The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by third-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 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Cincinnati.
Previous season The Mustangs finished the 2017–18 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Shake Milton 1 G 6'6" 205 Junior Owasso, OK Declared for NBA draft Elijah Landrum 20 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Tulsa, OK Transferred to Connors State College Ben Emelogu 21 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated Akoy Agau 23 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Omaha, NE Transferred to Louisville
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Nat Dixon 5 G/F 6'4" 180 Graduate Student Panama, FL Chattanooga Grant Youngkin 20 G 6'3" 190 Junior Washington, D.C. Rice
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=| AAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| AAC tournament
References