The 2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Rob Lanier and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to Temple in the second round.
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NIT, First Round | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–13 (11–7 American) |
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Home arena | Moody Coliseum |
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South Florida | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 20 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 AAC tournament winner |
On March 21, 2024, the school fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons.[1] On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.[2]
The season was SMU's final season in the AAC, as the university joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2024.[3]
Previous season
editThe Mustangs finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They were defeated by UCF in the first round of the AAC tournament.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jefferson Koulibaly | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Montreal, QC | Transferred |
Stefan Todorovic | 3 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to San Francisco |
Zach Nutall | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Bryan, TX | Graduated |
Darius McBride | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Cedar Park, TX | Playing professionally overseas |
Efe Odigie | 23 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Franklin Agunanne | 33 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Senior | Abuja, Nigeria | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
editName | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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B.J. Edwards | 0 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Sophomore | Knoxville, TN | Tennessee |
Chuck Harris | 3 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Ashburn, VA | Butler |
Denver Anglin | 4 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Sophomore | Montclair, NJ | Georgetown |
Tyreek Smith | 12 | F | 6'7" | 217 | RS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Oklahoma State |
Ja'Heim Hudson | 15 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Hinesville, GA | Georgia State |
2023 Recruiting class
editThere were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.
2024 Recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Chance Puryear #22 PF |
Dallas, TX | Carter High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 8, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
SAGU | W 82–63 | 1–0 |
24 – Phelps | 10 – T. Smith | 5 – Phelps | Moody Coliseum (4,151) Dallas, TX | ||||
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | W 90–53 | 2–0 |
14 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 9 – Edwards | Moody Coliseum (4,003) Dallas, TX | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 78–67 | 3–0 |
18 – Harris | 10 – Ambrose-Hylton | 5 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,057) Dallas, TX | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 13 Texas A&M | L 66–79 | 3–1 |
21 – Harris | 9 – Williamson | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX | ||||
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
vs. West Virginia Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals |
W 70–58 | 4–1 |
17 – Phelps | 12 – Phelps | 5 – Harris | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Wisconsin Fort Myers Tip-Off championship |
L 61–69 | 4–2 |
19 – Phelps | 4 – Tied | 3 – Edwards | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–57 | 5–2 |
21 – Phelps | 8 – Williamson | 3 – Edwards | Moody Coliseum (4,557) Dallas, TX | ||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dayton | L 63–65 | 5–3 |
15 – Phelps | 8 – T. Smith | 3 – Harris | Moody Coliseum (4,908) Dallas, TX | ||||
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | W 90–47 | 6–3 |
19 – Ambrose-Hylton | 6 – T. Smith | 7 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,672) Dallas, TX | ||||
December 6, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Arizona State | L 74–76 | 6–4 |
24 – Phelps | 9 – Tied | 4 – Edwards | Desert Financial Arena (6,812) Tempe, AZ | ||||
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Florida State | W 68–57 | 7–4 |
24 – Harris | 10 – T. Smith | 4 – Harris | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,301) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | W 89–53 | 8–4 |
18 – Williamson | 8 – Williamson | 5 – Edwards | Moody Coliseum (4,331) Dallas, TX | ||||
December 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Murray State | W 92–65 | 9–4 |
16 – Harris | 13 – Williamson | 5 – Harris | CFSB Center (5,102) Murray, KY | ||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Charlotte | W 66–54 | 10–4 (1–0) |
13 – Phelps | 11 – T. Smith | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,513) Dallas, TX | ||||
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 15 Memphis | L 59–62 | 10–5 (1–1) |
12 – T. Smith | 7 – Tied | 4 – Harris | FedExForum (12,132) Memphis, TN | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at East Carolina | W 75–64 | 11–5 (2–1) |
17 – Phelps | 8 – Williamson | 8 – Harris | Williams Arena (5,213) Greenville, NC | ||||
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Temple | W 77–64 | 12–5 (3–1) |
18 – Harris | 12 – Williamson | 6 – Edwards | Moody Coliseum (5,018) Dallas, TX | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulsa | W 103–70 | 13–5 (4–1) |
18 – Tied | 10 – Williamson | 10 – Harris | Moody Coliseum (5,772) Dallas, TX | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at North Texas | L 66–68 | 13–6 (4–2) |
22 – Phelps | 12 – Williamson | 4 – Harris | The Super Pit (7,239) Denton, TX | ||||
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Wichita State | L 72–77 | 13–7 (4–3) |
15 – Harris | 8 – T. Smith | 5 – Phelps | Charles Koch Arena (4,373) Wichita, KS | ||||
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Tulane | W 80–76 | 14–7 (5–3) |
16 – T. Smith | 13 – Williamson | 5 – Phelps | Moody Coliseum (5,284) Dallas, TX | ||||
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
UAB | W 72–69 | 15–7 (6–3) |
14 – Tied | 6 – Williamson | 5 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (5,656) Dallas, TX | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | W 95–69 | 16–7 (7–3) |
16 – Phelps | 8 – Williamson | 6 – Tied | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,934) Houston, TX | ||||
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
North Texas | W 71–68 | 17–7 (8–3) |
14 – Tied | 12 – Williamson | 3 – Phelps | Moody Coliseum (5,742) Dallas, TX | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane | W 87–79 | 18–7 (9–3) |
25 – Harris | 7 – Tied | 6 – Harris | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231) New Orleans, LA | ||||
February 18, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
Memphis | W 106–79 | 19–7 (10–3) |
26 – Wright | 8 – Williamson | 7 – Phelps | Moody Coliseum (6,781) Dallas, TX | ||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Florida Atlantic | L 70–80 | 19–8 (8–4) |
15 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 3 – Harris | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
February 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
at South Florida | L 68–79 | 19–9 (10–5) |
16 – Wright | 9 – Phelps | 2 – Tied | Yuengling Center (10,251) Tampa, FL | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | L 73–77 | 19–10 (10–6) |
18 – Phelps | 8 – Williamson | 3 – Smith | Moody Coliseum (5,507) Dallas, TX | ||||
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Carolina | W 80–77 OT | 20–10 (11–6) |
16 – Harris | 13 – Williamson | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (5,471) Dallas, TX | ||||
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UAB | L 70–74 | 20–11 (11–7) |
18 – Phelps | 7 – Hudson | 4 – Edwards | Bartow Arena (4,037) Birmingham, AL | ||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(6) | vs. (11) Temple Second Round |
L 60–75 | 20–12 |
21 – Miller | 6 – Hofman | 6 – Miller | Dickies Arena (5,516) Fort Worth, TX | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at (1) Indiana State First Round - Indiana State Bracket |
L 92–101 | 20–13 |
21 – Phelps | 7 – Phelps | 4 – Harris | Hulman Center (6,421) Terre Haute, IN | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source[4]
References
edit- ^ "SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.