2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NIT Championship vs. Minnesota, L 63–65
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record27–10 (12–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisville* † 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 15 Cincinnati 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 18 UConn 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
† The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3)
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 City 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
College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ryan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas
F 2 Shawn Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Duncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Proviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Philadelphia
G 10 Kevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Delbarton School New Providence, New Jersey
G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Warsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
G 12 Nick Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Grace Prep Academy Duncanville, Texas
G 13 Crandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rich South HS Matteson, Illinois
C 15 Cannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lamar HS Arlington, Texas
G 21 Jalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 34 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
C 35 Yanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr South Plains College Luanda, Angola
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2013

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 8, 2013*
6:30 pm, FSSW+ 		vs. TCU
Tip-Off Showcase 		W 69–61  1–0
 American Airlines Center (5,207)
Dallas
November 11, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rhode Island W 89–58  2–0
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,239)
Garland, Texas
November 18, 2013*
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas L 78–89  2–1
 Bud Walton Arena (11,455)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
November 20, 2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Texas State W 70–49  3–1
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,509)
Garland, Texas
November 24, 2013*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Corpus Christi Challenge 		W 87–61  4–1
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,308)
Garland, Texas
November 26, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Sam Houston State
Corpus Christi Challenge 		W 72–53  5–1
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,549)
Garland, Texas
November 29, 2013*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Virginia
Corpus Christi Challenge 		L 73–76  5–2
 American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas
November 30, 2013*
5:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Texas A&M
Corpus Christi Challenge 		W 55–52  6–2
 American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, Texas
December 2, 2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		McNeese State W 88–59  7–2
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,252)
Garland, Texas
December 4, 2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC W 73–65  8–2
 UIC Pavilion (4,438)
Chicago, IL
December 18, 2013*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Pan American W 82–56  9–2
 Curtis Culwell Center (3,342)
Garland, Texas
December 20, 2013*
8:00 pm, RTRM 		at Wyoming W 62–54  10–2
 Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Laramie, Wyoming
January 1, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Cincinnati L 57–65  10–3 (0–1)
 Fifth Third Arena (7,239)
Cincinnati
January 4, 2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 UConn W 74–65  11–3 (1–1)
 Moody Coliseum (7,166)
Dallas
January 12, 2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 12 Louisville L 63–71  11–4 (1–2)
 KFC Yum! Center (21,237)
Louisville, Kentucky
January 15, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		South Florida W 71–54  12–4 (2–2)
 Moody Coliseum (6,332)
Dallas
January 18, 2014
11:00 am, ESPNews 		at UCF W 58–46  13–4 (3–2)
 CFE Arena (4,905)
Orlando, Florida
January 19, 2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Hofstra
Postponed from December 7, 2013 		W 73–49  14–4
 Moody Coliseum (6,013)
Dallas, TX
January 21, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Rutgers W 70–56  15–4 (4–2)
 Moody Coliseum (6,042)
Dallas
January 26, 2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Houston W 75–68  16–4 (5–2)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
Houston
January 28, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at South Florida L 71–78  16–5 (5–3)
 USF Sun Dome (3,407)
Tampa, Florida
February 1, 2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 Memphis W 87–72  17–5 (6–3)
 Moody Coliseum (7,058)
Dallas
February 6, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Temple W 75–52  18–5 (7–3)
 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas
February 8, 2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 Cincinnati W 76–55  19–5 (8–3)
 Moody Coliseum (7,278)
Dallas
February 13, 2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 at Rutgers W 77–65  20–5 (9–3)
 The RAC (4,094)
Piscataway, New Jersey
February 16, 2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 23 at Temple L 64–71  20–6 (9–4)
 Liacouras Center (6,566)
Philadelphia
February 19, 2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Houston W 68–64  21–6 (10–4)
 Moody Coliseum (6,991)
Dallas
February 23, 2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 21 UConn W 64–55  22–6 (11–4)
 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, Connecticut
March 1, 2014
3:00 pm, ESPNews 		No. 23 UCF W 70–55  23–6 (12–4)
 Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas
March 5, 2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 18 No. 11 Louisville L 71–84  23–7 (12–5)
 Moody Coliseum (7,305)
Dallas
March 8, 2014
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 18 at No. 20 Memphis L 58–67  23–8 (12–6)
 FedEx Forum (18,182)
Memphis, Tennessee
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 vs. Houston
Quarterfinals 		L 64–68  23–9
 FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, Tennessee
NIT
March 19, 2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (1) (8) UC Irvine
First round 		W 68–54  24–9
 Moody Coliseum (5,031)
Dallas
March 24, 2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. (1) (5) LSU
Second round 		W 80–67  25–9
 Moody Coliseum (7,021)
Dallas
March 26, 2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (1) (2) California
Quarterfinals 		W 67–65  26–9
 Moody Coliseum (7,038)
Dallas
April 1, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (1) vs. (3) Clemson
Semifinals 		W 65–59  27–9
 Madison Square Garden (7,193)
New York City
April 3, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (1) vs. (1) Minnesota
Championship 		L 63–65  27–10
 Madison Square Garden (5,268)
New York City
*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

  1. ^ "Jordan Dickerson transfers to PSU". foxsports.com. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (June 5, 2013). "Report: Former SMU center Blaise Mbargorba transferring to Boston University". collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com.
  3. ^ "Uche Ofoegbu Transfers to USF". usfdons.com. June 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Payne, Terrence (July 9, 2013). "Report: SMU transfer Brian Bernardi picks Hofstra". collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com.