SMU Mustangs men's basketball
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The SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Texas and currently competes in the American Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. In 104 years of basketball, SMU's record is 1,377–1,237. SMU has reached one Final Four, made 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances, won 16 Conference Championships, had 11 All-Americans, and 23 NBA Draft selections.[2]
SMU Mustangs | ||||
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University | Southern Methodist University | |||
First season | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) | |||
All-time record | 1,377–1,237 (.527) (through the 2019–20 season) | |||
Head coach | Andy Enfield | |||
Conference | The American (ACC in July of 2024) | |||
Location | University Park, Texas[lower-alpha 1] | |||
Arena | Moody Coliseum (Capacity: 7,000) | |||
Nickname | Mustangs | |||
Student section | The Mob | |||
Colors | Red and blue[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1956 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1956, 1967 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 2015, 2017 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1988, 2015, 2017 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1917, 1935, 1937, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1988, 1993, 2015, 2017 |
SMU finished the 2016–17 season with a 30–5 record, and won their second conference title in three years. They set the school record for single season wins, and returned to the NCAA Tournament following a postseason ban in the 2015–16 season.[3]