2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball

NIT Championship vs. Minnesota, L 63–65
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2013–14 record	27–10 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach	Larry Brown (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Tim Jankovich
Assistant coach	Ulric Maligi
Assistant coach	K.T. Turner
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Louisville †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
#15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
#18 Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	32	–	8	.800
SMU	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Houston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
UCF	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Temple	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs played home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. The 2013–14 season was the first season the Mustangs participated in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Houston. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Irvine, LSU, California and Clemson to advance to the NIT championship game where they lost to Minnesota. The 2013–14 season marked the first time in 30 years the SMU Mustangs had been ranked in the AP Poll.

Off-season

2013-2014 Season Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLou7XIYqr4

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
London Giles	11	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Graduation
Jordan Dickerson	32	C	7'0"	240	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Elected to transfer to Penn State.^[1]
Blaise Mbargorba	55	C	6'11"	210	Freshman	Hightstown, New Jersey	Elected to transfer to Boston University.^[2]
Uche Ofoegbu	5	F	6'4"	200	Freshman	San Antonio, Texas	Elected to transfer to San Francisco.^[3]
Brian Bernardi	22	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	New York, New York	Elected to transfer to Hofstra.^[4]
Garrett Wilson	24	G	6'0"	170	Freshman	Katy, Texas	No longer on official team roster.

2013 recruiting class

Keith Frazier in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keith Frazier G	Dallas, Texas	Justin F. Kimball High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 2, 2013
Keith Frazier G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Sterling Brown G	Maywood, Illinois	Proviso East High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 15, 2012
Sterling Brown G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Ben Moore F	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Bolingbrook High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 16, 2012
Ben Moore F	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: "2013 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2013 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2013 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Manuel, RyanRyan Manuel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fort Bend Austin HS	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	2	Williams, ShawnShawn Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Duncanville HS	Duncanville, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Brown, SterlingSterling Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Proviso East HS	Maywood, Illinois
1.5 !G	4	Frazier, KeithKeith Frazier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kimball HS	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	5	Kennedy, MarkusMarkus Kennedy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 260 lb (118 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brewster Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	10	Dunleavy, KevinKevin Dunleavy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Delbarton School	New Providence, New Jersey
1.5 !G	11	Moore, NicNic Moore	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Warsaw Community HS	Winona Lake, Indiana
1.5 !G	12	Russell, NickNick Russell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Grace Prep Academy	Duncanville, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Head, CrandallCrandall Head	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Rich South HS	Matteson, Illinois
5.0 !C	15	Cunnigham, CannenCannen Cunnigham	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lamar HS	Arlington, Texas
1.5 !G	21	Jones, JalenJalen Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kimball HS	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	34	Moore, BenBen Moore	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bolingbrook HS	Bolingbrook, Illinois
5.0 !C	35	Moreira, YanickYanick Moreira	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Plains College	Luanda, Angola

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Jankovich
Ulric Maligi
K.T. Turner

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 08/20/2013

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*		vs. TCU (Tip-Off Showcase)	W 69–61	1–0	American Airlines Center (5,207)
11/11/2013*		Rhode Island	W 89–58	2–0	Curtis Culwell Center (3,239)
11/18/2013*		at Arkansas	L 78–89	2–1	Bud Walton Arena (11,455)
11/20/2013*		Texas State	W 70–49	3–1	Curtis Culwell Center (3,509)
11/24/2013*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 87–61	4–1	Curtis Culwell Center (3,308)
11/26/2013*		Sam Houston State (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 72–53	5–1	Curtis Culwell Center (3,549)
11/29/2013*		vs. Virginia (Corpus Christi Challenge)	L 73–76	5–2	American Bank Center (N/A)
11/30/2013*		vs. Texas A&M (Corpus Christi Challenge)	W 55–52	6–2	American Bank Center (N/A)
12/02/2013*		McNeese State	W 88–59	7–2	Curtis Culwell Center (3,252)
12/04/2013*		at UIC	W 73–65	8–2	UIC Pavilion (4,438)
12/18/2013*		Texas–Pan American	W 82–56	9–2	Curtis Culwell Center (3,342)
12/20/2013*		at Wyoming	W 62–54	10–2	Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Conference regular season
01/01/2014		at Cincinnati	L 57–65	10–3 (0–1)	Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
01/04/2014		#17 Connecticut	W 74–65	11–3 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,166)
01/12/2014		at #12 Louisville	L 63–71	11–4 (1–2)	KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
01/15/2014		South Florida	W 71–54	12–4 (2–2)	Moody Coliseum (6,332)
01/18/2014		at UCF	W 58–46	13–4 (3–2)	CFE Arena (4,905)
01/19/2014*		Hofstra (Postponed from 12/07/2013)	W 73–49	14–4	Moody Coliseum (6,013)
01/21/2014		Rutgers	W 70–56	15–4 (4–2)	Moody Coliseum (6,042)
01/26/2014		at Houston	W 75–68	16–4 (5–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
01/28/2014		at South Florida	L 71–78	16–5 (5–3)	USF Sun Dome (3,407)
02/01/2014		#22 Memphis	W 87–72	17–5 (6–3)	Moody Coliseum (7,058)
02/06/2014		Temple	W 75–52	18–5 (7–3)	Moody Coliseum (6,852)
02/08/2014		#7 Cincinnati	W 76–55	19–5 (8–3)	Moody Coliseum (7,278)
02/13/2014	#23	at Rutgers	W 77–65	20–5 (9–3)	The RAC (4,094)
02/16/2014	#23	at Temple	L 64–71	20–6 (9–4)	Liacouras Center (6,566)
02/19/2014		Houston	W 68–64	21–6 (10–4)	Moody Coliseum (6,991)
02/23/2014		at #21 Connecticut	W 64–55	22–6 (11–4)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
03/01/2014	#23	UCF	W 70–55	23–6 (12–4)	Moody Coliseum (7,086)
03/05/2014	#18	#11 Louisville	L 71–84	23–7 (12–5)	Moody Coliseum (7,305)
03/08/2014	#18	at #20 Memphis	L 58–67	23–8 (12–6)	FedEx Forum (18,182)
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2014	#25	vs. Houston (Quarterfinals)	L 64–68	23–9	FedEx Forum (13,011)
NIT
03/19/2014*	#(1)	(8) UC Irvine (First round)	W 68–54	24–9	Moody Coliseum (5,031)
03/24/2014*	#(1)	(5) LSU (Second round)	W 80–67	25–9	Moody Coliseum (7,021)
03/26/2014*	#(1)	(2) California (Quarterfinals)	W 67–65	26–9	Moody Coliseum (7,038)
04/01/2014*	#(1)	vs. (3) Clemson (Semifinals)	W 65–59	27–9	Madison Square Garden (7,193)
04/03/2014*	#(1)	vs. (1) Minnesota (Championship)	L 63–65	27–10	Madison Square Garden (5,268)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	23	18	25	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	18	23	RV	RV

References

↑ "Jordan Dickerson transfers to PSU". http://www.foxsports.com''. June 20, 2013.
↑ Johnson, Raphielle (June 5, 2013). "Report: Former SMU center Blaise Mbargorba transferring to Boston University". http://www.collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com''.
↑ "Uche Ofoegbu Transfers to USF". http://www.usfdons.com''. June 4, 2013.
↑ Payne, Terrence (July 9, 2013). "Report: SMU transfer Brian Bernardi picks Hofstra". http://www.collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com''.

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

Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics