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SMU Postgame Notes – January 12, 2022
SMU 77, USF 65
SMU (12-4, 3-1 AAC), USF (5-10, 0-3 AAC)
Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas

NEXT GAME

At Tulane – Saturday, January 15 – 1 p.m. CT – Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse – New Orleans, Louisiana
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Radio: KAAM 770 AM | SMU Mobile App
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NOTES

Starters: #2 Jalen Smith, #3 Kendric Davis, #5 Emmanuel Bandoumel, #10 Zach Nutall, #22 Isiah Jasey
7th game with this starting lineup (6-1)

SMU is 12-4 on the season
9-1 in last 10 games
10-0 at Moody Coliseum this season, 12 straight home wins overall
31-4 at home since the start of the 2019-20 season
11th time SMU has been undefeated through its first 10 home games (5th time in the past 9 seasons)

SMU had 4 scorers in double figures
Kendric Davis (17), Zhuric Phelps (17, season high), Marcus Weathers (17), Michael Weathers (10)
6-1 this season with at least 4 scoring 10+
75-15 under Jankovich with at least four in double figures

SMU led 37-33 at halftime
10-2 this season when leading at halftime
94-19 under Jankovich when leading at halftime

SMU was 9-21on 3-point field goals (entered game 36.6% [3rd AAC] and 9.1 made per game [1st AAC])

SMU outrebounded USF 32-24
Outrebounded 3 of 4 AAC opponents
Marcus Weathers led SMU with 6
SMU is 9-1 this season and 85-19 under Jankovich when outrebounding opponents

SMU shot 50.9% and held New Mexico to 48.1%
SMU is 5-0 this season and 55-3 under Jankovich when shooting at least 50%
SMU is 10-1 this season and 101-10 under Jankovich when outshooting opponents

Runs
10-0 from down 27-18 to go up 28-27 at 2:57 of the 1st half
Finished first half on a 20-6 run (over last 5:16)



ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

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 (3x), NCAA.com & Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
17 points, 5 assists, 1 steal
Has scored 15+ in 14 straight games and 15 of 16 games this season (Entered game averaging 21.1 points, 1st AAC / 8th NCAA) – Longest streak of games with 15+ since Semi Ojeleye 15 straight 1/15/17 to 3/11/17
5 assists (entered game averaging 5.1 assists, 3rd AAC / 38th NCAA)
2-8 on 3FGs (entered game averaging 2.5 threes per game, 5th AAC)
1 steal (entered game averaging 1.6 steals, 8th AAC)
5-6 on FTs (entered game 89.0% [89-100], 1st AAC / 27th NCAA)
5 assists / 1 turnover (entered game 2.2 assist/TO ratio, 4th AAC)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, G. Fr.) – AAC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 13)
Season-high 17 points (was 13)

Marcus Weathers (#50, F, Sr.)
17 points and team-high 6 rebounds (entered game averaging 7.0 rebounds, 4th AAC)
9th game this season with 10+ points

Michael Weathers (#23, G, Sr.)
10 points with 5 rebounds and a steal (entered game averaging 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds)
5th game with 10+ points this season, 3rd straight

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
10 387 Troy Matthews, 1993-97
11 384 Kendric Davis, 2019-

SMU Career Points
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 1077 Steve Strange, 1958-61
36 1046 John Colborne, 1985-90
37 1041 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
38 1027 Bobby Mills, 1954-57
39 1027 Kendric Davis, 2019-
40 1026 Kevin Lewis, 1982-86
41 1024 Ethan Chargois, 2017-21

Has attendance gotten so bad that SMU is no longer posting attendance figures in the box scores on smumustangs.com?

Charleston Pony wrote:Has attendance gotten so bad that SMU is no longer posting attendance figures in the box scores on smumustangs.com?

Charleston Pony wrote:Has attendance gotten so bad that SMU is no longer posting attendance figures in the box scores on smumustangs.com?

I see the attendance in the box score.

To your point, it was 3021 if you are wondering.

Was good to see Phelps have his signature break out game. Was really good to see him swishing those 3 pointers, that was the main part of his game that had me worried early. He brings the high energy on defense as well with that length and quickness he has. Hopefully, he has ripped the lid off of the basket on the 3 pointers now and it will carry forward.

Sounds promising that at least Clark will be OK to play, and that he was held out of a game against a weak appointment to rest up for the tough stretch we are about to be on. Agunanne looks better each time he gets on the court, he just need the conditioning to play more minutes. Young has looked pretty good as well, he can get pushed around down low a bit though if the other team has a physical big.

Hopefully Jasey's injury is not season ending. He still cant put the ball in the bucket to save his life, but his defense and moving screen ability around the basket is superb. He should get more credit for the unsung work he does down on the block on offense. Many of KD's layups are a direct result of Jasey clogging the middle up and shielding multiple players. It is a true art form in doing that without getting called for a moving screen and he has mastered it.

Looking forward to the game against Tulane, who looks to be the surprise team of the season.

Go Ponies!

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:

Charleston Pony wrote:Has attendance gotten so bad that SMU is no longer posting attendance figures in the box scores on smumustangs.com?

I see the attendance in the box score.

To your point, it was 3021 if you are wondering.

I had followed the link off smumustangs.com without going to the bball schedule link


https://smumustangs.com/documents/2022/ ... f?id=24784

It was announced today that Isiah Jasey suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Wednesday's game.

H-E-B Mustang wrote:It was announced today that Isiah Jasey suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Wednesday's game.

Bummer, feel really bad for him. Would he be able to come back next year if he wanted to? I am sure he has played too many games for a medical redshirt but did he gain an extra year from COVID or is this it?

shadowman wrote:

H-E-B Mustang wrote:It was announced today that Isiah Jasey suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Wednesday's game.

Bummer, feel really bad for him. Would he be able to come back next year if he wanted to? I am sure he has played too many games for a medical redshirt but did he gain an extra year from COVID or is this it?

He's playing his Covid year so this should be it for him. Hope he's made the most of his educational opportunity