SMU Men’s Basketball 2022 NIT Capsule
March 6, 2022 · CSM Staff
SMU Mustangs
American (23-8, 13-4)
Big Wins: 1/20 at Memphis (70-62), 2/9 Houston (85-83)
Bad Losses: 11/22 at Loyola Marymount (70-76), 1/6 at Cincinnati (60-77)
Coach: Tim Jankovich
Probable Starters:
Michael Weathers, Senior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.2 apg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 spg, 1.4 bpg
Kendric Davis, Senior, Guard, 19.4 ppg, 4.5 apg, 1.6 spg
Zach Nutall, Senior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.5 apg
Emmanuel Bandoumel, Senior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 1.7 apg
Marcus Weathers, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Tristan Clark, Senior, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Zhuric Phelps, Freshman, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.4 (91st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.4 (123, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (142,3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (27, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.8 (57, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (52, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (83, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (138, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (108, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (177, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NIT | First Round loss to Boise State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to USC |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to UCLA |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over UC Irvine |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over LSU |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over California |
| 2014 | NIT | Semifinal win over Clemson |
| 2014 | NIT | Final loss to Minnesota |
| 2011 | CIT | First Round win over Oral Roberts |
| 2011 | CIT | Second Round Jacksonville |
| 2011 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Northern Iowa |
| 2011 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Santa Clara |
| 2000 | NIT | First Round loss to Southwest Missouri State |
| 1993 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to BYU |
| 1988 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Notre Dame |
| 1988 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 1986 | NIT | First Round loss to BYU |
*all team stats through 3/6
