SMU men’s basketball will play its season opener Friday against UMBC, looking to follow one of the best seasons in the program’s history. The Mustangs went 30-5 last year, winning the American Athletic Conference regular season title and the conference tournament before falling to USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Repeating the success will be a challenge for the Mustangs. They lost three key contributors to the pros and will have to rely heavily on freshman to fill voids. Let’s take a look at how their roster breaks down for the upcoming season.
Players who left: G Sterling Brown, F Ben Moore, F Semi Ojeleye, G Jonathan Wilfong, G Dashawn McDowell.