Numbers and notes: SMU MBB 74, South Florida 54

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes – January 26, 2022
SMU 74, USF 54
SMU (15-4, 6-1 AAC), USF (6-12, 1-5 AAC)
Yuengling Center – Tampa, Florida

NEXT GAME

Temple – Saturday, January 29 – 2 p.m. – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App
SMUMustangs.com/gameday

SMU vs Wichita State rescheduled to Feb. 3 at 6pm at Moody Coliseum (originally scheduled for Jan. 23)

NOTES

Starters: #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #23 Michael Weathers, #50 Marcus Weathers
Third straight game with this starting lineup (3-0)

SMU is 15-4 on the season
6-1 in the American Athletic Conference
Best start since 2016-17 (6-1)
4-1 on the road in AAC games
Won 4 straight and 12-1 in last 13 games
5-1 in last 6 road games
SMU has won 3 of last 4 vs USF

SMU had 17 assists on 25 FGs, most assists since 21 vs Vanderbilt 12/4

SMU led 36-25 at halftime
12-2 this season when leading at halftime

SMU was ___ on 3-point field goals (entered game 37.1 % [1st AAC] and 9.2 made per game [1st AAC])
Emmanuel Bandoumel (tied career high 4 made)

SMU shot 48.1% and held USF to 39.0%
SMU is 13-1 this season and 104-10 under Tim Jankovich when outshooting opponents
SMU is 10-1 this season and 71-9 under Tim Jankovich when holding opponents to 40% or less

SMU was 16-18 on free throws (entered game 74.4 %, 4th AAC)

Runs
Finished first half on 10-2 run last 1:55
Opened second half 10-0 first 3:47 (total run 20-2)




ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Emmanuel Bandoumel (#5, G, Sr.)
12 points (entered game averaging 10.4 points)
11th game with 10+ points this season, 3rd straight
Tied career-high 4 3FGs (was 4; entered game averaging 2.1 threes per game, 11th AAC)
4-10 on 3FGs (entered game shooting 37.3% on the season)

Tristan Clark (#25, F, Sr.)
9 points (most in an AAC game)
3 rebounds

Kendric Davis (#3, Sr., G) - Preseason All-AAC First Team, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Wooden Award Watch List, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List | 2021-22 AAC Player of the Week (3x), AAC Weekly Honor Roll (5x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Has scored 13+ in 17 straight games and 18 of 19 games this season (Entered game averaging 21.0 points, 1st AAC / 11th NCAA)
5 assists (entered game averaging 4.7 assists, 3rd AAC)
1 steal (entered game averaging 1.5 steals, 7th AAC)
7-7 on FTs (entered game 86.6 % [103-119], 2nd AAC)
5 assists / 3 turnovers (entered game with 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio, 4th AAC)

Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.)
17 points and 4 rebounds (entered game averaging 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds [3rd AAC])
Had 11 points in the first half, most this season (was 9)
Tied most in an AAC game (was 17)
12th game this season with 10+ points, 4 straight & 7 of last 8 games

Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
7 points with 5 rebounds (entered game averaging 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds [17th AAC])
2 steals (entered game averaging 1.4, 11th AAC)

CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career Assists
1 828 Butch Moore, 1982-86
2 508 Nic Moore, 2013-16
3 491 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
4 469 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 468 Billy Allen, 1978-80
6 460 Carl Wright, 1982-85
7 419 Roderick Hampton, 1987-91
8 403 Kato Armstrong, 1985-89
9 396 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
10 393 Kendric Davis, 2019-

SMU Career Points
24 1219 Carroll Hooser, 1963-66
25 1214 Ben Moore, 2013-17
26 1212 Bill Voight, 1966-69
27 1206 Jeff Swanson, 1974-78
28 1204 Charles Beasley, 1964-67
29 1198 Lynn Phillips, 1966-69
30 1179 Butch Moore, 1982-86
31 1166 Shake Milton, 2015-18
32 1110 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
33 1096 Jan Loudermilk, 1959-62
34 1093 Eric Castro, 2001-05
35 1084 Kendric Davis, 2019-
36 1077 Steve Strange, 1958-61

[ponyboy]

KD sneaking up on the great Eric Castro in all-time points

[Charleston Pony]

K.D. should make it to # 7 on the all time assists list and should join the top 30 in scoring before he's done

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

K.D. should make it to # 7 on the all time assists list and should join the top 30 in scoring before he's done

Could get to top 5 in assists and top 25 in scoring with a deep NCAA run.

It's still always amazing to see how many assists were on those Butch Moore/Carl Wright teams - miss those days!!