2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fourth-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.^[1]

2019–20 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	19–11 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach	Tim Jankovich (4th season)
Assistant coaches	K. T. Turner Shawn Forrest Yaphett King
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cincinnati	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Houston	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Wichita State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	8		.742
UConn	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Memphis	10	–	8		.556			21	–	10		.677
SMU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	11		.633
UCF	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
South Florida	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Temple	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Tulane	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated Tulsa before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jahmal McMurray	0	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Topeka, KS	Graduated
Nat Dixon	5	G	6'4"	180	Graduate Student	Panama City, FL	Graduated
Jarrey Foster	10	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
James Pyle	12	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Overland Park, KS	Walk-on; not on team roster
Luke Wilfong	22	G	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Walk-on; not on team roster
Jimmy Whitt	31	G	6'3"	175	RS Junior	Columbia, MO	Graduate transferred to Arkansas

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Tyson Jolly	0	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Putnam, OK	Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC.
Darius McNeill	2	G	6'3"	182	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred from California. Under NCAA transfer rules, McNeill will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kendric Davis	3	G	5'11"	180	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred from TCU. Davis was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.^[3]
Emmanuel Bandoumel	5	F	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Quebec City, Canada	Junior college transferred from Hill College.
Isiah Jasey	22	F	6'10"	250	Junior	Killeen, TX	Transferred from Texas A&M in December during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jasey has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in January during the 2019–20 season. Jasey has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.^[4]

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charles Smith SG	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 1, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 4
Bryce Cook PG	Grand Prairie, TX	Sunrise Christian Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Aug 3, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 3
Darius McBride SG	Austin, TX	Westlake High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 14, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    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: "2019 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2019 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2019 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 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 Jr Trinity Valley CC Muskogee, Oklahoma F 1 Feron Hunt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DeSoto High School DeSoto, Texas G 2 Darius McNeill   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr California Houston, Texas G 3 Kendric Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So TCU Houston, Texas G 4 Charles Smith IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wheeler High School Atlanta, Georgia G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hill College Quebec City, Canada G 13 C. J. White (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Parkview High School Little Rock, Arkansas G 14 William Douglas   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Christian Brothers High School Memphis, Tennessee F 15 Isiaha Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Duquesne Scarborough, Canada G 20 Grant Youngkin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Rice Washington, D.C. F 21 Jahmar Young Jr.   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So DeSoto High School Oak Cliff, Texas F 22 Isiah Jasey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Texas A&M Killeen, Texas G 23 Alex Tabor Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, North Carolina F 24 Everett Ray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Trinity Christian Academy Irving, Texas F 25 Ethan Chargois 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Union High School Tulsa, Oklahoma G 33 Darius McBride   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville State	W 74–65	1–0	Moody Coliseum (4,010) University Park, TX
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Orleans	W 77–64	2–0	Moody Coliseum (3,665) University Park, TX
November 16, 2019* 6:00 pm		Jackson State Southwestern Showdown	W 80–63	3–0	Moody Coliseum (3,889) University Park, TX
November 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 59–57	4–0	Ford Center (5,639) Evansville, IN
November 23, 2019* 9:30 pm, Stadium		at UNLV Southwestern Showdown	W 72–68	5–0	Thomas & Mack Center (7,083) Paradise, NV
November 27, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford Southwestern Showdown	W 90–58	6–0	Moody Coliseum (3,874) University Park, TX
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Abilene Christian Southwestern Showdown	W 70–51	7–0	Moody Coliseum (4,154) University Park, TX
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northwestern State	W 77–51	8–0	Moody Coliseum (3,641) University Park, TX
December 7, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		Georgetown	L 74–91	8–1	Moody Coliseum (5,855) University Park, TX
December 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 85–87 ^2OT	8–2	Stegeman Coliseum (10,351) Athens, GA
December 23, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia State	W 85–76	9–2	Moody Coliseum (4,085) University Park, TX
January 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida	W 82–64	10–2 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum (3,980) University Park, TX
January 4, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt American/SEC Alliance	W 92–81 ^OT	11–2	Memorial Gymnaisum (9,141) Nashville, TN
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UCF	W 81–74	12–2 (2–0)	Moody Coliseum (4,011) University Park, TX
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at East Carolina	L 68–71	12–3 (2–1)	Williams Arena (4,014) Greenville, NC
January 15, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Houston Rivalry	L 62–71	12–4 (2–2)	Fertitta Center (6,584) Houston, TX
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Temple	W 68–52	13–4 (3–2)	Moody Coliseum (4,726) University Park, TX
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Carolina	W 84–64	14–4 (4–2)	Moody Coliseum (3,878) University Park, TX
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 20 Memphis	W 74–70	15–4 (5–2)	FedExForum (17,090) Memphis, TN
January 28, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNews		at Cincinnati	L 43–65	15–5 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,221) Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulane	W 82–67	16–5 (6–3)	Moody Coliseum (4,477) University Park, TX
February 8, 2020 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Temple	L 90–97 ^OT	16–6 (6–4)	Liacouras Center (7,615) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNews		UConn	W 79–75	17–6 (7–4)	Moody Coliseum (4,249) University Park, TX
February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 20 Houston Rivalry	W 73–72 ^OT	18–6 (8–4)	Moody Coliseum (5,534) University Park, TX
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulane	L 72–80	18–7 (8–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,150) New Orleans, LA
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulsa	L 57–79	18–8 (8–6)	Reynolds Center (4,690) Tulsa, OK
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	W 58–53	19–8 (9–6)	Moody Coliseum (5,211) University Park, TX
March 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Wichita State	L 62–66	19–9 (9–7)	Moody Coliseum (5,483) University Park, TX
March 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 58–61	19–10 (9–8)	Addition Financial Arena (4,591) Orlando, FL
March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida	L 60–61	19–11 (9–9)	Yuengling Center (3,587) Tampa, FL
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (10) Temple First Round	Cancelled^[1]		Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Third Team

• Kendric Davis
• Tyson Jolly
• Isiaha Mike

Source^[5][6][7]

References

1. "SMU Mustangs basketball Tim Jankovich Ethan Chargois Isiaha Mike Feron Hunt". smu.rivals.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
2. Huffmon, Matt. "Men's basketball: UC takes down SMU in AAC quarterfinals". The News Record. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
3. Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "After waiver was initially denied, NCAA rules SMU guard Kendric Davis eligible on appeal". dallasnews.com.
4. Blum, Sam (November 22, 2019). "Why SMU's second chance with Isiah Jasey will be worth the wait". dallasnews.com.
5. "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
6. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
7. "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.