2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NIT Championship vs. Minnesota, L 63–65
Conference American Athletic Conference
2013–14 record 27–10 (12–6 The American)
Head coach Larry Brown (2nd year)
Assistant coach Tim Jankovich
Assistant coach Ulric Maligi
Assistant coach K.T. Turner
Home arena Moody Coliseum
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Louisville 15 3   .833     31 6   .838
#15 Cincinnati 15 3   .833     27 7   .794
#18 Connecticut 12 6   .667     32 8   .800
SMU 12 6   .667     27 10   .730
Memphis 12 6   .667     24 10   .706
Houston 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278     12 21   .364
UCF 4 14   .222     13 18   .419
Temple 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
South Florida 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs played home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. The 2013–14 season was the first season the Mustangs participated in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Houston. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Irvine, LSU, California and Clemson to advance to the NIT championship game where they lost to Minnesota. The 2013–14 season marked the first time in 30 years the SMU Mustangs had been ranked in the AP Poll.

Off-season

2013–2014 Season Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLou7XIYqr4

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
London Giles 11 G 6'3" 185 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduation
Jordan Dickerson 32 C 7'0" 240 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Elected to transfer to Penn State.[1]
Blaise Mbargorba 55 C 6'11" 210 Freshman Hightstown, New Jersey Elected to transfer to Boston University.[2]
Uche Ofoegbu 5 F 6'4" 200 Freshman San Antonio, Texas Elected to transfer to San Francisco.[3]
Brian Bernardi 22 G 6'2" 180 Freshman New York City Elected to transfer to Hofstra.[4]
Garrett Wilson 24 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Katy, Texas No longer on official team roster.

2013 recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Frazier
G
Dallas, Texas Justin F. Kimball High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 2, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Sterling Brown
G
Maywood, Illinois Proviso East High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 15, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Ben Moore
F
Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Manuel, RyanRyan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas
F 2 Williams, ShawnShawn Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Duncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
G 3 Brown, SterlingSterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Proviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
G 4 Frazier, KeithKeith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 5 Kennedy, MarkusMarkus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Philadelphia
G 10 Dunleavy, KevinKevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Delbarton School New Providence, New Jersey
G 11 Moore, NicNic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Warsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
G 12 Russell, NickNick Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Grace Prep Academy Duncanville, Texas
G 13 Head, CrandallCrandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rich South HS Matteson, Illinois
C 15 Cunnigham, CannenCannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lamar HS Arlington, Texas
G 21 Jones, JalenJalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 34 Moore, BenBen Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
C 35 Moreira, YanickYanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr South Plains College Luanda, Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 08/20/2013

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/08/2013*
6:30 pm, FSSW+
vs. TCU
Tip-Off Showcase
W 69–61  1–0
American Airlines Center (5,207)
Dallas

11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island W 89–58  2–0
Curtis Culwell Center (3,239)
Garland, Texas

11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 78–89  2–1
Bud Walton Arena (11,455)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

11/20/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 70–49  3–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,509)
Garland, Texas

11/24/2013*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 87–61  4–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,308)
Garland, Texas

11/26/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 72–53  5–1
Curtis Culwell Center (3,549)
Garland, Texas

11/29/2013*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Virginia
Corpus Christi Challenge
L 73–76  5–2
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas

11/30/2013*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Texas A&M
Corpus Christi Challenge
W 55–52  6–2
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas

12/02/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
McNeese State W 88–59  7–2
Curtis Culwell Center (3,252)
Garland, Texas

12/04/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 73–65  8–2
UIC Pavilion (4,438)
Chicago, IL

12/18/2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Pan American W 82–56  9–2
Curtis Culwell Center (3,342)
Garland, Texas

12/20/2013*
8:00 pm, RTRM
at Wyoming W 62–54  10–2
Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Laramie, Wyoming
Conference regular season

01/01/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 57–65  10–3 (0–1)
Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
Cincinnati

01/04/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 Connecticut W 74–65  11–3 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,166)
Dallas

01/12/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 12 Louisville L 63–71  11–4 (1–2)
KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
Louisville, Kentucky

01/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida W 71–54  12–4 (2–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,332)
Dallas

01/18/2014
11:00 am, ESPNews
at UCF W 58–46  13–4 (3–2)
CFE Arena (4,905)
Orlando, Florida

01/19/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra
Postponed from 12/07/2013
W 73–49  14–4
Moody Coliseum (6,013)
Dallas,TX

01/21/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Rutgers W 70–56  15–4 (4–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,042)
Dallas

01/26/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston W 75–68  16–4 (5–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
Houston

01/28/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNews
at South Florida L 71–78  16–5 (5–3)
USF Sun Dome (3,407)
Tampa, Florida

02/01/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 Memphis W 87–72  17–5 (6–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,058)
Dallas

02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple W 75–52  18–5 (7–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas

02/08/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Cincinnati W 76–55  19–5 (8–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,278)
Dallas

02/13/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Rutgers W 77–65  20–5 (9–3)
The RAC (4,094)
Piscataway, New Jersey

02/16/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 at Temple L 64–71  20–6 (9–4)
Liacouras Center (6,566)
Philadelphia

02/19/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston W 68–64  21–6 (10–4)
Moody Coliseum (6,991)
Dallas

02/23/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 21 Connecticut W 64–55  22–6 (11–4)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut

03/01/2014
3:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 23 UCF W 70–55  23–6 (12–4)
Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas

03/05/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18 No. 11 Louisville L 71–84  23–7 (12–5)
Moody Coliseum (7,305)
Dallas

03/08/2014
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 18 at No. 20 Memphis L 58–67  23–8 (12–6)
FedEx Forum (18,182)
Memphis, Tennessee
American Athletic Conference Tournament

03/13/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 vs. Houston
Quarterfinals
L 64–68  23–9
FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, Tennessee
NIT

03/19/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) (8) UC Irvine
First round
W 68–54  24–9
Moody Coliseum (5,031)
Dallas

03/24/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. (1) (5) LSU
Second round
W 80–67  25–9
Moody Coliseum (7,021)
Dallas

03/26/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) (2) California
Quarterfinals
W 67–65  26–9
Moody Coliseum (7,038)
Dallas

04/01/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) vs. (3) Clemson
Semifinals
W 65–59  27–9
Madison Square Garden (7,193)
New York City

04/03/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) vs. (1) Minnesota
Championship
L 63–65  27–10
Madison Square Garden (5,268)
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV 23 RV 23 18 25 NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 24 18 23 RV RV

References

  1. "Jordan Dickerson transfers to PSU". http://www.foxsports.com. June 20, 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  2. Johnson, Raphielle (June 5, 2013). "Report: Former SMU center Blaise Mbargorba transferring to Boston University". http://www.collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "Uche Ofoegbu Transfers to USF". http://www.usfdons.com. June 4, 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  4. Payne, Terrence (July 9, 2013). "Report: SMU transfer Brian Bernardi picks Hofstra". http://www.collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. External link in |work= (help)
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