The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, were upset in the first round by No. 11 USC.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ben Moore 00 F 6'8" 220 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Graduated Sterling Brown 3 G 6'6" 230 Senior Maywood, IL Graduated; selected 46th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft Dashawn McDowell 5 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK Transferred to Seattle Courtland Sutton 14 F 6'4" 215 RS Sophomore Brenham, TX Walk-on; didn't make the roster Leo Kontopoulos 15 F 6'9" 210 Freshman Frankfurt, Germany Walk-on; didn't make the roster Semi Ojeleye 33 F 6'7" 235 RS Junior Ottawa, KS Declared for NBA draft; selected 37th overall by the Boston Celtics
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jahmal McMurray 0 G 6'0" 165 Junior Topeka, KS Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, McMurray will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Isiaha Mike 15 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Scarborough, ON Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mike will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Akoy Agau 23 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Omaha, NE Transferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Agau graduated from Georgetown.
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason At the conference's annual media day, the Mustangs were picked to finish in fourth place in the AAC. Junior guard Shake Milton was named the conference's preseason Player of the Year.
Roster
Schedule and results
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