| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 17–16 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Shawn Forrest |
| Asst Coach3: | Jay Duncan |
The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.
The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC tournament, they defeated East Carolina,[1] UCF,[2] and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship.[3] [4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, were upset in the first round by No. 11 USC.[5] [6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 3 | G | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Graduated; selected 46th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft | |||
| Dashawn McDowell | 5 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Seattle | ||
| 14 | F | 6'4" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Walk-on; didn't make the roster | |||
| Leo Kontopoulos | 15 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Walk-on; didn't make the roster | ||
| 33 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Junior | Declared for NBA draft; selected 37th overall by the Boston Celtics |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmal McMurray | 0 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Junior | Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, McMurray will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| 15 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mike will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | |||
| Akoy Agau | 23 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Transferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Agau graduated from Georgetown. |
At the conference's annual media day, the Mustangs were picked to finish in fourth place in the AAC.[7] Junior guard Shake Milton was named the conference's preseason Player of the Year.
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