SMU/Utah notes, VIDEO

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes – November 28, 2012
SMU 62 Utah 55
SMU (7-1), Utah (4-2)
Moody Coliseum
Dallas, Texas

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TEAM NOTES

Series with Utah – Utes lead 1-3

SMU is 7-1 under Head Coach Larry Brown

Last start of 7-1 or better: 2006-07 season -- started 10-1

Last start of 4-0 or better at home: 2006-07 season – started 5-0 at home

6-11 (.545) on 3FGs – 2nd time over 50% on the season (previous: 11/21 vs. Rider – 8-11 (.727)
- 22-44 (.500) on 3FGs at home this season
- Made first 5 threes of the game
- Went 6-8 in the 1st half

SMU held a 24-14 edge in the paint

18-21 (.857) on FTs for the game

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Cannen Cunningham (#15 – C – 6-9 – So.)
- 8 points
- Season high 8 rebounds
o Career high – 9 vs. Fresno State (11/15/11)
- Tied a career high with 4 blocks
o Previous: 4 at Texas State (11/17)
- Career high 4 steals

London Giles (#11 – G – 6-3 – Sr.)
- 6 points – 2-3 3FGs
o Shooting .500 on 3FGs this season (7-14)

Jalen Jones (#21 – G – 6-7 – So.)
- Second career double-double (20 pts, 16 rebs)
o Other: vs. Loyola Marymount (11/11) – 11 pts, 11 rebs
- 20 points – 4th game with 20+ points this season
- Career high 16 rebounds
o 8 offensive, 8 defensive
- 1st player with 15+ points and 15+ rebounds since Papa Dia (3/21/11 vs. Northern Iowa – 17 pts ,21 rebs)
- Leads the team in scoring with 16.0 points per game

Ryan Manuel (#1 – G – 6-4 – So.)
- 14 points – 5th 10+ scoring game of the season
- 6-6 FTs

Nick Russell (#12 – G – 6-4 – Jr.)
- Tied a career high with 8 assists
- Last game vs. Missouri State:
o Tied a career high with 25 points (previous: 25 at Texas State – 11/17)
§ 20+ points for the 2nd time in his career
§ 9-15 FGs
o Game-winning jumper with 0:10 left
o Was named to Hoops For Hope Classic All-Tournament Team

Shawn Williams (#2 – F – 6-7 – Jr.)
- 10 points – 3 10+ scoring games this season


Guard Nick Russell, forward Jalen Jones


Head coach Larry Brown

[whitwiki]

We will return almost all our contributors next year. And they won't all even start. Amazing.

[SMUguy]

Ventriloquist?

Bahahahahahahahaha! Greatness.

[Pony^]

SMU, thought to be starting over with Larry Brown, is 7-1 and looking way more athletic than they should for a rebuilding job.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsutahsports/55376009-59/schedule-state-utah-byu.html.csp

[Charleston Pony]

just noticed that Jared Dubois is playing his 5th year. He played 4 years at Loyola Marymount and now playing a 5th. One year was abbreviated (only appeared in 6 games). Did he get a medical RS/waiver? anyone know?

[SMU2007]

2006-2007 we started 9-1 (not 10-1), but the proceeded to get smoked in conference play 3-13. Hope this season is nothing like that one...