| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 15–17 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Shawn Forrest |
| Asst Coach3: | Jay Duncan |
The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Cincinnati.
The Mustangs finished the 2017–18 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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Declared for NBA draft | |||
| Elijah Landrum | 20 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Transferred to Connors State College | ||
| 21 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Akoy Agau | 23 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Transferred to Louisville |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Dixon | 5 | G/F | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate Student | Chattanooga | ||
| Grant Youngkin | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Rice |
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