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HIGHLIGHTS NCAA Tournaments (10) Conference Championships (7) 1989 - Second Round at CSU TIM JANKOVICH 1990 - WAC at Colorado State 1990 - First Round at CSU 1989 - WAC at Colorado State 1993 - 2nd Rnd at Oklahoma State 2005 - Big 12 at Kansas 2003 - 2nd Rnd at Illinois 2006 - Big 12 at Kansas 2004 - Regional Final at Kansas Kansas State, 1982 2007 - Big 12 at Kansas 2005 - First Round at Kansas 2015 - The American at SMU 2006 - First Round at Kansas 2017 - The American at SMU 2007 - Regional Final at Kansas Overall: 36th Conference Tournament Titles (5) 2015 - 2nd Rnd at SMU 2003 - Big Ten at Illinois 2017 - 1st Rnd at SMU SMU: 7th (3rd as HC) 2005 - Big 12 at Kansas NITs (8) 2006 - Big 12 at Kansas 1988 - Semifinals at Colorado State 2015 - The American at SMU 2000 - First Round at Vanderbilt Tim Jankovich was named head coach at SMU on July 8, 2016, after four years as 2017 - The American at SMU 2002 - First Round at Vanderbilt associate head coach. He is in his 36th season as a collegiate coach and 12th season a 2008 - Second Round at Illinois State Division I head coach (213-142). He is 56-21 at SMU entering his third season (2018-19) 2016-17 Naismith National Coach of 2009 - First Round at Illinois State leading the Mustangs. In his first two seasons at the helm, SMU has won the 2016-17 the Year Semifinalist, AAC Coach of 2010 - First Round at Illinois State American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships, and has the Year, USBWA District VII Coach of 2012 - Second Round at Illinois State five wins over AP top-15 ranked teams. Under Jankovich, SMU won its first 36 games at the Year, NABC All-District Coach 2014 - Finalist at SMU Moody Coliseum, which is the second-best home start in NCAA history. Prior to SMU, he spent five seasons (2007-12) as the head coach at Illinois State, He previously was head coach at Illinois State (2007-12) and North Texas (1993- where his teams went 105-64, and made four NIT appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012). 97), and as an assistant or head coach, his teams have won seven regular season con- He also won at least 20 games and finished in the top-three in the Missouri Valley in each ference championships and five league tournament titles, made ten NCAA appearances of the NIT seasons. They advanced to the MVC tournament title game three times (2008, and have earned eight NIT berths. His career includes serving as an assistant coach for 2009, 2012), twice falling in overtime. In his five years at ISU, Jankovich was named IBCA , , , , , , Boyd District Coach of the Year four times (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012). Grant, and . Before arriving at Illinois State, he spent five years as an assistant for Kansas In his six seasons at SMU, the Mustangs have won The American regular season coach Bill Self (one at Illinois and four at Kansas). During that stretch, their teams made twice (2014-15, 2016-17), the AAC Tournament twice (2015, 2017) and made the NCAA five straight NCAA Tournaments, two trips to the and laid the foundation for tournament two times (2015, 2017). SMU also reached the NIT title game in 2014. The Kansas' National Title in 2008. Mustangs have garnered three American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors ( 2014-15, 2015-16; Semi Ojeleye in 2016-17) and three AAC Sixth Man of the In Jankovich's four years at Kansas, the Jayhawks compiled a 105-29 (.784) record, Year awards (Markus Kennedy 2014-15, 2015-16; Ben Emelogu 2016-17). In the five sea- won three Big 12 regular season titles (2005, 2006, 2007), a pair of Big 12 tournaments sons in The American, SMU has 11 All-AAC selections. The Mustangs also had three (2006, 2007) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each campaign. In his final sea- players selected in the NBA Draft (Semi Ojeleye, Sterling Brown in 2017; Shake Milton in son at Kansas (2006-07), the Jayhawks went 33-5, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the 2018). second time in four years. The Jayhawks finished the season ranked No. 2 in both the final Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. KU finished each season of his tenure The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, topping ranked No. 16 or better. No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named All-AAC Second Team, NABC All- In his one year as an assistant at Illinois (2002-03), the team finished 25-7, won the District Second Team and USBWA All-District. During the season, Milton was on the Big Ten Tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Illinois , Wooden Award, and watch lists. Freshman Ethan was No. 11 in the final AP poll. Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3- percentage (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers For the past 30-plus years, Jankovich has played a role in recruiting and player Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. development. He is responsible for having attracted and coached some of the most accomplished recruiting classes in and has coached 27 current or for- In his first full season as head coach (2016-17), SMU won The American season mer NBA players. and tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victo- ries (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 In addition to working under Self, Jankovich has served as an assistant coach for games and 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies finished Eddie Sutton, Jack Hartman, Lon Kruger, Boyd Grant, Gene Iba, Bob Weltlich and Kevin No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Jankovich was named the Stallings. Other than Kansas and Illinois, he also served on the coaching staffs at UTPA, AAC Coach of the Year, the USBWA District VII Coach of the Year, NABC All-District 25 Kansas State, Texas, Colorado State, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt. In addition, Coach and a Naismith Coach of the Year semifinalist. Five Mustangs garnered league he served as a head coach for four years at the University of North Texas (1993-97) and awards with Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the Year and Scholar- two seasons at Hutchinson Community College (1997-99). Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team, AP All-America Honorable Jankovich guided Hutchinson Community College from 1997-99, going 50-14, post- Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Ben Moore, Sterling Brown ing back-to-back 20-win campaigns and national rankings both seasons. At Vanderbilt and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben Emelogu II was named AAC Co- (1999-2002), he played a key role that helped lead the Commodores to two NIT appear- Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the conference tournament, Moore and Brown were ances in three years (2000, 2002). The core of Jankovich's recruited players at Vanderbilt named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected as the Most Outstanding Player. Moore and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004. Brown were selected to play in the NABC All-Star game at the Final Four in Phoenix. One of the winningest players in Kansas State history, he was a four-year starter at In 2015-16, Jankovich led the team during Larry Brown's NCAA-mandated suspen- (one at Washington State and three years for legendary coach Jack Hartman sion, going 9-0, with wins over Stanford, TCU and Michigan among others. SMU finished at KSU). In each of his seasons at KSU, the Wildcats ranked in the top-20 and advanced 25-5 with a 16-1 record at Moody Coliseum. SMU was second in The American at 13-5. to the NCAA Tournament. Jankovich played in nine NCAA Tournament games, advancing The Ponies were No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 during the to the 1981 Elite Eight and the 1982 Sweet 16. season after a program-best 18-0 start. SMU claimed the Las Vegas Classic title during the 18-game win streak; eventually becoming the last undefeated team in NCAA Division A three-time academic All-American and honorable mention All-Big Eight player, he I. Nic Moore was selected AAC Player of the Year and AP All-America Honorable Mention finished at Kansas State in the school's top-10 in nine categories, including first in season for the second straight season. He was named All-AAC First Team for the third straight FT pct. (.917) and eighth in career FG pct. (.510). He set the Big Eight Tournament record season. Moore was also a finalist for the , a member of the Wooden for single-game assists (14). Award Late Season Top 20, on the Naismith Midseason Watch List and on the Oscar Jankovich graduated from Kansas State cum laude in 1982 with a 3.63 GPA in busi- Robertson Trophy Watch List. Markus Kennedy was on the Award Watch List ness finance and received his master's degree in radio/television in 1985. He and his wife, and earned his second straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a Cindy, have a son, Michael. pick for the AAC All-Rookie team. Ben Moore was named to the NABC All-District Second Team. In 2014-15, SMU claimed The American regular season and tournament titles en route to reaching the NCAA Tournament. SMU finished the season 27-7 overall. The Mustangs went 15-3 in league play, clinching the outright league title (first since 1993). The Mustangs spent nine weeks in the AP and USA Today Top 25 and set home atten- dance records for a season (124,986) and average (6,944) while going 16-2 in Moody Coliseum. Nic Moore was named AP All-America Honorable Mention and AAC Player of the Year, Markus Kennedy was AAC Sixth Man of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the Championship, and Yanick Moreira was named the AAC's Most Improved Player. In 2013-14, he helped lead the Mustangs into the national spotlight as SMU earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT and eventually reached the title game at Madison Square Garden. SMU was in the top 25 in four of the last five regular season polls, being ranked for the first time since 1984-85.

SMU BASKETBALL • 22 TIM JANKOVICH COACHING/PLAYING RECORD Year Team Position Head Coach Overall Conference Conf. Tour. Postseason 1977-78 Washington State Student-Athlete 16-11 .593 7-7 Pac-8 (T-3rd) 1979-80 Kansas State Student-Athlete Jack Hartman 22-9 .710 8-6 Big 8 (2nd) 3-0 Champs 1-1 NCAA 2nd Rnd 1980-81 Kansas State Student-Athlete Jack Hartman 24-9 .727 9-5 Big 8 (2nd) 2-1 Final 3-1 NCAA Regional Final 1981-82 Kansas State Student-Athlete Jack Hartman 23-8 .742 10-4 Big 8 (2nd) 1-1 Semi 2-1 NCAA Regional Semi TOTALS 85-37 .697 34-22 .607 6-2 .750 6-3 .667 As a Coach Overall Conference Conf. Tour. Postseason 1983-84 UT-Pan American Graduate Assistant Lon Kruger 13-14 .481 1984-85 Kansas State Assistant Coach Jack Hartman 14-14 .500 5-9 Big 8 (T-5th) 0-1 Quarter 1985-86 Kansas State Assistant Coach Jack Hartman 16-14 .533 4-10 Big 8 (7th) 0-1 Quarter 1986-87 Texas Assistant Coach Bob Weltlich 14-17 .452 7-9 Southwest (T-6th) 0-1 Quarter 1987-88 Colorado State Associate Head Coach Boyd Grant 22-13 .629 8-8 WAC (T-5th) 1-1 Semi 3-1 NIT 1988-89 Colorado State Associate Head Coach Boyd Grant 23-10 .697 12-4 WAC (1st) 2-1 Final 1-1 NCAA 2nd Rnd 1989-90 Colorado State Associate Head Coach Boyd Grant 21-9 .700 11-5 WAC (1st) 0-1 Quarter 0-1 NCAA 1st Rnd 1990-91 Colorado State Associate Head Coach Boyd Grant 15-14 .517 6-10 WAC (7th) 0-1 Quarter 1991-92 Baylor Assistant Coach Gene Iba 13-15 .464 5-9 SWC (6th) 0-1 Quarter 1992-93 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach Eddie Sutton 20-9 .690 8-6 Big 8 (2nd) 0-1 Quarter 1-1 NCAA 2nd Rnd 1993-94 North Texas Head Coach 14-15 .483 9-9 Southland (4th) 2-1 Final 1994-95 North Texas Head Coach 14-13 .519 9-9 Southland (4th) 0-1 1st Rnd 1995-96 North Texas Head Coach 15-13 .536 12-6 Southland (2nd) 1-1 Final 1996-97 North Texas Head Coach 10-16 .385 5-11 Big West (5th - East) 1997-98 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 27-6 .818 NJCAA Tournament 1998-99 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 23-8 .742 NJCAA Tournament 1999-00 Vanderbilt Assistant Coach Kevin Stallings 19-11 .633 8-8 SEC (4th - East) 1-1 Quarter 0-1 NIT 2000-01 Vanderbilt Assistant Coach Kevin Stallings 15-15 .500 4-12 SEC (6th - East) 0-1 1st Rnd 2001-02 Vanderbilt Assistant Coach Kevin Stallings 17-15 .531 6-10 SEC (T-5th - East) 0-1 1st Rnd 1-1 NIT 2002-03 Illinois Assistant Coach Bill Self 25-7 .781 11-5 Big Ten (2nd) 3-0 Champs 1-1 NCAA 2nd Rnd 2003-04 Kansas Assistant Coach Bill Self 24-9 .727 12-4 Big 12 (T-2nd) 1-1 Semi 3-1 NCAA Regional Final 2004-05 Kansas Assistant Coach Bill Self 23-7 .767 12-4 Big 12 (T-1st) 1-1 Semi 0-1 NCAA 1st Rnd 2005-06 Kansas Assistant Coach Bill Self 25-8 .758 13-3 Big 12 (T-1st) 3-0 Champs 0-1 NCAA 1st Rnd 2006-07 Kansas Assistant Coach Bill Self 33-5 .868 14-2 Big 12 (1st) 3-0 Champs 3-1 NCAA Regional Final 2007-08 Illinois State Head Coach 25-10 .714 13-5 Missouri Valley (2nd) 2-1 Final 1-1 NIT 2008-09 Illinois State Head Coach 24-10 .706 11-7 Missouri Valley (3rd) 2-1 Final 0-1 NIT 2009-10 Illinois State Head Coach 22-11 .667 11-7 Missouri Valley (3rd) 1-1 Semi 0-1 NIT 2010-11 Illinois State Head Coach 12-19 .387 4-14 Missouri Valley (T-9th) 0-1 1st Rnd 2011-12 Illinois State Head Coach 21-14 .600 9-9 Missouri Valley (T-3rd) 2-1 Final 1-1 NIT 2012-13 SMU Associate Head Coach Larry Brown 15-17 .469 5-11 Conference USA (11th) 0-1 1st Rnd 2013-14 SMU ~ Associate Head Coach Larry Brown *27-10 *12-6 American (3rd) 0-1 Quarterfinal *4-1 NIT Final 2014-15 SMU Associate Head Coach Larry Brown 27-7 .794 15-3 American (1st) 3-0 Champions 0-1 NCAA 2nd Rnd 2015-16 SMU # Associate Head Coach Larry Brown 25-5 .833 13-5 American (2nd) 2016-17 SMU Head Coach 30-5 .857 17-1 American (1st) 3-0 Champions 0-1 NCAA 1st Rnd 2017-18 SMU Head Coach 17-16 .515 6-12 American (9th) 1-1 Semifinal COACHING TOTALS 700-401 .636 297-233 .560 32-25 .561 19-18 .514 Head Coach - SMU 56-21 .727 23-13 .639 4-1 .800 0-1 .000 Head Coach - NCAA 213-142 .600 106-90 .541 14-9 .609 2-5 .286 Head Coach - NJCAA 50-14 .781 Assistant/Associate Coach 437-245 .641 191-143 .572 18-16 .529 17-13 .567 ~ 27 wins from 2013-14 later vacated # served as head coach for first nine games (9-0) Assistant/Associate Coach (official adjusted record) 410-245 .626 179-143 .556 18-16 .529 13-13 .500

TIM JANKOVICH TIMELINE 1977-78 Washington State Student-Athlete 1979-82 Kansas State Student-Athlete 3 NCAA Tournaments (1981 Elite 8, 1982 Sweet 16), 3-time Academic All-America & Academic All-Big 8 1983-84 UT-Pan American Graduate Assistant 1984-86 Kansas State Assistant Coach 1986-87 Texas Assistant Coach 1987-91 Colorado State Associate Head Coach 2 WAC Season Championships (1989 & 1990), 2 NCAA Tournaments (1989 & 1990), NIT in 1988 1991-92 Baylor Assistant Coach 1992-93 Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 20-9, Second in Big 8 1993-97 North Texas Head Coach 1994 & 1996 Southland Tournament Finals 1997-99 Hutchinson CC Head Coach 50-14 in 2 years, 2 NJCAA National Tournaments, Top-20 final rank each season 1999-02 Vanderbilt Assistant Coach 51-41 in 3 years, 2000 & 2002 NITs 2002-03 Illinois Assistant Coach 2003 Big Ten Tournament Champs, Second in Big Ten, NCAA Second Round 2003-07 Kansas Assistant Coach 105-29 in 4 years, 3 Big 12 Titles (2005, ‘06, ‘07), 2 Big 12 Tour. Titles (2006, ‘07), 4 NCAAs (2004 & ‘07 Elite Eight) 2007-12 Illinois State Head Coach 106-64 in 5 years, 4 NITs (2008, ‘09, ‘10, ‘12), 3 Missouri Valley Tournament Finals (2008, ‘09, 12) 2012- SMU Associate HC (‘12-16) 2016 Las Vegas Classic Champs, 17 weeks in AP Top 25, high of No. 8 in AP Poll, 2nd in AAC 2015 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd, 9 Weeks in Top 25, Season Attendance Record; 2014 NIT Finalist, SMU in top 25 for first time since 1984-85, 9 sellouts in renovated Moody Head Coach (‘16- 2017 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA, 6 weeks AP top 25 (High #11), AAC Coach of the Year, 2017-18 Three wins over AP Top 25 (vs #2 Arizona, #14 USC, at #7 Wichita State)

SMU BASKETBALL • 23 Jankovich played for Jack Hartman at He was an assistant coach at Oklahoma Jankovich was an assistant coach for Kevin Kansas State (1979-82). The Wildacts State (1992-93) for Eddie Sutton (College Stallings at Vanderbilt from 1999-2002. The reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Basketball HOF 2011). The Cowboys finished duo led the Commodores to NIT berths in Elite Eight in 1982. He later was an assistant second in the Big Eight and reached the 2000 and 2002. coach for Hartman at KSU (1984-86). NCAA Second Round.

He was an assistsnt coach under Bill Self Jankovich was the head coach at Illinois Jankovich is in his second season as head for five seasons. At Illinois in 2002-03, their State from 2007-12. The Redbirds went 104- coach at SMU after four seasons under Hall squad won the Big Ten Tournament. From 64 (.619), winning 21 or more games and fin- of Famer Larry Brown. The Mustangs have reached the NIT Final (2014), won The 2003-07 at Kansas, their teams won 3 Big 12 ished in the top three of the MVC in four of American (2015, 2017), the AAC Tournament titles, a pair of Big 12 Tournaments and five seasons. They also reached the MVC (2015, 2017), reached the NCAA (2015, 2017) made the Elite Eight twice. Tournament title game three times. and won the Las Vegas Classic (2015-16).

TIM JANKOVICH PLAYERS IN THE NBA Name College NBA Draft (Yr, Rnd - Overall) Yrs. Teams (Seasons, 2017-18 listed as 2018) 1 Kansas (2008, 1st - 27) 9 Memphis (2009-13), Denver (2014-18) 2 Illinois Orlando (2006, 2nd - 41) 2 Orlando (2007-08) 3 Dee Brown Illinois Utah (2006, 2nd - 46) 2 Utah (2007), Washington (2009), Phoenix (2009) 4 Kansas (2008, 2nd - 34) 9 Miami (2009-15), Memphis (2016, 2018) 5 Norris Coleman Kansas State LA Clippers (1987, 2nd - 38) 1 Clippers (1987) 6 Kansas 1 Charlotte (2011) 7 Illinois LA Lakers (2003, 1st - 24) 9 LA Lakers (2004-08), Orlando (2009), Houston (2009-10), LA Clippers (2011-12), Washington (2012) 8 Pat Durham Colorado State (1989, 2nd - 35) 2 Golden State (1993), Minnesota (1995) 9 Matt Freije Vanderbilt Miami (2004, 2nd - 53) 2 New Orleans (2005), Atlanta (2007) 10 Illinois Houston (2005, 1st - 24) 6 Houston (2006-09), Miami (2009), Indiana (2010), Sacramento (2011) 11 Kansas Miami (2008, 2nd - 52) 3 Cleveland (2009-10), Milwaukee (2010), Sacramento (2011) 12 Kansas Seattle (2008, 2nd - 56) 1 Cleveland (2016) 13 Kansas 1 San Antonio (2008) 14 Dan Langhi Vanderbilt Dallas (2000, 2nd - 31) 4 Houston (2001-02), Phoenix (2003), Golden State (2004), Milwauke (2004) 15 Travis Mays Texas Sacramento (1990, 1st - 14) 3 Sacramento (1991), Atlanta (1992-93) 16 Kansas 1 Golden State (2006) 17 Roger Powell Illinois 1 Utah (2007) 18 Oklahoma State Vancouver (1995, 1st - 6) 6 Vancouver (1996-2001) 19 Kansas Portland (2008, 1st - 13) 8 Indiana (2009-11), Golden State (2012-13), Utah (2014), Golden State (2015-16), Minnesota (2017) 20 Kansas Miami (2005, 1st - 29) 2 Miami (2006-07) 21 Brooks Thompson Oklahoma State Orlando (1994, 1st - 27) 4 Orlando (1995-96), Utah (1997), Denver (1997), Phoenix (1998), New York (1998) 22 David Wesley Baylor 14 New Jersey (1994), Boston (1995-97), Charlotte (1998-2002), New Orleans (2002-05), Houston (2005-06), Cleveland (2007) 23 Illinois Utah (2005, 1st - 3) 11 Utah (2006-11), New Jersey/Brooklyn (2011-15), Dallas (2016-17), Cleveland (2017) 24 Kansas New Orleans (2007, 1st - 13) 4 New Orleans (2008-10), Toronto (2011) 25 Semi Ojeleye SMU Boston (2017, 2nd - 37) 1 Boston (2018) 26 Sterling Brown SMU (2017, 2nd - 46) 1 Milwaukee (2018) 27 Ben Moore SMU 1 Indiana (2018) 28 Shake Milton SMU Dallas (2018, 2nd - 54)

SMU BASKETBALL • 24 TIM JANKOVICH - PLAYER HONORS MVC All-Tournament Team 7 All-America Selections Anthony Slack All-MVC Honorable Mention 51 All-Conference Awards MVC All-Defensive Team 12 All-Defensive Team Honors Boo Richardson MVC All-Defensive Team Emmanuel Holloway MVC All-Bench Team 1985-86 Kansas State Norris Coleman All-Big 8 2008-09 Illinois State Osiris Eldridge All-MVC 1st Team Big 8 Newcomer of the Year MVC All-Defensive Team NABC All-District 2nd Team MVC Tournament MOP 1986-87 Texas Travis Mays SWC Newcomer of the Year MVC All-Tournament Team 1987-88 Colorado State Pat Durham All-WAC 1st Team Champ Oguchi All-MVC 2nd Team WAC All-Tournament All-MVC Newcomer Team David Turcotte All-WAC Honorable Mention MVC Newcomer of the Year 1988-89 Colorado State Pat Durham All-WAC 1st Team MVC All-Tournament Team WAC All-Tournament Dinma Odiakosa MVC All-Defensive Team Joel Tribelhorn All-WAC 2nd Team Brandon Sampay MVC All-Bench Team 1989-90 Colorado State Mike Mitchell All-WAC 1st Team Emmanuel Holloway MVC Most-Improved Team Andy Anderson All-WAC Honorable Mention 2009-10 Illinois State Osiris Eldridge All-MVC 1st Team 1991-92 Baylor David Wesley SWC Player of the Year MVC All-Defensive Team All-SWC 1st Team Dinma Odiakosa All-MVC 1st Team NABC All-District MVC Defensive Player of the Year 1992-93 Oklahoma State Bryant Reeves All-America Honorable Mention MVC All-Defensive Team Big 8 Player of the Year MVC Most-Improved Team USBWA All-District Jackie Carmichael MVC All-Freshman NABC All-District 1st Team Austin Hill MVC All-Bench Team All-Big 8 1st Team Alex Rubin MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Big 8 All-Improved Team 2010-11 Illinois State Blake Michler MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Randy Rutherford All-Big 8 Honorable Mention 2011-12 Illinois State Jackie Carmichael All-MVC 2nd Team Big 8 All-Newcomer Team MVC All-Defensive Team Big 8 All-Underrated Team MVC Most-Improved Team Brooks Thompson All-Big 8 Honorable Mention MVC All-Tournament Team Big 8 All-Newcomer Team Tyler Brown All-MVC Newcomer Team Milton Brown Big 8 All-Defensive Team MVC All-Tournament Team 1993-94 North Texas Jesse Ratliff All-Southland 1st Team Nic Moore MVC All-Freshman All-Southland Tournament Bryant Allen MVC All-Bench Team Adam Smith All-Southland Tournament Jon Ekey MVC Scholar-Athlete Team 1994-95 North Texas Adam Smith All-Southland 1st Team 2013-14 SMU Nic Moore All-AAAC (1st Team) David Miller Southland Freshman of the Year NIT All-Tournament Team 1995-96 North Texas David Miller All-Southland 2nd Team NABC All-District 25 (1st Team) All-Southland Tournament USBWA All-District VII Sean Riley All-Southland Tournament Markus Kennedy All-AAC (2nd Team) 1999-00 Vanderbilt Dan Langhi All-American 3rd Team NIT All-Tournament Team SEC Player of the Year NABC All-District 25 (2nd Team) All-SEC 1st Team 2014-15 SMU Nic Moore APAll-American (Honorable Mention) Atiba Prater All-SEC 3rd Team AAC Player of the Year Academic All-SEC All-AAC (1st Team) Darius Coulibaly Academic All-SEC NABC All-District (1st Team) James Strong Academic All-SEC AAC All-Championship Team Sam Howard Academic All-SEC Naismith Trophy Watch List 2000-01 Vanderbilt Matt Frieje SEC All-Freshman Wooden Award Watch List Sam Howard Academic All-SEC Markus Kennedy AAC Sixth Man of the Year Matt Carter Academic All-SEC AAC Championship MOP 2001-02 Vanderbilt Brian Thornton SEC All-Freshman All-AAC (2nd Team) Matt Frieje All-SEC 3rd Team NABC All-District (2nd Team) Matt Carter Academic All-SEC Yanick Moreira AAC Most Improved Player Greg LaPointe Academic All-SEC All-AAC (2nd Team) 2002-03 Illinois Brian Cook All-America 2nd Team NABC All-District (2nd Team) Big Ten Player of the Year AAC All-Championship Team All-Big Ten 1st Team 2015-16 SMU Nic Moore APAll-American (Honorable Mention) Dee Brown All-Big Ten 2nd Team AAC Player of the Year Big Ten All-Freshman Team All-AAC (1st Team) Sean Harrington Academic All-Big Ten NABC All-District (1st Team) Nick Huge Academic All-Big Ten USBWA All-District (1st Team) Nick Smith Academic All-Big Ten Las Vegas Classic (MOP) James Augustine Big Ten All-Freshman Team Bob Cousy Award Finalist 2003-04 Kansas Wayne Simien All-Big 12 1st Team Naismith Trophy Midseason List NCAA All-Regional Wooden Award Late Season 20 Keith Langford All-Big 12 2nd Team Trophy Watch List Aaron Miles All-Big 12 3rd Team Lowe’s Senior CLASS Nominee NCAA All-Regional Markus Kennedy AAC Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Giddens All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Watch List Brett Olson Academic All-Big 12 1st Team Shake Milton AAC All-Rookie Team Christian Moody Academic All-Big 12 1st Team Ben Moore NABC All-District (2nd Team) Aaron Miles Academic All-Big 12 2nd Team Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Moulaye Niang Academic All-Big 12 2nd Team Jordan Tolbert Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament 2004-05 Kansas Wayne Simien All-Big 12 1st Team 2016-17 SMU Sterling Brown All-AAC 2nd Team Big 12 Player of the Year AAC All-Tournament Team Keith Langford All-Big 12 2nd Team NABC All-Star Aaron Miles All-Big 12 3rd Team Ben Emelogu II AAC Sixth Man of the Year Academic All-Big 12 1st Team Shake Milton All-AAC 2nd Team Christian Moody Academic All-Big 12 1st Team NABC All-District 25 2nd Team Michael Lee Academic All-Big 12 2nd Team SG of the Year Watch List 2005-06 Kansas Brandon Rush All-Big 12 1st Team Ben Moore All-AAC 2nd Team Big 12 Freshman of the Year AAC All-Tournament Team Big 12 All-Rookie Team NABC All-Star Mario Chalmers All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Semi Ojeleye AAC Player of the Year Big 12 All-Defensive Team AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Big 12 All-Rookie Team AAC All-Tournament MOP Julian Wright All-Big 12 Honorable Mention AP All-America Honorable Mention Big 12 All-Rookie Team CoSIDA Academic All-America 2nd Team Big 12 All-Defensive Team USBWA All-District VII Jeremy Case Academic All-Big 12 1st Team All-AAC 1st Team Sasha Kaun Academic All-Big 12 1st Team NABC All-District 25 1st Team Christian Moody Academic All-Big 12 1st Team 2017-18 SMU Shake Milton All-AAC 2nd Team Moulaye Niang Academic All-Big 12 1st Team USBWA All-District Stephen Vinson Academic All-Big 12 1st Team NABC All-District 2nd Team 2006-07 Kansas Brandon Rush All-Big 12 1st Team Bob Cousy PG of the Year Watch List All-America Lute Olson National POY Watch List NCAA All-Regional Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Julian Wright All-Big 12 1st Team Naismith Trophy Watch List NCAA All-Regional Ethan Chargois AAC All-Rookie Team Mario Chalmers All-Big 12 3rd Team Ben Emelogu Senior CLASS Award Candidate Big 12 All-Defensive Team Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Darrell Arthur All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Big 12 All-Rookie Team Sherron Collins All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Big 12 All-Rookie Team Russell Robinson Big 12 All-Defensive Team Sasha Kaun Academic All-Big 12 1st Team 2007-08 Illinois State Osiris Eldridge All-MVC 1st Team

SMU BASKETBALL • 25 straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a unanimous pick for the AAC All-Rookie team. Ben Moore was named to the NABC All-District K.T. TURNER Second Team. Associate Head Coach In his second season (2014-15), SMU claimed the American Athletic Oklahoma City, 2003 Conference regular season and tournament titles en route to reaching the NCAA Tournament. SMU finished the season 27-7 overall. The Mustangs went Overall: 14th 15-3 in league play, clinching the outright league title (first since 1993) with a 67-62 win against Tulsa in a sold out Moody Coliseum on March 8. The team SMU: 6th followed that by winning the AAC tournament title 62-54 over Connecticut. The Mustangs spent nine weeks in the AP and USA Today Top 25 and set home K.T. Turner is in his sixth season at SMU (2018-19), his second as associ- attendance records for a season (124,986) and average (6,944) while going 16- ate head coach. In his time on the Hilltop, SMU has won two American Athletic 2 in Moody Coliseum. Nic Moore was named AP All-American Honorable Conference season titles, two AAC Tournaments and reached two NCAA Mention and AAC Player of the Year, Markus Kennedy was AAC Sixth Man of Tournaments. the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the Championship, and Yanick Moreira was named the AAC’s Most Improved Player. The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked oppo- nents, topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at In his first season (2013-14), he helped lead the Mustangs into the nation- Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named al spotlight as SMU earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT and eventually reaching the All-AAC Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team and USBWA All-District. title game at Madison Square Garden. SMU was in the top 25 in four of the last During the season, Milton was on the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute five regular season polls, being ranked for the first time since 1984-85. The Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the Mustangs led the AAC and finished in the top 20 nationally in percent- AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3-point percentage age (48.3%, 18th NCAA) and defense (38.5%, 7th NCAA). (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. Turner came to the Hilltop after a Final Four run at Wichita State (2013) as a member of coach 's staff. The Shockers went 30-9, finishing In his first season as associate head coach (2016-17), the Mustangs won second in the Missouri Valley and reaching the final of the MVC Tournament. The American season and tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victories (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the Prior to joining the staff at Wichita State, Turner worked one season as an AAC and had winning streaks of 10 games and 16 games in a stretch that saw assistant at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, serving as the program's primary wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies were ranked in the Associated Press top recruiter. He spent the previous two seasons as an assistant at Hutchinson 25 for the last six weeks of the season, finishing No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in (Kan.) Community College. Turner helped lead the Blue Dragons to a 52-12 the USA Today Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league awards with record in two seasons and advanced to the Region VI semifinals in both years, Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the Year and Scholar- marking the first time since the 2003-04 season that Hutchinson advanced that Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team, AP All-America far in the playoffs. Honorable Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben After stints at Redlands Community College and Panola (Texas) Junior Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the confer- College, Turner joined the staff at Northern Arizona for the 2007-08 season. He ence tournament, Moore and Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye helped coach the Lumberjacks to a 21-11 season with a 12-4 record in Big Sky selected as the Most Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play. After a season at Northern Arizona, he served as an assistant at Cowley play in the NABC All-Star game at the Final Four in Phoenix. College, helping guide the team to a 29-5 mark and a trip to the Region VI title game. In 2015-16, the Mustangs finished 25-5 with a 16-1 record at Moody Coliseum. SMU was second in the American Athletic Conference at 13-5. The Turner began his collegiate playing career at Hutchinson C.C., where he Ponies were No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 dur- was an all-conference player in 1997-98 and 1998-99. He led the Blue Dragons ing the season. The final poll was the 17th straight week in the AP Top 25. The to a 50-14 record in two seasons, advancing to the Region VI semifinals once. Mustangs won the Las Vegas Classic en route to a program-best 18-0 start; After a season at UT-Arlington, Turner finished his collegiate career at eventually becoming the last undefeated team in NCAA Division I. SMU led The Oklahoma City University, where he later earned a bachelor's degree in criminal American in 8 of 21 statistical rankings and ranked in the top 10 of 7 NCAA stat justice in 2003. He helped the Stars reach the quarterfinals of the NAIA National categories. Nic Moore was selected AAC Player of the Year and AP All-America Basketball Tournament and then played professionally for Benneton Treviso in Honorable Mention for the second straight season. He was named All-AAC First Treviso, Italy, before joining the coaching ranks. Team for the third straight season. Nic Moore was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, a member of the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, on the Naismith He and his wife, Cassaundra, have two children, Kelis and Kenneth III Midseason Watch List and on the Watch List. Markus (Kenny). Kennedy was on the Karl Malone Award Watch List and earned his second

K.T. TURNER TIMELINE 1997-99 Hutchinson CC (Kansas) Student-Athlete Played for Tim Jankovich, went 50-14 in 2 years, 2 NJCAA National Tournaments, Top-20 final rank each season 2000-01 UT Arlington Student-Athlete 2001-03 Oklahoma City Student-Athlete Helped OCU to 2 NAIA Tournaments and the 2003 quarterfinals 2003-05 Benneton Treviso (Italy) Player 2005-06 Panola JC (Texas) Assistant Coach 2006-07 Redlands CC (Oklahoma) Assistant Coach 2007-08 Northern Arizona Assistant Coach 21-11, 12-4 Big Sky 2008-09 Cowley College (Kansas) Assistant Coach 29-5, advanced to the Region VI championship game 2009-11 Hutchinson CC (Kansas) Assistant Coach 52-12 in two years, advanced to the Region VI semifinals each year 2011-12 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Assistant Coach Assistant coach under 2012-13 Wichita State Assistant Coach Assistant Coach for Gregg Marshall as Shockers went 30-9 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four 2013- SMU Assistant Coach 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic Champs, 17 weeks in AP Top 25, high of No. 8 in AP Poll, 2nd in AAC 2015 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA 2nd Rnd, 9 Weeks in Top 25, Season Attendance Record; 2014 NIT Finalist, SMU in top 25 for first time since 1984-85, 9 sellouts in renovated Moody Associate HC 2017 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA Tournament, 6 Weeks in Top 25 (High #11) 2017-18 Three wins over AP Top 25 (vs #2 Arizona, #14 USC, at #7 Wichita State)

SMU BASKETBALL • 26 Star game at the Final Four in Phoenix. SHAWN FORREST Forrest was at Western Kentucky the previous three seasons (2013-16), Assistant Coach where he helped the Hilltoppers to back-to-back 20-win seasons while coaching Ark.-Pine Bluff, 1998 two-time all-conference selections in T.J. Price and George Fant. Overall: 21st Before heading to Bowling Green, Forrest spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Louisiana-Lafayette where he helped mentor Elfrid Payton SMU: 3rd and Shawn Long. Payton went on to become the 10th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft while Long would later become Player of Shawn Forrest is in his third season (2018-19) as an assistant coach at the Year. SMU and 21st as a collegiate coach after being hired by Head Coach Tim Jankovich on August 23, 2016. Forrest also spent time at North Texas. In 2011, he helped land a recruit- ing class that was ranked as high as No. 31 in the country. Among the signees The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked oppo- was Tony Mitchell who later became the highest NBA Draft pick in North Texas nents, topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at history when he was selected No. 37 overall by the . He helped Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named UNT to three consecutive seasons of 20-plus wins, highlighted in 2009-10 when All-AAC Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team and USBWA All-District. the Mean Green went 24-9, won the Sun Belt Conference West Division and the During the season, Milton was on the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Sun Belt Conference Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament. Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3-point percentage Prior to that, Forrest spent six seasons (2002-08) at Arkansas State where (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers Jarrey he played a critical part in multiple top-100 recruiting classes which included a Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. pair of two-time All-Sun Belt Conference players, a Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year, a league-leading scorer, a second-leading scorer and a In his first season at SMU (2016-17), the Mustangs won The American third-leading scorer. season and tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program- record 30 victories (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the AAC and had Forrest joined the Red Wolves’ staff after serving as the recruiting coordi- winning streaks of 10 games and 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of nator at Florida A&M during the 2001-02 season. While at Florida A&M, Forrest 27 outings. The Ponies were ranked in the Associated Press top 25 for the last helped the Rattlers to a fourth-place finish in the MEAC, which was the highest six weeks of the season, finishing No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA the program had finished in 10 years. Today Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league awards with Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Forrest got his start in collegiate coaching as a graduate assistant at Troy Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team, AP All-America Honorable Mention and for three seasons from 1998-2001. During that time, Forrest worked with the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and guards and assisted with recruiting, academics and travel. Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the conference tournament, Moore and Forrest was a standout on the basketball team at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected as the Most where he received his bachelor's degree in 1998. He and his wife, Renea, have Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play in the NABC All- three daughters, Abri, Aaliyah and Alyssa.

SHAWN FORREST TIMELINE 1998-01 Troy Graduate Assistant 1999-2000 Atlantic Sun Champions, 25-11 in conference games in the last two seasons 2001-02 Florida A&M Assistant Coach Fourth-place finish in the MEAC, the highest the program had finished in 10 years 2002-08 Arkansas State Assistant Coach Pair of two-time All-Sun Belt honorees, a Newcomer of the Year and a league-leading scorer 2008-12 North Texas Assistant Coach 2009-10 Sun Belt season & tournament champs (NCAA bid), 84-45 in 4 years 2012-13 Louisiana-Lafayette Assistant Coach 2013-16 Western Kentucky Assistant Coach Back-to-back 20-win seasons while coaching a pair of two-time All-Conference USA selections 2016- SMU Assistant Coach 2017 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA Tournament, 6 Weeks in Top 25 (High #11) 2017-18 Three wins over AP Top 25 (vs #2 Arizona, #14 USC, at #7 Wichita State)

SMU BASKETBALL • 27 Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a unanimous pick for the AAC All-Rookie team. Ben Moore was named to the NABC All-District Second Team.

JAY DUNCAN In the summer of 2015, Duncan was the head coach for a Global Sports Assistant Coach Academy U.S. team. The squad went 5-0 on the tour with games in Belgium, Germany, England and the Netherlands. Villanova, 2012 Prior to SMU, Duncan spent two seasons (2010-12) on 's staff SMU: 7th at Villanova. During his time at Villanova, he was part of a 21-win season and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Before beginning his coaching career, Duncan spent two seasons (2008- Jay Duncan is entering his ninth season in coaching (2018-19), his sev- 10) as a starter and team captain for legendary Coach at enth season on staff at SMU and his third year as an assistant coach for the Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla. His teams posted a 54-13 Mustangs. During his time at SMU, the Mustangs have become a perennial top- record in two years, making consecutive NAIA National Tournaments. In 2009- 25 team. Having been ranked as high as No. 8 in the AP poll and clinching 30 10, Duncan was selected as Student-Athlete of the Year after leading the Sun wins for the first time in program history. Conference in 3-point shooting percentage and finishing second in three-point field goals made. He was also a two-time NAIA Champion of Character hon- Before being named an assistant coach by Tim Jankovich, Duncan had oree. already learned from some of the biggest names in college basketball, including three different NCAA National Championship winning head coaches. He played He played his first two collegiate seasons at Southeast Community for Rollie Massimino before working for Jay Wright and Larry Brown. College in Nebraska, where he was a two-year starter. Duncan was selected All-Region IX 1st team and was named an NJCAA Academic All-American, The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked oppo- while leading his team to the NJCAA National Tournament. nents, topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named Duncan graduated from Northwood University cum laude in 2010 with a All-AAC Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team and USBWA All-District. bachelor's degree in business. He also received a master's in education from During the season, Milton was on the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Villanova in 2012; graduating with distinction while earning a 3.8 GPA. In 2015, Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the Duncan was admitted to the SMU Cox School of Business and is working AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3-point percentage toward an MBA. (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. "Jay has an impressive background, and has been an incredibly valuable In 2016-17, the Mustangs won The American regular season and tourna- part of our program. Before arriving at SMU with Coach (Larry) Brown and ment titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victories myself, he played for Rollie Massimino and worked for Jay Wright. I am excited (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 for him and for us that he is in this position with our team." --- SMU Head Coach games and 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies Tim Jankovich were ranked in the Associated Press top 25 for the last six weeks of the sea- son, finishing No. 11 in the AP Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league awards with "Jay Duncan is one of the most passionate and loyal assistants we have Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the Year and Scholar- worked with at Villanova. His knowledge of the game is second to none. We're Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team and AP All-America proud that Coach Jankovich is giving Jay this opportunity." --- Villanova Head Honorable Mention. Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All- Coach Jay Wright AAC Second Team. Ben Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. Moore and Brown were also selected to play in the NABC All-Star game at the "We knew Jay was special as soon as he arrived on our campus. His Final Four in Phoenix. work ethic, burning desire to excel and knowledge of the game of basketball was exceptional. He led us to two consecutive National Tournament appear- In 2015-16, the Mustangs finished 25-5 with a 16-1 record at Moody ances with his unselfish, team-oriented play; leading by the example he set. Jay Coliseum. SMU was second in the American Athletic Conference at 13-5. The is a wonderful young man with a great personality and tremendous character. Ponies were No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 dur- He has the innate gift of developing a rapport with all types of people. Jay has ing the season. The final poll was the 17th straight week in the AP Top 25. The worked extremely hard to climb the ranks of his basketball profession, and I'm Mustangs won the Las Vegas Classic en route to a program-best 18-0 start; sure he will continue that same diligence in his new position at SMU." --- Rollie eventually becoming the last undefeated team in NCAA Division I. Nic Moore Massimino (1985 NCAA Championship Head Coach at Villanova, 2013 College was selected AAC Player of the Year and AP All-America Honorable Mention for Basketball Hall of Fame) the second straight season. He was named All-AAC First Team for the third straight season and was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award. Markus Kennedy was on the Karl Malone Award Watch List and earned his second straight AAC

JAY DUNCAN TIMELINE 2006-08 Southeast CC Student-Athlete Two-year starter, 2x All-Region, 2x NJCAA Academic All-American 2008-10 Northwood Student-Athlete 54-13 under legendary Rollie Massimino, 2 NAIA Tournaments, 2x NAIA Champion of Character 2010-12 Villanova Graduate Assistant Two seasons under Jay Wright, the 2010-11 team went 21-12 en route to the NCAA Tournament 2012- SMU Video Coodinator (‘12-13) 2014 NIT Final, 2014-15 AAC season & tournament champioships, 2015 NCAA Tournament, Director of Operations (‘13-16) 2015-16 Las Vegas Classic champs Assistant Coach (‘16-) 2017 AAC Season & Tournament Champs, NCAA Tournament, 6 Weeks in Top 25 (High #11) 2017-18 Three wins over AP Top 25 (vs #2 Arizona, #14 USC, at #7 Wichita State) 2015 Global Sports Academy Coached a Goodwill Tour team that went 5-0 on a tour in Belgium, Germany, England & the Netherlands

SMU BASKETBALL • 28 NEMANJA JOVANOVIC SEAN STOUT Director of Player Director of Operations Development North Carolina, 2010 , 2009 SMU: 7th SMU: 4th

Sean Stout is in his seventh season (2018-19) at SMU, his third as Director of Nemanja Jovanovic is in his fourth season (2018-19) at SMU, his first as the Operations. He was the Director of Recruiting (2015-16) after serving two seasons as the Director of Player Development. He served as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach Video Coordinator (2013-15). He started as an intern at SMU in 2012-13 after two seasons (2016-18) for two seasons after a season as the Director of Video Services (2015-16). (2010-12) as the Director of Basketball Operations at Coastal Carolina. Originally from , Jovanovic began his coaching career in 2002 as the player devel- The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, topping opment coach for BC Zeleznicar Lajkovac. He then went on to work as an assistant coach No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. 7 for one of the top European teams in Red Star Belgrade. Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named All-AAC Second Team, NABC All- District Second Team and USBWA All-District. During the season, Milton was on the The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, topping Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3- 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named All-AAC Second Team, NABC All- point percentage (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers District Second Team and USBWA All-District. During the season, Milton was on the Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3- In 2016-17, the Mustangs won The American regular season and tournament titles en point percentage (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victories (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 games and 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies were ranked in the Associated Press top 25 for In 2016-17, the Mustangs won The American season and tournament titles en route the last six weeks of the season, finishing No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA Today to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victories (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league awards with Semi Ojeleye being named The home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 games and 16 games in a stretch American Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies were ranked in the Associated Press top 25 Team, AP All-America Honorable Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. for the last six weeks of the season, finishing No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben Today Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league awards with Semi Ojeleye being Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the conference tourna- named The American Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also ment, Moore and Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected as the Most All-AAC First Team, AP All-America Honorable Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play in the NABC All-Star game at Second Team. Ben Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second the Final Four in Phoenix. Following the season, Stout was named to the NABC Under Team. Ben Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the con- Armour 30-Under-30 list, which recognizes up and coming coaches in men's college basket- ference tournament, Moore and Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected ball. as the Most Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play in the NABC All- In 2015-16, the Mustangs finished 25-5 with a 16-1 record at Moody Coliseum. SMU Star game at the Final Four in Phoenix. was second in the American Athletic Conference at 13-5. The Ponies were No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 during the season. The final poll was the In his first season (2015-16), the Mustangs finished 25-5 with a 16-1 record at 17th straight week in the AP Top 25. The Mustangs won the Las Vegas Classic en route to Moody Coliseum. SMU was second in the American Athletic Conference at 13-5. The a program-best 18-0 start; eventually becoming the last undefeated team in NCAA Division Ponies were No. 24 in the final AP Top 25 after reaching as high as No. 8 during the sea- I. SMU led The American in 8 of 21 statistical rankings and ranked in the top 10 of 7 NCAA son. The final poll was the 17th straight week in the AP Top 25. The Mustangs won the stat categories. Nic Moore was selected AAC Player of the Year and AP All-America Las Vegas Classic en route to a program-best 18-0 start; eventually becoming the last Honorable Mention for the second straight season. He was named All-AAC First Team for undefeated team in NCAA Division I. SMU led The American in 8 of 21 statistical rankings the third straight season. Nic Moore was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, a member of and ranked in the top 10 of 7 NCAA stat categories. Nic Moore was selected AAC Player the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, on the Naismith Midseason Watch List and on the of the Year and AP All-America Honorable Mention for the second straight season. He was Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List. Markus Kennedy was on the Karl Malone Award Watch named All-AAC First Team for the third straight season. Nic Moore was a finalist for the List and earned his second straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a Bob Cousy Award, a member of the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20, on the Naismith unanimous pick for the AAC All-Rookie team. Ben Moore was named to the NABC All- Midseason Watch List and on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List. Markus Kennedy District Second Team. was on the Karl Malone Award Watch List and earned his second straight AAC Sixth Man of the Year honor. Shake Milton was a unanimous pick for the AAC All-Rookie team. Ben In 2014-15, SMU claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tour- Moore was named to the NABC All-District Second Team. nament titles en route to reaching the NCAA Tournament. SMU finished the season 27-7 overall. The Mustangs went 15-3 in league play, clinching the outright league title (first since He joined the Mustangs after stints as the Head Coach for the Nassjo Basket bas- 1993) with a 67-62 win against Tulsa in a sold out Moody Coliseum on March 8. The team ketball team in Sweden (2015) and the Danish Horsholm 79ers (2012-14). During his two followed that by winning the AAC tournament title 62-54 over Connecticut. The Mustangs seasons in Denmark, he was also involved with the National Team program as the coach spent nine weeks in the AP and USA Today Top 25 and set home attendance records for a for individual player development. Through 12 seasons of coaching in Europe, he held season (124,986) and average (6,944) while going 16-2 in Moody Coliseum. Nic Moore was coaching positions in Serbia, Spain, Denmark and Sweden. named AP All-American Honorable Mention and AAC Player of the Year, Markus Kennedy was AAC Sixth Man of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the Championship, and In Serbia, he coached NBA Draft picks Nemanja Bjelica (2010, Round 2, 35th over- Yanick Moreira was named the AAC’s Most Improved Player. all to ), who is currently playing for ; and In 2013-14, the Mustangs jumped into the national spotlight as SMU earned a No. 1 Nemanja Nedovic (2013, Round 1 / 30th to Phoneix Suns). seed in the NIT and eventually reaching the title game at Madison Square Garden. SMU was in the top 25 in four of the last five regular season polls, being ranked for the first time Jovanovic holds a FIBA coaching license and has basketball coaching certifications since 1984-85.SMU led the AAC and finished in the top 20 nationally in field goal percent- from the Basketball Academy Belgrade (Serbia) and the Basketball Academy Madrid age (48.3%, 18th NCAA) and field goal percentage defense (38.5%, 7th NCAA). (Spain). In 2009, he completed a bachelor's degree in sport/basketball from the University of Belgrade. Prior to Coastal Carolina, Stout was a four-year student-manager (2006-10) for Coach Roy Williams at North Carolina. In his final season at UNC, he was the head manager, In the summer of 2016, he served as a member of the coaching staff dur- supervising a staff of six managers. ing NBA Summer League. Stout has also worked as a coach or counselor at several basketball camps, including a four-time counselor at the Roy Williams Basketball Camp (2006-09) and a coach at the He and his wife, Nada, have two children, Stefan and Aleksandar. Basketball Camp (2008). He was also a coach at the 2007 YUBAC Basketball Camp in Kopaonik, Serbia; a counselor at the 2005 Nike All-Asia Basketball Camp in Beijing, China; and a video coordinator at the 2006 in Memphis. He graduated from North Carolina in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science with a concentration in sport administration. He also earned a minor in history. He completed the master of liberal studies program at SMU in December 2014. He is mar- ried to former Katie Cunningham of Southern Pines, N.C.

SMU BASKETBALL • 29 MARK MITCHELL JON EKEY Director of Basketball Video Coordinator Athletic Performance Illinois State, 2013 Eastern Michigan, 2010 SMU: 3rd SMU: 3rd

Jon Ekey enters his third season (2018-19) at SMU, his first as Video Mark Mitchell enters his third season (2018-19) on the Hilltop. Coordinator after two seasons as a graduate manager. The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, The 2017-18 Mustangs started 13-6 with three wins over ranked opponents, topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody topping No. 2 Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, No. 14 USC at Moody Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named All-AAC Coliseum and No. 7 Wichita State on the road. Shake Milton was named All-AAC Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team and USBWA All-District. During the Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team and USBWA All-District. During the season, Milton was on the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob season, Milton was on the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Lute Olson and Bob Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Cousy watch lists. Freshman Ethan Chargois was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3-point percentage (.470). The Mustangs Team. Ben Emelogu led The American in 3-point percentage (.470). The Mustangs eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton eventually finished 17-16 after leading scorers Jarrey Foster and Shake Milton missed February and March due to injuries. missed February and March due to injuries. In his first season (2016-17), the Mustangs won The American season and In 2016-17, the Mustangs won The American regular season and tournament tournament titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victo- titles en route to the NCAA Tournament and a program-record 30 victories (30-5). ries (30-5). SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 SMU went 18-0 at home, 17-1 in the AAC and had winning streaks of 10 games and games and 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies were 16 games in a stretch that saw wins in 26 of 27 outings. The Ponies were ranked in ranked in the Associated Press top 25 for the last six weeks of the season, finishing the Associated Press top 25 for the last six weeks of the season, finishing No. 11 in No. 11 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs gar- the AP and No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Five Mustangs garnered league nered league awards with Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the awards with Semi Ojeleye being named The American Player of the Year and Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team, AP All- Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ojeleye was also All-AAC First Team, AP All-America America Honorable Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Ben Honorable Mention and CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Ben Moore, Moore, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben Sterling Brown and Shake Milton made the All-AAC Second Team. Ben Emelogu II Emelogu II was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the conference was named AAC Co-Sixth Man of the Year. After winning the conference tournament, tournament, Moore and Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected as Moore and Brown were named All-Tournament with Ojeleye selected as the Most the Most Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play in the NABC Outstanding Player. Moore and Brown were selected to play in the NABC All-Star All-Star game at the Final Four in Phoenix. game at the Final Four in Phoenix. Following the season, Stout was named to the NABC Under Armour 30-Under-30 list, which recognizes up and coming coaches in Prior to SMU, Mitchell served as the director of strength and conditioning for men's college basketball. the Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball team. Starting in August 2012, he served under head coach for three years, accumulating an overall record Ekey joined the professional basketball ranks in 2014, when he joined the of 89-14 with three NCAA tournament appearances and three Saitama Broncos in Saitama, Japan. As a starting forward, Ekey earned the team’s regular season and tournament championships. Most Important Player award. Off the court, Ekey assisted with day-to-day opera- tions, providing player development feedback and scouting reports to coaches. Before joining Stephen F. Austin, Mitchell served as a graduate assistant at Western Michigan. While at WMU, he served as the first assistant to head football In a single-season at Illinois (2013-14), Ekey played in all 35 games and start- strength and conditioning coach Nate Peoples, and was the head strength and condi- ed 23 times. He finished the season ranked third on the team in rebounding (4.8 rpg) tioning coach for the men’s tennis team. and fourth in scoring (7.3 ppg). Ekey earned four team honors, including the TNT Award, Matt Heldman "Matto" Award, 6th-Man Award and Orange Krush 3-Point In 2010, Mitchell completed internships with the Ohio State football strength Shooting Award. and conditioning staff (May 2010-Aug. 2010) and the Eastern Michigan sports per- formance staff (Jan. 2010- April 2010). Under the helm of head coach Tim Jankovich at Illinois State, Ekey totaled 668 points and 432 rebounds in 99 games over three seasons, and was a career 36.5- He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the percent 3-point shooter (112-307). He ranks sixth on the ISU single-season blocked National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Strength and Conditioning shots list with 52, and seventh on the ISU all-time career blocked shots list with 110. Certified Coach (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches During his tenure at Illinois State, he helped the team to two NIT appearances, Association. He also has a certification in Applied Functional Sciences (CAFS) from earned Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team honors in 2011 and earned a Big the Gray Institute of Applied Functional Science. Ten newcomer of the week accolade. Academically, he was a five time Missouri Valley Scholar Athlete of the Week, a First-Team All-Missouri Valley Scholar Athlete, Mitchell was a three-year letter winning defensive back at Eastern Michigan, and a Second-Team All Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete. where he earned his bachelor’s of science in sports medicine with a specialization in exercise science in 2010. He then earned his master’s of arts in coaching sport per- Prior to joining the Mustangs, Ekey lived in Missouri where he was the owner of formance from Western Michigan in 2012. Ekey Brothers, LLC, a varsity assistant basketball coach at Van Horn High School, and a substitute teacher for Independence School District.

Ekey graduated from Illinois State in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A year later (2014) he received a master's degree in sport manage- ment from Illinois, graduating with a 3.65 GPA. In May 2018, he graduated from SMU with a master's degree in liberal studies.

SMU BASKETBALL • 30 CHAMBERLAIN MIKE HATCH “CHAMP” OGUCHI Director of Recruiting Graduate Manager UT Pan American, 1983 Illinois State, 2009 SMU: 1st SMU: 1st

Mike Hatch is in his first season (2018-19) as the Director of Recruiting. Chamberlain “Champ” Oguchi is in his first season (2018-19) as a graduate manager. Oguchi, a two-time Olympian, comes to the Hilltop after an eight-year pro- Hatch came to the Hilltop with more than three decades of experience as a fessional career. coach at the collegiate and high school levels, and immediately after leading Justin Northwest High School to two straight UIL 5A State final fours including the 2018 Oguchi played for the Nigerian national team at the 2012 in championship game. In 32 seasons as a high school head coach, he has an overall London and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also led Nigeria to its record of 614-361 with 16 playoff appearances and 11 Coach of the Year awards. He first ever AfroBasket championship in 2015 and was named the tournament’s MVP. also had two stints as a college assistant. First as an assistant to Jankovich at He averaged 16 points in two career matchups against Team USA squads that Hutchinson Community College during the 1997-1998 season and later as an assis- included LeBron James, , , , Russell tant at Oklahoma State from 2006-2008. Westbrook and .

"I have known Mike for more than 25 years," said Jankovich. "He is one of the “Champ was an outstanding player for me several years ago,” said SMU Head best people and coaches that I know. He has had an incredible run as a high school Coach Tim Jankovich. “He went on to a tremendous pro career and played in two and collegiate coach, and I am very excited to have him with us." Olympics. He was always a great student and dedicated worker. He has a bright future in coaching.” Hatch spent the previous decade as the head coach at Justin Northwest High Oguchi played under Jankovich at Illinois State from 2007-09 and was named School. He coached the program to its first two trips to the UIL State Tournament in the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year. He also earned recogni- Austin, reaching the 5A semifinals in 2017 and 5A title game in 2018. He was also tion on the 2009 All-MVC Second Team and the 2009 MVC All-Tournament Team. the head coach there from 1983 to 1997. Prior to Illinois State, Oguchi played at Oregon from 2004-07 and was the team’s Most Improved Player in 2005 and 2006. A member of the 2007 Pac-10 All- Hatch was the Boys' Athletic Coordinator and basketball head coach at Ft. Tournament Team, he led the Ducks to the Pac-10 championship and a run to the Worth's R.L. Paschal High School from 2000 to 2006 and head coach at McKinney NCAA Elite Eight. High School from 1998 to 2000. A veteran of the professional game, Oguchi played for the Maine Red Claws of His collegiate basketball career began as a player at Ranger College. He later the NBA G-League in addition to stops in France, Spain, Russia, Poland, Venezuela, transferred to Pan American University, now UTRGV, to play for Lon Kruger where he Argentina, Mexico, China, Lebanon and the Philippines. He graduated from Illinois graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Secondary Education in 1983. State in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. WARREN YOUNG Athletic Trainer JOE POPOVICH, JR. MLA, ATC, LAT Graduate Manager SMU, 2000 Creighton, 2018 SMU: 19th SMU: 1st Warren Young is in his 19th season at SMU (2018-19). He re-joined the SMU sports medicine staff as associate athletic trainer in October of 2010. That followed three years as the Director of Sports Medicine at Texas A&M-Commerce. He previ- Joe Popovich Jr. is in his first season (2018-19) as a graduate manager after ously worked at SMU from 2002-07 and was also a student athletic trainer from spending four years as a student manager at Creighton. 1995-00.

As a manager for the Bluejays, Popovich’s duties included assisting in daily At A&M-Commerce, Young not only served as the Director of Sports Medicine, practices, maintaining the team’s equipment, distributing recruiting materials and but also as sport administrator for football and the supervisor of A&M-Commerce ath- hosting visiting teams during practices. letic facilities. He also implemented the ImPaCT Concussion Management Program and added new equipment and treatment modalities to the sports medicine program. While in Omaha, Popovich also worked Coach Greg McDermott’s basketball camps. Before A&M-Commerce, he served as the Assistant Football Athletic Trainer and Director of Undergraduate Student Athletic Trainer program at SMU for five Popovich, a Jersey City, New Jersey, native, graduated from Creighton in 2018 years. with a degree in Marketing. Young has also been involved with student athletic trainers as well as sports coverage, including men’s swimming, track and field, and cross country. He has also worked as an assistant athletic trainer for the Dallas Burn (MLS), Dallas Desperados (AFL) and the (NFL). Away from work, he has been involved with the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and Ryan Gibson Foundation for Leukemia Advocacy. Young was inducted into the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

Young and his wife Annie have a daughter, Natalie. He graduated from SMU with his undergraduate degree in 2000 and his master's degree in 2004.

SMU BASKETBALL • 31 HERMAN HUDSON DR. JOHN BAKER Director of Team Physician Public Relations Purdue, 1974 Indiana, 2000 SMU: 24th SMU: 15th Dr. John Baker is in his 24th year (2018-19) as the team physician for SMU after Herman Hudson is in his 15th season (2018-19) at SMU; his ninth as Director of serving as an orthopedic consultant for the Mustangs since 1986 when he joined the staff Public Relations. He handles day-to-day public relations for men’s basketball. Additionally, at Carrell Clinic in Dallas. He also serves as the assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Hudson helps manage the social media presence for SMU Athletics. Dallas Cowboys, assistant team physician for the Dallas Stars and coordinator of orthope- dic resident training in sports medicine at Baylor University Medical . He joined the Mustangs after three seasons as the Director of Public Relations and Broadcasting for the Dallas Sidekicks. With the Sidekicks, he served as the team Baker graduated in 1974 from Purdue, where he was a four-year letterman as a spokesman and handled all aspects of the radio and television agreements. He is also in scholarship swimmer. He was valedictorian of his class at the University of Missouri his 19th season with the gameday operations and has been on the offi- Medical School. Baker completed a general surgery internship at Parkland Hospital and a cial stat crew since the 2005-06 season. residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. He also earned a fellowship in arthroscopy and sports medicine at the Hughstron Hudson went to the Sidekicks after spending the 2000 Orthopedic Sports Medicine Complex in Columbus, Georgia. season with the Indianapolis Colts Public Relations staff. He spent the previous two years in the Indiana University sports information office. Baker and his wife, Susie, compete in equestrian jumping. Hudson has also assisted at many NCAA and conference championship events, including the NCAA Division I men's basketball championships in 1999, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 (Final Four) and 2014 (Final Four); Division I women's basketball regionals in 1998, 2007, 2011 and 2016; and the 2008 men’s soccer College Cup. He was the media director at the 1999 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament and the assistant media coordinator for the 1999 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. He previously assisted with JULIE NELSON media relations at the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight in Louisville, Ky., from Public Relations Assistant 1998-2000 and the NCAA Division I & II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis in 1998 and 1999. Texas A&M, 2013 Prior to Indiana University, Hudson attended the College of Mount Saint Joseph in SMU: 1st Cincinnati, Ohio. There he played football for three seasons and baseball for two seasons. Hudson has a B.S. in kinesiology from Indiana University. He was born in August 1974, in Julie Nelson is in her first season with SMU serving as the primary public relations Indianapolis. He and his wife Stefanie have three sons: Luke (2011), Grant (2016) and contact for the men's soccer and men's and women's golf teams. She is also the men's Blake (2016). They were married in May 2006 and reside in Richardson. basketball secondary contact. Her main responsibilities include producing press releases, game notes, publications, reporting of weekly scores and statistics as well as providing content for the Mustangs' website and social media platforms. LINDSEY OLSEN She graduated from Texas A&M University in December 2013 with a B.S. in Leadership Development and minor in Sport Management. Associate Director of

Throughout her time in Aggieland, she spent two years working for the women's Public Relations soccer team as the student manager before transitioning over into the Sports Information Butler, 2009 Department working with the football, men's basketball, and volleyball teams. Her senior year, she was chosen by the SID department to work and represent the university at the SMU: 6th SEC Football Championship game in Atlanta, GA. Lindsey Olsen is in her sixth year (2018-19) as a member of the public relations staff Following graduation, she moved to Memphis where she worked for the University at SMU. She serves as the primary contact for the Mustang football and swimming and of Memphis and the . In her role at UofM, she served as the primary diving programs. She is also responsible for men's basketball press operations and cre- men's soccer, track and field, and cross country media relations contact where she was dentials, gameday staffing and manages day-to-day office administrative duties. responsible for creating media guides and writing feature stories on players that were pub- lished in game day programs and on the university's athletic website. She also assisted As part of the Mustangs' football public relations team, the office was one of 11 hon- the Grizzlies PR department on game nights preparing stat books, around the league ored nationally by the Football Writers Association of America in 2013 with the "Super 11" recaps, and transcribing interviews of head coaches and players. Award for excellence in sports information. The "Super 11" is handed out to departments which were deemed the best in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. After Memphis, she launched her career in the National Football League. During her stint in the NFL, she worked with the St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns communica- During her time with the Mustangs, Olsen has also served as the media relations tions departments. In those roles, she was in charge of facilitating interview requests with contact for the men's and women's soccer, women's golf and rowing programs. players, local, national, and internal media; updating team statistics, player bios, and weekly game releases; maintaining credential databases; developing content for team Olsen came to SMU after serving a year as the athletic media relations staff assis- publications website; writing feature stories on various coaches and players; archiving tant at Morehead State University. As a member of the Eagles' staff, she was responsible daily news clips for the organization; and assisting with press conferences for head coach- for the day-to-day media operations of the women's soccer, rifle, softball, cheerleading and es, players, and other team personnel. dance teams. Her duties also included event management and publication design.

Most recently, she served as the primary media contact and information source for From 2009-11, Olsen served as the graduate assistant in sports information at all retired NFL players and Hall of Famers. Her job consisted of assisting former players in Marian University in Indianapolis, where she was the primary contact for men's soccer, their post-NFL lives by offering a diverse package of medical, business, and legal pro- cross country, track and field, women's basketball, men's tennis and softball. While at grams and bridging the gap to help keep them and their families healthy and connected to Marian, Olsen also served as a lecturer of exercise and sport studies. the league and their former teammates. Olsen completed her bachelor’s degree in electronic media and gender and ethnic Throughout her career, whether it's been with non-profit organizations, collegiate or studies at Butler University in 2009, and served as a media relations student assistant for professional sports teams, she has been able to establish herself as a visionary leader the men's and women's soccer programs. In 2011, she earned a master's degree from Ball who is also a learner, detail-oriented and a keen communicator. She believes in getting State University in physical education with a coaching specialization. things done by intentionally going the extra mile and is devoted to empowering those around her through the gift of communication and building meaningful relationships. She is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America. Originally from Algonquin, Illinois, Olsen competed on the soccer team and was a member of the dance team at Butler.

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