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
2024 Recruiting class
Schedule and results
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2024-03-21 . SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier . 2024-04-01 . ESPN.com . en.
- Web site: 2024-04-01 . SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier . 2024-04-01 . ESPN.com . en.
- Web site: SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M. The Dallas Morning News. April 30, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith. riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin. riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class. ksuowls.com. Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith. WATN-TV. Rachel. Phillips. May 3, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Mo Njie. rotowire.com. GDC Media. August 8, 2024.
- 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.
- Web site: Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster. radfordathletics.com. Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Spelling out the transfer portal: who’s in & who’s out. The Rice Thresher. Andersen. Pickard. April 2, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU. on3.com. ON3. Billy. Embody. May 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- 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.
- Web site: SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener. on3.com. ON3. Billy. Embody. May 22, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- Web site: Former Wake Forest guard Kevin “Boopie” Miller transferring to SMU. The Dallas Morning News. Sasha. Richie. April 28, 2024. August 8, 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. August 8, 2024. en.
