2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:SMU Mustangs
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:0–0
Conf Record:0–0
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Chris Kapko
Asst Coach1:Jay Morris
Asst Coach3:Eric Mobley
Asst Coach4:Kurt Karis

The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs will be led by first-year head coach Andy Enfield and will play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

On March 21, 2024, the school fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons.[1] On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

See main article: 2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team.

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to Temple in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Indiana State in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Zhuric Phelps 1 G 6'5" 195 Transferred to Texas A&M[3]
Jalen Smith 2 G 6'2" 195 Transferred to Rice[4]
Denver Anglin 4 G 6'1" 185 Transferred to Rice[5]
Ricardo Wright 5 G 6'4" 190 Transferred to Kennesaw State[6]
10 F 6'8" 205 Graduated
Tyreek Smith 12 F 6'8" 225 Transferred to Memphis[7]
Mo Njie 13 C 6'11" 250 Transferred to UTSA[8]
Ja'Heim Hudson 15 F 6'7" 220 Transferred to Auburn[9]
Xavier Foster 20 F 7'0" 225 Transferred to Radford[10]
Emory Lanier 24 G 6'4" 190 Transferred to Rice[11]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Jerrell Colbert C 6'10" 235 Kansas State[12]
Matt Cross F 6'6" 225 UMass[13]
Tibet Görener F 6'8" 198 San Jose State[14]
Kevin Miller G 6'0 175 Wake Forest[15]
G 6'4" 210 Oregon[16]
C 6'11" 235 UC Santa Barbara[17]

2024 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-21 . SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier . 2024-04-01 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-04-01 . SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier . 2024-04-01 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M. The Dallas Morning News. April 30, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  4. Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith. riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  5. Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin. riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  6. Web site: Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class. ksuowls.com. Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  7. Web site: Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith. WATN-TV. Rachel. Phillips. May 3, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  8. Web site: Mo Njie. rotowire.com. GDC Media. August 8, 2024.
  9. Web site: With addition of former SMU F Ja’Heim Hudson, Auburn builds frontcourt depth. al.com. Advance Publications. Matt. Cohen. May 17, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster. radfordathletics.com. Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  11. Web site: Spelling out the transfer portal: who’s in & who’s out. The Rice Thresher. Andersen. Pickard. April 2, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  12. Web site: Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU. on3.com. ON3. Billy. Embody. May 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  13. Web site: UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he’s transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility. Daily Hampshire Gazette. Garrett. Cote. May 4, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  14. Web site: SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener. on3.com. ON3. Billy. Embody. May 22, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  15. Web site: Former Wake Forest guard Kevin “Boopie” Miller transferring to SMU. The Dallas Morning News. Sasha. Richie. April 28, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  16. Web site: Crepea . James . 2024-04-19 . Former Oregon men’s basketball guard Kario Oquendo commits to transfer to SMU . 2024-06-08 . oregonlive . en.
  17. Web site: UC Santa Barbara transfer forward Yohan Traore, former 5-star, commits to SMU. on3.com. ON3. Joe. Tipton. April 30, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  18. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. August 8, 2024. en.