2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 AAC tournament winner; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Kreider; Cliff Warren; Josten Crow;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs are led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2021–22 season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.

On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching.^[1] On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kendric Davis	3	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Memphis
Tyler Lundblade	4	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to TCU
Emmanuel Bandoumel	5	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Quebec City, QC	Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Jahmar Young Jr.	21	F	6'9"	215	RS Junior	Oak Cliff, TX	Transferred to Memphis
Isiah Jasey	22	F	6'10"	250	GS Senior	Killeen, TX	Graduated
Michael Weathers	23	G	6'3"	175	RS Senior	Roeland Park, KS	Graduated
Tristan Clark	25	F	6'10"	245	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Marcus Weathers	50	F	6'5"	215	GS Senior	Roeland Park, KS	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jefferson Koulibaly	0	G	6'3"	185	RS Sophomore	Montreal, QC	Washington State
Samuell Williamson	11	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Rockwall, TX	Louisville
Mo Njie	13	C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Centerville, OH	Eastern Michigan
Xavier Foster	20	C	7'0"	228	Sophomore	Oskaloosa, IA	Iowa State
Keon Ambrose-Hylton	22	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Toronto, ON	Alabama
Efe Odigie	23	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Houston, TX	Troy
Emory Lanuier	24	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on; Davidson
Jackson Young	32	G	6'2"	190	RS Sophomore	Kerrville, TX	Walk-on; Hawaii Pacific

2022 Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Roster

2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jefferson Koulibaly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Washington State	Montreal, Quebec
G	1	Zhuric Phelps	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Duncanville High School	Midland, Texas
G	2	Jalen Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Oak Ridge High School	Orlando, Florida
F	3	Stefan Todorovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Prolific Prep	Belgrade, Serbia
G	5	Ricardo Wright	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eustis, Florida
G	10	Zach Nutall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sam Houston State	Bryan, Texas
F	11	Samuell Williamson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Louisville	Rockwall, Texas
C	13	Mo Njie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Eastern Michigan	Centerville, Ohio
G	15	Darius McBride	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Westlake High School	Cedar Park, Texas
F	20	Xavier Foster	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Iowa State	Oskaloosa, Iowa
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Alabama	Toronto, Ontario
F	23	Efe Odigie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Troy	Houston, Texas
G	24	Emory Lanier (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Davidson	Atlanta, Georgia
G	31	Trey Utter (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Argyle High School	Argyle, Texas
G	32	Jackson Young (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hawaii Pacific	Kerrville, Texas
F	33	Franklin Agunanne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Loyola–Chicago	Abuja, Nigeria

Head coach

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Paul Quinn	W 80–66	27 – Phelps	10 – Phelps	5 – Phelps	Moody Coliseum (2,522) University Park, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Dayton					UD Arena Dayton, OH
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 15, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Evansville					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 22, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
November 30, 2022* TBA, SECN+/ESPN+	at Texas A&M					Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 3, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jackson State					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	Arizona State					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 10, 2022* 7:30 p.m.	vs. TCU					Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Iona Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals					Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022* 3:30 p.m./6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Seattle/Utah State Diamond Head Classic					Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022* TBA	vs. TBA Diamond Head Classic					Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
AAC Regular Season
January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Tulsa					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Houston Rivalry					Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 8, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	at UCF					Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Cincinnati					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa					Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Memphis					FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	South Florida					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Tulane					Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 4, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina					Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 12, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wichita State					Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Houston Rivalry					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida					Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis					Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
March 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati					Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
AAC tournament
March 9–12, 2023 TBA	vs.					Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "SMU men's basketball coach Tim Jankovich announces retirement". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "'Proven leader' Lanier, 53, named coach at SMU". ESPN.com. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[1] "SMU men's basketball coach Tim Jankovich announces retirement". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[2] "'Proven leader' Lanier, 53, named coach at SMU". ESPN.com. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[3] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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2022–23 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2022 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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