2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	5–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (1st year)
Assistant coach	K. T. Turner
Assistant coach	Shawn Forrest
Assistant coach	Jay Duncan
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by first year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference. Due to multiple violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, SMU was ineligible for all postseason play including the AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.^[1] Additionally, head coach Larry Brown was suspended for nine games.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sedrick Barefield	2	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Corona, CA	Transferred to Utah
Keith Frazier	4	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Dallas, TX	Transferred to North Texas
Markus Kennedy	5	F	6'9"	245	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Nic Moore	11	G	5'9"	170	RS Senior	Winona Lake, IN	Graduated
Jordan Tolbert	23	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jimmy Whitt	31	G	6'4"	173	Sophomore	Columbia, MO	Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Whitt will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dashawn McDowell PG	Oklahoma City, OK	Southeast High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2015
Dashawn McDowell PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tom Wilson SG	Melbourne, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 21, 2015
Tom Wilson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Harry Froling PF	Townsville, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 25, 2016
Harry Froling PF	Scout: Rivals: 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: "2016 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2016 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2016 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Moore, BenBen Moore	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bolingbrook HS	Bolingbrook, Illinois
1.5 !G	1	Milton, MalikMalik Milton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Owasso HS	Owasso, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Wilson, TomTom Wilson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Melbourne, Australia
1.5 !G	3	Brown, SterlingSterling Brown	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Proviso East HS	Maywood, Illinois
1.5 !G	5	McDowell, DashawnDashawn McDowell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southeast HS	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	10	Foster, JarreyJarrey Foster	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	North Shore HS	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	13	Froling, HarryHarry Froling	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Townsville, Australia
3.5 !F	14	Sutton, CourtlandCourtland Sutton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brenham HS	Brenham, Texas
3.5 !F	15	Kontopoulos, LeoLeo Kontopoulos (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	German School of Thessaloniki	Frankfurt, Germany
1.5 !G	21	Emelogu II, BenBen Emelogu II	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	South Grand Prairie HS Virginia Tech	Grand Prairie, Texas
1.5 !G	22	Wilfong, JonathanJonathan Wilfong	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis University School	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	31	Whitt, JimmyJimmy Whitt (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Hickman HS Arkansas	Columbia, Missouri
3.5 !F	33	Ojeleye, SemiSemi Ojeleye	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Ottawa Sr. HS Duke	Ottawa, Kansas

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	W 72–44	1–0	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
11/13/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic	W 91-64	2-0	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
11/17/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Pittsburgh 2K Sports Classic semifinals	W 76–67	3–0	Madison Square Garden (8,126) New York, NY
11/18/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Michigan 2K Sports Classic championship	L 54–76	3–1	Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York, NY
11/22/2016* 8:00 PM, SPCSN/ESPN3	UC Santa Barbara	W 84–57	4–1	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
11/25/2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	at USC	L 73–78	4–2	Galen Center (3,713) Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, MWN	at Boise State	L 62–71	4–3	Taco Bell Arena (4,812) Boise, ID
12/02/2016* 7:00 PM, SPCSN/ESPN3	Cal State Bakersfield	W 49–43	5–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
12/04/2016* 7:00 PM, SPCSN/ESPN3	Delaware State			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNews	TCU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, SPCSN/ESPN3	McNeese State			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
12/19/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	Stanford			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM	Albany			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
12/27/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/31/2016 11:00 AM, ASN/ESPN3	at East Carolina			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Temple			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/07/2017 4:00 PM, ESPNews	South Florida			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Cincinnati			Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
01/15/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/19/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Connecticut			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/21/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU	Houston			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/25/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNews	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNews	East Carolina			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/09/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN	Cincinnati			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/15/2017 8:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3	Tulane			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/18/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
02/25/2017 11:00 AM, CBS	at Connecticut			XL Center Hartford, CT
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	Tulsa			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
03/04/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Memphis			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/09–12/2017	vs.			XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP			RV																	Not released
Coaches'	RV		RV

References

↑ "NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for nine games". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
↑ "SMU, Brown disciplined by NCAA for violations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

SMU Mustangs men's basketball

Venues	Various sites (1916–1927) Old Gym (1927–1942) Perkins Gymnasium (1942–1956) Moody Coliseum (1956–present)

Culture & lore	Peruna

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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