2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach Andy Enfield , play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas [ a] as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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]
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the AAC tournament , they lost to Temple in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Indiana State in the First Round.
Offseason
Departures
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Zhuric Phelps
1
G
6'5"
195
Junior
Midland, Texas
Transferred to Texas A&M [ 3]
Jalen Smith
2
G
6'2"
195
Junior
Orlando, Florida
Transferred to Rice [ 4]
Denver Anglin
4
G
6'1"
185
Junior
Montclair, New Jersey
Transferred to Rice [ 5]
Ricardo Wright
5
G
6'4"
190
Senior
Eustis, Florida
Transferred to Kennesaw State [ 6]
Samuell Williamson
10
F
6'8"
205
Graduate Student
Rockwall, Texas
Graduated
Tyreek Smith
12
F
6'8"
225
Senior
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Transferred to Memphis [ 7]
Mo Njie
13
C
6'11"
250
Junior
Centerville, Ohio
Transferred to UTSA [ 8]
Ja'Heim Hudson
15
F
6'7"
220
Junior
Hinesville, Georgia
Transferred to Auburn [ 9]
Xavier Foster
20
F
7'0"
225
Junior
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Transferred to Radford [ 10]
Emory Lanier
24
G
6'4"
190
Senior
Atlanta, Georgia
Transferred to Rice [ 11]
Incoming Transfers
2024 Recruiting class
Roster
2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
B.J. Edwards
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Knoxville Catholic
Knoxville, TN
F
1
Chance Puryear
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Carter
Dallas, TX
G
2
Boopie Miller
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Wake Forest
Chicago, IL
G
3
Chuck Harris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Butler
Ashburn, VA
F
5
Tibet Görener
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
San Jose State
Istanbul , Turkey
G
8
Kario Oquendo
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
GS
Oregon
Titusville, Florida
G
10
AJ George
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Hoover Long Beach State
Fresno, CA
F
13
Mitchell Holmes
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Link Academy
Branson, MO
C
20
Jerrell Colbert
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Jr
Kansas State
Houston, TX
F
21
Yohan Traore
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
UC Santa Barbara
Tours , France
F
22
Keon Ambrose-Hylton
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Alabama
Toronto, ON
G
23
Niccolo Kalischer-Stork
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Harvard-Westlake
Los Angeles, CA
C
24
Samit Yiğitoğlu
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
—
Fr
Turkey
G
31
Trey Utter (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Argyle
Argyle, TX
F
33
Matt Cross
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
UMass
Beverly, MA
G
35
Jackson Young (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Hawaii Pacific
Kerrville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 2, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024 *11:00 a.m.
at Oklahoma State
L 78–89
14 –
7 –
3 –
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Regular season
November 4, 2024 *7:30 p.m., ACCNX /ESPN+
Tarleton State
W 96–62
1–0
21 – Miller
6 –
7 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,454)Dallas, TX
November 7, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Florida A&M
W 102–73
2–0
20 – Miller
10 – Traore
9 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,014)Dallas, TX
November 11, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
UNC Greensboro
W 81–68
3–0
21 – Miller
7 – Edwards
7 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (4,930)Dallas, TX
November 15, 2024 *6:00 p.m., FS2
at Butler
L 70–81
3–1
21 – Harris
6 –
4 – Miller
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,798)Indianapolis, IN
November 18, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Prairie View A&M
W 110–69
4–1
17 –
12 – Cross
5 – Harris
Moody Coliseum (5,056)Dallas, TX
November 22, 2024 *7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Mississippi State
L 79–84
4–2
13 – Oquendo
9 – Cross
6 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,468)Dallas, TX
November 26, 2024 *8:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Cal Baptist Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal
W 79–77
5–2
17 – Edwards
8 – Cross
5 – Miller
Spotlight 29 Casino (536)Palm Springs, CA
November 27, 2024 *8:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. Washington State Acrisure Holiday Invitational championships
W 77–60
6–2
16 – Miller
11 – Yiğitoğlu
5 – Miller
Spotlight 29 Casino Palm Springs, CA
December 3, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Alabama State
W 101–72
7–2
20 – Oquendo
10 – Cross
5 –
Moody Coliseum (5,025)Dallas, TX
December 7, 2024 1:15 p.m., The CW
Virginia
W 63–51
8–2 (1–0)
21 – Oquendo
10 – Cross
4 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,189)Dallas, TX
December 14, 2024 *3:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. LSU
W 74–64
9–2
16 – Cross
16 – Cross
7 – Miller
Comerica Center (3,479)Frisco, TX
December 21, 2024 11:00 a.m., The CW
at Boston College
W 103–77
10–2 (2–0)
20 – Cross
8 – Cross
7 – Miller
Conte Forum (4,168)Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2024 *1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Longwood
W 98–82
11–2
24 – Miller
11 – Traore
7 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,220)Dallas, TX
January 4, 2025 1:15 p.m., The CW
No. 4 Duke
L 62–89
11–3 (2–1)
21 – Miller
13 – Yiğitoğlu
5 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (7,105)Dallas, TX
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina
L 67–82
11–4 (2–2)
18 – Harris
11 – Cross
3 – Miller
Dean Smith Center (19,594)Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Georgia Tech
W 93–71
12–4 (3–2)
21 – Harris
9 – Yiğitoğlu
9 – Miller
Moody Coliseum (5,526)Dallas, TX
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia
W 54–52
13–4 (4–2)
12 –
6 –
4 – Miller
John Paul Jones Arena (13,554)Charlottesville, VA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Miami (FL)
W 117–74
14–4 (5–2)
18 – Miller
6 – Cross
10 – Miller
Watsco Center (3,922)Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25 Louisville
L 73–98
14–5 (5–3)
18 – Cross
8 – Cross
4 – Edwards
Moody Coliseum (6,135)Dallas, TX
January 25, 2025 11:00 a.m., The CW
at NC State
W 63–57
15–5 (6–3)
20 – Yiğitoğlu
10 – Cross
5 – Miller
Lenovo Center (12,728)Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
California
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN
Stanford
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame
Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 26, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
at California
Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Stanford
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U
Syracuse
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Florida State
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
vs.
Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 18]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — —
^ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities . All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.
References
^ "SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier" . ESPN.com . March 21, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ "SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier" . ESPN.com . April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ "SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M" . The Dallas Morning News . April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith" . riceowls.com . Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin" . riceowls.com . Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class" . ksuowls.com . Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Phillips, Rachel (May 3, 2024). "Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith" . WATN-TV . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Mo Njie" . rotowire.com . GDC Media. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Cohen, Matt (May 17, 2024). "With addition of former SMU F Ja'Heim Hudson, Auburn builds frontcourt depth" . al.com . Advance Publications . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster" . radfordathletics.com . Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Pickard, Andersen (April 2, 2024). "Spelling out the transfer portal: who's in & who's out" . The Rice Thresher . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Embody, Billy (May 8, 2024). "Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU" . on3.com . ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Cote, Garrett (May 4, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility" . Daily Hampshire Gazette . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Embody, Billy (May 22, 2024). "SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener" . on3.com . ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU" . The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ Crepea, James (April 19, 2024). "Former Oregon men's basketball guard Kario Oquendo commits to transfer to SMU" . oregonlive . Retrieved June 8, 2024 .
^ Tipton, Joe (April 30, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara transfer forward Yohan Traore, former 5-star, commits to SMU" . on3.com . ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule" . smumustangs.com . Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
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