2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to #11 USC.

2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
AAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 11
Record	30–5 (17–1 AAC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (1st season)
Assistant coaches	K. T. Turner Shawn Forrest Jay Duncan
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 SMU †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
No. 18 Cincinnati	16	–	2		.889			30	–	6		.833
Houston	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
UCF	11	–	7		.611			24	–	12		.667
Memphis	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
UConn	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Tulsa	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Temple	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Tulane	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
South Florida	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2017 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference. Due to multiple NCAA 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]

On July 8, 2016, Larry Brown resigned as head coach.^[3][4] A few days later, the school named Tim Jankovich head coach.^[5]

Offseason

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. Whitt was a 4-Star Guard (68) overall out of High School.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 Hometown F 00 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, Illinois G 1 Shake Milton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Owasso High School Owasso, Oklahoma G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Proviso East High School Maywood, Illinois G 5 Dashawn McDowell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southeast High School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 10 Jarrey Foster 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So North Shore Senior High School Houston, Texas F 14 Courtland Sutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Brenham High School Brenham, Texas F 15 Leo Kontopoulos (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr German School of Thessaloniki Frankfurt, Germany G 20 James Pyle (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas High School Overland Park, Kansas G 21 Ben Emelogu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Virginia Tech Grand Prairie, Texas G 22 Jonathan Wilfong (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Memphis University School Memphis, Tennessee G 31 Jimmy Whitt (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Arkansas Columbia, Missouri F 33 Semi Ojeleye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr 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 Last update: December 26, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	W 72–44	1–0	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 13, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic	W 91–64	2–0	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 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
November 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
November 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3		UC Santa Barbara	W 84–57	4–1	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 25, 2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 73–78	4–2	Galen Center (3,713) Los Angeles, CA
November 30, 2016* 8:00 pm, MWN		at Boise State	L 62–71	4–3	Taco Bell Arena (4,812) Boise, ID
December 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3		Cal State Bakersfield	W 49–43	5–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 4, 2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3		Delaware State	W 74–60	6–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNews		TCU	W 74–59	7–3	Moody Coliseum (6,872) Dallas, TX
December 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN/ESPN3		McNeese State	W 92–56	8–3	Moody Coliseum (6,498) Dallas, TX
December 19, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Stanford	W 72–49	9–3	Moody Coliseum (6,923) Dallas, TX
December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm		Albany	W 71–53	10–3	Moody Coliseum (6,505) Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
December 27, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Memphis	W 58–54	11–3 (1–0)	FedEx Forum (10,305) Memphis, TN
December 31, 2016 11:00 am, ASN/ESPN3		at East Carolina	W 75–44	12–3 (2–0)	Williams Arena (3,698) Greenville, NC
January 4, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Temple	W 79–65	13–3 (3–0)	Moody Coliseum (6,782) Dallas, TX
January 7, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPNews		South Florida	W 84–65	14–3 (4–0)	Moody Coliseum (6,769) Dallas, TX
January 12, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 22 Cincinnati	L 64–66	14–4 (4–1)	Fifth Third Arena (11,344) Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2017 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Tulane	W 80–64	15–4 (5–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,323) New Orleans, LA
January 19, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		UConn	W 69–49	16–4 (6–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,978) Dallas, TX
January 21, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Houston	W 85–64	17–4 (7–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,002) Dallas, TX
January 25, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPNews		at UCF	W 65–60	18–4 (8–1)	CFE Arena (4,620) Orlando, FL
February 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 86–46	19–4 (9–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,723) Dallas, TX
February 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulsa	W 76–53	20–4 (10–1)	Reynolds Center (5,606) Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at Temple	W 66–50	21–4 (11–1)	Liacouras Center (4,603) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	No. 11 Cincinnati	W 60–51	22–4 (12–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,518) Dallas, TX
February 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3	No. 19	Tulane	W 80–75	23–4 (13–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,850) Dallas, TX
February 18, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at Houston	W 76–66	24–4 (14–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Houston, TX
February 25, 2017 11:00 am, CBS	No. 17	at UConn	W 69–61	25–4 (15–1)	XL Center (13,553) Hartford, CT
March 2, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 14	Tulsa	W 90–73	26–4 (16–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,242) Dallas, TX
March 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	Memphis	W 103–62	27–4 (17–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,242) Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 10, 2017 12:00pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 12	vs. (9) East Carolina Quarterfinals	W 81–77	28–4	XL Center (1,844) Hartford, CT
March 11, 2017 2:00pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 12	vs. (4) UCF Semifinals	W 70–59	29–4	XL Center (8,177) Hartford, CT
March 12, 2017 2:00pm, ESPN	(1) No. 12	vs. (2) No. 15 Cincinnati Championship	W 71–56	30–4	XL Center (6,856) Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017* 2:10pm, truTV	(6 E) No. 11	vs. (11 E) USC First Round	L 65–66	30–5	BOK Center (13,571) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. 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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	19	17	14	12	11	Not released
Coaches'	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	21	19	15	13	23

References

1. "NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for nine games". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. "SMU, Brown disciplined by NCAA for violations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
3. "Larry Brown steps down as SMU men's basketball head coach amid contract dispute | SportsDay". SportsDay. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
4. "Larry Brown leaves SMU in the most Larry Brown way possible". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
5. "With Larry Brown era over, Tim Jankovich ready to elevate SMU". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-02-20.