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2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
No. 24 Memphis 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Tulane 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Cincinnati 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Temple 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Wichita State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
UCF 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
South Florida 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
East Carolina 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
SMU 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulsa 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-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. They finished the 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.

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.

On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching.[1] On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kendric Davis 3 G 6'0" 180 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Memphis
Tyler Lundblade 4 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to TCU
Emmanuel Bandoumel 5 G 6'4" 180 Senior Quebec City, QC Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Jahmar Young Jr. 21 F 6'9" 215 RS Junior Oak Cliff, TX Transferred to Memphis
Isiah Jasey 22 F 6'10" 250 GS Senior Killeen, TX Graduated
Michael Weathers 23 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Roeland Park, KS Graduated
Tristan Clark 25 F 6'10" 245 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Marcus Weathers 50 F 6'5" 215 GS Senior Roeland Park, KS Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jefferson Koulibaly 0 G 6'3" 185 RS Sophomore Montreal, QC Washington State
Samuell Williamson 11 F 6'7" 210 Senior Rockwall, TX Louisville
Mo Njie 13 C 6'10" 245 Sophomore Centerville, OH Eastern Michigan
Xavier Foster 20 C 7'0" 228 Sophomore Oskaloosa, IA Iowa State
Keon Ambrose-Hylton 22 F 6'8" 215 Junior Toronto, ON Alabama
Efe Odigie 23 F 6'9" 240 Senior Houston, TX Troy
Emory Lanuier 24 G 6'3" 180 Junior Atlanta, GA Walk-on; Davidson
Jackson Young 32 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Kerrville, TX Walk-on; Hawaii Pacific

2022 Recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jefferson Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Washington State Montreal, Quebec
G 1 Zhuric Phelps 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Duncanville High School Midland, Texas
G 2 Jalen Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Oak Ridge High School Orlando, Florida
F 3 Stefan Todorovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Prolific Prep Belgrade, Serbia
G 5 Ricardo Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marist Eustis, Florida
G 10 Zach Nutall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sam Houston State Bryan, Texas
F 11 Samuell Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Louisville Rockwall, Texas
C 13 Mo Njie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Eastern Michigan Centerville, Ohio
G 15 Darius McBride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Westlake High School Cedar Park, Texas
F 20 Xavier Foster 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Iowa State Oskaloosa, Iowa
F 22 Keon Ambrose-Hylton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Alabama Toronto, Ontario
F 23 Efe Odigie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Troy Houston, Texas
G 24 Emory Lanier (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Davidson Atlanta, Georgia
G 31 Trey Utter (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Argyle High School Argyle, Texas
G 32 Jackson Young (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hawaii Pacific Kerrville, Texas
F 33 Franklin Agunanne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Loyola–Chicago Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Paul Quinn W 80–66 
 27  Phelps   10  Phelps   5  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (2,522)
University Park, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 77–60  1–0
 28  Phelps   11  Williamson   3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (3,276)
University Park, TX
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+/BSOH
at No. 24 Dayton L 62–74  1–1
 20  Nutall   11  Odigie   3  Odigie  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico L 63–84  1–2
 16  Phelps   9  Odigie   3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (3,662)
University Park, TX
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 55–47  2–2
 15  Phelps   11  Odigie   3  Nutall  Moody Coliseum (3,397)
University Park, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 72–76 OT 2–3
 21  Phelps   12  Williamson   5  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (3,194)
University Park, TX
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lamar W 75–50  3–3
 19  Phelps   7  Todorovic   7  Nutall  Moody Coliseum (2,884)
University Park, TX
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Texas A&M L 64–83  3–4
 23  Phelps   9  Odigie   3  Williamson  Reed Arena (6,956)
College Station, TX
December 3, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jackson State L 68–69  3–5
 23  Phelps   8  Odigie   7  Williamson  Moody Coliseum (3,632)
University Park, TX
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Arizona State L 57–75  3–6
 19  Phelps   12  Williamson   2  Tied  Moody Coliseum (4,556)
University Park, TX
December 10, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 TCU L 75–83  3–7
 20  Nutall   11  Odigie   3  Phelps  Dickies Arena (5,439)
Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Iona
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 85–81  4–7
 24  Nutall   8  Williamson   4  Nutall  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Utah State
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
W 77–74  5–7
 19  Phelps   8  Phelps   4  Phelps  Stan Sheriff Center (4,070)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Hawai'i
Diamond Head Classic Championship Game
L 57–58  5–8
 20  Phelps   10  Williamson   4  Nutall  Stan Sheriff Center (5,279)
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
January 1, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulsa W 92–67  6–8
(1–0)
 17  Tied   7  Williamson   7  Smith  Moody Coliseum (3,385)
University Park, TX
January 5, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 2 Houston
Rivalry
L 53–87  6–9
(1–1)
 14  Odigie   5  Tied   3  Koulibaly  Fertitta Center (7,478)
Houston, TX
January 8, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UCF L 53–85  6–10
(1–2)
 13  Wright   4  Ambrose-Hylton   2  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (4,576)
Orlando, FL
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tulane L 88–97  6–11
(1–3)
 27  Todorovic   11  Williamson   8  Tied  Moody Coliseum (3,291)
University Park, TX
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Cincinnati L 52–54  6–12
(1–4)
 13  Nutall   13  Williamson   3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (3,817)
University Park, TX
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulsa W 79–76 OT 7–12
(2–4)
 22  Odigie   11  Williamson   5  Nutall  Reynolds Center (3,047)
Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wichita State L 69–71  7–13
(2–5)
 17  Nutall   11  Odigie   5  Tied  Moody Coliseum (4,308)
University Park, TX
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Memphis L 84–99  7–14
(2–6)
 20  Phelps   9  Odigie   5  Smith  FedExForum (10,489)
Memphis, TN
January 29, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
South Florida W 82–80  8–14
(3–6)
 17  Phelps   11  Williamson   7  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (3,608)
University Park, TX
February 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulane L 52–74  8–15
(3–7)
 23  Nutall   6  Tied   5  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,937)
New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 72–77  8–16
(3–8)
 23  Phelps   9  Odigie   3  Tied  Williams Arena (4,365)
Greenville, NC
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Temple W 72–71  9–16
(4–8)
 19  Phelps   11  Odigie   5  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (4,476)
University Park, TX
February 12, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN
at Wichita State L 89–91 2OT 9–17
(4–9)
 26  Phelps   10  Williamson   5  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (6,657)
Wichita, KS
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 2 Houston
Rivalry
L 65–80  9–18
(4–10)
 22  Phelps   6  Phelps   5  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (6,278)
University Park, TX
February 19, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 86–70  10–18
(5–10)
 20  Williamson   9  Tied   10  Phelps  Moody Coliseum (4,561)
University Park, TX
February 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 67–71  10–19
(5–11)
 22  Phelps   10  Odigie   3  Odigie  Yuengling Center (3,862)
Tampa, FL
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Memphis L 62–81  10–20
(5–12)
 15  Nutall   11  Williamson   3  Smith  Moody Coliseum (4,332)
University Park, TX
March 5, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 74–97  10–21
(5–13)
 17  Phelps   6  Njie   3  Smith  Fifth Third Arena (11,068)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC tournament
March 9, 2023
1:30 p.m., ESPNU
(10) vs. (7) UCF
First round
L 70–76  10–22
 21  Phelps   11  Williamson   7  Phelps  Dickies Arena (5,986)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "SMU men's basketball coach Tim Jankovich announces retirement". ABC News. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "'Proven leader' Lanier, 53, named coach at SMU". ESPN.com. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.