SMU announces AAC men's basketball schedule

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Announces American Athletic Conference Schedule
Season Opens Nov. 11, AAC Play Begins Dec. 27 At Memphis

FULL SCHEDULE

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU opens American Athletic Conference play at Memphis on Dec. 27 (ESPNU) as part of an 18-game league schedule, the conference office released today. The Mustangs, who finished 25-5 last season, play home-and-home sets with Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa, as well as single games against USF (home) and UCF (away). SMU concludes conference play with a CBS-televised matchup at Connecticut (Feb. 25), and home games against Tulsa (March 2) and Memphis (March 4). The AAC Championship is March 9-12 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Mustangs' schedule includes at least 24 games on the ESPN family of networks and WatchESPN, three matchups on CBS Sports Network and the contest at Connecticut on CBS. At least seven regular season games are slated for ESPN or ESPN2 with five of those in league play.

Non-conference play is highlighted by home games against TCU (Dec. 7, ESPNEWS) and Stanford (Dec. 19, ESPN2) as well as road games at USC and Boise State. The Mustangs also play in the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden, vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and then Michigan or Marquette on Nov. 18. The season opens with a pair of 2K Classic home games at Moody Coliseum versus Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 11 and Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 13.

Head coach Tim Jankovich takes over at SMU after serving four seasons as associate head coach. Last season, the Mustangs went 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. SMU was the last unbeaten team in the country, starting 18-0, winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-opening streak. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships en route to the NCAA Tournament.

The Mustangs return starters Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton as well as letterwinners Jarrey Foster and Jonathan Wilfong. The Mustangs add a pair that sat out last season in Ben Emelogu II and Semi Ojeleye, as well as newcomers Harry Froling, Tom Wilson, Dashawn McDowell and Leo Kontopoulos. Jimmy Whitt will sit out this season after transferring from Arkansas.

For ticket information or to be added to the season ticket waiting list, call 214-SMU-GAME (214-768-4263) or email tickets@smu.edu.


2016-17 SMU Men’s Basketball Schedule
Day Date Opponent Location Time TV
Fri. Nov. 11 Gardner-Webb ~ Moody Coliseum 7 p.m. ESPN3
Sun. Nov. 13 Eastern Michigan ~ Moody Coliseum 1 p.m. ESPN3
Thu. Nov. 17 vs. Pittsburgh @ New York, N.Y. (MSG) 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT ESPN2 or ESPNU
Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Michigan / Marquette @ New York, N.Y. (MSG) 4:30pmET/3:30CT ESPN2
or 6:30pmET/5:30CT
Tue. Nov. 22 UC Santa Barbara Moody Coliseum 8 p.m. ESPN3
Fri. Nov. 25 at USC Los Angeles, Calif. 6 p.m. CT/4 p.m. PT Pac-12
Wed. Nov. 30 at Boise State Boise, Idaho TBD
Fri. Dec. 2 CSU Bakersfield Moody Coliseum 7 p.m. ESPN3
Sun. Dec. 4 Delaware State Moody Coliseum 2 p.m. ESPN3
Wed. Dec. 7 TCU Moody Coliseum 7 p.m. ESPNEWS
Wed. Dec. 14 McNeese State Moody Coliseum 7 p.m. ESPN3
Mon. Dec. 19 Stanford Moody Coliseum 8 p.m. ESPN2
Tue. Dec. 27 at Memphis * Memphis, Tenn. 8 p.m. ESPNU
Sat. Dec. 31 at East Carolina * Greenville, N.C. 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT ASN/ESPN3
Wed. Jan. 4 Temple * Moody Coliseum 8 p.m. CBSSN
Sat. Jan. 7 USF * Moody Coliseum 4 p.m. ESPNEWS
Thu. Jan. 12 at Cincinnati * Cincinnati, Ohio 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT ESPN or ESPN2
Sun. Jan. 15 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 5 p.m. CBSSN
Thu. Jan. 19 Connecticut * Moody Coliseum 6 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Sat. Jan. 21 Houston * Moody Coliseum 5 p.m. ESPNU
Wed. Jan. 25 at UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6 pm. ET/5 p.m. CT ESPNEWS
Wed. Feb. 1 East Carolina * Moody Coliseum 8:30 p.m. ESPNEWS
Sat. Feb. 4 at Tulsa * Tulsa, Okla. 6 p.m. ESPNEWS
Thu. Feb. 9 at Temple * Philadelphia, Pa. 9 p.m.ET/8 p.m. CT ESPN2
Sun. Feb. 12 Cincinnati * Moody Coliseum 3 p.m. ESPN
Wed. Feb. 15 Tulane * Moody Coliseum 8 p.m. ASN/ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 18 at Houston * Houston, Texas 5 p.m. ESPN2
Sat. Feb. 25 at Connecticut * Hartford, Conn. 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT CBS
Thu. March 2 Tulsa * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m. CBSSN
Sat. March 4 Memphis * Moody Coliseum 3 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
March 9-12 American Athletic Conference Championship (Hartford, Conn. – XL Center)

~ 2K Classic (Host Rounds)
@ 2K Classic (New York – Madison Square Garden)
* American Athletic Conference game
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[Terry Webster]

Please let this be the year I get to see SMU win at Cinci.

[smusic 00]

Please let this be the year I get to see SMU win at Cinci.

What's the schedule on their renovations? That gym is wacko.

[sadderbudweiser]

Please let this be the year I get to see SMU win at Cinci.

Always a frustrating day for all of us! I hope you get your wish.

[Terry Webster]

I haven't been keeping up on the renovations much. I am not even sure that they have started. Last I heard they were still raising the $.

[smusic 00]

I know it was a big part of their big xii push and they were all talking about it at the game last year. Seriously, that is the strangest design for a bball arena I've ever seen, including Houston.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I haven't been keeping up on the renovations much. I am not even sure that they have started. Last I heard they were still raising the $.

Hard to believe a school would tell recruits some sort of building construction or renovation is underway when they haven't raised the money yet.

[Pony Boss]

14-4

[Pony Boss]

12-0 in OOC, 14-4 in conference. 26-4 AAC reg season champs again. Psyched for this year.

[smusic 00]

6 seed

[Pony Boss]

6 seed

As usual that's what will probably happen selection Sunday. What matters is getting in.

[Mustangs35SMU]

I haven't been keeping up on the renovations much. I am not even sure that they have started. Last I heard they were still raising the $.

Hard to believe a school would tell recruits some sort of building construction or renovation is underway when they haven't raised the money yet.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/ ... /77348790/

"But after falling short of a fundraising goal, and as a result of the project's complexity, plans for construction have been pushed back to begin in spring 2017. Construction was originally set to start in March 2016."