SMU Mustangs men's basketball

SMU Mustangs

2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

University

Southern Methodist University

Conference

American Athletic Conference

Location

Dallas, TX

Head coach

Larry Brown (4th year)

Arena

Moody Coliseum
(Capacity: 7,000)

Nickname

Mustangs

Colors

Blue and Red^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Final Four

1956

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

1956, 1967

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967

NCAA Tournament appearances

1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 2015

Conference tournament champions

1988, 2015

Conference regular season champions

1935, 1937, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1988, 1993, 2015

The SMU Mustangs men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, United States. The school's team currently competes in the American Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by Larry Brown. In 100 years of basketball, SMU's record is 1284-1187.^[2]

On September 30, 2015, the NCAA, following a major investigation into multiple NCAA violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, banned SMU from postseason play in 2016 including the American Athletic Conference Tournament.^[3] Larry Brown was suspended for nine games in the 2016 season. The school also received sanctions in the form of reduced scholarships.^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Mustangs have appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 10–13.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1955	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Bradley Tulsa	L 79–81 L 67–68
1956	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Texas Tech Houston Oklahoma City San Francisco Temple	W 68–67 W 89–74 W 84–63 L 68–86 L 81–90
1957	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Kansas Saint Louis	L 65–73 ^OT W 78–68
1965	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Wichita State Houston	L 81–86 W 89–87
1966	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Kansas Cincinnati	L 70–76 W 89–84
1967	Sweet Sixteen Regional Finals	Louisville Houston	W 83–81 L 75–83
1984	First Round Second Round	Miami (OH) Georgetown	W 83–69 L 36–37
1985	First Round Second Round	Old Dominion Loyola–Chicago	W 85–68 L 57–70
1988	First Round Second Round	Notre Dame Duke	W 83–75 L 79–94
1993	First Round	BYU	L 71–80
2015	First Round	UCLA	L 59–60

NIT results

The Mustangs have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 63–67
2000	First Round	Missouri State	L 64–77
2014	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	UC Irvine LSU California Clemson Minnesota	W 68–54 W 80–67 W 67–65 W 65–59 L 63–65

CIT results

The Mustangs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Oral Roberts Jacksonville Northern Iowa Santa Clara	W 64–57 ^OT W 63–62 W 57–50 L 55–72

NCIT results

The Mustangs appeared in one of the only two ever National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	Quarterfinals	USC	L 70–82

Mustangs in professional basketball

The following Mustang players have played in the NBA:

Mustangs in the FIBA Hall of Fame

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA

Oscar Furlong

Awards

AAC Player of the Year

Nic Moore - 2015,2016

American Athletic Conference Tournament-MVP

Markus Kennedy - 2015

AP POLL

SMU Basketball team has been ranked a total of 67 weeks so far.^[5]

References

↑ SMU Licensing. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
↑ "Southern Methodist". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
↑ "SMU, Brown disciplined by NCAA for violations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
↑ "NCAA bans SMU from postseason, suspends Larry Brown for rules violations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/

External links

Website

SMU Mustangs men's basketball head coaches

Dale Morrison (1916–1917)
J. Burton Rix (1917–1921)
R. N. Blackwell (1921–1922)
H. A. Faulkner (1922–1924)
James W. St. Clair (1924–1938)
F. C. Baccus (1938–1942)
James Stewart (1942–1944)
Roy Baccus (1944–1945)
F. C. Baccus (1945–1947)
Doc Hayes (1947–1967)
Bob Prewitt (1967–1975)
Sonny Allen (1975–1980)
Dave Bliss (1980–1988)
John Shumate (1988–1995)
Mike Dement (1995–2004)
Robert Lineburg # (2004)
Jimmy Tubbs (2004–2006)
Matt Doherty (2006–2012)
Larry Brown (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Southern Methodist University

Academics

Cox School of Business
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Dedman School of Law
Meadows School of the Arts
Perkins School of Theology
Simmons School of Education & Human Development
Lyle School of Engineering
Guildhall at SMU

Research

Athletics

Teams:	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer

Trophy games:	Gansz Trophy (Naval Academy) Iron Skillet (TCU) Mayor's Cup (Rice)

Campus

Student life

American Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Cincinnati Bearcats Connecticut Huskies East Carolina Pirates Houston Cougars Memphis Tigers SMU Mustangs South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UCF Knights

Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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