# 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Shake Milton | 1 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Owasso, OK | Declared for NBA draft |
| Elijah Landrum | 20 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Tulsa, OK | Transferred to Connors State College |
| Ben Emelogu | 21 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Grand Prairie, TX | Graduated |
| Akoy Agau | 23 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Louisville |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| Nat Dixon | 5 | G/F | 6'4" | 180 | Graduate Student | Panama, FL | Chattanooga |
| Grant Youngkin | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Rice |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jahmar Young Jr. C | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | Aug 18, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Feron Hunt SF | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com. "2018 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northwestern State | W 69–58 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (5,605) Dallas, TX |
| November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Miss Cancún Challenge | L 64–74 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (5,508) Dallas, TX |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina Cancún Challenge | W 98–65 | 2–1 | Moody Coliseum (5,440) Dallas, TX |
| November 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 73–79 | 2–2 | Moody Coliseum (5,623) Dallas, TX |
| November 20, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Bradley Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals | L 62–75 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 21, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Wright State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 77–76 | 3–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (400) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | W 79–65 | 4–3 | Moody Coliseum (5,611) Dallas, TX |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | McNeese State | W 91–59 | 5–3 | Moody Coliseum (5,384) Dallas, TX |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | W 79–67 | 6–3 | Moody Coliseum (5,627) Dallas, TX |
| December 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | L 59–67 | 6–4 | Moody Coliseum (5,929) Dallas, TX |
| December 15, 2018* 11:00 am, FS1 | | at Georgetown | W 81–73 | 7–4 | Capital One Arena (6,763) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cornell | W 81–53 | 8–4 | Moody Coliseum (6,067) Dallas, TX |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Carolina | W 82–54 | 9–4 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum (5,601) Dallas, TX |
| January 4, 1019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Tulane | W 75–65 | 10–4 (2–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,469) New Orleans, LA |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UConn | L 64–76 | 10–5 (2–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,538) Storrs, CT |
| January 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulsa | W 77–57 | 11–5 (3–1) | Moody Coliseum (6,001) Dallas, TX |
| January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | No. 21 Houston | L 58–69 | 11–6 (3–2) | Moody Coliseum (6,013) Dallas, TX |
| January 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis Saturday Showcase | L 61–83 | 11–7 (3–3) | FedEx Forum (16,673) Memphis, TN |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 85–75 | 12–7 (4–3) | Moody Coliseum (5,993) Dallas, TX |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wichita State | L 83–85 | 12–8 (4–4) | Charles Koch Arena (10,096) Wichita, KS |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Cincinnati | L 68–73 | 12–9 (4–5) | Fifth Third Arena (12,256) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida | L 66–67 | 12–10 (4–6) | Moody Coliseum (5,677) Dallas, TX |
| February 10, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews | | UCF | L 65–71 | 12–11 (4–7) | Moody Coliseum (5,989) Dallas, TX |
| February 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 74–82 | 12–12 (4–8) | Liacouras Center (4,913) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 21, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UConn | W 77–59 | 13–12 (5–8) | Moody Coliseum (5,856) Dallas, TX |
| February 24, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN | | at UCF | L 48–95 | 13–13 (5–9) | CFE Arena (4,978) Orlando, FL |
| February 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 23 Cincinnati | L 49–52 | 13–14 (5–10) | Moody Coliseum (5,747) Dallas, TX |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wichita State | L 55–67 | 13–15 (5–11) | Moody Coliseum (6,185) Dallas, TX |
| March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 12 Houston | L 79–90 | 13–16 (5–12) | Fertitta Center (7,039) Houston, TX |
| March 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 77–71 | 14–16 (6–12) | Yuengling Center (3,548) Tampa, FL |
| AAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (10) | vs. (7) Tulsa First round | W 74–65 | 15–16 | FedEx Forum (7,476) Memphis, TN |
| March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (10) | vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati Quarterfinals | L 74–82 | 15–17 | FedEx Forum (7,356) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||