| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 24–9 |
| Conf Record: | 13–4 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jay Duncan |
| Asst Coach2: | Yaphett King |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2021–22 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by sixth-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 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.
On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching.[1] On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.[2]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mustangs finished the 2020–21 season 11–6, 7–4 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Cincinnati. They were invited to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Boise State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Iona | |||
| 1 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft | |||
| Darius McNeill | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to UTSA | ||
| Charles Smith IV | 4 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to Old Dominion | ||
| 10 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Transferred to DePaul | |||
| William Douglas | 14 | G | 6'5" | 193 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Prairie View A&M | ||
| Alex Tabor Jr. | 23 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
| Everett Ray | 24 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred | ||
| Ethan Chargois | 25 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Oklahoma |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Sam Houston State | |||
| 23 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Texas Southern | |||
| Tristan Clark | 25 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Baylor | ||
| Franklin Agunanne | 33 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Junior | Loyola–Chicago | ||
| 50 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Graduate Student | Duquesne |
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