Men's BB Opens Season With 72-44 Win Over Gardner-Webb

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Mustangs Open Season With 72-44 Win Over Gardner-Webb
Ojeleye Leads SMU With 26 Points, 14 Rebounds

DALLAS (AP) - Semi Ojeleye scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as SMU cruised to a 72-44 season-opening victory over Gardner-Webb on Friday night.

Ojeleye was 8 of 15 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Shake Miltonhad 13 points, and Sterling Brown and Jarrey Foster added 11 apiece for the Mustangs in coach Tim Jankovich's debut. Jankovich takes over the program after four seasons as associate head coach under Larry Brown.

Tyrell Nelson led Gardner-Webb with 13 points. David Efianayi added 10 points. The Bulldogs shot 31 percent overall from the floor, and just 23 percent on 5-of-22 shooting in the second half.

The Mustangs trailed 28-27 at halftime, but opened the second half on a 10-0 run and cruised from there. Ojeleye scored five points and Milton hit a 3-pointer during the stretch.

The Mustangs are back in action on Sunday, Nov. 13 when they host Eastern Michigan at Moody Coliseum. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN3. For tickets visit smumustangs.com/tickets.

SMU Postgame Notes
November 11, 2016
[-/rv] SMU 72, Gardner Webb, 44
SMU (1-0), Gardner Webb (0-1)
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

Vs. Eastern Michigan – Sunday, November 13 – Time 1:00 pm CT – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Radio: KAAM 770 AM
TV: ESPN3

SMU NOTES

Sold out crowd at season opener for third consecutive year
Total attendance: 6,852

SERIES NOTES

SMU is 2-0 all-time against Gardner Webb
H: 1-0 A:0-0 N: 1-0 OT: 0-0
2002-03 D28 N^ W 64-63
2016-17 N11 H W 72-44
^ Jim Thorpe Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)


OFFENSIVE NOTES
Four players score in double digits; Four+ scored 10+ pts in 23 of 30 games last season
Second consecutive year 4+ players scored 10+ pts in season opener
Last time: Nov. 14, 2015

DEFENSIVE NOTES
Fewest points allowed (44 pts) in a season opener since Nov. 23, 1996 (34 pts)
vs. Hardin-Simmons in Moody Coliseum, W, 90-34

[ponyte]

Isn't Coach Jan now 10-0 at SMU?

[Arkpony]

Yep!

[One Trick Pony]

That was far from a sellout crowd

[deucetz]

This is where threads of attendance should be. We have a basketball program that has been in the top 20 four 4 years. Attendance threads for the football program are stupid. We only have to fill up around 7,000 seats and we can't even do that on a nightly basis

[max the wonder dog]

This is where threads of attendance should be. We have a basketball program that has been in the top 20 four 4 years. Attendance threads for the football program are stupid. We only have to fill up around 7,000 seats and we can't even do that on a nightly basis

Watching Sports Center this morning I saw a lot of empty seats all over the country.

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes
November 11, 2016
[-/rv] SMU 72, Gardner Webb, 44
SMU (1-0), Gardner Webb (0-1)
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME
Vs. Eastern Michigan – Sunday, November 13 – Time 1:00 pm CT – Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
Radio: KAAM 770 AM
TV: ESPN3

SMU NOTES
Sold out crowd at season opener for third consecutive year
- Total attendance: 6,852

SERIES NOTES
SMU is 2-0 all-time against Gardner Webb
H: 1-0 A:0-0 N: 1-0 OT: 0-0
2002-03 D28 N^ W 64-63
2016-17 N11 H W 72-44
^ Jim Thorpe Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)

OFFENSIVE NOTES
Four players score in double digits; Four+ scored 10+ pts in 23 of 30 games last season
Second consecutive year 4+ players scored 10+ pts in season opener
- Last time: Nov. 14, 2015

DEFENSIVE NOTES
Fewest points allowed (44 pts) in a season opener since Nov. 23, 1996 (34 pts)
- vs. Hardin-Simmons in Moody Coliseum, W, 90-34

SMU INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Shake Milton, So. G
One of 20 candidates named to the 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list
Named to AAC preseason all-conference second team

Ben Moore, Sr. F
Named to AAC preseason all-conference first team

Semi Ojeleye, Jr. F
Scored career high points (26 pts)
Career high rebounds (14 rbs)
Scored the first FG of the game, en route to first career double-double
Most points scored in season opener since 11/24/02
Quinton Ross (28 pts) vs. TCU in Moody Coliseum in 2002-03 season opener