2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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.

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
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Louisville* †153 .833316  .838
No. 15 Cincinnati153 .833277  .794
No. 18 UConn126 .667328  .800
SMU126 .6672710  .730
Memphis126 .6672410  .706
Houston810 .4441716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781221  .364
UCF414 .2221318  .419
Temple414 .222922  .290
South Florida315 .1671220  .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

Off-season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
London Giles11G6'3"185SeniorDallas, TexasGraduation
Jordan Dickerson32C7'0"240FreshmanBrooklyn, New YorkElected to transfer to Penn State.[1]
Blaise Mbargorba55C6'11"210FreshmanHightstown, New JerseyElected to transfer to Boston University.[2]
Uche Ofoegbu5F6'4"200FreshmanSan Antonio, TexasElected to transfer to San Francisco.[3]
Brian Bernardi22G6'2"180FreshmanNew York CityElected to transfer to Hofstra.[4]
Garrett Wilson24G6'0"170FreshmanKaty, TexasNo longer on official team roster.

2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Ryan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas
F 2 Shawn Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrDuncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrProviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy Philadelphia
G 10 Kevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrDelbarton School New Providence, New Jersey
G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoWarsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
G 12 Nick Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrGrace Prep Academy Duncanville, Texas
G 13 Crandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrRich South HS Matteson, Illinois
C 15 Cannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrLamar HS Arlington, Texas
G 21 Jalen Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 34 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
C 35 Yanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSouth 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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
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.
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