey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Texas A&M Killeen, Texas G 23 Alex Tabor Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, North Carolina F 24 Everett Ray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Trinity Christian Academy Irving, Texas F 25 Ethan Chargois 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Union High School Tulsa, Oklahoma G 33 Darius McBride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Westlake High School Cedar Park, Texas	Head coach Tim Jankovich (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) K.T. Turner (Oklahoma City) Jay Duncan (Northwood) Yaphett King (Cal State Fullerton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 20, 2020

Schedule and results

The Mustangs will begin a series with Dayton in Dayton, Ohio beginning in the 2020–2021 season.[8]

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mustangs' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

• Two previously scheduled games were postponed (vs. Arizona State and @ UNLV) were postponed to the 2021–22 season.

• On Dec 2, the second game in the Vanderbilt series was postponed to the 2021–22 season due to a COVID-19 case within the Vanderbilt program.[9]

• The game @ Memphis originally scheduled for Jan 14 was moved to Jan 26 due to COVID-19 issues.[10]

• The game vs. Wichita State originally scheduled for Jan 17 was moved to Feb 14 due to COVID-19 issues.[11][12]

• The game @ Tulane scheduled for Jan 20 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Tulane program.[13]

• The game vs. South Florida scheduled for February 6 was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[14]

• The game @ Tulsa originally scheduled for Feb 13th was moved to Feb 3rd.[15]

• The game @ South Florida scheduled for February 20th was moved to Dallas.[16]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston State	W 97–67	1–0	33 – Davis	7 – Hunt	6 – Chargois	Moody Coliseum (1,530) University Park, TX
November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M—CC	W 91–54	2–0	19 – Hunt	11 – Chargois	11 – Davis	Moody Coliseum (1,501) University Park, TX
December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Baptist	W 102–75	3–0	20 – Tied	11 – Hunt	13 – Davis	Moody Coliseum (1,507) University Park, TX
December 5, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	W 66–64	4–0	21 – Davis	6 – Davis	3 – Davis	UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH
December 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina	W 70–55	5–0 (1–0)	13 – Davis	5 – Chargois	1 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,564) University Park, TX
December 30, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 79–71	6–0 (2–0)	17 – McNeill	9 – Chargois	5 – Davis	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 5 Houston rivalry	L 60–74	6–1 (2–1)	23 – Davis	12 – Hunt	4 – Davis	Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
January 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Cincinnati	L 69–76	6–2 (2–2)	14 – Davis	10 – Hunt	14 – Davis	Moody Coliseum (1,568) University Park, TX
January 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Temple	W 79–68	7–2 (3–2)	20 – Davis	11 – Hunt	8 – Davis	Moody Coliseum (1,417) University Park, TX
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[17]					Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at UCF	W 78–65	8–2 (4–2)	21 – Davis	8 – Hunt	9 – Davis	Addition Financial Arena (1,394) Orlando, FL
January 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Memphis	L 72–76	8–3 (4–3)	15 – Jolly	6 – Jasey	6 – Davis	FedExForum (2,157) Memphis, TN
January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Memphis	W 67–65	9–3 (5–3)	17 – Hunt	6 – Jolly	8 – Davis	Moody Coliseum (1,698) University Park, TX
January 31, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Houston rivalry	L 48–70	9–4 (5–4)	11 – Davis	8 – Hunt	4 – Davis	Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
February 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Tulsa	W 65–63	10–4 (6–4)	22 – Davis	12 – Hunt	10 – Davis	Reynolds Center (100) Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2021 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m., ESPNU		South Florida	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[18]					Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at East Carolina						Williams Arena  Greenville, NC
February 14, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wichita State						Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane						Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
February 20, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		South Florida						Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
February 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		UCF						Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
February 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
March 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, OH
March 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa						Moody Coliseum  University Park, TX
AAC Tournament
March 11–14, 2021 TBD		vs.						Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "Men's Basketball 2019-20 Season In Review". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. 1 Apr 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. Stoia, George (28 Jul 2020). "UALR men's basketball picks up SMU transfer". arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 17 Aug 2020.
3. @JonRothstein (7 Jul 2020). "SMU's Isiaha Mike tells me that he will sign with an agent and remain in the 2020 Draft" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 Jul 2020 – via Twitter.
4. Embody, Billy (20 Jul 2020). "SMU announces Oklahoma State transfer Yor Anei". 247sports.com. Retrieved 17 Aug 2020.
5. Bieler, Des (17 Dec 2020). "NCAA grants blanket waiver to transfer athletes, most of whom can play right away". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 Dec 2020.
6. Evans, Corey [@coreyevans_10] (30 Aug 2020). "Three-star guard Jalen Smith just committed to SMU, he tells @Rivals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
8. "SMU Adds Home-And-Home With Dayton". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
9. Billy Embody (2 December 2020). "SMU Basketball Game vs. Vanderbilt Canceled". 247sports.com. Pony Stampede. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
10. "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
11. "Wichita State-SMU Men's Basketball Game Rescheduled for Feb. 15". theamerican.org. 15 Jan 2021.
12. "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
13. "Tulane-UCF Game Scheduled for Dec. 30 Postponed". theamerican.org. 18 Jan 2021.
14. "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
15. "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
16. "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.
17. "Tulane-UCF Game Scheduled for Dec. 30 Postponed". theamerican.org. 18 Jan 2021.
18. "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. 27 Jan 2021.