SMU Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2026 · CSM Staff
SMU Mustangs
ACC (20-13, 8-10)
Big Wins: 1/3 North Carolina (97-83), 2/17 Louisville (95-85)
Bad Losses: 2/25 at California (69-73), 2/28 at Stanford (75-95)
Coach: Andy Enfield
Probable Starters:
Corey Washington, Senior, Forward, 11.3ppg, 4.9 rpg
Samet Yigitoglu, Sophomore, Center, 10.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 bpg
Jaden Toombs, Freshman, Center, 7.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
Boopie Miller, Senior, Guard, 19.2 ppg, 6.4 apg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 spg
Jaron Pierre Jr., Senior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.9 rpg
Key Role Players:
Jermaine O’Neal Jr., Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg
B.J. Edwards, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 4.9apg, 5.9 rpg, 2.3 spg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 85.0 (20th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 78.4 (303, 18)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.3 (22, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.5 (134, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (131, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.8 (23, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.2 (121, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (91, 6)
Assists Per Game: 17.1 (30, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (164, 14)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NIT | First Round win over Northern Iowa |
| 2025 | NIT | Second Round loss to Oklahoma State |
| 2024 | NIT | First Round loss to Indiana State |
| 2022 | NIT | First Round win over Nicholls |
| 2022 | NIT | Second Round loss to Washington State |
| 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 3/8
