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SMU Postgame Notes – March 6, 2024
SMU 80, East Carolina 77 (OT)
SMU (20-10, 11-6 AAC), ECU (14-16, 7-10 AAC)
Dallas, Texas - David B. Miller Court at Moody Coliseum

UPCOMING GAMES

At UAB – Sunday, March 10 – 2pm CT – Birmingham, Alabama – Bartow Arena
TV: ESPN+

AAC Championship – March 13-17 – Fort Worth, Texas – Dickies Arena

SENIOR DAY

SMU honored Samuell Williamson as well as managers Lino Caputo and Jacob Johnson in a pregame ceremony.

OVERTIME

SMU’s first OT game this season

Zhuric Phelps hit a 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left to tie the game 65-65
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20 WINS

SMU has at least 20 wins in 6 of the past 11 seasons

NOTES

Starters: #0 B.J. Edwards (G, So.), #1 Zhuric Phelps (G, Jr.), #3 Chuck Harris (G, Sr.), #10 Samuell Williamson (F, Sr.), #12 Tyreek Smith (F, Sr.)
8th game with this starting lineup

SMU won 80-77 in OT
SMU is 14-3 at home this season, 8-1 at Moody Coliseum in AAC games
Steals: SMU 10, ECU 6
Turnovers: SMU 8, ECU 17
Points Off Turnovers: SMU 17, ECU 5
Offensive Rebounds: SMU 21, ECU 12
2nd-Chance Points: SMU 21, ECU 11
Bench Points: SMU 33, ECU 11


SMU had 3 score 10+ (8 player with 6+)
Chuck Harris (16 - entered game averaging 13.1)
Zhuric Phelps (15 – entered game 13th in the AAC at 14.7 – went 10-10 on free throws)
Ricardo Wright (10 - 10+ in 7 of his past 9 games)

SMU outrebounded ECU 47-44
21 offensive rebounds (entered game 1st in AAC / 6th NCAA at 14.5 offensive rebounds per game)
+3 margin (entered game 1st in AAC / 32nd NCAA with a 5.7 margin)
5 players with 5+ rebounds for the 5th time this season
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (6 - entered game averaging 4.2)
B.J. Edwards (5 - tied carer best in a conference game)
Tyreek Smith (6 - entered game averaging 5.7)
Samuell Williamson (tied season-high 13 - entered game 7th in AAC at 7.3)
Ricardo Wright (5 – tied season high)

SMU had 10 steals (entered game 2nd in AAC / 31st NCAA at 8.6)
The Mustangs have 258 steals this year, 4th in a season at SMU
11th game this season with at least 10 steals
Zhuric Phelps (1 - entered game 5th in AAC in steals at 1.9)
Tyreek Smith (3 - 8th game this season with multiple steals)

SMU had 6 blocks (entered game 1st in AAC / 21st NCAA at 5.0)
The Mustangs have 150 blocks this year, 2nd in a season at SMU (record is 165mith, in 2013-14)
Keon Ambrose-Hylton (2 - entered game 12th in AAC at 0.9, 8th game this season with multiple blocks)
Ja’Heim Hudson (2)
Samuell Williamson (2)

SMU had 17 assists (entered game 1st in AAC / 43rd NCAA at 15.7)
Chuck Harris (3 - entered game 9th in AAC at 3.5)
Also 3 each for Zhuric Phelps, Jalen SSamuell WIlliamson

SMU RUNS

10-0 run to go up 37-34 with 15:35 left in 2nd half

ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Keon Ambrose-Hylton (#22, F, Sr.)
8 points
6 rebounds (entered game averaging 4.2)
2 blocks (entered game 12th in AAC at 0.9, 8th game this season with multiple blocks)

Chuck Harris (#3, G, Sr.) – AAC Weekly Honor Roll (D18)
16 points (entered game averaging 13.1)
3 assists (entered game 9th in AAC at 3.5)
1 steal
2-6 on 3FGs (entered game 6th in AAC at 40.3%)

Zhuric Phelps (#1, Jr., G) – Preseason All-AAC 2nd Team, Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament, AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N27, F12)
15 points (entered game 13th in AAC at 14.7)
Now has 1,089 for his career, 36th at SMU
10-10 FTs
1 steal (entered game 5th in the AAC at 1.9)
151 career steals, 8th at SMU


SMU – Single-Game Free Throw Pct. (Min. 10 MADE)
19-19 Gene Phillips, at Texas A&M, 2-2-1971
17-17 James Thompson, Northwestern, 12-17-1962
14-14 Bryan Hopkins, Boise St., 2-1-2003
12-12 Quinton Ross, at Rice, 1-23-2003
11-11 John Colborne, Texas A&M, 2-10-1990
10-10 Bamba Fall, UAB, 2-25-2006
10-10 Brian Morris, Long Island, 11-29-2005
10-10 Quinton Ross, Fresno St., 1-16-2003
10-10 Jeryl Sasser, San Jose St., 1-4-2001
10-10 Gordon Welch, Houston, 2-3-1981
10-10 Jermyn Bracey, Creighton, 12-3-1994
10-10 Robert Nyakundi, SE Missouri St, 12-29-2010
10-10 Jordan Tolbert, Hampton, 12-17-2015
10-10 Ben Moore, at Houston, 2-1-2016
10-10 Shake Milton, UMBC, 11-10-2017
10-10 Tyson Jolly, [20/19] Houston, 2-15-2020
10-10 Kendric Davis, Washington St, 3-20-2022
10-10 Zhuric Phelps, ECU, 3-6-2024

Jalen Smith (#2, G, Jr.)
6 points, 3 assists

Tyreek Smith (#12, F, Sr.)
7 points
6 rebounds (entered game averaging 5.7)
3 steals (8th game this season with multiple steals)

Samuell Williamson (#10, F, Sr.) – AAC Weekly Honor Roll (D26, F19)
6 points
Tied season high 13 rebounds (entered game 7th in AAC at 7.3 per game)
2 blocks, 1 steal

SMU Individual Rebounds In AAC Game
15 Markus Kennedy, [22/22] Memphis, 2-1-2014
14 Jordan Tolbert, Memphis, 1-30-2016
14 Feron Hunt, at USF, 3-10-2019
14 Tyson Jolly, Temple, 1-18-2020
13 Yanick Moreira, at [rv/rv] Tulsa, 2-7-2015
13 Jordan Tolbert, at [rv/-] Cincinnati, 3-6-2016
13 Ben Moore, Connecticut, 1-19-2017
13 Ben Moore, Tulane, 2-15-2017
13 Ben Moore, at Houston, 2-18-2017
13 Jimmy Whitt, at Tulsa, 2-1-2018
13 Akoy Agau, [6/6] Cincinnati, 2-11-2018
13 Marcus Weathers, Tulsa, 2-23-2022
13 Marcus Weathers, Tulane, 3-6-2022
13 Samuell Williamson, Cincinnati, 1-14-2023
13 Samuell Williamson, Tulane, 2-1-2024
13 Samuell Williamson, ECU, 3-6-2024

Ricardo Wright (#5, G, Sr.)
10 points (10+ in 7 of his past 9 games)
2-3 on 3FGs
5 rebounds
1 steal


SMU CAREER RECORDS

SMU Career Steals
1 225 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-06
2 209 Gerald Lewis, 1989-93
3 205 Carl Wright, 1982-85
4 197 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-01
5 179 Stephen +Woods, 1996-00
6 160 Willie Davis, 1997-01
7 153 Quinton Ross, 1999-03
8 151 Zhuric Phelps

SMU Career Scoring
Rank Points Name, Years
32 1166 Shake Milton, 2015-18
33 1110 Sterling Brown, 2013-17
34 1096 Jan Loudermilk, 1959-62
35 1093 Eric Castro, 2001-05
36 1089 Zhuric Phelps
37 1077 Steve Strange, 1958-61

SMU TEAM SEASON RECORDS

3-point field goals made
1 286 2016-17
2 281 2017-18
3 280 2021-22
4 277 2010-11
5 263 2018-19
6 248 2011-12
7 236 2019-20
8 227 2023-24

Blocked shots
1 165 2013-14
2 150 2023-24
3 149 2002-03
4 147 1984-85
5 146 1983-84
146 2014-15

Steals
1 297 1987-88
2 282 2013-14
3 278 1999-00
4 258 2023-24
5 248 1998-99

Looking at the box score this morning a couple of things jumped out at me. Zhuric goes 2-16 including 1-8 from three and obviously he had a horrible shooting night...BUT he hit the critical three to get the game to OT and goes 10-10 from the FT line! The other thing was our 21-11 advantage on 2nd chance points with Keon and Tyreek each pulling down 5 offensive rebounds.

I saw a statistic that Phelps has the worst 3 point percentage in the nation for anyone attempting 100 or more threes and from watching all the games, I can certainly believe that. He did hit the big one to tie the game, but also killed what little momentum we had gained from time to time in the game by launching up a brick from the 3 point line. He really needs to quit shooting those.

So many missed layups as well, I almost broke my TV several times, then all I could do was laugh each time a point blank shot rolled off the rim. But hey, we won, and set up a potential chance to get a top 4 seed, just need Memphis and/or Charlotte to cooperate with a loss on Saturday.

shadowman wrote:I saw a statistic that Phelps has the worst 3 point percentage in the nation for anyone attempting 100 or more threes and from watching all the games, I can certainly believe that. He did hit the big one to tie the game, but also killed what little momentum we had gained from time to time in the game by launching up a brick from the 3 point line. He really needs to quit shooting those.

So many missed layups as well, I almost broke my TV several times, then all I could do was laugh each time a point blank shot rolled off the rim. But hey, we won, and set up a potential chance to get a top 4 seed, just need Memphis and/or Charlotte to cooperate with a loss on Saturday.

When asked about our guys missing 18 shots in a row including so many layups Coach Lanier also said he laughed...obviously not because it was funny but I think a lot of us (including me) were laughing at that point because what we were watching was just so unbelievably ridiculous.