2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball

Acrisure Holiday Invitational champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–2 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (1st season)
Associate head coach	Chris Kapko
Assistant coaches	Jay Morris Dana Ford Eric Mobley Kurt Karis
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Duke	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Pittsburgh	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
SMU	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Stanford	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
No. 25 Clemson	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Wake Forest	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
NC State	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
North Carolina	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Notre Dame	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Florida State	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Boston College	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
California	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Louisville	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Virginia	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Virginia Tech	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Miami (FL)	0	–	1	.000	4	–	7	.364

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach Andy Enfield, play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

On March 21, 2024, the school fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons. On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the AAC tournament, they lost to Temple in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost to Indiana State in the First Round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zhuric Phelps	1	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Midland, Texas	Transferred to Texas A&M
Jalen Smith	2	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Orlando, Florida	Transferred to Rice
Denver Anglin	4	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Montclair, New Jersey	Transferred to Rice
Ricardo Wright	5	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Eustis, Florida	Transferred to Kennesaw State
Samuell Williamson	10	F	6'8"	205	Graduate Student	Rockwall, Texas	Graduated
Tyreek Smith	12	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Transferred to Memphis
Mo Njie	13	C	6'11"	250	Junior	Centerville, Ohio	Transferred to UTSA
Ja'Heim Hudson	15	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Hinesville, Georgia	Transferred to Auburn
Xavier Foster	20	F	7'0"	225	Junior	Oskaloosa, Iowa	Transferred to Radford
Emory Lanier	24	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Transferred to Rice

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jerrell Colbert	C	6'10"	235	Junior	Houston, Texas	Kansas State
Matt Cross	F	6'6"	225	Graduate Student	Beverly, Massachusetts	UMass
Tibet Görener	F	6'8"	198	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	San Jose State
Kevin Miller	G	6'0	175	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Wake Forest
Kario Oquendo	G	6'4"	210	Graduate Student	Titusville, Florida	Oregon
Yohan Traore	C	6'11"	235	Junior	Tours, France	UC Santa Barbara

2024 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mitchell Holmes F	Branson, Missouri	Link Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
Mitchell Holmes F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Dallas, TX	Carter High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 8, 2023
Chance Puryear #22 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Samit Yigitoglu C			7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	N/A
Samit Yigitoglu C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR 247Sports: 73
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "SMU 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024. "2024 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

Roster

2023–24 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	B.J. Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
F	1	Chance Puryear	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Carter	Dallas, TX
G	2	Boopie Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Wake Forest	Chicago, IL
G	3	Chuck Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Butler	Ashburn, VA
F	5	Tibet Görener	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	San Jose State	Istanbul, Turkey
G	8	Kario Oquendo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Oregon	Titusville, Florida
G	10	AJ George	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Hoover Long Beach State	Fresno, CA
F	13	Mitchell Holmes	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Branson, MO
C	20	Jerrell Colbert	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Kansas State	Houston, TX
F	21	Yohan Traore	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	UC Santa Barbara	Tours, France
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alabama	Toronto, ON
G	23	Niccolo Kalischer-Stork	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA
C	24	Samit Yiğitoğlu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	—	Fr	Turkey
G	31	Trey Utter (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Argyle	Argyle, TX
F	33	Matt Cross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	UMass	Beverly, MA
G	35	Jackson Young (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Hawaii Pacific	Kerrville, TX

Head coach

Andy Enfield (John's Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kapko (South Florida)
Jay Morris (Concordia)
Dana Ford (Illinois State)
Eric Mobley (Portland)
Kurt Karis (USC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	L 78–89		14 – Tied	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Tarleton State	W 96–62	1–0	21 – Miller	6 – Tied	7 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (5,454) Dallas, TX
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 102–73	2–0	20 – Miller	10 – Traore	9 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (5,014) Dallas, TX
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	UNC Greensboro	W 81–68	3–0	21 – Miller	7 – Edwards	7 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,930) Dallas, TX
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS2	at Butler	L 70–81	3–1	21 – Harris	6 – Tied	4 – Miller	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,798) Indianapolis, IN
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Prairie View A&M	W 110–69	4–1	17 – Tied	12 – Cross	5 – Harris	Moody Coliseum (5,056) Dallas, TX
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Mississippi State	L 79–84	4–2	13 – Oquendo	9 – Cross	6 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (5,468) Dallas, TX
November 26, 2024* 8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Cal Baptist Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal	W 79–77	5–2	17 – Edwards	8 – Cross	5 – Miller	Spotlight 29 Casino (536) Palm Springs, CA
November 27, 2024* 8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Washington State Acrisure Holiday Invitational championships	W 77–60	6–2	16 – Miller	11 – Yiğitoğlu	5 – Miller	Spotlight 29 Casino Palm Springs, CA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Alabama State	W 101–72	7–2	20 – Oquendo	10 – Cross	5 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (5,025) Dallas, TX
December 7, 2024 1:15 p.m., The CW	Virginia	W 63–51	8–2 (1–0)	21 – Oquendo	10 – Cross	4 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (5,189) Dallas, TX
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. LSU	W 74–64	9–2	16 – Cross	16 – Cross	7 – Miller	Comerica Center (3,479) Frisco, TX
December 21, 2024 11:00 a.m., The CW	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Longwood						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 4, 2025 1:15 p.m., The CW	Duke						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Georgia Tech						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 25, 2025 11:00 a.m., The CW	at NC State						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	California						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Stanford						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 26, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U	Syracuse						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
	vs.						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Footnotes

University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

References

"SMU cuts ties with second-year coach Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
"SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier". ESPN.com. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
"SMU guard Zhuric Phelps announces transfer to Texas A&M". The Dallas Morning News. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Jalen Smith". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. May 2, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Denver Anglin". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Wright, Weir and Miller Join Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class". ksuowls.com. Kennesaw State University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Phillips, Rachel (May 3, 2024). "Memphis snags SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith". WATN-TV. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Mo Njie". rotowire.com. GDC Media. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Cohen, Matt (May 17, 2024). "With addition of former SMU F Ja'Heim Hudson, Auburn builds frontcourt depth". al.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Xavier Foster". radfordathletics.com. Radford University Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Pickard, Andersen (April 2, 2024). "Spelling out the transfer portal: who's in & who's out". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Embody, Billy (May 8, 2024). "Kansas State big man Jerrell Colbert transferring to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Cote, Garrett (May 4, 2024). "UMass basketball: Matt Cross announces he's transferring to SMU for final year of eligibility". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Embody, Billy (May 22, 2024). "SMU adds former San Jose State, Arizona wing Tibet Gorener". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
Crepea, James (2024-04-19). "Former Oregon men's basketball guard Kario Oquendo commits to transfer to SMU". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
Tipton, Joe (April 30, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara transfer forward Yohan Traore, former 5-star, commits to SMU". on3.com. ON3. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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