2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Kreider; Cliff Warren; Josten Crow;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

The 2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by second-year head coach Rob Lanier and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference (The American). This will be SMU's final season in The American, as the university will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in July 2024.[1]

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 10 Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2022–23 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jefferson Koulibaly	0	G	6'3"	185	RS Sophomore	Montreal, QC	Transferred
Stefan Todorovic	3	F	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to San Francisco
Zach Nutall	10	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Bryan, TX	Graduated
Darius McBride	15	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Cedar Park, TX	Playing professionally overseas
Efe Odigie	23	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Franklin Agunanne	33	F	6'9"	245	RS Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
B.J. Edwards	0	G	6'3"	192	Sophomore	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee
Chuck Harris	3	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Ashburn, VA	Butler
Denver Anglin	4	G	6'2"	165	Sophomore	Montclair, NJ	Georgetown
Tyreek Smith	12	F	6'7"	217	RS Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Oklahoma State
Ja'Heim Hudson	15	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Hinesville, GA	Georgia State

2023 Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Dallas, TX	Carter High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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: "SMU 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023. "2024 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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)	So	Knoxville Catholic High School	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	1	Zhuric Phelps	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Duncanville High School	Midland, Texas
G	2	Jalen Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Oak Ridge High School	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Chuck Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Butler	Ashburn, Virginia
G	4	Denver Anglin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Georgetown	Montclair, New Jersey
G	5	Ricardo Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Marist	Eustis, Florida
F	10	Samuell Williamson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Louisville	Rockwall, Texas
F	12	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Texas Tech	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C	13	Mo Njie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Eastern Michigan	Centerville, Ohio
F	15	Ja'Heim Hudson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Georgia State	Hinesville, Georgia
F	20	Xavier Foster	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Iowa State	Oskaloosa, Iowa
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alabama	Toronto, Ontario
G	24	Emory Lanier (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Davidson	Atlanta, Georgia
G	31	Trey Utter (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Argyle High School	Argyle, Texas
G	32	Jackson Young (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hawaii Pacific	Kerrville, Texas

Head coach

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southwestern Assemblies of God	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FS1	vs. West Virginia Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., FS1	vs. Wisconsin/Virginia Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
December 6, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
December 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Murray State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Charlotte	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	at Memphis	FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at North Texas	The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Tulane	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	UAB	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	North Texas	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	Memphis	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Florida Atlantic	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

"The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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[1] "The Atlantic Coast Conference Welcomes the University of California, Berkeley, Southern Methodist University and Stanford University as New Members" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[2] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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